, 1870-08-15
A Drunken Husband Shoots His
Wife and Another WOMAN and
Afrrtnpfx &ntrfAa.


FSo1n The HarttorL tcsnn,} Fa.s, Iu9.1 10
Between md 6 o'clock last evening, as
Officer Moran a II passing ur Main street, he
was met near the corner Of Charter Oak stroct
hs little boy, who informed him that Is \
man had killed two women down in the mead
ows," and asled his speedy astendance. The
cfhcer ut once ran down the street and
= acrpea lots" to the corner Of Hendukseu
avenue and CurcoIobe strcet, where he found
An excited crowd assembled about the house
occupied by An elderly Gesnkn named Paul
FIX. From parsons in tho crowd the oficat
woman named Riable, At the houso OF ths
latter In a. the big block" on the avenue, and
that he was thou in his own house. Ths
Lcstanders connse11ed tho officer not to t1y to
onter the house, for. said they, '' he has got
half dozen pistols and has bean firing -four
sol and stspping up to the door pushed
against 1t. when il partially opened md struck
IS aims. something, On looking in Moran SAN
the old mans BODY lying on the doeE, With his
head against the door, and la1Bo pool OF
blood about him. He wAs 1aisod up and
Hastings, who had been sent for 1t the Arst
alarm. He bad fred ak ahots, two taking ef-
feet In his he'd and two in his neck, while ono
went through window and the other entered
tho wall he was At timea conscious, and soon
after being lifted up said to tho officer, I'm
sorry / did it." but littls while after sud be
would shoot hes again II he had tbs chance
Meanwhile physiciAna we're attending tho
wounded women, who we're II Mrs. Mable's
rooms in the bloek. Mrs Fi1 *as found suffer-
ing With pistol ahos wound. bullet ha1ing
sp!ered ths bre.a., E.. p.sssos se1oash a9 h;a1 r.
i,ad bullet in The left ann, which waa az
| :4act<d, but It WAS impossible 10 lind the ono
which had wounded Mra- EL At last accounts,
| ,bout ECON to-day. both women were ~ com-
| Portable Is could b expected, but the mans
iinbs wars psrafyzed, md 7 x.s thought he
| II the tezribts adsi1 il bried! As folloNa: Fig
| who is s. years old. his wife beiag but FIVE
| Years ycunRefl hAa been drrnkzsd for aoma
time past, iudu]gng in frequent sprees md
| spending for hquor the interest on property
wnich the couple have accumulated .nd PLACED
| lived before FernovinG to this city two yeats
sro. Hia dissipation has naturally led to quar-
| reis with hiu wife, and - he grew worse con-
siantly, the family tEpublea increased. On
Monday evening Fiz cauao home intoxicated
and At once commented abusing his wife,
I shat tho wom2n wzS alarmed and nm
away, taking refuge with her cousin, Mrs.
Iaable- Fix went to bed Monday night as
u.ual, but yesterdAJ morning started up torn
to continne bis spree About o'clock he
came home again, and about 5 came out OF
down to the b1ock, telling two women on the
way th1t he vas go,ng TO ill his vlfe- HI
entered the block and vent directly to Mrs.
ldable's toons, where he found bis wife and
her COUSIN, Mrs- Riable. He seizod tho former
bT the th.oat and shot her in the bfeAst, :!
j described, and theD, - she fell, turned ana
fred three stots 1t Mn. Riable, only ono oi
Vbich took effect He thsn went bsck to biz
hfa vife' snd soon pistol shots wers heard il
rapid succession, directly after whiet, tho po
! ice sx1iscd, - relsted. NEa. nisbie Is no
9aneerously hurt, md it is thought that MIR
Fit may rpcoser. The man NH probably die
which Is the best thing that could happen t.
| him.