, 1889-12-12
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY
Albert Sanderlin Shoots His Wife
and Blows His Own
Brains Out.
Particulars of the Shooting-Jcal-
ousy and Divorce Proceed
ings the Cause.

| Inree pistol shots IN rapid sue
cession, followed by the screams of II
woman, told the story of II tragedy
In domestic life at No. 4l6 Second
street, shortly after 10 o'clock yes
terday morning.
\ moment later Mrs. Albert San
derlln emerged from the door of the
room In which the shooting oc-
CURED and started up the adjoining
stairway into the lodging-house of
Mrs. Hill, being assisted by II
roomer whose attention was at
trncted by the shot.
A crowd soon collected, and
shortly afterwards Officer Coverly
and George Graves pushed their
way through into the second room,
where they found Albert Sanderlin,
a mulatto, lying on his fnce with
brains and blood oozing from II bull
let hole III his head back of and be-
low the right ear. A 3S-caliber pis-
tol was lying on the floor between
his legs.
While Officer Coverly cleared the
room of the crowd, Mr.. Graves
turned Sanderlin over. He was
conscious, and asked Mr.. Graves to
do something TO relieve the pain In
his head. He admitted that he had
shot his wife and himself. Being
asked why he did it he replied, "Be-
cause | wanted to-" Observing that
no one WAS present In the room ex-
c.pt Mr.. Graves and himself, he
! taxed quite freely, and told Mr..
| Graves IA number of things concern
ing the cause of the tragedy, re-
questing him to say nothing of what
he had told him. Sanderlin was
| placed on the bed. He retained
consciousness for about twenty min
utes.
THE WOUNDED WOMAN.
In the meantime physicians were
sent for, and Drs. Manly and
Shaefier soon arrived. They pro-
nounced siauderlin beyond relief,
and gave their attention to Mrs.
Sanderlin, who was being cared for
by Mrs. Hill,
II was found that the bullet had
struck the back of the head but had
not penetrated the skull, against
which IL was flattened and diverted
downward, lodging in the left side
of the neck, from which II was en-
tracled without difficulty. The
wound II not considered dangerous,
and unless blood poisoning sets in
| NJ rs. Sanderlin viii be around again
| in IA week or two.
Tue wIFE'S STORY.
A REVIEW reporter visited Mrs.
! Sanderlin about noon and found
her resting easily. She IL hand
some woman, with II pleasant fnce,
and her skin Is far from dark. Tho
! doctors had requested that she talk
as little as possible, hut with some
apparent effort she answered several
questions put 10 her by the reporter
and Jerry Flowers, II lifelong friend
OF her husband, and frequently
mu injured, "It's too badW Her
story of the tragedy was I'm sub
stance as follows:
"He had heard this morning that
had applied for a divorce. He
came into the room about 10 O clock.
! was alone, and NJ soon as he came
in he stepped up to me and asked.
Did you mean thatY ] did not
know what he meant. He then
said: Are you going to withdraw
that?' meaning the divorce. / did
not answer, and he pulled the pis-
tol and fired. He then caught hold
of me and threw me down, and
placed the pistol To- my head. ]
grabbed the pistol and tried to push
it aside, when he fred again. ]
held my head close to the floor. AS
soon as he fired the second time he
stepped into the rear room and shot
himself, and / got up and ran out
side. IL was all done in moment.
| did not scream. II WIS Mrs.
Williams, who was in rear room,
who screamed"
A visit to the room where the
shooting occurred showed that the
first bullet had passed through the
partition, about five feet above the
fioor, and struck the second par
tlti0n, making an indenture and
falling ON the bed, where it was
found by Officer Lewis.
DEATH OF sANDERLIN.
The wounded man breathed his
last ut 2:40 In the afternoon and the
remains were ut once removed to the
morgue.
Sanderlin was almost white; and
would not bo recognized as a man
with African blood In his veins ex-
cept upon close inspection. He has
been in Spokane Falls about three
years, the last two Of which, previous
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