The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-27

and above the heart tearing its way
through the left lung and producing in
ternaI hemOrrhage The W0man's con-
dition from the shock forbade any at
tempt at probing for the bullet and It's
location has net been determined,
though it is thought 10 have taken a
downward course and LOGGED IN the
lower part of the lung.
Prendergast was seen by a u
reporter and asked to make statement
regarding the shooting and the dlffl-
cuTties between him and his vile that
had led to her attempting her own lie,
but refused to say anything 1urther
than that he had intended to separate
from her and that when he had in
formed her of his intentions she had
sent the bullet into her breast.
The Young man was married TO ms
wife about e year ago. He is but
twenty-three years Of age, while MIS-.
PrendergaSt is seven or eight years ms
senior. and had been married before.
She was formerly a Mrs. Decker, OF
Chicago. but was divorced from her
first husband and was the mother OF
two children when she married young
PrendergaSt. PrendergaSt is a Catho-
lie, while Mrs Decker was a Protestant.
and the marriage of the couple was
opposed by the young mans family at
the time. both for this reason and be-
cause Of the disparity in their ages.
Both Mrs Sanders and her daughter
speak highly Of Mrs. PrendergaSt, and
aside from his determination TO leave
his wife. roundly condemn the husband
for his treatment Of her while occupy
ing apartments in the block which they
rent out. Said Mrs. Sanders, in speak
ing of the shooting:
'Mr and Mrs. PrendergaSt rented the
rooms where she shot herself last June.
They lived together until about three
weeks ago, when Mr.. Prendergast left
his wife and since that time she has
had nothing to eat except What she re-.
ceived from friends. She has been TAX
ing her meals part of the time with my
family and has often talked of her
domestic troubles. She said her hus-
hands family was trying to cause them
to separate. Mrs. Prendergast often
spoke Of her love for her husband, but
said he frequently abused her. I never
knew of his striking her while they
lived with US, but l have heard him
abuse her fearfully. Since Mr.. Prender-
CAST went away his wife constantly
talked of taking her life, and after he
was here Monday night she came to
our rooms in diScOnsClate spirits. She
said she had taken the revolver with
which she shot herself today and had
threatened to kill herself then, but that
her husband took the weapon from her
and told her not to do anything until
he saw her today She told us that if
he persisted in leaving her she would
kill herself, and I tried to get the re-
voIver away from her during the morn
ing. She would not allow me to touch
it, saying Robert had placed 1T on
the shelf where it lay and she had
promised him it should not be dis
turbed until he visited her again.
when he came in today, he greeted
his wife with a gay Hello as though
nothing had happened, and, in a few
minutes, Mrs. Prendergast opened her
door and asked my daughter to call
her dog. Scarcely had our door closed,
when we heard the pistol shot and
rushed to the front rooms to find the
door locked, and, when it was opened
Mr.. Prendergast was bending over his
wife begging her to forgive him and
asking her not to tell any one how
she had been shot. she said she for
gave him, but that it was all his fault
Mrs. Sanders further said Mrs. Prem
dergast had told her she was opposed
TO marrying her husband, because OF
the difference in their religions and the
objections of his family. She had met
young Prendergast in st. Paul, she
told her friend, and about a year ago
went to visit him at Cable, Wis, where
he was working as a railroad telegraph
operator. At that time Mrs. Prender-
CAST told Mrs. Sanders, her husband
had insisted upon getting married and
she had consented. Afterwards she
had Joined the Catholic church to
please her husband and had left her
children with her parents III Chicago
because he did not want them.
Young Prendergast is a train dis
patcher by profession and has been
employed at different times by the 500
Milwaukee and other railroads at
points in the vicinity Of st. Paul.