Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02

killed Mrs Mortified entered her head over
the right eye, and the husband then sent
a bullet into his chest in the region of the
heart. The deed was committed, it is I'M
derstood, because of Mortfeld's fear that
he was to be returned to the asylum. Ar
rangements had been made to send him to
the Washington Asylum Hospital today or
tomorrow, and he seemed perfectly salts
fled last night while discussing the anair
with his wife.
Mrs Mortified lost her life only after
desperate struggle. during which she re-
ceived a cut on her forehead. Her right
hand was burned by contact with the
weapon Mrs WOrrell did all in her power
to summon assistance to prevent the
tragedy. There was a man in the house at
the time, a Waterman was found In the
Maltby bull fling, a colOred pedestrian ana
the driver IF milk wagon were WITHIN
hearing of her voice and heard her pleas
for help. None of them responded In time
to be of assistance, and Mortified and his
wife were dead when the police reached
the house and broke open the door.
citing one When she entered the Maltby
building she appealed to the Waterman
For Gods sake come and prevent muir
der" She said she was told by the watch
man that he could not leave the ouiidlng;
Then she grabbed the telephone and tried
to use 1t, but was unable to accomplish
anything with 1t.
1t was nearly thirty minutes. Mrs. Wor-
rell declares, before she was able to get
policeman. The police. however, are GER
tain that they reached the house in much
shorter time and say each minute must
have seemed an hour to the woman.
Cries for Help.
About 5 o'clock the voice of Mrs. Mort
field was heard by the two children of Mrs.
WorrelI. Maud md Marvin Worrell. She
called. "Maud!' and then. Marvin and
said. Come quick!" The children were
sleeping in basement room beneath that
occupied by the Mortfelds. while their
mother was sleeping in room on the nrst
floor, across a narrow hallway from the
occupants of the room in which the Tragedy
was committed. Mrs. Worrell was awak-
ened by the noise, and her first thought
was that cher children were being murdered
Hurrying toward the door leadng 70 the
basement, she met her daughter. and the
latter told her that the trouble was IN the
room of the Mortfelds.
Turning to the latter room, she heard
and Mrs. Worrell asked, "What the
natter? -,
Wont you help me?' came from the
woman inside the room.
II will" answered Mrs. Worrell; and she
attempted to force open the door, and In
doing SO cut her hand.
you can't get that door OPEN" Mrs
Mortified told her. 1.-The door is locked and
the key out
Then the excited landlady ran to the
street not taking time to dress. A colored
man who was appealed to failed to respond,
as did a milkman, and then an appeal was
made to the Waterman on duty In the Malt
by building When he said he could not
leave the building Mrs. Worrefl lost hope
of being able to save Mrs. Mortfeld's life:
IT know he will kill her" she said. The
woman's being murdered
Policeman Summoned
Returning to the house, she sent her
young son off for policeman, and going to
the door of the room Of her tenants she
called to Mrs. Mortified. Hold out a little
longer; the police are coming"
All this time Mrs. Mortified was strug-
Cling with her crazy husband, but she was
fired about the time she told Mrs. Mortified
to hold out longer. These shots. Mrs. Wor-
reIl thinks were intended for her.
Three shots followed. and when Mrs;
called to Mrs. Mortified she received no re-
Spouse, and was then certain that her
friend had been killed.
Saw Him Reloading Revolver.
There was q slight space between the dou-
Bile sliding doors, and through this Mrs.
worren saw Mortified reloading his big re-
volver. He put only one bullet in 1t. and it
was with this bullet that he ended his life.
| He was seated on the bed when the last
| shot was fired. Policemen Morgan. San
| ders and Tracy and Sergt. Murphy reached
| the house shortly after the double tragedy
had been concluded. The first to arrive was
Morgan. He was unable to push the door
open and II was necessary for him to use q
Ratchet In order to gain entrance to the
room.
The weapon that had been used was
| found on a dresser near the foot of the
bed, where 1t had been placed by Mortified
1t must have been placed there the instant
after the last shot was fired, as the mar
was dead when the door was broken open
which was probably five minutes after the
shooting had occurred. The cylinder rod OF
| the weapon was somewhat bent, and this
| II is believed was done by Mrs. Mortified
during her struggle to save her life. The
cut over the bullet wound in Mrs. Mort.
| fields forehead was not q serious one and
is believed to have been inflicted with the
hammer OF the weapon.
| Mortified was arrested early IN Octobe,
| of last year on a charge Of threats pre-
| ferred by his WIFE, It was found at thai
| time that he was insane and he was sent "a
| st. ElIzabeth's
The body Of Mrs. Mortified was lying on
| the floor near the door. where she had r,ade
SO desperate q struggle to protect her me-
Her husbands body was lying across tn