Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-22
TRIES TO KILL HIS WIFE
Husband Was Under the Infiu-
ence of Liquor.
Joseph w. Performed. n ssaIOOnke eper,
the Offender. who is Under Arrest
Talks III Rambling Manner About
the AEair-His story lis DIscredIted

ClOCk last nlSnF Joseph w. 1elTonnet
walked into the bed chamber of his
home, where his wife was sitting and
writing letter, told her il was "all up, y
pulled gun from his pocket and fired
with the result that the woman is suf-
fering from two wounds that may prove
erious.
Peironnet is locked up in a cell In the
city Jail, charged with shooting his
wife.
The Pcironnets reside in 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. Mr. Peironnet is one of thu
proprietors of the Palace saloon, 60 West
Second South street His hours on duty
at the saloon are from 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 "helpl mui-
derp 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 doorof 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 m the
house, opened the door and the wound
ed woman came inside and ran into a
cloti es closet.
1DAos w anu A<dIl
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 feshy 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 UNI
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 gun was found with
one chamber empty and smelling
strongly of fresh powder. When his
attention was directed to this he ex-
planned 1t 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-
munieative, 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. Peironnet was able to talk.
Her version of the affair, though re.
lated somewhat reluctantly, is probably
substantially correct.
She said she was sitting and writing a
letter IN her bed chamber. The baby
was lying asleep on the bed. All of a
sudden and very unexpectedly her
husband walked in, and saying ATS
all up" pulled his gun and fired. AS
soon 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
had fired. Still she grabbed for it and
ran out of the house.
The above is in substance all that he
desires to state
The story that strange man came
out of the house is secuted. Neither
Mrs. Osbourn or any Of the Wardrop
girls saw anyone but the husband
around.
The woman was removed to her SIS
ter's house, and after couple of hours
work the attending physicians were en-
abled 10 locate the bullet. 1t was found
deeply lodged in the collar bone-rathcr
delicate place-but the doctors believe
the conditions are favorable to recovery.
The bullet was of 44-calibre, which cor.
responds to the husbands gun, and dis
proves his rambling assertion that she
ad shot herself, her gun being a IS cal.
ibre, Smith and Wesson. While tie
physicians were probing for the ball her
pistol was found hidden in her dress.
One chamber was empty, but the shot
had evidently been fired some time ago.
Peironnet was taken TO the police
station and afterwards locked up. He
was seen in his cell by the reporters, but
refused point blank to talk, referring
them 10 his wife. He appeared to be
under the influence Of liquor, and it is
more than probable he shot his wife in
a drunken rage.