The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
He FIRED FOUR SHOTS AT HER.
TWO OF THEM HIT AND TWO
MISSED-THEN SHOT HIM.
SELF,
HIS WOUND IS PROBABLY FATAL.
Quiet Hamline Disturbed by An Ex-
citing Sunday ShOoting-Facts
i'm the Case.

Schrumpf yesterday, and a moment
later turned a revolver on himself and
inflicted a mortal wound
The scene Of the attempted murder
and suicide was the front yard Of the
dwelling house at 1921 Minnehaha
street The neighborhood is a very
quiet one and the only excitement
which the residents have Is the occa-
sional passing Of the Hamline street
cars. 1t was a few minutes before
2 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, when
the residents for several blocks around
were startled by the sound Of half a
dozen pistol shots. 1t was at first sup
posed that some Of the lads in the
neighborhood were shooting off a few
told different story, and half dozen
OF the male residents in the block hur-
ried to the scene.
K. K. Evans, who lives at 1861 Min
nehaha street. heard the shooting as
he was about to enter his house, and
looking down the street saw a woman
lying on the ground in front of a res
idence about half block away. A
man, who was standing about six feet
away from her, was doing the shoot
Ing and did not seem to be at all con-
cerned. Mr.. Evans ran toward the
spot, but before he reached there the
fellow was on his knees beside the
BODY of the woman and pressing a re-
Volver to his breast pulled the trigger.
Mr.. Evans by this time had been rein
forced by w. K. Moffitt, another neigh
Dor, and the two managed to disarm
the fellow before he could fire an
other shot. The wounded girl was
carried into the house and the man led
to the engine house about four blocks
away. Arriving at the engine house
telephone message was sent to the
Prior avenue station and Mounted
Oflcer Braak was soon at the place.
DR.. s. M. Kirkwood, who had been
called to the scene, made a cursorv
examination Of the mans wound and
directed that he be taken to a hospi-
tai instead Of the Prior avenue police
station While waiting for the ambu-
lance TO reach the place, the prisoner.
VINO seemed to be somewhat under
the influence Of liquor, talked freely
but disconnectedly
He told the officer his name was n
b. White and that he lived in North
neid, Mimi, from which point he had
Journeyed In the morning to st. Pa111
with the purpose of killing Tillie
Schrumpf. He did not seem to he al
all worried over his own wound but
constantly inquired If the girl was
dead. When the doctor ATTEMPTED to
cut away his shirt In order to exam
Inc his wound, White objected for the
reason that 1T would spoil the garment.
hearing the doctor state to hv-
STan0or hn
wound serious one, White said he
was sorry and begged the officer to
let him have another chance to XIII
h1msef. He seemed much put out at
his failure to kill both the girl and
himself. and repeatedly said he had
held the revolver over his heart h1,t
that 1t had shot about four inches TOO
high to reach that organ. Being
searched by the officer a pint bottle
ABOUT half full of whisky was found
In one of his pockets, and in another
two dozen cartridges A note. evil
IDENTIFY written before he left North
held, was found In an inside pocket of
his coat. The Letter written on a. sheet
OF w. X. Henderson's paper, for whom
White worked in Northfield was en-
closed in an envelope and read as fol-
lows:
Mine name is H. B. White I live in
II. FI6aS0 send "a min
home at Northfeld Mimi
White, bemoaning his bad luck in
not having killed both himself and
the girl, was placed in the ambulance
and taken to the city hospital. Ar
irving at the institution he gave his
age as 80 years, said his home was in
Mortified and that he had a wife and
five children living at that point. Az
ter an examination by the physicians
he was placed on a cot, and was NOT
averse to talking. The girl. Tillie
Schrumpf, whom he had attempted TO
murder, he said he had known init
mately for about two years He had
passion for her that could not be
overcome. He left Northfield yester-
day morning determined to kill her and
then himself. The revolver he used
he had brought with him and after
reaching the city at IL o'clock. had
dinner, and then started for the place
where the girl was employed with the
intention Of shooting her and then him
self His story was told to the detec-
tives and afterWard he had a talk
with his sister, Mrs. Josephine SNYDER.
who resides at Fort Smelling.
Whites wound, while not fatal in all
cases, is likely to result in his death
within a few days. The bullet, a thir-
ty-eight calibre, entered the left breast
about three inches above the heart
and although the doctors have not
probed for 1t they are Of the opinion
that 1t entered the left lung At mid
night White was resting as comfort
ably as could be expected
The girl he attempted to murder
Tillie Schrumpf, was born and brought
up in Northfield. She Is twenty-one
years old, and came to st. Paul three
months ago. She sought employment
as a domestic, and was employed by
c. II. BOtktn, as a servant at 1921
Minnehaha street. Mr.. BOtkin gives
the girl an excellent reputation, and
says that while in his employ she had
conducted herself in a very ladylike
manner. She was a great favorite of
his wife, who was in Ill health at the
time the girl arrived at the house. and
recently died. White, he says. called
at the house about five weeks ago and
asked to see Tillie. The girl was up-
stairs dressing, and while waiting for
her to come down Botkin entered in
conversation with White. At that time
White said his name was Schrumpf
and that Tillie was his niece. He had
been visiting at the girls home in
Northfie1d, he said, and while on his
way to his home in Illinois was obliged
to pass through the city, and concluded
room about this time, and Mr. Botkin
left them together. White, on that
occasion, remained about an hour and
then left. After he had gone Tillie told
Botkin, and also the family, that the
caller was her uncle who lived In Illi-