St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26
A JEALOUS MANS CRIME.
Shooting a Dirorced Wue's Loccr.


LAPoRTE, Pa, April 81.
James G. Grub, awell-known farmer re-
siding here, married girl named Fannie May
about four years ago. Miss May was hand
some blonde. who came here five years ago
from Philadelphia. She opened school and
became a favorite with the male population
but her name became mixed up in several
scandals and she gradually fell into disre-
pute All sorts of rumors were afioat as to
her character One was to the effect that
she had been the leader of minstrel troupe.
Miss May always maintained persistent 81
lence when questioned as to her past life.
She finally lost the friendship of all in the
village with the exception of of q Mrs. Mabel
Higbee and young Grubb, who married her.
They lived together happily until about two
years ago, when they removed to Chicago,
where he had secured work in stock yard.
One child was born to them, but a few
months after its birth.
CHICAGO DIVORCE.
Trouble was engendered between the
couple and both took advantage Of the loose
divorce laws Of Illinois and separated. The
and came back to this place about two
months ago. Grub remained in the West
until month, when he resolved to come East
on visit to his parents. He was ignorant
of the whereabouts of his wife since they
separated and apparently took no interest in
her. Upon his arrival he was informed that
his divorced wife had taken up her abode in
the village Yesterday afternoon, while
passing the door of the house occupied by
her, he saw Miss May sitting in the room
with John Sillagan, young man residing in
the village.
PRIMING HIMSELF WITH WHISKY.
The sight enraged Grub. He entered a
saloon and in no very good humor demand
ed drink, He drank five glasses Of whis-
ky. He then left the saloon and returned
to Miss Nays house Without knocking he
entered the room and stood before the aston
ished couple. Miss May saw the condition
he was in and in a trembling voice asked
him what he wanted. He commenced to
curse her and asked her what that thing was
doing there, pointing to Sillagan. The lat
ter arose and told Grub to get out of the
room as quick as possible. Grub laughed
at him and spat in his face. Sillagan then
struck Grub in the face with his clenched
fist knocking him to the floor,
A HAND-To-HAND STRUGGLE.
hand-to-hand struggle followed, in
which Sillagan badly thrashed the divorced
husband. Miss May pleaded with her lover
to spare the husband and Sillagan com
pied. AS soon as Grub regained his feet he
drew revolver and fired point blank at Sill
lagau, the ball lodging in the left breast.
Sillagan fell to the floor, and when Grubb
saw his divorced wife fall on her knees be-
side the apparently dead body of her lover
the pistol dropped from his trembling hand.
The noise of the shot had drawn a crowd of
Ipen and boys, who, having observed
Grubb's actions and being conyersant with
the history of all the parties, suspected foul
play and rushed into the room.
TILE SHOOTER AT BAY.
Grubb ran into the, adjoining room and
placed his back against the door. Upon see
ing the unconscious body of Sillagan the
crowd grew boisterous and noisy and some
of the boys cried out that the best way would
be to lynch Grub.
The latter had managed to bolt the door,
which for time resisted the efforts of the
crowd to brust it open, but at last it yielded
and the crowd surged into the rear room and
found Grub lying on the floor, blood oozng
from a knife wound near the heart. 1t is
supposed that, fearing immediate punish
ment and horror-strcllen at the act he had
committed, he had stabbed himself to avoid
falling into their hands alive. A large
bladed jack-lnife was found at his side.
The wounds of both men were examined
Both were found to be fatally injured.