The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-31
Took Her Children With Her and Repeat
edb Refused 10 Return TO Her Home.
FIRST BULLET STRUCK FOREHEAD.
Fled Inio Another Room After Second Shot Nil
Her Third Bullet Entered Her Breast and
She Died Almost Instantly.

Kcene, n. IL, May S1.-As the result
Loifs Castor. OF this city, was shot
and killed shortly before o'clock this
morning by her husband. The tragedy
occurred at the residence of Mrs. VIII
liam vanness. on Armory street. where
Mrs. Castor had been living apart from
her husband.
Castor disappeared Immediately after
f. the shooting, and officers searched the
4 woods in the vicinity OF the Nanness
house all the forenoon. but up to IL
O'clock they had not apprehended the
murderer. The principals are French
Canadians.
The marriend life OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Castor was far from being a happy
one and after quarreling a number OF
times, the woman had been in the habit
OF leaving her home and going TO the
houses of friends, wheft she would re-
main for a short period and finally re-
turn to her husband. Not long ago the
Castor family was again separated by
the differences OF husband and wife and
the woman took her children and went
TO live at the house OF Mrs. William
Nanness. Castor repented evidently for
having quarreled with his wife and
1tt0Nt aV ittS ifiiiiu iIdt Ht NOuiu lildh'
strong efforts TO have her and the chill
dren return TO him. He sent several
requests but she persistently declined TO
live with him.
This morning Mrs. Castor had been
at the Vanness residence about three
weeks. While she and others were
seated at breakfast Castor called at
0f fruit for the children. He did not
have much TO say 10 his wife when he
entered. but i'm a few minutes he re-
Quested her To return and live with
him. The woman's reply was that she
would not go back Without warning
Castor drew 44-calibre revolver from
one of his pockets and fired at his
wife's head The WOMAN was seated
only few feet away from the weapon
and the ball struck her i'm the middle
OF the forehead, but IL did not seem To
have much effect at once She jumped
up, and as she endeavored 10 escape
from the room second shot was fired.
But this did not have any serious ef-
feet, and The woman WAS able 10 gain
access to an adjoining room. Castor
followed her and quickly fired a third
time. the shot entering the womans
breast and killing her almost instantly.
Several other women who were I'm the
house We're panic stricken, but in a
short time they had sufficient pres
ence of mind TO alarm the neighbors.
A number of men responded 10 the
summons OF aid. but when they reached
the Vanness house the murderer had
left IL and was seen disappearing i'm a
patch OF WOODS in the rear of the build
ing. Notification was quickly sent to
the police station and "A number OF
officers were put 10 work on the case.
Assisted by number of citizens they
began a search OF the woods which was
continued for several hours without
success.
Castor is ~ wears old. weighs 165
pounds and Is 3 feet s inches in height
At the time of the shooting ne wore
y cardigan jacket and slouch hat.
He walked with slight stoop.
The dead woman was "a years old and
had Ave children. the oldest OF which is
10 years OF age.