The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-10
mistaken FOR 4 burglar
MRS. JENNIE CLARK SHOT WHILE
CRAWLING N 4 WINDOW.
That ysseph Berry. . RooDer.
Haa RessPned-Ayssery 10 the
People Of wsIla Wniia Addition.

Mrs Jenrfa Clark. ssse looking coio-ed
woman. woo In visiting friersds 81 nc
Twers.y-zeeosd avenue, waska Wslka ad-
6stton was sfo; ard seriously wounded ny
Joseph Berry, coIorett cook Tuesday
morning about : o'clock.
TfsrougI a misunderstanding Mrs. Clark
had been locked out % the house. and
thinking no one was inside she attempted
90 crawl lI through TIE pantry WINDOW
Berry having returned heuse earlier than
u.sai heard the sound and thinking that
burglar was az work creYf 20 the pantry
door. opened II aesssiessiy anG fred al the
object IN the window from distance OF
three fest.
"a the bullet ripped through her right
esee Ars clsrk fest TO sne ground utter
Ing Wild cries OF murder. Again the
revolver rang ouf ard nerves 10 aespera-
fion. Mrs, Clark jumped over the fence
into the next yard. Once more the re
solvsr snundee, BIZ. the buffet went wide
Of its mark.
When Berry discovered hls mistake he
was grief stricken and helped Mrs. Clark
into tho he1ze, where she fell on ped
DIR SewlaDds was hastily Summoned
Nfs Clark is getting along well and VIII
certainly recover unless some unexpected
complications aet in. The bullet marked
her slsrst side for distance Of SIX inches.
TIE shots and the cries OF murder
were heard by people living in the neigh
borhooa and much speculation has been
INDUCED IN az 10 the eassse- When De
tect!ve Meredith was detailed by Capt
Willard yesterday afternoon 10 inEesi-
gate the report he had received of the
mysterious affair he went Immediately 10
the walla walla addition and talked with
different people. With ore exception all
hnJ 4arI 49,. Ia zrsi ali Essf ~
theory To offer '.If you say anything IL
makes trouble FRI the neighborheod, said
one little woman with pretty black eyes.
Henry Schultz. who lives on Twenty
third avenue told Detective Meredith THAI
he thought ne saw a woman enter cot
tage come distance from his house after
the disturbance. There liz a story around
that I shot al one of my daughters" said
Schultz, but there Is not word OF truth
IN H."
The detective went to the honse aesig
mated by Mr. Schultz and there found
Mrs Jennie Clark lying in bed with an
ugly hnllet wound in her side. She talked
willingly about the affair. II have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs William Henderson.
who have recently purchased this home"
she said mir. Henderson - = porter and
fs away from home a times. Thaye IL
an old nan named Joeeph Berry. who
cooks, I mink. In the Horseshoe restau-
rant that rooms here. Tuesday night he
came home earlier than usual and ] did
not know II when a7as trying TO get In
Mrs Henderson and ] were down town
and missed each other j came home.
thinking she had preceded me. whereas
she was waiting for me down town. When
] arrived az the house tho door was lock-
ed and / had no key. ] went around the
house trying Ia pry up the windows with
my umbrella Finally tore of the screen
on the pantry window and was halt way
I'm when Mr. Berry who had heard me.
and thought was a burglar fired. The
ballet struck me In the right side and as
fell out Of the window yelled. He fred
twice more and In the meantime l got
over the fence into the next yard. No
one seemed 10 pay any attention 10 what
was going on.
Mr.. Berry recognized my voice and
came out. When he discovered that ]
was bleeding he was grief stricken. felt
worse fer the old man than | did for
snysaif. He helped me into the mouse and
then went for a physician. II was n mis-
take and have no complaint To make"
Berry left the city yesterday morning to
visit a friend on ranch.