The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-03-02
Former TiOnesta Woman shot

Pittsburg papers Of last week give &C.
counts of the shooting on Monday night,
2lst INST, Of Mrs. Joseph II. Jacobs, or
Mrs, w. W. Hulings, former resident
of Tionesta. where she lived with her then
husband, VIM. Hulings, seven or eight
years ago, moving from here to Alleghe-
ny. The shooting is somewhat of mys-
terry, Mrs. Jacobs claiming it was acci-
dental, while Jacobs in whose hands the
revolver was at the time of the shooting,
is locked up awaiting the result of the
woman's injuries. She was taken to the
Allegheny General hospital directly after
the shooting, and at last accounts was
living, with a chance Of recovering, An
account of the affair published Wednes-
| day morning says:
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. McCrory, OF 81 An
derson street, Allegheny, at whose house
the shooting occurred, has set conflicting
| reports as TO the tragedy Alright. They
said Jacobs and his supposed wife came
to room with them about five months ago
and never had had any quarres. On
Monday evening Jacobs arrived home
about Sl0;3O o'clock and in moving a fold
ing bed tumbled it over and broke It,
He summoned the McCrorys and laugh
ingly showed what he had done. They
sat and talked until midnight when ia
cobs and McCrory went out to a ssloen
got drink and some cigars and returned
to the room. Jacobs was joking NEGRO
| nhpnf hafnr. 4
turning to his wife said, "Mart, have
you done away with my rsvolverP"
Mrs. Jacobs replied that it was still in
the dresser drawer. Jocobs laid his cigar
on the mantle and pulling open the
drawer drew out the revolver. He faced
around toward his wife and Mrs. Me-
Crory, who were sitting near him, with
the revolver pointing to the floor. Just
then the weapon exploded and at the
same instant Mrs. Jacobs sank upon her
knees on the floor. She got upon her
feet Immediately and McCrory, ordering
the women to leave the room, seized the
revolver from Jacobs aud followed the
women into the dining room at the same
| time closing the door upon Jacobs. Then
Mrs. Jacobs discovered that she was
wounded and walked up stairs, to Mrs.
| Lillian. Ritter's room, where she was
| placed upon lounge. Meanwhile Nc
Crory rushed out upon the street and not
finding any policeman fired the revolver
twice in the air. officer Peter Grassman
came running up and McCrory took him
into the house and explained the case to
him. Jacobs was found standing as il
dazed. McCrory summoned DR.. w. NJ.
Babb, who had the wounded woman to
the Allegheny General hospital. About
4 o'clock it was thought she was dying
and she made sworn statement before
Alderman j. T. McAuley, exhon Grating
her husband from all blame. She de-
clared that the shooting was accidental
and that there had been no quarrel.
Jacobs has been sent to Jail to await the
result of the womans injuries. His faith
er, John A. Jacobs, and three brothers,
Charles, Edward and William, reside on
the South Side, the father living at Twen-
ty fifth street and Cary alley.
At the hospital it was found that the
32-caliher built had entered the woman's
right shoulder and lodged in the righ
lung. No attempt has been made to re-
move it. Yesterday and last night Ja-
cobs' frther visited the hospital and was
permitted to see the injured woman.
Her sister, Miss Ida Ruff, arrived Wed.
nesday from Philadelphia and was ac
companied by the injured woman's son
aged o years, by her first husband, WV
Hulings, an oil we'll driller of Sisters.
Vile.
Jacobs was removed from Allegheny
Central police station to the Jail yesterday
afternoon to await the result of the wo
mans injuries. de maintains silence re-
garding the manner n which the shoot
ing occurred.
#, G. McCrory and his wife, who were
in the room at the time of the shooting
declare that it was accidental that the
couple got along well and had not beer
quarreling on the night previous to thu
shooting.