The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-14
SHOT HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
THE DOUBLE CRIME OF a RICH MANS
son IN ST LOUIS.

Dr. Arthur Duestrov, MAD with Drisk,
STRIKES = Servant tiri, s.s whsn His
wife Reuou.trstss re Shoots Her
Twiee-His Three-year-oid Soy Ru-bes
Into Ht. Arms and I- shot Dead.
sr. LOUIS Feb. 13-At I o'clock this after
noon DR.. Arthur Duestrow. while in a drunken
delirium. shot and MORALLY wounded his wife.
and ended the life OF their son. Louis. years
old. DIR. Duestrow lie son OF the late Louis
Duestrow. one OF the Granite Mountain Mine
millionalres. The Doctor receives an income
Of $4,000 year from his fathers estate. He
has a handsome home at l.724 South Compton
avenue. but tonight he lies in cell. the
frsnzied victim Of rsmorse. while in his home
are the body Of his child and the dying wife
and mother. She has a bullet In her brain and
another In her side. while the child was shot In
the head and breast
Duestrow drove up to the house In sleigh
Just before 4 o'clock. His wife saw him from
the window and i'm m ediately sent a servant
girl to ask II Mr.. Duestrow was going to take
her riding. Duestrow made some insulting
remark. and the girl. seeing his condition.
turned and started back to the house. Dues
trow Jumped from the sleigh and started after
her. and she. becoming frightened. ran up
stairs. He pursued. and she took refuge in
Mrs. Duestrow's bedroom. lie followed and.
catching up with the girl. struck her where
upon Mrs. Duestrow sprang forward and ex-
claimed:
How dare you strike that poor girl2 Iyou
want to hit some one. hit me-"
The maddened man struck her. and she ran
screaming from the room. He followed. strik-
ing her at every step. When in the hail. she
turned and pushed him. He fell against the
wall and then, like a flash. he drew revolver
and shot the woman in the side She
sank to the floor. and as she fell gloam OF
reason seemed to enter his befogged BRAIN
and he knelt beside her. calling her By name
and begging her to look up.
Just then little Louis ran into the room and
rushed into his fathers arms and began
kissing him. This seemed again to enraRe
the man. Picking the boy up and hold
ing him tightly in his arms. he fired one bull
let into his breast and another into his temple.
the second crashing completely through the
head. Death was almost instantaneous
Dropping the body beside the mother. he sent
another bullet into her brain and then dashed
from the house.
Bareheaded and with revolver In hand. he
rushed through the streets to the Lafayette
Park police station. AS he entered he screamed
at the top OF his voice:
It was an accident: an accident, tell YOU
I am no murderer did not kill her."
Getting his address. Capt. Keeble and sew
eral policemen ran to tho house. There lying
on the floor OF the upstairs hall was Mrs
Duestrow her head toward the billiard room.
her feet toward the bedroom. She was unoon-
sclous. but her arms were outstretched toward
the body OF her child. which lay beside her.
as though her last thought had been to
fold him In her arms. The bodies were
carried into the billiard room and laid upon
the table. and physicians were summoned.
There was still life in the body OF the mother.
She has not one chance In q thousand