Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
Husband Was Under the Inf7u-
ence of Liquor.
Joseph w. Peironnet. a saIOOnkeeper,
the Offender, Who is Under Arrest
Talks in Rambling Manner About
the ARair-His story is Discredited

pulled gun from his pocket and tred,
with the result that the woman is suf-
fering from two wounds that may prove
serious.
Peironnet is locked up in a cell in the
city Jail, charged with shooting his
wife.
The Peironnets reside in a double cot
tage at the rear of 444 East Second South
street. The other part of the house is
occupied by Ed. Osborne, brother-in-
law of Mr.. Peironnet, their wives being
sisters. NJ. Peironnet is one of tn e
proprietors of the Palace saloon, 90 West
Second South street His hours on duty
at the saloon are from 5 o'clock in the
evening until o'clock in the morning.
Yesterday, for some reason or other, he
deviated from this rule and went home
at the hour mentioned. He walked d.
rectly into the house, used the words
given above and shot. The woman ran
out of the house screaming "helP MUIR
de-l" The husband picked up an IS
months old babe lying asleep on bed
near his mother, and walked out after
the screaming wife.
Several people beard the shouts and
rushed to the scene. They were met by
the woman with pistol in her hand,
yelling for help, declaring she had been
shot.
"If she's shot, I've done the shooting"
said the husband
Mrs. Peironnet going around to the
front door of James WardroP's residence,
which is Immediately in front of the
Peironnet cottage, rang for help. The
blood was streaming down her body
and despatched the porch. Miss Mary
Wardrop, one Of the daughters in the
house. opened the door and the wound
ed woman came inside and ran into
clotE es closet.
Drs. Wright and Dart arrived shortly
and attended to the wounds.
Two wounds were found, one in the
right hand and the other in the center
and about two inches from the upper
edge of the collar bone.
The wounds were evidently inflicted
by the same bullet. In being surprised
by her assailant gun in hand she had
thrown up her right hand and the ball
first passed through the heshy part of
It and lodged in the collar bone. This
movement perhaps saved her life.
Peironnet made no attempt to get
away ana was easily taken in custody.
He spent a few moments in the same
room where the doctors were probing
ing for the bullet which he had sent in
to her body so coolly, but seemed un-
concerned. He told several tales. One
was that the woman shot herself,
another that some strange man whom
he claimed to have met as he went into
the house had done the firing. Upon
being searched a gun was found with
one chamber empty and smelling
strongly of fresh powder. When his
was directed to this he ex-
planned it by saying that he shot dog
during the evening, but just how and
where he could not tell After telling
these different tales he became uncom-
and with a wave of The
hand indicated to the reporters that he
was no longer in talkative mood.
While the wounds were somewhat
painful, Mrs. Peiro met was able to talk
Her version of the affair, though re-
ated somewhat reluctantly, is probably
correct.
She said she was sitting and writing
etter IN her bed chamber. The baby
was lying asleep on the bed. Ali of a
'udden and very Unexpectedly her
husband walked in, and saying ats |
Ill up" pulled his gun and fired. As
Don as he did so, she reached under the |
pillow on the bed for her own gun, but
before she could even get hold of it he
lad fired. Still she grabbed for it and
an out of the house.
The above is in substance all that he
lesires to state.
The story that a strange man came
nut of the house is secuted. Neither
'Irs. Osbourn or any of the Wardrop
iris saw anyone but the husband
round.
The woman was removed to her sis
er's house, and after a couple of hours
work the attending physicians were en-
bled 10 locate the bullet. 1t was found
eeply lodged in the collar bone-rather
delicate place-but the doctors believe
he conditions are favorable to recovery.
rhe bullet was of 1A.calihre. which cor