Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-06-15
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.

90. Immet Attempts to Kill His Wife, ha1
ms Woli-Meant Aim Was Bad, and "
ohly Innicted Slight Wound-His SEN
On" attempt and Attempted Suicide
| Thwsrted by BABY Sinnott-Cause NJ M
Trouble-signed the Piedgo-A Recorcia-
| iatlon.
SAN FRANCISCO, June lO.--.J. X, Eli.
met, the actor, made an attempt SAL.
| urday night to murder his wife, WIN
Is known on the stage as Emily Lytor
The shooting took place short distance
from their temporary residence in this
city shortly before o'clock.
Emmet, who closed his season here
one week ago, had been indulping III
strong drink and after mis- wife ro-
turned home quarrel ensued. Tho
shooting took place when there were
but few people on the street and the
best account of eyewitnesses was
given by Frank Berger, 10 years cf
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.
"rll shoot you. I'll kill you" yelled
Emmet who was then in the front
room.
NO, You won't" answered his wife,
as she closed the door and hastily in.
serting key snapped the lock. Push.
ing Baby Sinnott aside, Mrs. Emmet
ran along the sidewalk. Emmet
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 stone
coping, causing his nose to bleed
freely.
In the actors hand was a revolver
Springing to his feet, he cleared the
low fence at bound and started in
pursuit of his wife.
After running block the woman
stopped and looked back and then re-
sumed her fight. She cried loudly for
help as she ran.
AT this point pathetic feature ap.
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 Emmet caught up
with the terror-stricken woman, and
as she turned the corner, he drew his
pistol and fired. With a scream Mrs.
Emmet 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 one in astonishment, for he had
not seen her before Pushing her
from him, Emmet stepped back 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 hie limbs In an instant little
hand was gripping the parrei of the
revolver, which she dragged away
from the mans temple. She clung to
his arm so that he could not use the
weapon again.
Emmett stood for Il moment as one
bewildered and then with his left
hand he threw the weapon into the
garden on the corner Then it was
that the little s-year-old heroine col
lapsed and fell to the sidewalk in
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 the officer arrived.
Mrs. Emmett was assisted to door.
step near by, where she sat moaning
until the officers took her to the Re-
ceiving hospital.
The police stated that Emmet was
undoubtedly under the influence OF
liquor at the time of his arrest.
According to friends story Emmett
and his wife have not lived happily TO-
gether since they arrived in this city,
and their quarrcls drove Emmett almost
crazy at times. Mrs. Emmett is also
said to have caused Emmet to put all
the property given to him by his
father into her name. According to
the same informant she has lived ex.
travagantly and Emmet now has but
little ready money. 1t is said En-.
NETS most intimate friends have been
fearing that something Of tragic ma
ture would happen before long and
they are not at all surprised that lie
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 helpmatc,
and that when he was in his cups the
actor was unbearable.
A Reconciliation - Emmett Takes the