The herald., 1897-12-29
Hostler's Murderous Work
Ended by Suicide
SHOOTS A MARRIED WOMAN
FIREs AT HEB HUSBAND AND
KILLS HIMSELF
Cix Shots, Only Two Of Which Reached
the Mark-Mismated Couples
faN Marrow Escape

Mater, infuriated with rage and jealousy
Of married woman. shot and severely
wounded Mrs. Ruby Sheets last night
Ut 11:25. the bullet passing through the
left upper jaw In q slanting direction,
knocking out two teeth on the right side.
one Of which passed entirely through the
fieshy part OF the right cheek. The hus-
band Of the woman, c. J. Sheets. also
became the object of the Jealous mans
rage, and was fred at twice, but man.
aged to escape unharmed; Parker then
turned the weapon on himself and put
q bullet through his brain, the missile
entering on the left and coming out on
the right side Of the head.
The shooting occurred In room 81 of
the Gollmer house at 233M East First
street. kept by Miss T. Topel, the room
being rented by Mrs. Sheets only Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Sheets was re-
moved to the receiving hospital. where
her injuries were examined by DR.. Ha-
gan. She will recover. Parker died i'm
mediately.
There are a number Of versions Of the
affair. that of Mr.. Sheets himself, how
ever, probably being the most correct.
When seen last night he explained the
AFFAIR as follows: ruby and himself
were married on April 5. 1895, but we had
not always got along we'll together. She
II only q years Of age and some Of her
ideas aren't quite like mine. On June
27th last she and I parted, when 1 ad-
vised her to go home to her mother, Mrs.
Magoone, who resides in East Los An
geles. have been working on Barton's
ranch west Of the city, and only arrived
; in town last Thursday. I met Ruby on
First street yesterday afternoon and she
asked me to come up to her room and see
her. She told me she had been annoyed
by the attentions of this man Parker.
and said that she was tired Of living
alone and wished to return to me. We
had supper together and at about half
past ten we went UP to her room.
We had been sitting together
nearly an hour discussing this man
Parker. who, my wife told me, had be-
come exceedingly distasteful to her. and
she wished to be able to escape his at
tentions. She told me that his mother
had only q few days been released from
the insane asylum, where she had been
-conflned for some time. -
90 About quarter past II there was a
knock at the door. Twas sitting on the
rocking chair to the right Of the door,
and she was sitting on the bed. / i'm
mediately said, Come in,i and Parker
entered. Without speaking to either me
or Ruby, he drew O revolver from his
right hip pocket and commenced shoot
ing. He fired twice at me point blank,
but ran past him and down the back
stairs. then heard the three shots at
my wife-one only of which took effect.
Ruby ran out Of the room, with blood
streaming from her mouth. We then
heard the shot which ended his life. 1
know absolutely nothing about him, and
do not believe that my wife had been
living with him, as know she had been
at her mothers ever since she left me.
I cannot assign any cause for the hor-
rible deed, except that Parker was un-
doubtedly crazy"
Deputy County Coroner Summerfield
examined the body and came to the con-
clusion that there Is no doubt but that
Sheets story Is correct. The weapon,
which is a SS-caliber Smith & Wesson,
had been in Parker's possession for some
time, the holster also being found in
his pocket. The body was removed to
the undertaking parlors of Orr & Hines,
where an inquest will be held this morn
Ing.