The times., 1897-12-14

Charles Winston, colored, twenty seven
years old, shot and instantly killed his
wife, Emma, yesterday afternoon because
he was Jealous Of her. Then turning the
same pistol upon himself lac sent bullet
crashing into his own head. His effort
TO commit suicide, however, was not SO
successful and the physicians at the Emer-
gency Hospital say that he will survive the
wound, onlyto face the likelihood of death
on the scaffold.
Winston and his wife were married
on August II, 1892. She was widow
at the time, several years his senior, and
had one Guild "A girl Of nine years, who
is now living with Ter relatives in Phila
delphia. About year ago the couple
went TO live in the same house with
Winston's sister, Lizzie johnson, No. 81
Third street southeast. They occupied
the front room, on tue second floor of the
house, and it was here that the murder
and attempt at suicide took place about
l O'Clock vest ay afternoon.
The woman worked at the house of Nell
lie wallace 1911 c street northwest, and
her duties kept he1 at the service place
all night. Yesterday morning She returned
home and retired, as was her. custom, TO
So ep during the day.
Winston vas formerly employed by sev
eraI groceTs and commission merchants At
the Center Market, but recently he has been
out Of work. Nevertheless. he was in the
habit OF leaving the house early IN the
morning before his wife returned, and ne
dld so yesterday morning. During the
morning lie was about the market, and
visited severa! Of the saloons in the vicinity
and IN south Washington. He was some
yviai under the influence of liquor when
be went home about noon, although he
was fully conscious Of what he was doing,
anC u. d evidently planned the tragedy for
he was armed with a revolver.
There was NO one else in the house at
the time when Winston and his wife eN-
ceut the sister-in- law, who was on the
floor below She heard Winston enter the
house. He went directly upstairs and
shui and locked the door behind him. Ihc
johnson woman heard them talking but
gave no heed
Whale busy al work she was startled by
hearing two sharp reports OF a pistol, one
following directly after tie other, coming
from tie room which the Wmstons GCrJ
pied without going upstairs 10 ascertain
the cause Of the firing OF what the result had
been. sha rushed out into the street CRYING
..NurGer," "Pulicer' and shouting for
heIn. ,rowd soon gathered about the
house In the widest excitement, but no
one dared L. cIter, until Policeman Nicho.
80, ia T-, rrrf rrapIugf arrived.
The officer went at once upstairs. He
found The door locked, hut with little diff
Guilty broke It open. In the bed, clad
only IL her night dress, and partly covered
with bed clothing, Iay the woman, with
bullet wound IL her head. Beside her on The
bed Iavthe man. with wound near his
rig mt ten pie, ana between them he re- oliver
with yro en- PITY chambers. The barTel was
stul warm when the policeman piAed 1t
up A Hasly examination Of the Ws'man
showed that he was dead. and the life Of
the man vah to all appearance fast ebbing
avyav. Dr. ChLds. who had been suuImOned
arriv ed and saw tnst while the woman had
in all prohah hiIty been instantly Killed.
there was vi chance that tie life CT the
man might he saved.
Policeman Nicholson hastily summonrd
a patrol wagon from No. 4 station, which
arrived with Policemen Rink and Bass
ford auc winston was hurried 10 the
Emergency Hospital. He was still coli
sCiuus when admitted to tue institution.
When asked why he had committed the
deed he would make 40 stat ement, and only
inquired TO know II his wife was dead ana
seemed to be content when told that his
shot had been effective. He also said
that he ouiv wished that he might die too.
Regarding the cause which led him to XIII
the woman hc would say nothing and he
was thcu placed under the influence of
! an auesthetic willie the surgeons extracted
! several PORTIONS OF the bullet from hiS
/ head.
The lead had evidently split into many
pieces when It entered his skull and the
main portion OF it had taken down
ward course and was found embedded
in the opposite jaw. Tie operation per
formed by Dr. Carr was highly success
full and Winstou's chances for recovery
last night were very good.
In the meantime the lOdy OF the woman
was removed to the New Jersey avenue
morgue and Coroner Carr after Viewing it
decided to await the Result of Wmston's in
iuries before setting tine for tie holdil.
Of the inquest.
No other cause for WinSton's act can be
assigned than that OF Jealousy, 1t was
know that hr was extremely Jealous Of his
Wife, and accused her of keeping company
with mar eIuplo yed at her ser vice place.
The fact also that she worked where she did
gave him oeUse 70 suspect her, and upon this
subject they sometimes had quarrels, and it
is said that he warned her and then threat
ened her with violence. The couple were pros
porous. and their room was nicely furnish
! ed. There aS no signs of struggle when
| the officer reached the scene, as the room
was in order, and It is therefore supposed
that Winston deliberately shot the woman
as she lay ia the bed
The dead woman's brothers reside at No.
! 724 FoTty-fifth stIeet. Philadelphia, and
She Formerly lived in that city. Among
her effects was found letter from cne
brother AID receipt for a package re-
| Gently sent 10 him and supposed to have
! contained money.
| Policemen Ais and Schrader were de-
tailed by Lieut.. Hollinberger to remain at
the bedside Of the murderer. alternating
| every siX hours. and guard him until sIl n
! time as he shall have sufficiently recovered
TO he confined in cell. Winston now
occupies cot at the Emergency Hos
pital.