The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27

nois. Yesterday afternoon the bell
rang and Botkin, who was in the front
part Of the house, stepped to the door.
He recognized White, who appeared to
be greatly excited. He asked if Tillie
was in, and, as his voice sounded queer,
BCtkin says he thought White, whom
he still supposed was Titles uncle,
had bad news to tell the girl. White
stepped inside the door, and shortly
after he heard Tillie come down the
front stairs. He heard White call the
shooting began The girl ran out of the
front door, and as she was running
from the stoop to the sidewalk the third
shot struck her and she fell to the
ground Botkin ran toward the fellow,
and although he was excited, remem-
bers saying what are you doing. To
this, Botkin says, White swore at him
and replied:
'Ill kill you, too, you - -."
Botkin waited to hear nothing more,
but ran back into the house, out the
rear door and called for help. When
he arrived in front of the house again
Evans and Moffitt had hold of the
man and were leading him away.
Botkin, who is secretary of the I'm
perial Knights" and has an office at
936 Guaranty Loan building, Mime
apolis, saws he had no idea until yes
terday that White was not related to
the girl. She had ben very kind to
his wife in her illness and for this rea-
son he felt particularly grateful to her
She had never been in the habit of go
ing out nights and, with the exception
of several visits to her home in North
field, had been at the house all the
time for the past three months.
Tillie Schrumpf, after having her
wounds dressed by DR.. Kirkwood, was
made comfortable in the house until
the arrival Of the ambulance, which at
o'clock took her to the city hospital.
She was not inclined to talk about the
shooting, but finally made a statement
Of the affair. She had seen White com
ing toward the house several minutes
before she reached there, and told one
of the female members of the family
to tell him that she was not at home.
Botkin, however, answered the bell
and told White that she was in. AS
she came down the stairs White called
her by name, and as she reached the
foot of the stairway he reached around
to his hip pocket and pulled out re-
vo1ver. She attempted to run out the
door, and, as she did, White fired
shot at her. The bullet missed her and
went through the door, which was
open, and into the wall. The second
shot fired struck her in the right arm
just above the elbow and passed
through the heshy part Of the arm.
The third shot struck her in the back
on the left side just above the waist,
and as White was standing on the
stoop and she was running from him,
the bullet struck the muscle near the
small Of the back and took down
ward course She fell to the ground
HI tn G1a01
other shot at her as she lay on the
ground but the bullet went wide. He
evidently attempted to shoot her again,
but for some reason the cartridge fail
ed to explode. Supposing that she was
done for, White drew out another re-
volver from his pocket and, placing ii
to his left breast, attempted to kill him.
self. The appearance of Messrs. Evans
and Moffitt on the scene, however, pre-
vented him from accomplishing sui
eide.
The girl received a letter from White
on Friday stating that if she did not
leave her place in the Botkin house
he would kill her. The letter must
have made her fearful that White
would carry out his threat, for she told
several of the female members OF the
family, after reading the letter, that
it meant trouble White, she explained
yesterday after the shooting, wanted
her to marry him, and it was because
she refused that he had shot her. She
was aware that he had wife and
children, and could not, even If he
wanted to, enter into a marriage with
her. After having her wounds dressed,
the girl asked that the clothing she had
on when shot be brought IN, ana she
made a careful examination Of the
clothes for the purpose, as she said,
of seeing if any of the cloth had been
carried into the wound with the bullet.
When the ambulance arrived she was
carried down stairs in chair, but IN
sisted that she be allowed to walk to
the stretcher. She Is Of petite but mus
clIar figure, with blue eyes, fair COM
plexion and a wealth of light red hair.
She did not appear to be greatly Wor-
ried. and said good bye to the mem
bers Of the family with cheerful
smile adding that she would be back
again in about a week.
A telegram was sent at her request
to her brother, George Schrumpf, at
Mortified, advising him Of the affair
and requesting that he come to St.
Paul at once.
The doctors at the city hospital say
her wounds are not dangerous. The one
in the arm is nothing but a flesh one,
and the bullet which struck her In the
back is apparently lodged IN tne mp
Unless BLOOD poisoning sets in, the ply
sicians say, her recovery will be rapid.
White, who has been employed as a
machinist by w. r. Henderson, of
Ncrthfeld, is a dark -conplexioned fell
low about forty years Of age and has
a wonderful constitution and powerful
physique, which the doctors say will
have much to do with his possible re-
covery. Mr.. Botkin visited the hospital
last evening and expressed desire to
have an interview with Tillie Schrumpf,
but was told it was impossible for him
to see the young woman. Mrs. Jose
phine Snyder, sister Of White, was in
the reception room at the time. and
this fact was conveyed to Mr.. Botkin
with the idea that he might wish to
see her Mr.. Botkin, however, stated
that he did not care to see Mrs. Snyder
and took his departure.
White. in the course Of conversation,
yesterday afternoon. said he had writ
ter the girl and told her if she did
not leave her place and seek employ
ment elsewhere that he would kill her
and himself and that he meant just
what he said