The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
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SAN FhANClSCO, June ~. N. Etn-
met. the actor, made an attempt Sat
urday night to murder his wife, who
is known on the stage as Emily Lyton.
The shooting took place a short distance
from their temporary residence in this
city shortly before 8 o'clock.
Emmett, who closed his season here
one week ago., had been indulging in
strong drink and after his wife re-
turned home a quarrel ensued. The
shooting took place when there were
but few people on the street and the
best account of eyewitnesses was
given by Frank Berger, IL years of
age. The couple had evidently been
practicing upon their mandolin and
guitar, for only a few minutes before
the first signs of trouble appeared the
music of these instruments was heard
in Emmet's apartments. Suddenly
the front door was thrown open by
Mrs. Emmett who pushed their little
s-year-old protege, Baby Sinnott, out
On the front porch ahead of her.
iii shoot you. I'll kill you" yelled
Emmett who was then in the front
room.
mo, you won't" answered his wife,
as she closed the door and hastily in
serting a key snapped the lock. Push
ing Baby Sinnott aside, Mrs. Emmett
ran along the sidewalk. Emmett
rushed to the front window, which he
threw open, and started to spring to
the ground, a distance of six feet. In
dong so his foot caught on the window
sill and he fell in a heap in the garden,
striking his face against the tone
coping, causing his most to bleed
freely.
In the actors hand was a revolver.
S~pringing to his feet, he cleared the
low fence at a bound and started in
pursuit of his wife.
After running a block the woman
stopped and looked back and then re-
sumed her fight. She cried loudly Cor
help as she ran
At this point a pathetic feature APP
peared in the drama. Baby Sinnott,
hearing Mrs. Emmet's cries for "help,"
joined in the race, fear and despera-
ton lending speed to her little feet.
Near the corner Emmett caught up
with the terror-stricken woman, and
as she turned the corner, he drew his
pistol and fired. With a scream Mrs.
Emmett fell to the sidewalk, slightly
wounded.
Once more he advanced toward the
woman as though to finish his bloody
work, but as he leveled his pistol the
baby sprang upon him and seized the
hand that held the weapon.
The actor paused and looked at the
little n in establishment, for he had
not seen her before. Pushing her
from him, Emmett stepped back a pace
or two and slowly placed the muzzle
of the weapon against his temple.
Baby Sinnott again sprang upon the
full grown man. She seemed to climb
up his limbs. In an instant a little
hand was gripping the barrel of the
revolver, which she dragged away
from the mans temple. She chung to
his arm SO that he could not use the
weapon again.
Emmett stood for a moment as one
bewildered and then with his left
hand lie threw the weapon into the
garden on the corner. Then it was
hat the little s-year-old heroine col
lapsed and fell to the sidewalk in a
faint.
Bystanders quickly gathered, and
n picked up the child. No one
would touch the man, who walked up
the street and sat upon his doorstep
until the officer arrived.
Mrs. Emmett was assisted to a door
step near by, where she sat moaning
until the officers took her to the Re-
ceiving hospital.
The police stated that Emmett was
undoubtedly under the influence of
liquor at the time of his arrest.
According to a friends story Emmett
and his wife have not lived happily to-
gether since they arrived in this city,
and their quarrels drove Emmett almost
crazy at times. Mrs. Emmett is also
said to have caused Emmett to put all
the property given to him by his
father into her INT According to
the same informant she has lived ex-
travagantly and Emmett now has but
little ready money. 1t is said En-
NETS most intimate friends nave been
fearing that something of a tragic ma
ture would happen before long and
they are not at all surprised hat he
tried to take the life of his wife.
Other friends take the opposite view,
and state that the fault is on Emmet's
side; that he was abusive to his wife,
who, they say, was a model helpmate,
and that when he was in his cups the
actor was unbearable.
A Reconciliation Emmett Takes the
Pledge.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-Mrs. En-.
met is entirely out of danger. An OPP
Grafton has disclosed the fact that the
bullet had not entered the head. She
claims she was not shot, but simply
struck with the butt of a pistol. the
shot going into the air. The hos
pital physicians stick to the
theory that the wound was made