The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
Mrs. Annie Isaacs Fired Seven
Shots al Her Husband.
SAID TO Be VERY JEALOUS.
Woman DIsplaysd Great Interest In tho
Brsoks Murder TrIaI-Coupls Married
Only Two Months.

New York, March 29.-ltcf lmaSlhauoll
inhamed by reading of the killing of WAL
ter Brooks, Mrs. Annie Isaacs, pretty
and jealous young bride of two months
fired seven shots at her husband yester-
day afternoon, in revenge for what she
thought were his attentions TO young
women. Then she killed herself by drink
ing carbolic acid in the Madison street
police station.
Harry Isaacs, who escaped from the
seven shots as If by a miracle. is twen-
ty-two years old, and keeps a saloon at
li6 Madison street. known all over that
neighborhood as ''Harry's."
Isaacs married Annie Brandenburg two
months ago, after the two had known
each other from childhood. 1t was a half
runaway match, none OF the Branden-
burgs being present and all disapprov-
ing of the match II occurred at Isaaes'
own home, in the rear OF his saloon.
GIRL A NOVEL READER.
The bride was romantic and spent a
great deal OF her time reading novels. She
pored over one all yesterday morning be-
fore seizing the pistol, which she had pro-
cured several days before 10 kill her hus-
band with.
She was Jealous and unhappy from the
first, lsaacs had gone about a great deal
with the young women of the nelghpor-
hood before his marriage. and his wife
suspected that he kept II up. The inten-
sity of her jealousy frightened Isaacs.
For a month he has been keeping n
watchful eye on his wife for fear she
would Kill him.
They had not been married four weeks
when she bitterly reproached him.
Take carel" she said. "1f you are un-
faithful TO me, I'll kill you! l mean 1t
I'll kill you!
A long Japanest knife. sharp as a razor
on both edges, was found among her
things and her husband hid it, lie watch
ed her every day TO see that she did not
get another weapon. When the Burns
case came up Mrs. Isaacs became COM
pletely absorbed in II. She bought every
paper that had a line about the case and
read 1t with avidity.
THEIR LAST QUARREL.
wednesday night Isaacs and his wife
had a quarrel. He was accused by her Of
having been with young woman. She
seemed hardly able 10 control herself. "A
young man who was present was fright
ened by the vehemence of her rage.
The young woman was still angry yes
terday morning and refused 10 speak to
She sat i'm her parlor reading novel. Her
manner filled her husband with uneasi-
ness.
He was standing I'm the middle of his
store at ! o'clock when, wheeling about.
he saw his wife with a pistol levelled at
him. She fired as he turned and he fell
TO the floor She rushed up, firing two
more shots at him. Thinking she had kill
ed him, she lowered her hand and he
leaped to his feet and ran into the
street Isaacs fed TO the corner, where he
met Policeman Mead.
"My wife has shot me- She's going 10
kill me-" he said.
Mead went back with him. Mrs. Isaacs
was standing I'm the hall with another re-
volver. this one OF heavy calibre. in hei
hand She ran into the store and began
firing again at her husband. He dashed
up the street in terror After him sped
| the woman, firing as she went. The
streets were crowded with people attract.
| ed by the sound of the shots. They scat
| tered I'm terror.
/, Near the corner she turned and delib
erately fired at Policeman Mead Sh,
| then resumed her chase of her husban,
| until every chamber of her revolver wa
/ empty. She was just reaching into he
! pocket for her small pearl-handled re
! volver which she had reloaded, whel
| Mead seized her
! The woman was remarkably calm q
| the Madison street police station, givin
/, her name I'm clear voice to Sergt. Wei
Ter. She thought she had killed her hus
band. She was led into the prison and wa
shown by Doorman Divine into the won,
an-lodgers' room just over the cells
| where she was to wait until taken {
! court.
DRANK CARBOLIC ACID.
Divine saw her lift n two-ounce vial I
her lips and utter a piercing scream. III
ran up and with the assistance OF fou
men brought her down the stairway A
antidotc was brought. but the woma
clenched her teeth and refused TO drin
IL. DR. Whitman came from Gouveneu
Hospital but the woman died soon aftt
mis- arrival
Levi Brandenburg arrived soon afts
his daughter died. and meeting Isaac
outside made a rush for him. lie struc
lsaacs I'm the face and was beating hil
when policemen rushed between them
you caused It," he cried. "Why aren
you dead too? Why is my daughter dea
and you alve?"
Capt. Thompson sent for a young ban
clerk who was supposed 20 have give
Mrs lsaacs the revolver. but the your
man denied IL and was let go. Issacs sal
that the Florence Burns case was r,
sponsble for the tragedy.