Telegram-herald., 1889-11-26
ALMOST A MURDER
SHE RECEIVES lBULLET IN HER FACE
A Traverse Cits Fainter Abandoned es
his wife alieWs Her A. fhts tiV
and Attenapis 10 kiii her Par
ucul&rs ef the Ir2sody.

Gauss tlC residents OF AhCfiN N-sl,l itss4
outside the clW limits. % rush INTO the
street Yesterday al about 10 O'Clock
Alexander Mckenzie mad shot his wife,
and Mrs. John Freeman. in whose
house the tragedy occurred, had
rushed into the yard screaming fer
help. Phlllp ". King. who l-yes next
door % Freeman, ran over 10 the house
and met Mckenzie coming out of the
door with smoking revolver IN his
hand
Mckenzie told him 10 CaN the police,
as he wished 10 give himself up. Police
headquarters were notified. Sheriff
Bishop and the patrol wagon, with De
tective Cast, responded. When Mrs.
Freeman rushed ntO the front yard,
Bert WescOu. a neighbOr, rushed over
20 her, but she was lalnt and had 90 be
supported into the house. Mr.. Nes-
colt was the first person 10 enter the
house. lie saw Mrs. Mckenzie lying
IN the doorway, leading from the front
room into the kitchen, with her head
. lying u pool OF blood.
ThepOlce notified Drs. Wright, Wiley
and Caun, and some Of the neighhoIs
ran 10 get Dr. Cummings, who
was visiting patient near by.
They all responded about the
same time Mrs. Mckenzie was placed
on the bed and her wound was exam
med. IL was found that the bullet had
struck the molar about midway be
tween the right eye and the ear. II
glanced downward and went so deep
INTO the neck that a probe would not
reach il. IL rs serious but not neces-
sarily fatal wound. Or. Cummings,
Who was left IN charge Of the case, sad
that there was no doubt that the lady
would recover.
Mrs. X. Newberry was at the Free
man house when a TELEGRAM-HERA
reporter arrived on the scene, about
/ 1890. She said that the cause Of the
shooting was jealousy. Mckenzie and
| his wife were married at her house ten
years ago, but their home had been IN
| Traverse City where Mrs. McKenZle's :
mother resides Mckenzie had always
/ been a rough, drinking fellow, intensely
! Jealous of his wife Their welded life
has been very unpleasant, and he has
frequently threatened his wife's life.
About eight weeks ago Mrs. Mcken-
| Zie left him and November l3 she came
| to this city to visit friends here. He
/ followed her mere and after a few days
/ left for Chicago. Nothing was heard
! from him until last Friday when he
/ appeared at the home of Mrs. Newberry,
at 104 James-st., and inquired for
bis wife. Mrs. Newberry told hlm that
/ she was at Mrs. Hubbell's, on Ninth
/ ave- He started for Mrs. Hubbcl's IN
search Of her. Mrs. Newbcrry says that
| he was very much under the influence
of liquor at the time. On his arrival
/ at Mrs. Hubhell's he asked no Ques-
/ tons but rushed past the little girl who
answered the door bell. and finding hls
wife IN the back room placed ms re-
/ vOlver against her head and exclaimed:
"NOw Cd d-n you, You must come
/ along with me or ] VIII blow your
brains out" She fell from her chair
10 the floor, but he insisted on her ac-
cOmpanving him and she complied.
They went 10 the residence OF her
sister, Mrs. John Freeman. where the
shooting occurred, Yesterday morning
Mrs. Hubbell made complaint at police
I Headquarters late Saturday night, and
said that she thought he had taken his
wife 10 Chicago or TO his sisters house,
she did not know which. The police
watched the trains but did not get HIM.
/ They also watched the vicinity OF hls
sisters house, but no disturbance
was heard, and the police supposed
that il had been settled.
Nothing of importance occurred sun
dav, except the repeated threats of the
| husband that unless he was accom-
panied to Chicago 10y his wife he would
/ shoot her. This morn nga at about 1890
| Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Mckenzie got
ready to come down town. Their
/ wraps were on. Mrs. Freeman was ID
/ the sitting room, dong some necessary
work, and Mrs Mckenzie was IN the
room with her. Nr Mckenzie was in
/ the kitchen He called h.s wife, and as
/ she entered the room he fired. Mrs.
/ Freeman Immediately sprang 10 the
/ open doorway and saw her sister-in-
/ law. with stream Of blood flowing
/ from q ghastly wound in her right
! check, fall 10 the floor. Before She had
/ time 10 render any assistance She was
I confronted by the nfurated man, who
+ pointed the smoking revolver at her.
/ She slammed the door I'D bis face and
/ fed from the house.
/ Mckenzie seemed 10 take the matter
/ very cO0lly after hls arrest, and talked
+ quite fuently about hIs family affairs.
+ except when questioned about the act
T OF shooting. on that subject be was
very retIccnt. After beng brought
down town he was searched. and.
+ among other things. was found the
1 rcvol er with which the bloody deed
was done. It's an American bulldog.
2s-cal hre nearly new. Three cham
I bors were empty. Tie UT -onor i-
rather good looking man, - years of
( age. FIVE feet and seven inches in
height, of sandy comp exon, With mus
! tacho. Tie las not the appearance of a
man one would take for a murderer.
/ IN conversation with p TIIEeRAN-Hrn-
AID reporter, he stated that he bad
/ been drinking very bard Of late. that
+ he remembered being ~ John Free
mans hou-e saturday n-cht. b1t where
( De uas Sunday u -ht he had 10 idea.
I though hr lad irrn told hr
+ STAYED with BIS wife, When
F asked about TIC shooting be
+ would sav nothing except tlat he va.
+ very sorry fcr p lat had occurred Ho
+ would NOT talk - - any motive Df
reason far e. nor wor.8 fe feI rhere
he found elo- ~ drns ~gnaar gilt
i He sald hr had been drinking some see
+ terdav mornrE He - er5enUvra
4 man Of Some experience ID hnsnes.
AFFAIR.". and s If average intel rrnce
He s NJ scotch Taren tsge. and wal.
born n New YORK City. il reported
that as father q g rnsstrr ia nter ard
contractor ll Chicago. ie ssid that as
lad never been arrested before sna
tnat ne was never scc1sed If srv crime
before He was free 90 fsk x upon al