Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22
NO LONGER WANTED.
The Remains OF william Hanshaw Arrive
Version OF the TraRedv

The Remains OF william Hanshaw Arrive
Version OF the Tragedy.
The remains of William Hanshaw,
who suicided at Grand Rapids, Mich,
the other day after attempting the
life OF his father-in-law, as detailed
IN IHE ARGUS at the time. arrived
this morning and we're taken in
charge by Undertaken Knox. The
first information, it will be remem-
bered. was that Hanshaw's wife left
him in Rock Island two years ago,
and that he a few months ago fol-
lowed her to Grand Rapids and that
she had recently applied for a di-
vorce, whereupon he attempted the
lives of his wife and children and
father-in-law, and then ended his
own life.
A Grand Rapids paper has the fol-
lowing version OF the tragedy, which
is more favorable to Hanshaw than
the reports hitherto sent out:
A pathetic incident in the history
of William Hanshaw, who shot his
father-in-law and killed himself at
his home on West street, came to
light yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Lem Husted a
month ago served the divorce papers
on Hanshaw, which forbade him WIS.,
iting his home or speak to his wife
again. When Mr.. Hustled knocked
at the door of the little cottage to
serve the papers, Mrs. Hanshaw met
him. To his inquiry for her hus-
band. she responded shortly: You
will find Bill in the front room" MIR.
Hustled invaded the front room and
found "Bill" sitting dejectedly in a
corner behind the bed. He looked as
If he would like to run away at first,
and then said brusquely, How do
you do?" Mr.. Hustled responded by
reading the papers, to which Han
shaw listened with profound attention
When he heard the order of the court
that he must leave his house and not
GO back there again nor try to speak
to his wife or children, he seemed
stunned. and requested the deputy
to read it over again, which he did
slowly and distinctly. Hanshaw re-
peated the words and then turned to
his wife with tears in his eyes.
"You don't mean that, Mary" he
said. .'You know l have worked
hard whenever l could get work, but
l can't get work now He then ex-
hi bited his hand on which was felon,
which had just been lanced.
81 can't stand you no longer, Bill, ~
replied Mary. 1.-The neighbors told
me l was fool to put up with you,
and SO did father"
Eyes, your father is the cause of
all this trouble, replied the husband.
I'VE got along all right away from
here. and we were foolish to come
back. We were happy out in Kansas
when / made so a day."
Then the officer says Mary proceed
ed to give her husband a most vigor-
Gus tongue=lashing. telling him he
couldn't support himself and she
wouldn't stand him any longer. Han
shaw replied in tones of sorrow.
ut is hard, but suppose / must
CO."
He asked his wife if he might not
take the boys with him, and she re-
piled: ''No, you amt able to care
for yourself, much less the children ="
Then he kissed the little children,
and silently gathered up his few be-
longings and left the house weeping
like child.
Il never felt worse when serving
such papers," said Mr.. Hustled, in de-
scribing the scene.
Undertaken Koch has not vet heard
from the dead mans relatives in
Rock Island. The wounded man,
Suffer, is in fair way to recover.
though he was little worse yester-
day afternoon.
The Funeral
The funeral will he held from the
residence of II. Hanshaw, 74O Four
teenth street, at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Social Affairs.
Mrs. NJ. Levy entertained q num-
Der of her friends at progressive
euchre at her home on Eighteenth
street yesterday afternoon. The
prizes given were of unique design.
The Thirty club gave the second