Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
HIS DOUBLE CRIME
Charles Winston Commits. Murder
and Attempts Suicide;
HIS Wife HlS FIRST VICTIM
Injured Man in Precarious Con-
dition at Emergency.
THE COUPLE HADQUARRELED

III SOOfLt dAD W AHhCILEib
Charles Winston, a colored laborer TWEEN
ty- seven years old, who lived with his wife,
Emma, at No. 81 Sd street southwest, shot
and instantly killed his wife about 1 O'clock
this afternoon. and then made an effort to
end his own life by sending a bullet into
his head The police were called to
the house, and Officer Nicholson Of the
fourth precinct, who was first to arrive.
found the dead body of the woman and
the apparently dying man on the bed in a
pool of blood. The revolver 3S-caliber
bulldog weapon, was found on the bed
beside them. Jealousy is the only cause the
neighbors and relatives attribute for the
mans conduct. Mrs. Winstons relatives
live in Philadelphia. brother living at No.
IA North 18th street. A child Of the wo-
mans, daughter nine years old, Is there
with one of her brothers.
Winston worked about the commission
houses in the vicinity Of the Center mar
ket, but recently he has been out OF en-
ployment. His wife worked at the house
Of woman named Wallace IN the DIV
sion,' but as her employment keeps her
busy at night she spent most of her days
at home. This explains her presence there
this afternoon in bed when her husband
little was heard of the quarrel, however
before the fatal shots were fired. Lizzie
johnson, the dead woman's sister-in law,
was the only one in the house at the time
and she was the only one who heard the
shots fired so far as the police could ascer-
tain this afternoon.
Chastity Sight.
When Lizzie Johnson heard the reports
of the pistol shots she rushed into the
street and cried 'Lelp.' In few seconds
large and excited crowd had gathered
in front of the street, but none of the
curious ones we're permitted to enter the
house until Policeman Nicholson ar
rived.
He assembled the steps leading to the
room occupied by the Winstons, the front
room on the second floor, but he could not
hear sound in the room. The door was
locked, but he easily broke 1t open, ana
then it was that he saw the CHASTITY sight
of the dead womans body and beside II her
husband, apparently dying. He picked up
the revolver and then sent for the patrol
wagon.
In the meanwhile DR.. Childs reached the
house and found that there was not spark
of life left in the woman's body. When
Policeman Bassford reached the house with
the patrol wagon and saw the condition of
the wounded man he made hurried Trip
to the Emergency Hospital, reaching there
in about five minutes. The wagon then re-
turned to the house and removed the NO
mans body to the morgue.
Scores of the woman's friends, who had
learned of her sad ending, visited the house
this afternoon and deplored her loss, but
none of them failed to wish for the worse
so far as the man was concerned. None OF
them kenw of any trouble that Winston
and his wife had ever had. except when he
had fits of jealousy, and then he would
make life burden to his wife.
Mrs. Winston was a widow several years
older than Winston when they were mar
ried in this city on the 18th of August, 1882.
She had the one child. and. as already
stated, she sent the young one to her
brother In Philadelphia.
Caused by Jealousy.
About a year ago they rented the room
in which the murder was committed and
had never caused the other occupants of
the house any trouble. They had their
room elegantly furnished, and their home
was all that could be desired. But, as
already stated, the green-eyed monster had
taken possession of him and had been
the means of bringing both himself and
his wife to so unhappy an ending.
Mrs. Winston was at her service place,
as usual, last night and returned home this
forenoon and went to bed. People who
know the husband say he had been visit
ing some cheap liqpor saloon and had been
drinking. When he went home they think
he had made up his mind to kill her, for he
order, and when he went in the room he
closed and locked the door.
Some of those who gathered about the
house pretended they had heard of threats
made by Winston, hut none of them claim
ed tina. they had actually heard him make
them. Although Winston and his wife had
always lived quietly in the room in which
the double tragedy was enacted, his friends
were rot much surprised to learn of what
happened today, knowing as they did his
Jealous nature.
Good Regulations.
Sergeant Daley and Policemen Bassford
and Ais took charge of the house after
Policeman Rinck had taken the body to the
morgue. They found among the dead wo-
mans effects letters from her brothers in
Philadelphia, as well as from other reIa-
tives. Her child in Philadelphia, 1t was
stated, is nine years old. Winston was lot
well known to the police.
He had never been arrested, SO far as
the officers know, and had always borne a
good reputation. About the commission
stores and Center market he was we'll and
favorably known, and had worked for
many of the merchants. Coroner Carr was
notified of the case, but in event of the
mans death he will probably not hold an