The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
TRIED TO KILL HER
THAT rs WHAT A WIFE CHARGES
UP AGAINST HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. ParIiman Says Her Husband
Threw ChlorofOrm i'll Her Face
and Tha. He Said lie Was Go
ing to Kill Her and Then Kill
Himsell-A Strange Story.
",lv husband tried to kill me-"

'My husband tried to kill me-"
That was the burden OF the tale OF woe
that Mrs. W. E. Parlimau, living on the
corner of Harry street and Hydraulic
avenue, told to Justice Keenan, at bis home
last evening after he had retired from the
cares of the day.
Judge" she said, "my life is in danger
and want warrant issued Tor his ar
rest"
Justice Keenan, questioned her closely
and elected from her the following story
in substance.
Mrs. Parliman said that she was
in bed Saturday night with her
baby and about : o'clock she
awakened with start She said that
a cloth in one hand and bottle of chloro-
form in the other. She asked him what
he was doing and he replied that he was
going to kill her and then himself.
She jumped from her bed and fought
him and he finally threw the contents OF
| the bottle in her face. She burst out OF
the house and fled to the home OF a
neghbor named Stansburg. Her hus-
band followed her and took her back by
force. He then fixed the matter up with her
and the neighbors and it was agreed that
| they should keep quiet about the matter.
Yesterday he went to Belle Plaine and
| she took advantage of his absence to in-
woke the aid of the law and have him ar
rested upon his arrival on the north bound
Santa Te train.
When asked whether he ever attempted
her life before, she stated that some time
ago he brought home a bottle of laudanum
pretending that il was medicine that
would cure her sore eyes. that she
drank it and woke up next
morning with peculiar feel
| ing that she could not account
| for She afterwards found the bottle III u
| pantry: saw that it was laudanum aud
guessed that she must have taken an over
| dose of it.
Aftsr returning to her home with him
| Saturday night she prevailed on him to
| burn the saturated cloth and he did so
and she also stated that ne told her that
he had thrown the bottle and the remain
der of it's contents out on the com mon.
When asked for other particulars AS to
| the chloroforming scene she stated that
| she first begged him not to kill her for the
sake of their children and this appeal
being of no avail she asked God to protect
| her and He did.
| Mr.. Stansbury said that about o'clock
| Sunday morning his door was burst III
with great violence and Mrs. Parlimau
| entered very much excited and stated that
| her husband had tried to Kill her.
Justice Keenan, asked him whether he
| could detect the smell of chloroform about
her. and he said he did.
Upon the strength of both stories Justice
Keenan, issued the warrant and sent it to
| Deputy Sheriff Horner to be served. Mr.
| Horner missed the train. but went to Par
liman's house and placed him under
| arrest.
| Parlman asked his wife why she caused
his arrest and she only said. you know. y
"Who put you up to do it?" said he, ano
she replied, "The Lord is taking cart
| of me-"
Parliman was seen in the county jail
| last night and he said that he was never
SO astonished at anything in his life
'She must be insane" said he, "or eis'
somebody put her up co do it."
Ibid you ever know any thing to b'
| wrong with her."
| Nothing except that che wa
| deranged once She is a Christian woman
but am afraid it is affecting her mind
When arrived home tonight knew ther'
was something wrong for she had th'
| baby over at a neighbors while 1t had tn,
measles. Something must De wrong will
her when she would take sick baby ou
! in the night air like that. l declare
don't know what to think about tn
matter"
Parliman is bright looking youn!
man and seems to be II straight forwar,
| fellow He is a teamster, but the wlnte
has been hard upon the family.