Hopkins Co., TX - Obit: Ulma Watson ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: June E. Tuck USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** From the files of June Tuck WATSON, ULMA - News reached here this morning that Ulma Watson, who lived in the Saltillo community on the Franklin county side, shot his wife last evening and later on took his own life by the suicide route. Our information is, that after shooting his wife he disappeared from the house and was found dead in a near by field about 9 o'clock last night. Young Watson was about 19 years old, and a few months ago married Miss Eva Mahaffey, a daughter of the late Lem Mahaffey. Both parties are of well-known and highly respected families. It is stated here that Mrs. Watson is not fatally injured and will likely recover. LATER: We learn that Watson and his wife separated on last Friday and Watson came to this city and sold a horse he paid $100. for to Lane Logsdon for $21. Rumor further has it that he went to the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. L. Mahaffey, with whom he and his wife had been living, and failing to effect a re-conciliation with his wife, he went to a neighbor house, borrowed a shotgun, and laid in wait for his wife to come out to turn the cows out of the pasture. When she appeared he fired wounding her in the face or neck. She screamed and ran to the house, and he disappeared in the field where he was found dead later, having taken strychnine. We have known Ulma Watson almost all his life - ever since he was a barefoot boy, and we never knew a better, more quiet and industrious boy. Knowing him as we did, if the above rumors are true, there can be no question but what he was insane. We are deeply pained to learn of the sad and deplorable tragedy. (S.S. Gazette, Fri., May 22, 1908)