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wuciuiiuuum, wmncu uut iu bcaicu uihim iu a hack* Sho made a tour of (he all-night saloons, but was unable to find him. She said he had $200 or |300 on his person, and was afraid he would be robbed. Finally the hack-driver learned that Ilall had been left at the house of ihe Roland woman, and, hearing this, Mrs. Ilall insisted on being driven there. On entering she represented to the landlady that 6he desired to rent a room, and inquired in a casual way of a friend of hers, who had been there. The landlady denied his being there, but finally admitted that he was in bed in another room. Mr«. Hall then iusisted on seeing him before she occupied the room she had engaged, and-was permitted to knock at the door of his room, the laudlady and the hackdriver accompanying her. Mand Hunter, the other inmate of the room, was aroused and opened the door. Mrs. Hall entered and found him asleep in bed. Without arousing him she gazed at him a few seconds in silence. She then turned as if to leave the room when her eyes rested on a revolver which Hall had placed on the bureau before retiring, and, as if seized by a sudden insane impulse, she snatched it from ita rest* ing place, cocked it, and without uttering a word of warning, pointed it at his breast and fired, the ball striking in bis right breast. Hall's body fell to the floor, the head and shoulders tolling uuder the bed, where he was found when the affrighted witnesses had summoned assistance. Uis death had been almost instantaneous.The murderess left the house' and was driven to her hol, and, after securing-her child, gave herself up to the polic^. The coroner was notified of the crime, and held an inqueBt this afternoon, when the above facts were elicited. Mrs. Hall engaged counsel, who refused to allow her to make any statement to the Coroner. She is still in jail, and bears the appearance of an insane person. She appears to regret the crime, which is evidently the outgrowth of insane jealousy. Her husband, to whom she claims she was married four years ago, was very kind to her while here, this being remarked by several persons who had seen them together. Yesterday, however, they had a quarrel over some trivial matter, and Hall endeavored to secure her arrest. He did not return home after closing up last night, and his wife started out in search of him, with the fatal result narrated.new arug store, is a number one gentleman and is doing well.—George L. Miller, one of our blacksmiths and wagou men, has a good reputation as a mechanic,—James L. Smiley the boot and shoe manufacturer, keeps in good spirits and has all the business he can attend to.—J. W. Roberts has a store well filled with tinware and queens-ware. He reads the Democrat and will go to heaven.—J. W. Folger, foreman of the Hanover mills, pays the highest market price for all kinds of grain, and has a splendid mill.—The old settlers have a meeting at Greenfield on August 3rd. and 4th. My old friend Steve Dickerson has charge of the matter.—Dr. J. G. Wolf keeps busy in his profession, and has the reputation of being one of the best physicians in this section of the State.—Foust Son, our old and reliable blacksmiths are still here and continue to make a good wagon and do their work in number one style. *—S. D. Morrison Co., our butchers, make it a point to buy only the best of cattle. They are clever gentlemen, and deserving of the good patronage which is bestowed upon them.—Tom Wrenick still holds his own. He reada.the Democrat and talks Democracy when not too busy in the store. Tom has a great many friends up here, and is a gentleman of large and extensive influence, and is a Democrat in the true sense of the term.RErORTEB.▲ Tough Kid.John Miller, who lives on the old Devoll farm, came in last night and filed two affidavits against John Lyons, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, who resides in this city, charging him with carrying and drawing a dangerous weapon in the shape of a revolver. Miller says that Lyons, in company with three other boys, were picking blackberries iu his patch yesterday, when his wife went out and ordered them to leave. The Lyons boy ran a short distance and then turned and, Miller says, fired a shot at her and another at his little grandson, James Evans, fortunately missing both times. Young Lyons will be arrested some time to-day and will be tried before Ellis.
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Shelbyville Daily Evening Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Sat, Jul 21, 1883
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