The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-11
MRS. SCHWARTZ FIRES ON HER
FATHER-IN-LAW AND A
NEIGHBOR.
FAILED TO TAKE GOOD AIM.
SAYS SHE DIDN'T SHOOT TO KILL.
BUT rs LOCKED UP AT
CENTRAL.
RESULT OF A FAMILY QUARREL.
Husband OF the Pugnacious Woman
Also q Prisoner at the Rondo
Street Station.

Mrs. Augusta Schwartz, living at 81
East Magnolia street, is under arrest
at the central station charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Schwartz
loaded double barrel shot gun and
ordered her father-in-law, Fred
schwartz, and Henry Weisdorf, a
neighbor out Of the yard Of her res
1dence. The men did not obey her
commands and she cut loose with one
or the barrels of the gun. Not being
used to shooting irons, Mrs Schwartz
rallied to hit anyone, but she did scare
the two men and herself nearly to
deatn. Word was sent to the Rondo
street police station and she was taken
In charge and sent to the central sta
ton. Her husband, who was not In
range OF the shot gun when it was dis
charged. was locked up at the Rondo
station charged with drunkenness.
Mrs. Schwartz seen at the station
yesterday afternoon told how the
thing happened and the causes which
led up to the affair. She had been
married to Schwartz, who Is thirty
five years old and was widower with
four children, two months ago. Her
Sharood & Crooks, has been out of
employment for some weeks. On July
18th, she had trouble with her husband.
VINO wanted to spend, as she put it.
TOO much money for beer AS he
was out of work she objected, and
her objections went.
yesterday morning when her hus-
band awoke he looked for his pocket
DOCK, and not being able to find If
accused his wife of taking it. This
MRS. Schwartz denied, but as her hus-
Dand mad seen her looking over the
money on Sunday morning, she could
not convince him that she knew moth
ing about it. According to her story
ne called her names and she retaIiated
Dy throwing lot Of pepper in his
eyes. Like q dutiful wife. however
she helped him to wash the penner
from his eyes but as soon as this was
completed the argument about the mis-
sing pocket book commenced again
He left the house about O'clock and
Mrs. Schwartz followed him down
town to see if he had taken ont
warrant FOR her arrest. Finding that
no warrant had been issued Mrs
Schwartz returned home and shortly
before l o'clock her husband put in an
appearance. few minutes later her
1ather-1n-law and Henry Weisdorf
came to the house.
Mrs. Schwartz claims that her sis
ters, VINO came to visit her on Sunday
We're ordered away by her husband
ana to even up matters she decided 10
40 the same thing to her husbands
rather. She issued her orders b,,t
schwartz, senior, only laughed at her
one went into the house, loaded
snot gun as she had seen her HUSBAND
on july 4, and shot it off. She claims
tnat she did not point 1t at the men
ana did not intend to pull the trigger
sWhen she came to herself the r,ar
We're some distance away and her his
Oano not in sight She was fearf,,,
that she had killed him when she shot
ana was almost crazed at the tbougb+
one was much relieved when the off.
Gals at the station informed her tb.t
ner husband was asleep In a cell at
the Rondo station charged with DRUM
enness. Mrs. Schwartz stated last
evening that she would not live in tba
nelghborhood again, as she was 81
ways getting in trouble with son,a
one. Soiiie