The age-herald., 1900-05-05
CHAS. M'FETRIDGE
 FATALLY WOUNDED Shot By R. s. Allen in Twentieth Street Boarding House. WIFE FIGURES IN THE CASE Same Man Who Was Shot By Dump Mcdonald at State Fair-Claims
 to Have Acted in
 Self-Defense
 
WIFE FIGURES IN THE CASE

Charles McFetridge, who was shot by Dump Mcdonald during melee in the German village at the State fair last fall, was shot again last night and perhaps fa- tally wounded by Robert s. Allen of En- sley, who claims to have acted in self defense
 The shooting occurred at the boarding house of Mrs Barbara Strietz, at 3oS1b North Twentieth street, and appears to have been the result of family quarrel in which Allen poses as the protector of McFetridge's wife, although it is intimated that the real cause of the trouble was Al lens intimacy with the woman.
 Shortly after 6 o'clock Officer Mulln, who chanced to be in the neighborhood of the building, heard four shots ring out, and hastening to the stairway, met Me Fetridge coming out with blood flowing from his mouth and neck. The wounded man swooned into the officers arms just as Allen came down the steps with a pis- tol in his hand. and was eased to the pave ment, while Mullin, with his pistol drawn, placed Allen under arrest.
 The wounded man was taken in charge by City Physician Whelan, and was re- moved to St. Vincent hospital, where 1t was found that he had received three wounds, one in the mouth, one in the throat and the third in the left hand. AL len was taken to police headquarters by Officers Mullin and Eagan and locked up on the charge of murder, it being reported that McFetridge was dead.
 An investigation was at once begun by the police, and according to the occupants of the house and Mrs. McFetridge herself the trouble which resulted in the shooting began early in the afternoon when Mrs McFetridge, who had decided to return to In Vino attaY,n ,f hpra treatment at the hands of her husband, went to the depot to enquire about a tick ct, and was followed by McFetridge, who is said to have threatened her life
 One Story of the Affair
 Returning to the boarding house where she occupied room No 9 on the top door she was accosted bS her husband who again protested against her leaving and again threatened her life. According to witnesses the man flew into a rage and left the house. and in fear of being sub jected to harsh treatment, the woman, so she says, decided during his absence to move her trunks out of her room and to hide herself in another room, at the same time asking some one to protect her She asked if Allen, whom she had met at Ems ley, was in the house, and was told that he was not.
 A short time after, however, he came in and was informed by a daughter Of Mrs. Strietz that Mrs McFetrfdge had requested that he protect her from any bodily harm, whereupon he went into the kitchen at the end of the hall.
 According to the statement of Mrs. Strietz, -.4cFetridge came up the steps about this time in asrage and made inquiry con cerning his wife. Learning that Allen, of whom he was said to be jealous, in the house, he proceeded down the hall with something in his hand which he held be- hind him, with Mrs. Strietz pleading with him to do no harm.
 Seeing that trouble could not be averted, the woman rushed back to her own room, which is situated in the front of the build ing, and had scarcely reached the door when the shooting began.
 In the meantime, Mrs McFetridge, who was secreted in room IA on the second floor, rushed out and went to her husband who by that time had reached the sidewalk.
 This story of the trouble, however, was contradicted by others, who say that Allen Was in room with tbe woman when Me Fetridge came in
 The something which McFetrdge is said to have had in his hand while ap-