The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-31
FARE WELL SHOT
Hoboken Mans Revolver
Goes OFF as Wife
Kisses Him.
DEAD WHEN DOCTORGOMEs
Mrs. Chartrand Says 70
Was Accidental-Held
for Examination.

John Chartrand, thirty-three years old,
manager of the Hoboken Skating Rink,
was shot dead this morning willis in the
act Of bidding his wife good-by. Mrs.
Chartrand, who was the ondy witnesss
says that the shooting was accidental
She says that her husband had the re-
volver In his hand and tat the weapon
went off while she was putting er arm
around his neck. She refused 70 give =
comlete statement. The revolver lay be-
side chartrand with two of the chambers
empty, although SO far as the police can
learn only one shot was cred.
| The circumstances surrounding the af-
| fair are singular. Mrs. Chartrand has
| not lived regularly with her husband for
the past six months. She stayed with
her mother. Mrs. Harroun, at No. 1,004
| Washington street. Chartrand lived at
| the rink where the accident occurred.
He had made preparations to go down
| to Toms River this morning hunt
| ing trip with Owen Smith, halter. of
No. 102 Washington street. chartrand
was to have met Smith at the hat store
on Washington street at 8 o'clock this
morning, the time arranged for starting
on the trip.
When he did not show up at o'clock
Frederick Smith, Mr.. Smiths brother.
consented to go up to the rink and see
what was OBTAINING him
! Mr.. Frederick Smith said to a. News
reporter this morning when I reached
the skating rink went up the steps and
opened the door. The door struck some
thing as I pushed it open and when I
looked in 1 saw Chartrand lying on the
floor with a revolver by his side. Blood
was oozing from a bullet wound in the
back OF his head.
81 shouted to him but he did not an
unconscious There was no one around
the rink, so I ran and notified the police
at the Second Precinct station. Sergeant
Goode sent Doorman Murphy back to the
rink with me. Shortly after we got
there Mrs Chartrand. came in accom-
panied by DIR. Zennek. 1t appears that
/ arrived just after she had left for the
Doctor
When questioned by the police all that
Mrs Chartrand would say was that tie
shooting was accidental. 1T was an ac-
cident, she said mo harm was meant.
She declared she would say no more un-
| Ill she consulted lawyer. She was lock-
ed up at the Second precinct police sta
tion. She appeared to be greatly excited
An ambulance was hastily summoned.
but Chartrand expired before he arrived
at st. Mary's Hospital. He leaves two
children. one five years old and another
eight. The children lived with their
grandmother
The entrance to the rink is reached by
one flight of steps that are built close 70
the outside of the building. Directly m
side the door there is a small box-hke
hall from which door leads to the man
room. 1t was in this small hail Inat
Chartrand was found. He was evidently
all prepared to leave on his hunting trip
Near him was his gun case ana othef
hunting paraphernalia.
Mrs Chartrand'S mother. Mrs Har-
roun, was seen this morning by a. News
reporter She said:-"My daughter vent
down to the rink last evening. She ana
Chartrand have not lived together ror
some months because he. did not Work
steady and could not provide apartments.
NV daughter frequently stayed at the
rink overnight. She did not come home
last night. AT eight o'clock this morning
1 sent her little boy to the rink to see II
she had reached there all right. The Boy
came back and said: Mamma Is coming
right home. She has her hat on and will
be here in a minute Less than an hour
later heard of the accident
Chartrand was born in Cuba Mrs.
Chartrand was born in South America
She is a frail little woman with black
hair and black eyes. She gave her age
as thirty-five. The Chartrands have lived
in Hoboken since their marriage about
ten years ago.
Chartrand had been in charge of the
TIoboken Skating Rink for many years.