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Show Jealousy's Foul Deed Kansas City, April 9. Mrs Amanda W.Uiams.who came here recently from Texas, shot and fatally wounded Carroll Nix of Fayttteville, Ark., while the latter was asleep in his room at 410 West Ninth street early to day. At the police station later she refused to talk. Mrs. wJliams and Nix were former sweethearts. The woman was deserted by her husband some time ago in a Texas town and until recently had been in Fayetteville.Nix,it appears,came to Kansas City a few days ago and the woman had followed him apparently intent on taking bis life. As Nix lay asleep this morning Mrs. "Williams entered his room at 5 . 80 o' clock unknown to any other occupant of the house, and began firing at him. The first shot struck Nix in Lie nose, a second one hit him in the cheek; a tbijd in the groin and a fourth grazed his left arm. The fifth bullet, tho last in the revolver, went wild. Mrs Mili ms submitted sub-mitted quietly to arrest. |