The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-13
FIFTH EDITION.
Mrs. William HOPES Doubted
Her Husband,
He Was n Target for His Jealous wife
Saturday Intellectually Bur Not
Fatally sbot.

He Was n Target for His Jealous wife
Saturday Intellectually BUT Not
Fatally Shot.
Suspecting her husband OF unfalth.
ness, electrician William Hopes on
Saturday night was shot but not IA.
tally wounded by his Jealous wife.
They resided at No. 200 Porter street,
For some time past neIghbors say tho
couple has not lived on very Intimate
terms. although maintaining the out
ward appearance Of family happiness.
just before supper he had told her
that te was going Into town In an
swer to her Inquiries. She beca me a
little excited and ate no supper. At
ter be went upstairs. she got him .his
shirt and pants aud while he was nut
ting on his pants. she fired one shot
towards the ceiling. He asked her
what che was doing and she replied,
nothing. Then he went to get his
knife out OF his other pants and she
iired agaiu. when tho bullet struck
nm on the shoulder. lie then ran
Gown stairs and ehe fired three more
shots. the bullet Of one of them loda.
ing In his neck. She came after him
70 the drug store and wanted TO open
his shirt, but he told her to go away,
The wound was not SO serious that
the husband could not esca ma, hui he
continued on his run for lilo until ha
reached the drug stors of James II.
Smith, at Chestnut street.
After the would-be murderess had
been Informed that her husband was
ut the hospital she returned to her
homo, and Officer Quinn arrested her.
At the station house she told Chief
Dolan that she long believed her hus.
edged 1t she said she would not have
used tho weapon. She takes her posi-.
ton with apparent GOODNESS.
They have no children.
| When REPUBLIcAN reporter called
at the station house this morning for
the purpose OF getting an interview
with Mrs. Hopes. he was informed
that no one would To allowed 10 see
her. excepting counsel on both sides.
Chief Dolan Gays the woman regrets
her rash act very deeply. She says
she shot while In fit OF jealousy.
Mrs. Hopes was glad to hear that
The wounds would not result In her
husbands death.
THE HrsBAS 5lt)lN
When soon this morning by n report
ier of the REPUBLICAN MI. uoopes was
lresting easily ut Brackin's, near Silver
brook, but very weak from the loss OF
blood and the effect Of the shock. For
the past four years he has had much
trouble with his wife. About that time
she ran around a good deal and stayed
out one night altogether. He has been
,lemployed by tho Delaware Electric
Supply Company.
lie has been making good wages. but
all to no avail. His wife could az
easily get away with Sl4 a week us she
could 50 and have nothing more
around tbs house In the latter part
of Juno She did not return one night
until between l2 and o'clock. About
half past four she went down stairs to
put the pitcher out for the milIIman.
As she was staying rather long. Hopes
went down 10 see what was the mat.
ter. .......
; She came out OF the parlor; che had
nothing on but nlghtgown. He went
into the parlor and there was a
. strange man sitting on the sofa. He
& then left her ror u week. She followed
him every night und begged him to
forgive her, and that she would never
drink another drop, and would do
everything all right Her sister In
Norristown sent letter to Hopes
that she never wanted to see his wife
again.
1t is also said that che has followed
Hopes several times and watched him
coming from work. She has been
, running around lately u good deal
, and came home on different occasions
sunder tho influence OF drink.
For some timo past she has been
ipracticing with the revolver. She has
told several persons that she Intended
TO shoot her husband Sue has pre-
scented revolver at him on different
Occasions but II was empty. She fol
lowed him TO work on Saturday morn
Ing. 1... ..-..
lie has been to Middletown for siS
weeks, and during thut time there has
been rare old carry irgs- on done around
the home. He would pave applied fol
ia divorce long ago only that she has q
tongue which cannot bo believed
Hoopes would not Eelieye her on her
dying bed. us she would swear to any
thing.