St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-24
SHOT IN THE STOMACH
Two Men Fight With Revolv-
ers over a Woman in
Minneapolis.
One Of Them Hit Twice, and
Is Probably Fatally
Injured.
The Other, Under the Advice
Of His Attorney, Gives
Himself Up.
M =
Stories of Those Acquainted
With the Parties to the
Affair.

Joseph T. Anderson. young married
man who is employed by George B.
Dart & Co. as grocery clerk at Tenth
and Nicollet avenues, Minneapolis, and
who boarded at 212 South Twelfth
street, was shot and in all probability
fatally injured early last evening by
George r. Buchan, a civil engineer
whose home is in Pittsburg, Pa. but
who for the past week has been stopping
at the Windsor hotel. The shooting
happened at the corner of Fourth street
and Third avenue south, and was caused
by Anderson finding his wife, from
whom he had been separated for
several weeks, in company with
Buchan. Both men were armed
with heavy caliber revolvers. which
were emptied during the melee.
Two of the shots took effect Oh Ander-
son. One bullet entered his right leg,
near the groin, and the other went into
the stomach. The wounded man was
taken to DR.. Ames' Office, where it was
found that his injuries were SO serious
as to necessitate very delicate opera
ton in order to remove the ball, and
after consultation with Dr. Rockford
and DR.. Moore, it was deemed best to
remove him to st. Mary's hospital. At
midnight it was the opinion Of the
physicians that he
Could Not Live.
Andrews had been married about five
years, but, according to some accounts,
his married life was not very happy
one, and he and his wife separated sew
eral times. but had always patched up
their trouble and gone to live together
AGAIN. Mrs. Lou Anderson had been
employed in Simpson & Henderson's
laundry, on First avenue south, for
about three years, and up to a few
weeks ago lived with her husband. at
the boarding house kept by Frederick
Schambeck, at 212 South Twelfth street.
For some reason, which sis irTl-
known to the people at the boarding
house. the couple separated, and Mrs.
Anderson went to live at III Central
avenue. During the time she lived
with her husband she kept
her position at the laundry as
bookkeeper, and Mrs. Schambeck
says everybody supposed the couple
were wrapped up in each other. Some
time ago Mrs. Anderson was introduced
to Buchan by a mutual friend. He is
described as daShing> sort of fellow, be-
tween thrty-eight and forty years Of
age. with dark eyes and hair, and
curling black muStache. When Mrs.
Anderson first met Buchan he was on
his way to Montana to look after some
mining claims. He returned from Mon
tana on April 15, and went to board at
the Windsor. Since then. it is said,
Buchan and Mrs. Anderson have been
together very often. Yesterday he
called at the laundry, and had a long
talk with Mrs. Anderson, and
Made an Agreement
to meet her after she was through with
her work. Shortly after O'clock she
met Buchan, and the two went to
Towne's restaurant, where they had
supper. After supper they started to
take walk. When on Third avenue
south, between Third and Fourth street.
Anderson walked right into the pair.
Just what was said no one can remem-
Der. but both drew their revolvers and
commenced shooting. Mrs. Anderson
ran out into the street to escape the fly
ing bullets, while the few pedestrians
in that locality sought shelter in neigh
boring dOorways. When the men COM
menced shooting they were not more
than ten feet apart. Anderson backed
aWav, and as he fired the last shot in
his pistol turned and ran up Fourth
street. He had only gone a short dis
tance when bis strength began to fail,
and bystanders assisted him to the ply
sician's office. After Anderson ran off
Buchan coolly placed his gun. in his
overcoat pocket, and, taking Mrs An
derson's arm. walked to Third street
and Second avenue. He told her that
he was going to the hotel, ami left her.
She at once went to the laundry, where
she Informed the superintendent what
had happened. She could not tell who
fired
The First Shot,
but she thought her husband had drawn
his revolver first and threatened to
shoot. The people at the laundry i'm
mediately telephoned the facts to po-
lice headquarters. and Capt. Helm took
Mrs. Anderson into custody as a wit
ness. She was taken to the central
station and turned over to Matron
Paine and locked up on the second floor,
the matron receiving strict orders from
Capt. Helm not to allow any reporters
to interview her prisoner. The Ander-
sons formerly lived IN Mrs. Ahern's
boarding house at 303 South Fifthstreet,
but left there in October, 1882
Mrs. Ahern was seen by GLOBE re-
porter after the shooting and said: ''Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson lived with me for
Anderson to be very much of lady,
She had considerable trouble with her
husband, who would come home under
the influence of liquor and abuse her.
He made all sorts of charges against
her, but no one who knows Mrs. Ander-
son would believe them. She never had
any gentleman call OH her while she was
here except some young married people
aid then they always brought their
wives with them. 1t was on account of
Mr.. Anderson continually abusing his
wife that they left here. Mr.. Ahern
had to interfere several times.
To Protect Ber
and finally he made up his mind not to
stand it any longer, and told him to
leave the house. Then they went to
board on Twelfth street, near Second
avenue" The police say that while the
couple lived with Mrs. Ahern, Ander-
son was arrested on the complaint of
his wife, but she refused to appear
against him when the case was called in
the municipal court. At the laundry
the people also say that the cause
of the separation was Anderson's abuse.
At Schambeck's boarding house, how
ever, a different story is told. Mrs.
Schambeck said: 'sThe Andersons have
been living with us for nearly year,
and we never knew them to have cross
word. Joe was a sober, industrious
fellow and fairly idOliZed his wife. We
have ten boarders in the house, and not