The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-14
Mrs. Asa Richardson Shot by Her
Husband at the Residence
of Mrs. Counsel,
On Sixth Avenue. on Saturday Even
ing-JealOus Frenzy the Cause
Of the Tragedy.
The Wounds of the Victim of the
MurderOus Assault Serious. Though
Not Mortal.
Richardson Bound Over TO the District
Court in the Sum of
$4,000.
Preliminary Examination Of Charles
Sargent-He is Bound Over in the
Sum of $1,000.

Last Saturday evening. between Z and
8 O'Clock, the residence of Mrs. Counsel.
a colored woman living in a small house
on Sixth avenue. directly east OF
homogeneous blacksmith shop. was the
scene of a tragedy which created the
greatest excitement and resulted ia the
narrow escape from death / Mrs. Asa
Richardson at The hands Of her husband
1t appears that since the marriage af
the above uamed couple. which took
place on the sth of May, they
have tailed TO dwell together in har-
meny, and the union has been at
tended by such degree of marital infe
liciiy from some cause, that they lived
apart. it being claimed by the wife that
the husband failed to provide her home,
and Richardson, on the other hand, ac-
cusing her of short comingswhich he says
drove him TO the rash act of Saturday
night.
The maiden name OF Mrs, Richardson
was Hannah HubbtIl, and her family re.
side at No. 40 Exchange street. On Sat
urday evening as she was passing the
residence of Mrs. Counsel, she
stopped in as was her custom, and had
gone to the rear OF the house for drink
of water from the cIstern. She was very
shortly followed by Richardson, who. il
is supposed, had been watching
her movements. When he en-
tered the house he spoke TO Sim Carter,
who was waiting for some clothes which
Mrs. Counsel had washed for him, and
asked If his wife was there. Being told
that she had gone back to the cistern, nc
passed on through the two small rooms,
and in a very short period of time there
after two pistol shots were heard. fol
lowed by the shrieks Of Mrs. Richard
son, who staggered into the kitchen and
fell on the bed, saying; 81 am
shot," Richardson, atter discharging
his weapon, which was No. 80 calibre
pistol, ran around the house and APP
preached Carter, saying: Il have shot
her; take me to JAIL" Sheriff Ryan and
Elk Policeman Page, who CHANGED to
reach the spot by this time took the
criminal in charge aud he was lodged in
the county Jail.
The telephone at homogeneous black
smith shop was promptly utilized, and
Drs. Biddle and TrueWorthy were
summoned, who, npon examination,
discovered that the victim of the
tragedy was shot through the fleshy
part of the right arm and also through
the upper portion Of the left thigh, the
ball taking downward course.
When Richardson first approached
his wife at the cistern and pulled out
his revolver il was her impression that
his intention was u shoot himself, but
she soon discovered that he intended TO
shoot her and she turned to seek refuge
in the house, but was struck almost i'm
mediatelyby the first ball which took
effect in the arm, and then while en-
deaVoriDg TO open the door, the knob OF
which was broken off on the outside, the
second shot was fred, taking effect in
the thigh. Her wounds, though seri.
Gus, are neither of them fatal, and after
the necessary medical attendance the
wounded woman was conveyed to heI
fathers residence on Exchange street
and is as comfortable at this writing al
could be expected.