Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-14
DEED OF BLOOD
John Quinsey In a Fit
Of Madness
Shoots His Wife In
the Head,
And Then Tries to
Kill Himself.
He Is a Lawyer Of Fair
Repute,
But Has Wheels in
His Head.
Ii is Said Trouble
Over Property
Provoked the Fright
ful Crime.
Both Are Alive, But Death
Is Almost Sure to Re-
Provoked the Fright
full Crime.
Both Are Alive, But Death
Is Almost Sure to Re-
suit From the
Shots.

Snoruy AFF IL CLOCK last usxnt
Jonn c. Qainsey shot himself and wife.
The couple lived At tie northeast
corner OF Iona street and Fifth avenue.
But few details are known of the
tragedy.
A few minutes after IL. III. C.. Up
500, editor of the South End News.
residing a. No. 40 South Iouia street
was awakened by hearing pistol shot.
A moment afterwards ne heard another
aud then Two more IN quick succession.
The sound Of the shots indicated that
they came from the Quinsey resi-
dencc next door. He sprang to
the window and thought be saw
Mrs. Quinsey leaning against the VIM
dow sash Of her bedroom which was on
the second floor Of the house and faced
Upson's residence.
soasa-a Like . ourgis.
Tie also heard a sound as II she was
gurgllng. Epson immediately sum-
moned Pstrolman Sturgis, and taxing q
common house lamp from Upson's
house. they put ladder mp to Mrs.
Qunsey's bedroom. and started to in
vestigste. As they reached the head of
the ladder they saw the form of Mrs.
Quinsy lying on tile tiOor in a
pool OF blood. At the same
instant the lsmp WAS blown out
They then went around and broke IN
the sde door. On reaching the door of
the bedroom wnere the tragedy oc-
Cured they found u locked. Break
ing Il IN they entered the room aud
found Quinsey lying on the bed. the
sheets Of wnich were stained and
soaked in blood.
sissd from Her weand-
Ills wife was lying IN the corner at
the foot of the bed with the blood drip
ping from two gnastly wounds in
her forehead and her night
clothes partly saturated. Qmnsey Was
moving about some on the bed. The
officer immediately handcutfed him to
prsvent his doing any injury. lie
wssn't IN condition 10 make any dis
turhanes, however. aud Immediately
settled into sem -comatose state.
The police department. were inn
n,edistsiy nouhed and Dr. Best
and Coroner Penwsrden were
summoned. Mrs. Quinsey wss found
- be the more seriously injured. One
bullet had struck her squsrely IN the
forehead and had evidently rebounded.
The other struc< a little TO the left of
tho former and came out OF the left sdo
OF her head directly over the ear. The
shot he nsd fred At himself had struck
kim squsrely in toe fofshesd and came
oat A. the top Of bis head. The wound
wss shout three inches long.
sesked wfsh sss.s.
The carpets # the room and The
bedding we're soaked IN blood. The
walls on TIE east ads OF the room nesr
vasrs Mrs. Quiasev was found we're
covered with the imprints Of bloody
hants. ktove these bloody marks
- q eulist hole in tbe plaster.
To the right Of thls and
sbove tns door = smother and 81 the
ether wall ef the corner 10 which. the
Wounded vonan fell there is another
ballet sbout four feet from The door.
wasn found Mrs. Qainsey was st.
sreJ auly IN her night dress, and
Qoinsey kss on nothing bat his under
SHIRE sad drawers.
oe~rret-s - e~s.
u vas sviaent that the couple Rad
retired 10 bed bcfors c1snsry At
tempted - carry cut hls
morderous ard suicidsl btes.
fTe asd evidently goa out
Of bed. earsfal.y locked the door. ard
sitter gettag h,s wife up shet her.
TIE eiood STAINS show thst sse VA
very uesr the siisfsfie " the roosn
wien snot. and thst ne rnUss have hesn
Standing net tar from TIE head OF the