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July 8, 1933
Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
In Hamtramck, Mary Belle Thomas fatally shot her husband William Thomas in self-defense at Samuel Mays' home on Delmont and Buffalo Boulevard. He died at St. Francis Hospital after collapsing nearby. She was exonerated of blame.
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WIFE SLAYS HUSBAND IN SELF DEFENSE
A sensational tragedy took place in Hamtramck last Saturday at the home of Samuel Mays, at Delmont and Buffalo Boulevard, when William Thomas was shot and fatally wounded by a shotgun in the hands of his wife, Mary Belle Thomas. After the shooting, the injured man ran from the house and collapsed at a store a block away. He was rushed to St. Francis Hospital, where he died an hour later.
According to reports, the murder was in self defense. The husband, it is alleged, had shot his wife three times in a previous family dispute.
Mrs. Thomas was exonerated Monday of blame for the murder.
A sensational tragedy took place in Hamtramck last Saturday at the home of Samuel Mays, at Delmont and Buffalo Boulevard, when William Thomas was shot and fatally wounded by a shotgun in the hands of his wife, Mary Belle Thomas. After the shooting, the injured man ran from the house and collapsed at a store a block away. He was rushed to St. Francis Hospital, where he died an hour later.
According to reports, the murder was in self defense. The husband, it is alleged, had shot his wife three times in a previous family dispute.
Mrs. Thomas was exonerated Monday of blame for the murder.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Crime Punishment
Family
What keywords are associated?
Self Defense
Domestic Shooting
Husband Slain
Wife Exonerated
Family Dispute
What entities or persons were involved?
Mary Belle Thomas
William Thomas
Samuel Mays
Where did it happen?
Hamtramck, At Delmont And Buffalo Boulevard
Story Details
Key Persons
Mary Belle Thomas
William Thomas
Samuel Mays
Location
Hamtramck, At Delmont And Buffalo Boulevard
Event Date
Last Saturday
Story Details
Mary Belle Thomas shot and killed her husband William Thomas with a shotgun in self-defense after he allegedly shot her three times previously; she was exonerated.