Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-22
WHAT IS LIFE WITHOUT A WIFE.

vital 10 Lire WltnOOl - WIFE.
Because Annie CorrIgan Rebuffed Him
Joe Landry Tries to XIII Her and Fires
Four Bullets Into His own Body.
The lesson taught by Saturday nights
tragedy is one that hundreds of Water
bury young ladies should profit by. It
is so plain that recital of the facts is
all that is necessary to suggest the
moral.
Saturday night at 1890 o'clock while
Miss Annie Corrigan and her cousin,
Miss Moran, were sitting on the steps at
their home, in the rear of 469 West
Main street, in company with Gordon
Clark and Henry Heating, they were
surprised when Joseph Landry came
around the corner of the house and
asked for a few minutes conversation
with Miss Corrigan. She walked away
from, the Others with Landry and after
talking for a few minutes he asked her
hand in marriage. She refused and
started to go back to her friends. Quick
as flash Landry drew a revolver and
said: "If you do not marry me you will
never marry anyone else" The words
were accompanied by a shot. The
bullet went wide of its mark, but Miss
Corrigan believing that she was hit,
ground. Landry placed one foot upon
her PROSTATE body and a second report
rang out on the still air. The bullet
buried itself in the ground near the
girls arm.
Clark and Heating rushed to the
lady's assistance, but the former
stumbled into hole in the yard. Lam
dry, believing that he had killed the
girl turned and ran through Browns
passway, leading from the house to
South Willow street. In front of G. S.
porSnncS cfolNlno no ctnnnnh and shot
himself three times, twice in the breast
and once in the left arm. Then he con-
tinued on his run to South Willow
street and in the back yard of No 45 he
placed the muzzle of the weapon to his
forehead and made another attempt to
end his life. The bullet glanced off,
causing a slight flesh wound, and went
through window in the rear of the
house. Weak from loss of blood which
poured from the wounds in his breast
Landry staggered to the street and as
he fell fired the remaining bullet into
his left cheek.
Elliot Russell, who lives near where
Landry fell, ran to his assistance and
took the revolver away from him. Off
Ger Michael Sullivan, who was on duty
on West Main street, was also early on
the scene and the unfortunate man was
made as comfortable as possible until
the arrival of DR. Axtelle and Father
Flemming, when he was removed to his
home, No 70 North Elm street. One of
the bullets went clear through Landry's
body. The ball fired into his arm was
removed, but the others were not
touched, as the doctor said that death
was only a question of a few hours.
Contrary to expectations, however, the
wounded man rested easily during the
day and this morning was still alive.
Friends of the dying victim claim
that he was engaged to marry Miss
Corrigan, that the event was to
have taken place two weeks ago, but
that the engagement was broken. On
the other hand the lady says that she
although he had waited upon her for a
short time. He had asked her to marry
him number of times, but she had re-
fused.
Saturday evening Landry showed a
revolver ard box of cartridges to a
friend with whom he was alking on
Bank street, saying that the girl had
played mean trick upon him and that
unless she married him he would kill
her. The revolver was taken from him
but was returned as he threatened to
make scene. The same evening
Landry met another acquaintance near
Exchange place and INDUCED in talk
which indicated the unsettled state of
mind he was in. "What is life without
a wife," he kept saying every minute or
two. "You have a nice wife and home,
why can't have the same" 1t is evil
dent that the man had become insane
through his infatuation for Miss Corri-
gan and her GOODNESS and refusal to re-
ciprocate his affection. Landry is good
looking, well built young man and has
many friends. He is a widower, his
wife having died over year ago.
At 3 o'clock this AFTERNOON DIR AK
telle said there was but little change in
Landry's c. n,;it'ol. He is very weak ,
but may live for several days in his pre-
sent condition. He is unconscious and
no effort has been made to extract
the bullets in his body. DIR Axtelle
says it is barely possible that the
man will recover although his
| chances are not one in
a thousand, as blood poisoning is liable
| to set in and finish the work begun by
the bullets.