The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-01
CRAZED BY THE GRIP
rlr1ABIR aoEaE OF HORROR.

ke Mnrdsrs>, Aftsr his insane Ask
shrew. rztnseif Upon the BODY Of his
I xlstin esd Calls Upon nes TO cosns
x@sh y Him.
MKUfA, "a. Jan. f.--Professor Swithfn
D. HhortlidRe, principal of the Media
Aon6emy tor Boys. shot and instantly
&ilisd hl wife yesterday while prosncn-
4dinx cn one Of the principal streets OF
1hla 1it3. The couple had been married
but month, and the only cause that eau
~ assigned for the deed Il temporary in
sanity from the effects OF recent attack
~ the grip, combined with business re-
y1rsta. There were no Witnesses to the
murlar who we're near enough 10 hear any
>onversation that mar have preceded u,
and Professor Shortlides has been totally
Irrational eyer kince II occurred.
I All that cnn be le1rned until he 10.
covers his rensota, is that the couple went
out for 1 walk during the morning. and
that when they had reached point on
Jefferson street, : few minutes walk from
>htlr home the frenzied man suddenly
drew pistol and flred six shots In rapid
pucoession Into the woman's head Then
hs threw himself upon her prostrate form,
and when those who saw the tragedy
flaohcd the scene she was beyond all
{hman aid. and he was franticnlly call
ng TO her TO come back to him.
The victim was Marie Dixon Jones bo-
1pre she married the man who killed her
phe was about e8 years old. and very
handsome. Professor Shortlidge had been
tnarried before. and has three children by
bis first wife. who died four years ago
within week after his second marriage
be became seriously III with the grip. His
young vile ntrsed him faithfully, and on
Saturday hewas we'll enough to 20 out
For q short walk Yesterday he started
cut again. Something In his manner
Ahused his wife to volunteer to go with
him, and arm In arm they left tho house.
They took up q course toward East Media
which led them through a bit Of wood
land on jefferson street. When In the
midst Of this they were seen by several
people TO stop suddenly, and what ap-
teared to be brief struggle took place.
fhen there was a sharp report. followed
BY another and another.
Among those who were near enough to
see and hear this was Chief OF Police Mo.
Kniff, who quickly ran TO the spot. When
be reached 1t Mrs. 6hortlidge was lying on
her face with the blood flowing in torrents
xxom ak CHASTITY wounds In her head.
band. shrieking and crying 70 her to come
back and speak to him.
As McKniff reached his side 6hortiidge
sprang to his feet and ordered him to 60
away. MoKniff attempted TO seize the
frantic man, but the latter eluded him
and again threw himself upon the body
Of the woman he had killed. Grasping
The frightfully wounded head Of his vic-
tim In his hands he rained kiss after kiss
upon the lips OF the dying woman, pune
thsting them with terms OF endenrment
and entreaties that she should speak to
him. McKnin first secured the pistol and
then gently drew the murderer away from
his victim, just as the last breath Of her
young life fluttered from her lips.
Tender hands picked up the mutilated
body and carried It away, while McKnifI
took the murderer TO Jail. After taking 4
few steps Professor Shortlidge reeled and
would have fallen from sheer weakness
had mot the chief Of police caught him. II
ras found necessary 20 convey him to jail
a carriage, whore he continues to rave
'-'s''cre NE ysptisn. spd 70 lu11eft her e
sono Is him. -
Professor Shortiidge came to Media in
1878, and founded the school OF which hs
b the head. Hecomes from an old Quake,
. II
where he was the recipient Of honors and
noted athlete. Upon leaving Harvard
he embraced journalism, but gave 1t UP
to open boarding school for boys In Ken
nstt Square. From there he came to No
dia. his school here has gained an en-
viable reputation as preparatory insti
tuts, and many collegiate has passed
through its course of study. Financially
n has been euccess. but It's founder has
been unfortunate 10 other ways, and be
came Of bis financial embarrassments the
school has been In the hands Of receiver
for some time past, although Professor
Shortledge remained at the head OF the
sdncational.departmen He has alway.
sas5yed the respect and confidence of the
people Of Media in the highest degree.
Mrs Shortlidge came here from Brook
iyn about four years ago with her mother
Mrs. Marie Dixon Jones. who attained Q
great deal of notoriety there by reason Of
q suit for libel which she brought against
che Brooklyn Eagle. and which grew oui
- Of charges made against her by thai
journal in connection with hospital for
merly conducted by her in Brooklyn. Tn,
deceased was also the the niece of the Rev
Henry Dixon Jones, who was formerly
pastor Of Christ church in this city.
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