The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-07

WAS ONLY A FAMILY AFFAIR
Angry Husband chases His wife's caller
Through a Second Story window.
Bullets Ely. But no one is
Hurt. '.An'sWell rhat
Ends Well,

There was an exciting half hour at
the Hotel Washburn Monday after
noon. People are not accustomed in
50 orderly aud quiet town as
Washburn to see men Jump from
second story windows, and when in
addition to this there is another
man shooting from the window at
the retreating figure, it is certainly
occasion for an easy going people to
want to know what is doing. All
this program including the high
dive came entirely without warn
ing, and it is no wonder that Sheriff
Lien, who was il the hotel at the
time, made quick steps when the
hotel bell boy rushed up where he
was standing, and breathlessly in
formed him that "lnan had shot a
woman. This statement proved to
be incorrect, but the sheriff grabbed
a Winchester, and rushing around
the corner of the hotel saw a retreat-
ing figure, a fellow who appeared to
be in too much Of hurry to pick up
his hat, and the chase began. The
sheriff gained someSon his man, but
when the outskirts ct the TOWN were
reached found that the stranger was
SO far in the lead that there would
be no chance Of getting him in the
woods, and then called upon him to
stop, at the same time firing a shot
10 the air. Bot bullets had no
terror for the retreating man, and
he kept on going. The Sheriff and
the Chief of Police and another
patrolman, began to investigate
matters at the hotel, while crowd
of people who had gathered dis
cussed the exciting events of few
minutes before. It appears that the
lady, who lives in Ashland, and has
three children, came to the hotel be.
fore noon, and registered, and was
assigned to a room A little later
a man stepped up to the desk and
registered but nothing indicated
that the two were together. Still
later another man showed up at the
hotel, and he was the husband
He asked no questions but went
Immediately to the room assigned
to his wife. The inmates of the
room recognized his walk, and as he
went into the door, the visitor of his
wife made a hasty exit out the
second story window Without
wasting any time the enraged hus-
band fired a shot at the man who
had hastily gathered himself up be-
low and started to run. Then the
sheriff took up the chase. Husband
and wife made satisfactory explain
ations to the officers and to Land
lord Peterson and were allowed to
remain in their room until about six
O'clock, when they left for Ashland,
apparantely reconciled. TIE tall
gentleman who made the high dive
returned from the shadows of the
woods about eleven o'clock at night
picked up his hat, and made sure
that there was no danger of a second
attack, and endeavored to make a
few explanations, and then drove
back to Ashland.
The parties to the affair are well
known Ashland people, especially
the husband and wife, while the
william" is a railroad brakeman.
AS could be expected there was a
good deal Of ugly gossip over the
(cvent, but there were those who
made cautious inquiry into the
whole affair, and these claim that
/ while the woman acted very indis-
discreetly, and that while her hus-
band had good reason to wish to be
reyenged over what looked to him a
very bad situation, that the explana-
tons made by all parties put the
affair in altogether a different light,
and it was generally admitted among
the few who knew just what had
taken place that the Ashland woman
had not acted as badly as might
have been supposed, and that while
appearances all. seemed to be agains'
her that there were extenuating cir
cumstances and explanations which
rather cleared the atmosphere iron