The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-14
She ESCAPED
THE DIVORCE.
Mrs. Wlckham Preferred Self
Murder. to Disgrace.
SHOT HERSELF IN THE BRAIN.
Husband Came Hums Quite Unexpectedly
and Found That She Was Not Alone
10 Her Room.
SHOT HERSELF IN THE BRAIN.

Port Jervis. N. T.. Dec. l4-FIorence s.
Mollineux Wickham. wife OF j. Emmett
Wickham. has committed suicide by
shooting herself In the right temple, af-
ter her husband had threatened To bring
suit for divorce against her.
Mr.. Wickham made this threat. he de-
clared, because he had discovered a vlsl-
tor I'm his wife's room under circum-
stances that justified his suspicious, al
though his wife protested her innocence of
any wrongdoing
The Wickhams lived I'm apartments in
the top floor OF the wickham building.
Mr., Wwickham occupied room across
the hall from that I'm which his wife
slept.
PROTESTED HER INNOCENCE.
When l returned home. about half
past O'Clock last night" said Mr.
Wickham today. II went to my, wifes
room to get a blanket for my bcd My
wife thought 1 was at the opera house.
noticed that the room was dark. which
aroused my suspicion.
pat my KEY In the door. but was un-
able to unlock IL, as her key was ON tho
inside. 1 thought this strange Then I
Knocked on the door. and my wife
opened IL little way ana tried 70 keen
me out.
Il forced my way Into the room and
tried 10 light the gas. Several times she
'on the bed | saw largs corkscrow st-
tached 20 a cork. Later found an crIp-
~ bottle which had contained pint Uc
Mr.. Wickhar stated that under cot
IN Mrs. Wickhani's room hc found a man
whom he recogni1ed. ic was iuly
dressed, as was Mrs Nickham. B'th
protested their innocence OF any wroas-
doing.
After discovering that Mrs w'ckham
was not alone In her room. Mr.. Wickha'n
became greatly excited and summoned J..
ID. Bennett and samuel T.ally both cf
whom sleep In the building. as witnesses
10 the scene.
Then he sent a messenger for q II
Powell and announced his intention OF b.
ginning n suit for divorce against MA
wife.
FOUND HIS WIFE WAS DEAD.
Mr.. Wickham then retired lie was
awakened about 1 o'clock this morning
by the sound, he said, OF two pistol Shots
proceeding from his wife's room re
rushed into the room and found his vile
sitting irr chair dead.
4 bullet had pcIl trated the brain and
her death had probably been instaata-
dropped 70 her knce. she still clasped a
revolver II was a hve-shOoter and two
chambers were empty.
IL she really fired two shots, one OF
them missed her entirely and no trace OK
ii could be foand. The marks OF powder
ON her face showed that at the time she
fired the fatal Shot the weapon had been
held close to her head
Three letters, supposed To have been
written by Mrs. Wickham before she shot
herself. were found In the room. one
was addressed 20 her husband and an
other TO her father. John Mollineux, at
Milford.
In the latter. IL is said. she begged for
glveness for what she was about to do.
and declared that she was impclled 10
take her life because she could not bear
the disgrace 0f q divorce suit.
Mrs Wickham had been an employe or
Mr.. Wickham for 20 years before ho
married her. 40 one time he conducted
tho Delaware House and later the Fowler
house. Their domestic relations. IL ~
said, were not happy.
'BROMO" not the snTe ~ "RRoNIDE."