The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17
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$50 O'CLOCK.
five SHOTS
Were Fired at
Mrs. Standring.
Husband Attempted to
Murder Her Today.
Locked Her in Their Bedroom
at Their Home.
Then Opened Fire With a Revolver
and Emptied Weapon.
One Bullet Took Effect-Would-B Slayer
Gave Himself Up TO Police.
Locked Her in Their Bedroom
at Their Home.
Then Opened Fire With Revolver
and Emptied Weapon.
One Bullet Took Effect-W0uld-B Slayer
Gave Himself Up TO Police.

Ihomas Standrlng, dresser tenuer,
made desperate attempt to murder bis
wife Elizabeth at their home, IL Range
ley avenue, at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
The Standings, with their daughter
Ada, live Ia the attic Of Louis Schmidt's
house, and for the past seven years the
man has done no work but has lived on
the earnings OF his wife and daughter
who are employed in the Calender build
ing. During these years there has been
more or less trouble, jealousy on the
part of the husband being the cause.
During the past year Standring has re-
peatediy told his wife that he would
murder her. Because OF these threats
to keep dangerous weapons beyond mis-
reach.
Last Tuesday evening Mrs. standring
came down to Knight street to call on
her sister to see about the sale OF piano.
II was afterward proved that her husband
followed her, for when on Knight street
a man she did not know asked her sim
pie question and passed on. When she
returned to her home her husband ac-
cused her of meeting a man and threat
ened to kill her and her daughter. The
two women fed from the house and went
to the home of Richard Bartlett, 749 At
wells avenue. Standripg followed them,
and after while peace was restored and
all went home.
This morning at the breakfast table
Standring found fault with the quality OF
the food on the table. After the meal
Mrs. Standring went into her sleeping
room and was in the act of shaking up
the feather bed when her husband came
in with a revolver in his hand and said:
"Lizzie, I'm going to murder you"
"Oh DON'T" pleaded Mrs. Stsndring.
"All right" said her husband, 81
guess I'll shoot myself" and he raised
the weapon to his head. His wife per-
suaded him to change his mind and TO
put the revolver on the mantel In the
kitchen. He then returned to the bed
room and began to tell how sorry be
was for threatening to kill her.
Then he turned about, got the revol-
yer, came back to the bed room, locked
the door and took position at the foot
of the bed, and said he had decided to
kill her. He then began shooting and
continued to do so until the seven
chambers Of the 32-csliber revolver were
emptied. The first shot grazed Mrs.
Standring' right cheek and the powder
was lodged in the skin. The bullet went
through the edge.of the window curtain
and facing OF the window frame. The
next bullet went wide OF the mark and
was embedded in the south side OF the
wall. Mrs. Standring then started for
the door, which was on the north end OF
the room, and near where her husband
stood. AS she passed him he fired three
shots. As the last OF these was fred Mrs.
Stapdring put up her hand as IL to protect
ner head, and it is we'll she did so, for
the bullet struck the right forefnger and
nearly severed II. Had she not done this
the bullet would have lodged In her
head. Three Of the bullets went into the
wall on the east side of the room and no
traces Of the others could be found. After
the shooting Stsndring left the house
and went down to the Chaffee street
police station and gave himself M.
tie was arraigned In the Sixth District
Court OF the charge OF making a violent
assault upon his wife to which he pleaded
guilty. and was held for the action OF
the grand jury in the sum OF s12, 900.
Mrs. Standring was taken to the Rhode
Island Hospital in the ambulance. where
her finger was amputated. stsndring Is an
EnglishmaB, 40 years old, and his wife
is five years younger. and the daughter
is 10 years old.
Where stsncring got the revolver is
not known, but Mrs. staudring says
that Wednesday evening some one stole
50 from her pocketbook, and sho is now
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