Evening journal., 1900-01-10
CHARLES PICKLES
ATTEMPTS MURDER
THEN SUICIDES
A Double Tragedy at No. Io4
East Thirteenth Street
This Morning.
BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT

BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT
MRS. JOHN GRAHAM LIES AT
DEATHS DOOR AS THE RESULT
OF BULLET woUNDs-JEAL-
oUsY THE CAUSE.
AS a result Of an alteration this
morning Charles Pickles, aged 80 years,
lies dead at the morgue and Mrs. Liz
zie A. Graham, Of No. 104 East Thir-
teenth street, is mortally wounded.
The cause Of the fatality seems to
have been Jealousy Pickles, who is a
young man, employed as a painter at
| ". Il. Lintons place, Seventh and
Shipley streets went to board with tho
Grahams at their residence on East
Thirteenth street last September. Al
though he worked irregularly. he was
a pleasant companion and boarder. and
soon made himself one Of the family
paying particular attention to his hos.
tess
For the past few days he had not
been working on account Of the cold
weather. and had remained at home.
PICKLES RASH ACT.
This morning John ]. Graham. the
husband Of the injured woman. who is
employed at the freight offices Of the
:, p, w. & b. railroad. at Fourth and
4 Pine streets, went to work az usual.
leaving Pickles in bed. From what
can be ascertained Pickles arose about
S.45 o'clock, and went downstairs to
the sitting room, where Mrs. Graham
was hndling a FIRE He made some
: remark to her, and the next instant
drew a 32-calihre Ivers e Johnson re-
volyer from his hip pocket and fired at
, the woman. The bullet took effect in
her left cheek, piercing the face Stag
; gering to her feet Mrs. Graham rushed
4 for the parlor which adioins the sit.
3 ting room, and attempted 10 escap,
Q from the house. Before she reached thl
3 parlor door another shot was fired
. which took effect in her lef
2 side. A third shot followed this, anS
the ball struck the woman in the lef
arm just below the elbow.
I RAN TO DRUG STORE.
, The unfortunate woman. although Sc
2 verely wounded, managed to escape By
/ the front door and ran to the drus
store of DR.. ]. II. Morgan, Thirteenth
9 and King streets. leaving a trail d
! blood along the Sidewalk.
q Entering the store she said Ny
God, doctor. I'm shot. I'm going tC
] die. Can't you save me-"
DR.. Morgan, realizing the precariouI
condition of Mrs. Graham, administer
! ed restoratives. and at once telephonet
2 Ito the police station for aid. Captain
? Black and Officers William Ward ant
z John Floyd responded at once, ant
the woman was carried to her home.
. A HORRIBLE SIGHT
3 Upon arriving at Mrs Grahaml
4 home a terrible sight met the eyes o
the officers Lying with his head ii
= the ash pan of the stove in the sitting
" room was Pickles, dead. bullet holl
through his right temple. The bloo'
4 from the wound was flowing into thl
, ash receptacle. and along the front o
6 the heater were particles OF hair, Rhicl
had been burned from his head whei
2 he fell.
4 Beneath his left side lay the revolve
3 with which he had ended his life
CORONER SUMMONED.
As soon as the officials saw the stat
,n of affairs Mrs. Graham was carried IN
4 stairs and placed in bed, and Dr.. Nor
4. gan, who assisted in aiding her to he
4 home. rendered the necessary attention
e He then Immediately telephoned 70
Deputy Coroner Giles who remove
e Pickles body TO the morgue. The Ie
I, - volver. from which four bullets wer
L, discharged. was taken possession Of b
,s Captain Black
Ut ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
k At . o'clock this afternoon DR.. Nor
k gan. who has been in constant attend
lg anoe upon Mrs. Graham said that IN
k chance for her recovery was about on
k out Of then. and that h had but littl
lg hopes. The bullets have not yet bee
2; extracted.
- MR. GRAHAM AWAY.
n Mr.. Grahams first notification of tn
ny tragedy was when he received a tele
a phone message at his ouice that 4
- was wanted at home. He at once le
I. the office at the freight yard and hui
y, ried to his residence. Before enterin
~ his house he was stopped by Mrs.
~ Frank White, who lives next door, an
~ informed Of the facts, and told of Il
nu circumstances. He was utterly owe
hs come. and to an Evening Journal r.
oI porter said 81 cannot understand
" Pickles was not a drinking man, an
ns why he should have committed such 2
ns act | do not know. At the time of Il
Us shooting my two children we're at u
as parochial school at Fifteenth and Xii
M streets, and they were at once sent f
ies anGtaken to my mothers home, me-
Nineteenth and Market streets. Tn
Is is an awful affair, and ! cannot unde
u.s. stand f yet"
ne WAS WE'LL KNOWN.
ses Pickles was about 33 years of ,ag
ith and is well-known in this city. II
* parents live at No. 1915 West -Four
in street and this morning Deputy Cor
o~ MOI, Giles notified his father who we