The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-21
MRS. ALLEN INSANE
SAlS HER HUSBAND
Woman Who Killed Mrs. Graham In
Fit OF Jealousy rias Been Queer
For a Long Time.

Seattle.-Mrs. Ella Allen, who shot
Mrs. Laura Graham at South Seattle
Monday evening. inficting a wound
from which the victim died, is believ-
ed by her husband, Robert Allen. TO
be insane. He states that for TWEEN
ty years his wife has shown symp-
toms of insanity whenever she was
worried about anything. He admits
that Mrs. Allen has been violently
jealous of Mrs. Graham for several
years, but denies that any cause for
the feeling existed.
Mrs. Allen lies in a stupor at the
county Jail She does not and per
haps cannot talk intelligibly to any
body. Her husband and her little
boy, 9 years old, were with her for a
long time Wednesday. She recog-
nized the child and addressed some
remarks to him, but further than that
has not talked to anyone.
Mr.. Allen was found at his wife's
house, 700 Stewart street. and talked
freely concerning his relations with
Mrs. Allen. The two were marrie,.
more than twenty years ago in Min
nesota, but have lived in Seattle most
Of the time since 1885. They have
| had nine children, OF whom only two
survive, boys 10 and years old re-
spectively. Mr.. Allen states that his
wifes mind became affected shortly
q no ip+h Of
that she has internationally shown
signs OF emotional insanity. ever
since. Illness and mental worry. he
says, have always had an adverse
affect Mrs. Aliens jealousy OF Mis-.
Graham he described i'll substance as
| follows:
Story CT the Relations.
Several years ago We were run
liHg a little store in South Seattle.
The Grahams were neighbors. Mr..
Graham was an Industrious man in
the employ Of the Frye-Bruhn com
pany. He was good to his family eX-
| Cept for one fault-he was a hopeless
gambler. Whenever he drew his
wages he could not resist the tempta-
| ton 10 make a bee line for the gam
| bling dens. and he would stay there
until he was broke. Much OF his time
his wife drew his wages and he al
ways seemed perfectly satisfied 10
! have her do it. Then they had enough
| 10 eat When he got the money first
| they had to run in debt and | aways
! trusted them.
FINALLY Graham and his wife sep
arated and he went away. After that
| 10 get along. | continued to give her
credit. AT one time her brother,
| Frank Harrison, who was killed a.
WhatcCm about ten days ago By fall
| Ing from a bridge, came down and
| paid what she owed My wife began
to object to my giving Mrs. Graham
| SO much credit. | told her that We
could not see the woman starve, ana
that ner brother would make it good.
| Mrs Allen was not satisfied and Wor-
| ried ME a great deal with her jeal-
Ousy.
One day | offered to move away il
| hat would satisfy her. She took up
| the proposition at once ana we moved
20 Salem, Or, and ran a restaurant
there. We went pretty nearly broke
on il, ana last December | came back
to Seattle and returned to work for
| the electric company by which / had
been amnlOyed before | had the South
Seattle store. Mrs. Allen sold the
restaurant in February and came On
after me- We lived on Western ave
nue. for a while; then, about three
months ago. my wife rented this
house and began keeping roomers.
Made Life Unpleasant
Il lived with her until last Friday
but she was continually talking about
Mrs Graham and at times grew al
most hyetarical about it. Since | came
back | nave seen Mrs. Graham only
| two or three times on the street.
could not stand my wife's nagglng.
and last Friday | took a room out OF
the house. Saturday | went back and
had a long talk with her, and she
agreed that we ought 10 get along TO-
gether. and ! expected to 60 back III
few days. | did not see my vile al
ter that until today in Jail.