The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-10
emmett SHOOTS HIS wife
Murder and Suicide Ayerted by a
Plucky Little Girl.
NERVE OF AN EIGHT-YEAR.0LD
Baby Synott Catches Her Fathers Arm
and Saves Her Mothers Lifc-She
Then Battles the Attempt OF
Emmett TO Shoot Himself.

San Francisco, June 9.-J. x. Emmett,
the actor, made an attempt last night
to murder his wife, who is known On the
stage as Emily Lytton. The shooting
occurred short distance from their
temporary residence in this city shortly
before s o'clock.
Emmett had been indulging in strong
drink, and after his wife returned home
q quarrel ensued. When the shooting
occurred there were very few people
on the street, and the best account of
eye witnesses was given by Frank Ber-
gez, II years of age.
The couple had evidently been prac-
ticing upon their mandolin and guitar,
for only few minutes before the first
sign of trouble appeared, the music of
these instruments was heard in EN-
mett's apartments. Suddenly the front
door was thrown open by Mrs. Emmett,
who pushed their little S-year-old pro-
tege, Baby Synott, out ON the front
porch ahead of her.
II will shoot you; will kill you"
yelled Emmett who was in the front
room.
mo you won't" answered his wife
as she closed the door, and, hastily in
serting the key, snapped the lock.
Pushing Baby Synott aside Mrs. EN-
NETT ran along the sidewalk. Emmett
rushed to the front door and started
to spring to the ground a distance of
six feet. In doing so his foot caught
and he fell in the garden. In his hand
was revolver. Springing to his feet
he started in pursuit of his wife. She
saw her husband and the revolver and
with a scream, redoubled her flight.
She cried loudly for help as she ran.
An Eight. .Year.Old Heroine.
At this point Baby Synott, hearing
Mrs. Emmetts cries for help, Joined in
the race. Near the corner Emmett
caught up with his wife and fired.
With a scream Mrs. Emmett fell to the
sidewalk. He advanced toward his VIC
tim as though to shoot again, but as he
leveled his pistol the child seized the
hand that held the weapon. The actor
paused and looked at the little one in
astonishment for he had not seen her
before. He pushed her from him,
stepped back and placed the muzzle Of
his weapon against his temple. Baby
Synott again sprang upon the would-be
murderer, seeming to climb up his
limbs. In an instant the little hand
was gripping the barrel of the pistol,
which she pushed away from his tenn
pie. She clung to his arm so that he
could not use the weapon again. EN-
| NETT stood for a moment as If be-
yyt1
| into a garden. Then the S-year-old
heroine fell to the sidewalk in a faint.
Bystanders quickly gathered and one
picked up the child. No one would
touch the man, who walked up the
street and sat upon his doorstep until
an officer arrived. Mrs. Emmett was
assisted to the receiving hospital. The
police stated that Emmett was un-
doubtedly under the influence of liquor.
| Mrs. Emmett, at the hospital, protest.
| ed against the doctors probing and in
sisted upon leaving the hospital. Final
| ly she consented to allow them to probe
| If they would desist when she cried
stop"
DR.. Redding probed but was unable
to find the bullet. 1t had glanced up
ward along the bone and had in all
probability lodged under the skin in
the scalp. In answer to questions she
said her husband had struck her inside
the house with the butt end of a re-
yolyer, and she ran into the street. He
followed her and pointed the pistol at
her, when she struck his hand upward
and the bullet went into the air.
When told she would have to remain
in the hospital, she refused to do So,
and she was allowed to leave.
ASan Francisco Girl.
Mrs. Emmett Is San Francisco girl
and made her debut In this city several
years ago as NINA" in Little Lord
Fauntelroy" According to a friends
story, Emmett and his wife have not
lived happily together since they ar
rived in this city, and their quarrels
drove Emmett almost crazy at times.
| Mrs. Emmett Is also said to have
caused him to put all property given
him by his father into her name. Ac-
cording to the same informant, she has
lived extravagantly, and Emmett now
has little ready money. 1t is said his
most intimate friends were not at all
surprised that he tried to take the life
Of his wife.
Other friends take an opposite view
and state that the fault is on Emmett's s
side; that he was abusive to his wife.
Emmett Takes the Pledge.
Mrs. Emmett is tonight entirely out
of danger. The operation disclosed the
fact that the bullet had not entered the
head. The hospital physicians stick to
the theory that the wound was made by
a bullet. Emmett claims the entire af-
fair Is a blank to him. He Immediately
took the pledge and says he will never
drink another drop. There was an ef-
fectionate scene between Emmett and
his wife after he was released.