The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Mrs. Luelia schubert fries 10 Abbreyiate
Her Life with n Pistol.


Her Life with n Pistol.
Last evening about fifteen minutes Of
eight O'Clock the sharp report Of pistol
broke the stiffness Of the air on ohapline
street. The tirst report was followed by1
two others and then all was quiet. Such
an unusual occurrence naturally awakened
thecuriosity of several parties inthe neigh
borhood, and proceeding to the scene they
found young lady apparently about 20
years OF age, who was bleeding proiusely
from severe wounds in the breast and left
arm. They Immediately conveyed her to-
A physiciAn's In the vicinity, who at
tended TO the injuries OF the lady and
dressed her wounds. A reporter OF
this paper learning Of the affair set about
to learn the particulars, with the following
result. The physicisn being interviewed
said: About eight o'clock o lady was
brought to my office bleeding from pistol
shot wounds In the breast and arm. She
said her name was LuellR Schubert, and
that she resided on McColloch street. Her
husband had given notice some weeks ago
OF sueing for divorce, and this matter
preying on her mind fixed herin the deter
mination to make away with herself. They
met last evening and after walking through
several streets found their way TO Chap
line street near Sixteenth where, when he
again expressed himself IS determined to
proceed with the divorce, she pulled o
revolver and fred threesh Two OF the
balls entered her breast and the other
pierced her arm. Que Of the shots that
entered her breast was stopped in its
career by friendly rib and bounded ont
again. This shot would have proved fatal
but for the interference Of the afore.
mentioned obstacle. Theother ball could
not be found, but 1t is said not To- be nee.
essarily fatal. The ball that entered her
arm barely missed an artery.
When the physician was dressing the
wound Of the lady he remarked
that she had aimed at a dangerous
place, and she replied that she
intended to make 1t fatal. Mrs. Schubert Is
a comely young lady; about twenty years
OF age and appeared to take the matter
coolly, She remarked to her physician
that She intended to shoot her husband Il
she could have gotten him in a secluded
place. She was conveyed TO her residence
In hack and will no dOpbtrecoyer from
the effects OF her rash attempt in a few
weeks. The pistol used was Smith and
Wesson, seven shooter OF 80 calibre. The
couple have only been married ten
months.
THE HUSBANDS STORY.
Schubert, the husband Of the woman, re
lated his side Of the case to an INrRLLI
GExcKR reporter last night, He has beer
separated from his wife several weeks
having left her on the 18th OF August on
account OF alleged iaithlessness on hel
part to her marriage VOWS. On August
18th he entered suit for divorce, alleging
the faithlessness named as a cause. Al
the request OF Mrs. Schubert the parties
4 met at Doyener's law Office last Saturday.
The husband there petitioned her to allow
him TO secure the desired divorce without
resistance, but she refused 10 aocede TO
this request. Ameeting was then arranged
TO take place on the Post Office corner at
hall past six last evening,and the two did
come together near there about that time.
They walked about the streets good
while talking over their troubles, the man
still requesting his vile to allow the suit
to 90 By default, and she steadily refusing,
Finally, near the corner Of Chapline and
Seventeenth streets, after having asked
him repeatedly to accompany her to her
parents home. she said, "Then you will
not 90 any further with me?" He replied
that he would not. "Then," she plead,
"Kiss me for the last timer Thisrequest
he also refused. She then drew a revol.
yer frsm beneath hers shawl, and
he alleges pointed IL full in his face. lie
thereupon lodged, aud started to run,
but his vile exclaimed, sob, | am not
going to hurt you; this is for myself, and
fired. Schubert continued running until
she fired a second time. He says she fired
but twice. Bystanders then caught her,
aud she was carried to house near, and
shortly conveyed home.
Schubert in narrating the circumstances
OF the occurrence, made strong, though
altogether involuntary, plea for sympathy
for his wife, for whom he seemed to have
no sympathy himself. a friend who was
with him was moved to tears as he told oil
her fearful and agonized pleadings, but
Schubert was himself unaffected during
the recital. He thinks the intention OF
the woman was TO decoy him to her home
and there take his lie with the revolver,
and her remark to the physician, related
above, seems TO bear out this theory.