Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
Ighsce Glance Shoots His Wife and Then
Himself-Neither Yet Dead.

Ignsce Glance Shoots His Wife and Then
Himself-Neither Yet Dead.
fearful domestic tragedy took place today
at 1243 7th street northwest, which will proba-
bly, end in the death of two parties, the wife by
murder and the husband by his own hands. At
this number the lower part Of the three-storied
dwelling Is occupied by Ignace Glance, a glass
engraver, and his wife, Matilda, with two
children, the front part nsed as a cigar and
notion store, and the rear part with beds and
cots as a living room. This morning the parties
were heard quarreling, and at an early hour the
neighbors became aware that they were in their
usual bad mood from the sound.
CONTINUALLY oUARRELINa.
This, however, attracted but little notice. for
ii has been almost of an hourly occurrence for
the past two weeks. The front door to the
store locked about IL 40 O'Clock and one
Of the children WAS absent and the other
sitting with other children in the back
yard when Mrs. Glance was seen to run out the
back door and through the hall into the street,
holding her hand to the left side of her head.
and when she reached the street it was noticed
that blood was oozing through her fingers.
SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
Officer Scranton was close by and took her to
DIR. Kuhn's, 7O1 n street, and he making hasty
examination of the wound ordered her sent to
Freedman's Hospital.
The parties occupying the other part of the
house noticed Glance leave his door and go to
the alleyway, and it is thought that he after
ward returned to the shop and locked the door.
FOUND sENsELEss.
Officer Scranton and others at once started
to find Glance, and the doors of the store
ing closed the back door was forced. where
Glance was: found lying behind the
counter senseless with blood oozing
from his right and the 22-caliber pistol with
which the deed had been done living by his side
with two chambers empty. He was ut once
removed to Freedman's Hospital
Glance Is II Bohemian jew. aged about fifty
years, and has been in this city about six wears.
He married Matilda his third wife, about five
years ago in New York. and she is German
and Of the same religious faith. lie
removed here about eight months ago
and started in business on 7th street and few
months ago she came here and remained three
days. About two weeks since she returned and
row at once occurred, caused by Glance re-
fusing to pay the freight on his wire's things.
ARRESTED WEEK AGO.
Some allege that he struck her with a hatchet
and others that he kicked her. However, on
May 20 he was in the Police Court charged with
an assault. and although an appeal WAS made TO
let him off on personal recogniZance the cour:
fined him $25 and required him to give bonds,
giving hinSxome good advice, which it would ap-
pear was UNDECIDED
THE HUSBAND WILL PROBABLY DIE.
When the injured husband and wife reached
the hospital the former was Unconscious and
appeared to be dying. The latter was conscious,
although she was suffering from the effects of her
wound An examination by the physicians
showed that the wound in the Hifc's head WAC
merely scalp woand, while the bullet that
entered the husbands had struck "A vita,
spot. The wife will recover, but the chances OF
the husband are decidedly against him.
THE NAN SINKING.
Glance at 2:30 o'clock was sinking and his
death in few hours was looked Tor. The sur
geOns succeeded in removing the ball from the
head Of the wife and her condition was regarded
as improving.