The morning call., 1894-11-21
HIS CONDITION IS CRITICAL.

The marital troubles Of thomas and
Maggie Russell, 14l3 Harrison street. Gull
minated yesterday afternoon in Maggie
shooting her husband and possibly ending
his life prematuIely.
On many occasions since they were mar
ried eight years ago they have been ar
rested for pummeling each other and dis
turbing the peace. Once Thomas, while
Maggie was strongly under the influence
of LIQUOR, poured coal oil over her and
tried TO cremate her. but he only succeeded
in destroying her blonde locks.
She was known as Maggie Gallagher be-
fore her marriage to Russell. She is cred
tied as being one of the tidiest and clean
est housekeepers in the city, but when she
got on a drinking bout everything went by
the board.
Russell was married twice before, and
those who know him give him the name of
not being by a long way the klndest OF
husbands and was constantly IN the habit
of giving Maggie corporal punishment.
He is an expressman ana has for years
had his stand at the corner of Sixth and
Mission streets. Maggie had often warned
him that if be persisted In abusing her she
would kill him, but that did not prevent
. him from continuing his chastisements.
Yesterday afternoon Russell was taken
10 the hcGelNluS 1OS piIdl ia buG Dhllpl
wagon. He had been shot in the center
of his back, and DR.. Deane found that the
bullet had lOdgeu IN the abdominal cavity.
The wound was dangerous.
Il was thought advisa bic to get a state
ment from Russell, and Detective Bowen,
accompanied by Clerk Green. went to the
hospital for that purpose. Following IS
the statement:
Il came home at noon and had dinner
She did not seem to eat anything. After
dinner | asked her why she die not eat
anything. and she said she had row with
somebody. | asked her Il she had a row
why she did not tell me and not be acting
that way; that she had a right 10 tell me
everything, anu she said Never mind
] then went out and took my team up to
Bussey's wagon place on Eleventh street,
near Folsom. and came back and put IN
the horse. After taking the harness off
him | went upStairs. | think before
went upstairs l spoke with my laL dlord,
Mr. Scott, who is a blacksmith, in the rear.
II said 10 Mr.. Scott | would saw some
wood and went upstairs. [ filled my pipe
and sat down and asked my wife why she
had been acting go mean, that there was
no trouble in the house, and that if there
was any trouble outside not to be making
trouble inside. | asked her if | made any
trouble and she said, Ne. you have moth
ing to 90 with it, l went TO the Ia BILE
drawer and took a knife out of it, and went
outside on the back porch. and she thought
[ was going to feed the dog. She said she
had fed the dog twice, and wanted to
know what l was going TO do with it, l
said if you look you will see; l want TO cut
a piece of fat 10 grease the saw.
Then / passed on downstairs, got some
wood out and put it in the yard and started
in saving. She came ont in the back YARD
and INFO the shed, and she passed out of
the shed and up the back stairs into the
house without saving a word, and the first
thing | knew she blaZed away at me, and
while | was saving she shot me- in the
back, firing from the top of the porch, and
l fell on my face and rolled over
''She said: You - | will
give you another one II you are not dead
| opened the front door of the stable and
called the policeman who was across the
street by the schoolhouse on Harris on
street, which is directly opposite from me.
! lay down then. not being able to go
any farther, and tuld the officer she was
the woman who shot me. She said: 'Y0u
---, if you come up here L i'll
shoot you, too meaning the police
officer"
The policeman referred to was I. P.
RiOrdan, and he, assisted by Policem an
John j. Coffey. arrested Maggie, and
took her TO the City Prison, where she
murder. She was in a highly nervous
condition. and when asked if she had shot
her husband. said: Yes. l did, and hope
the --- will ole. l have borne It
for eight long years, but couldn't bear il
any longer" Further than that .she de-
clined to say anything.
While Detective Bowen and Clerk Green
were taking RusselPs statement Maggie
was sent to hehosDital 10 be identified by
her husband.
''Is this the woman who shot you ?'
asked Bowen.
That's her," said Russell. Maggie
Russell, my wife"
"You are satisfied now, aren't you?''
sad Maggie. as she looked defantly in his
face.
Never mind that" said Russell; sits
done now"
YES" said Maggie, "it's done now, and
IsuppOse, as usual. you don't know what
it's done for I'LL it's done. 1t will all come
ont in the washing, won't it?"
Then she was taken back to the prison
mnttering angry threats against her
spouse.
The weapon used was an old British
bulldog revolver, .38 caliber