The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07
TRIED To KILL HIS WIFE.
ToOK BETTER AIM WHEY he TURNED
mrs PISTOL ON HIMSELF.

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S'ecPieSs liug Jumped tro. the Roof
William Dimond. who had = wife he could
not support, tried to shoot her In the face mt IL
A. NJ yesterday and then put two 3S-calibre
bullets into his own body. Tho crime was
committed in a furnished room at 35S West
Eighteenth street. Mrs. Dlmond's cheek was
only slightly cut and blackened. She was
otherwise unhurt. Dlmond died almost i'm
nlsdlately. one bullet entered his ., east sad
the other penetrated the brain through his
right temple.
The Dimonds had been married about three
years. The husband was car driver on the
Twenty-thrd street cross-town line Ills
wlio's name was Jennie Dubois. and she lived
with her parents at 43O West Nineteenth street.
The Dubois family rent furnished rooms. and
DImond formerly lived with them. He some
times drank to excess and his villas parents
insisted on his leaving them. When the couple
uunrrelled. three weeks ago. Jennie went home
to her parents and Dimond went to live with
his brother James at 3IO West Seventeenth
street.
After the holiday. business fell of on the
Twenty-third street line. and Dlmond. with
others. was discharged. BY this time he had
made up with his wife. but he was now un-
able to support her. They went together to
Mrs. j. Currans house. and Dmonu hired n
small room and made arrangements for his
wife to call every day to put tho room in order
would slip in through the rear basement door
without disturbing the family. On Friday
down stairs. screaming NJ the top Of her voice.
She said her husband had tried to shoot her;
i %Ss ali f"o Sss Fs bimond ssd he lad
frightened her once before by pointing re-
She seemed unable to keep away from him.
At ! o'clock yesterday morning she was, seen
passing in through the basement door; few
OF the house aud Mrs. Dimond ran out Of her
husbands room: A bullet had grazed her
himself Harold Chrystie nm actor. who boards
10 the house. summoned Policeman George
Morrison, who .h broke in the door Mrs. Dii
asked her to pawn her watch and give him the
proceeds. and, when she refused, had shot her:
the American bank Note COMPANY Tor twelve
ton that he was III and got permission to go
home. since then he had not been to HE work.
Mrs James Il. Dorsett and yesterday, morn
ing when she went out she left him alone in
the house short time aiteTWard when s Mrs.
a chair with a half-burned cigarette In his
mouth from which smoke was still Issuing.
His throat was cut from ear to ear.
from Sulivan's position II was evident that
he had made careful preparation for his sui
aud had put a pail at his feet. Then he had
lighted his cigarette and had draw u carving
knife across his throat. Mrs. Dorset called
Policeman Fitzgerald, who summoned an am
bulance, in which sullivan was removed o the
Flower Hospital. lie died an hour aftrrwar,l.
The Dorsetts say that sullivan who was ~
years old. was temperate but was an inveterate
smoker Of cigarettes.
Charles Iiiig a photographer. "a years old. OF
100 Avenue A. had been u sufferer from in.
somnia. and more than once recently had
threatened to make away with himself lis
friends believing him to be temporarily In
sane have been watching him. On Friday
night his brot her Rudolph called on him and
noticed that he acted strangely. Rudolph told
his mother. and she sat up all night watching
Charles. who complained that he could not
breathe She left him at o'clock yesterday
morning. and his mother-in-law. Mrs. Ham
mel. took up the watch.
For about an hour llig walked around the
room restlessly. Suddenly he made a dash for
the door leading into the hallway. His wife
and Mrs. Hammel were after him In a second,
screaming for help. Illig ran M stairs toward
the roof with the two women In close pursuit.
A Mrs. Kempner. who lives on the fourth floor
seized Ilig by the coat collar and held him I'M
til the other two women came up. The three
He wrenched himself free. leaving his coat in
the hands OF the women. His wife followed
him up through the skylight, and reached the
roof Just In time to see him jump of. Tho fall
Iillg was obliged TO quit work last wednes-
day on account OF a cold which developed into
and lllig had a feeling that he
was going to die. He was married in March
last Five weeks ago his wife gave birth to
twins. She Is still weak. and II Is feared that
this shock OF her husbands suicide will kill