Evening journal., 1891-01-16
LAST EDITION
TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE.
HERMANN CA!ELENsKY'5 MAD
FREAK WITH A PISTOL.

sCrazed by eichness and Drink a Hus.
band Calls Hia wife Upstairs TO Pray
with Him and Shoots Her.-"Lovsd Her
Too Wen to Leavs Her"
Herman Chielensky, who lives at No.
116 East Second street, attempted to kill
his wife, Adele at 80 o'clock this
morning by shooting her with a revolver
The desperate man was arrested and
taken to the City Hall by Officer Burris
The house was soon full of sympathiz.
ing neighbors, snd a minister came into
pray with the afflicted family.
Mrs. Chielensky, the wounded woman,
gave the following account of the affair :
AT II 30 o'clock was sitting with
my daughter in the sitting room, down
stairs My husband called to me and
asked me to come up stairs as he wanted
to see me. He has been sick for ten
days. | went upstairs Ny husband
was in the back bedroom When | went
in he asked me to pray for him.
II knelt beside the bed and just as
began to pray. was startled by move
lment he made / glanced up and saw
him take q revolver from bis pocket.
Jumping to my feet tried to escape.
He gave me q shove, | fell upon the
bed, Ny husband aimed the revolver at
me and told me he was sick and could not
live; that he loved me 80 well that
he could not leave me and that
we must die together l
grasped the weapon with my left hand.
as did SO be pulled the trigger. The
pistol went off aud the ball struck me In
the hand. Ny daughter, who heard the
report of the revolver and my screams,
ran into the street and called a passer-by
into the house.
he hurriedly came up stairs where
my husband and | were, and after short
struggle sarmed hin. Officer Burrows
next came in and my husband was ar
rested aud taken away.s
Several physicians were teephoned
for DR.. KitJenger arrived first ard
dressed the wound 1t does not pain me
very much, but oh, the disgrace"
BE is good father; always g1od and
kind to us, and he loves me very much.
We came from Germany to this country
nineteen years ego, and have six chill
dren. Three Of them are grown. We
lived in Baltimore. Nd where for fifteen
years he was foreman of q large upholster.
ing establishment. While there We kept
store and lost considerable money. This
preyed upon my husbands mind and he
took 20 drink, but until the the last ten
days he has been steadily at his work in
Pullmans shops lie has threatened to
kill me several times lately, because he
did not want to leave me to struggle with
the world.
Several days ago he noticed that 1
was afraid of him. He had such a wild
look in his eyes. BE told me not to be
afraid and gave me a revolver he had on
his person took 1t. but you see he
soon got another / think his mind is
affected by loss Of money and By beer"
The injured woman is about fifty years
old, very nice looking aud quite intelli
gent, She said that she and her husband
never knew any domestic unhappiness.
During the whole of this recital she was
moaning and crying bitterly.
This is the work OF the saloons. III
wish could break them all up. He has
always been a good father, but the saloons
have ruined him. There is one
in particular up on Market street
that has done more than any
other. II could break it up / would do
II, Il has been the ruin OF my father and
my family's happiness. Obi my God
what did all Of my praying amount toll"
Ine nome is very neat and shows that
the family lives in comfortable circum-
stances.
ohielensky is nc confined in cell in
the City Hall, and is very quiet. He
will probably be brought before Judge
Ball tomorrow morning.