The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-31
SOME SALOON FRUIT.
A Woman Saves Herself From Her
Drunken Husband
By SHOOTING HIN IN SELF DEFENSE.

IA This the Product OF Junction City's
License Bysteme
Mrs. Mollie WiIlareth who shot her
husband last week tells the story of her
sufferings from a drunken husband and
how she finally shot him in self defense
in letter published in the junction City
Union:
To the People of Geary and Riley Counties:
wish to lay before the people the ex-
act circumstances concerning the shoot
log affair that took place near Whisky
Point
On last Sunday my husband was drink
ing again, and l spoke to him kindly. and
asked him not to drink any more. He
called me a - fool, and said he was not
drinking. Monday morning he arose at
daybreak and asked for his horse. I told
him it was in the bottom. He called me
some mean names and said l was a liar.
then went into the kitchen to build q
fire; he followed me and knocked me
down over the water bucket, and fell in
the coal box. He then called me all the
vile names he could think of, and said
he should have killed me long ago.
then got away from him and ran into the
corufeld. He ran around the yard call
ing and hunting for me, saying: IF
An4 you L Will cut JOuE 066Eb OQb 9u0
throw it in your face
Toward noon l made my way to my
mothers Tuesday morning was sick
and not able to get out of bed Willareth
came down after breakfast and asked
where l was, and mother told him that
was sick in bed. He said l was not sick,
and then he asked for my brother. lie
was told that he had gone to town. He
then asked my little nephew if he had
~. l.
He was asked to have breakfast, and said
he did not want any breakfast. He
came in the room to my bed and shook
me by the shoulder. and said: "Are
you going homo with me?" l said: ''No,
will never go home with you
again" He then poured out on me
all the vile names he could think
of. He asked me again il l woald return
with him, and l refused. 81 will not give
you another chance to Kill me- | added
He then struck me with his fist on the
chest, and said he would kill me. Then
my mother came in and stopped him just
as he was in the act of hitting me in the
face. He then threatened three times in
the presence of my mother to kill me
Then mother, an old lady of seventy
years, after he had called her all the low
names he could think Of ordered MIN
out of the house de then said he would
60 home and burn the house and all i
contained. Then he started away anC
said he would get gun and kill the en-
tire family.
After dinner I asked my brother FREQ
and son-in law, John Stamp, to go witt
me after my things. We started, and al
MIR. Langdon's we met Willareth in the
road. My brother asked him to turn
back and not go down disturbing mother
gain. / asked him to allow me to ge
my clothes. He said: "Yes, go and ge
all you want" He turned quickly
around, and had soon gained a mile
ahead of us. just as we were going
down the long hill by Boilers, Willarett
care up at my side of the road from the
isf+ l had the gun on my lap, as had
brought it along fearing he would carry
cut his previous threats. He turned il
she road and said: Turn back, you -
--, for l will fire at you" bring
Ing his gun in position. Then 1 free
two shots at him,