The North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune

Tragedy at Omaha Surrounded by Suspicious Circumstances.

Omaha, June 10.-About 7 o'clock Sunday evening W. H. Chappell was shot and instantly killed at the home of James Ish in this city. He had sold the family a sewing machine, and had been summoned several times to fix it, and was sent for Saturday. He came Sunday evening instead, and, according to the story told by Mrs. Ish, attempted to ravish her while her husband was in another part of the house. She claims that when she screamed Chappell drew his revolver, but that she grabbed it from his hand and commenced shooting at him. Her husband rushed into the room, revolver in hand, and Mrs. Ish says she grabbed that revolver also and continued the shooting. In all nine shots were fired, four of which struck Chappell. Mrs. Ish was placed in custody, but later developments seem to indicate that it is likely the woman's husband did the shooting, and that the outrage story was told to screen him. Letters found on the person of the dead man show conclusively that he and Mrs. Ish had been unduly intimate.