Asheville, Jan. 4—Mrs. Omie Norris of North Brevard was ordered held without bond late Saturday in a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Shuford of a charge of murder in the first degree, as implicated with Lawrence Tritt, who is charged with the killing of her husband, William Norris, last Sunday morning.
At a coroner’s jury summoned a week ago by Sheriff Sitton immediately after Tritt, whose right arm has been amputated at the wrist, had surrendered to the sheriff and confessed to the killing, charged Tritt with murder. At a preliminary hearing last Tuesday, Tritt was remanded to jail without bond and charges were brought against the wife of the slain man, based on evidence gathered by the sheriff. According to the confession made by Tritt, who has lived with the Norris family for the past few years, a fight took place at the Norris home about midnight Saturday following an argument.
Tritt then left the house, he confessed, went to Pisgah Forest, borrowed a shot gun, came back to the Norris home about 2:30 o’clock, entered the house, called to Norris who had retired, asking him if he was still mad. Norris replied that he was not and told Tritt to go to bed.
Mrs. Norris got out of bed and after talking with Tritt for a few minutes called to her husband get up, that Tritt wanted to talk to him. The shooting took place when Norris came out of the bedroom into the living room, Tritt stepping into another room and shooting Norris as he stooped over the open fire from behind, according to the confession. The case has aroused much interest here due to the fact that Norris, who worked for the Carr Lumber Company, provided well for his family of five children and the wife who is implicated in the killing and keeping Tritt without charge as charity.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1926
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