Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-13
APROVIDENCE SCANDAL.

Walter A. Furdon shoots and Nor.
tally wounds a Jealous Husband.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 12.-Early this
afternoon Peter A. Furdon, aged twenty-five
years, shot Walter @. Potter In the abdo-
men. The wound will doubtless prove fatal.
The shooting took place in the kitchen of
Potter's house where Furden was boarding,
and was the outcome of the too intimate re-
lations between Potter's wife and Furdon
and rage and jealousy on the part of the in
jured husband. 1t appears that Furdon,
who is motive of Demarara, came to Provi-
dence ten years ago or 30 and was taken
into the family of Mrs. Pot
ter's mother, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.
Potter being then unmarried. Their home
was in Elmwood and the Spanish boy and
Miss Wilson were together like brother and
sister. Pardon left the family some six years
ago and entered the navy, serving on the ap-
prentice ship at Newport. Meanwhile Miss
Wilson married Potter. A year ago Furdon
returned home and got a job in Brown &
Sharpe's factory. Mrs. Wilson had removed
to Pascoag, and Furdon went down there to
pay his old friend a visit. There he met
Mrs. Potter and the old-timsd friendship
seems to have been renewed with great ar
dor.
She became infatuated with Furdon and
he visitsd her frequently. couple of
months ago the Potters returned to this city
and Mrs. Potter induced Furdon to leave his
boarding place and board with them. Far
don, it appears, was frequently regretful OF
his laison with another mans wife and was
more than once on the point of making
clean breast of it to the husband.
Meanwhile Potter's ears caught the echo
of the stories that were told rejecting on his
wifes honor. Then Mrs. Potter seems to
have got out with her lover and endeavored
to get from him her letters and certain
| articles, that If shown to third party would
| incriminate her. Furdon seems to have been
only too glad to have the woman keep away
| from him, but he did not surrender the let
ters. Then she tried her fascinations
on him again and succeeded ia bring
| ing him to her side once more.
But she failed to oajole him
out of the letters. Finally she seems to have
tried to bulldoze him and consulted law
| yer, whom che told that Furdon annoyed
her with his attentions The lawyer, through
her, sent for Furdon, and the woman's tao
tics were brought to climax this afternoon in
the kitchen, where Potter summoned Furdon,
and in the presence of her husband Mrs. Pot.
ter gave Furdon the lawyers card, saying,
"I'ye got tired of this business. Go down
to this mans place and he will tell you what
| want"
Furdon said that ii the lawyer wanted him
he could come where he was. There were
further words, when Furdon burst oxt with
the threat that he was going to tell every
thing to Walter, tho husband. At this Pot
ter broke in, telling Furdon to say
nothing but to go and see the
lawyer. Furdon turned to the woman and
declared she was hard character, and said
he could prove it. At this Potter could hold
in no longer. He drew a revolver and started
for Furdon. The Spaniard drew revolver
and got In his shot FIRST. The two men theI
fell to wrestling until Mrs. Potter separated
them. Then Furdon fled from the house and
gave himself up to the police. Potter wa
taken to his chamber mortally wounded.
It ia said that Potter has been carrying
pistol especially for the young Spaniard'
benefit and that the latter had armed him
self some time ago on suggestion given hin
by Mrs. Potter that her husband had bough
. a weapon and her lover might have to defen
himself.