The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-23
Shot wife Then Turned Pistol
Against Himself Son Escaped
MAN WAS CRAZED BY DRINK
Wife Mad 6audlnger Summoned 10 Court Be-
cause Of Threats and He Became
Violent.

New York, July Z3-Out OF work and
al his savings spent for drink, Herman
0audinger of No. lis Clifford street,
Newark. shot and killed his wife Tues
day night. then wounded their nine year
odd son. Herman, and finally fired three
bullets into his own body
II was hard task to kill himself, but
he kept at II until he fell dead First
he fired two bullets into his breast, and
than he blew out his brains with the last
cartridge in his revolver.
Little Herman was badly wounded, but
made a marvellous escape from death
When his father shot him in the dining
room on the ground floor OF the pretty
two story frame cottage Herman ran
out OF the room. The father followed him
upstairs. From room TO room the boy
ran, crying with fear and pain. Hearing
his father close behind him and know
ing that he would be shot again. climbed
out OF a seoond-story window and lower
Cd himself among the morning glory
vines that covered the front OF the house
Suspended by his fingers on the window
stll. the boy held on, making no sound
while he heard his father searching for
him In the rooms within. He heard
chairs moving and the sound OF opening
closet doors as his father looked for him.
Meanwhile 20 neighbors looked on In hor-
Tor. all afraid 10 go 10 the boys aid
thinking Gaudinger in his fury might
turn upon them.
FOUND MOTHER DYING.
II was not until three more shots rang
out and the stiffness OF death told them
there was no danger that they brought
sausted boy to to safety. s n b The boy T cried
for his mother. when the neighbors
took him in the house 10 look for her
they found her unconscious and dying;
her son In a st. James hospital ambu-
lance, the boy with his arms clasped
around her neck. Before they had gone
Gaudingers body was found in the cell
lar. His pistol was clasped so tightly in
his right hand that II took all the strength
and wrench the weapon free.
Gaudinger and his wife. Elizabeth, with
their only child. formed one OF the hap
piest families in their section OF Newark
up TO a few months ago Gaudinger was
about 40 years old and his wife was 35
They had loved each other abroad and
from Switzerland and made a home. He
was proud OF his home. and had pretty
flowers and vines all about II. He was
German Savings institution. fiis position
as a pattern maker with Hewes & Phil
4 lips paid him good salary, and all went
He became slave 70 whisSey Though
he never drank heavily. he drank stead
! lily, and soon became quarrelsome and
dangerous. He maltreated his wife and
neglected his work so that three weeks
ago he was discharged. Since then he
had squandered nearly all the money he
! had saved in the years past.
! He threatened last week to kill his wife
because she said she would leave him.
He repeated this threat and Mrs. Gau-
dinger became alarmed. She went yes
terday to the Third district criminal
court. and asked for warrant. but
1 Judge schalk dissuaded and issued sum
more than a score OF buildings were un-
/ appear in court today. A policeman left
the summons at GaudIngers home while
II Gaudinger was at the bank drawing the
last OF his savings. $50 50.
on the way home Gaudnger stopped at
several saloons. At wiegana at Nal
Lyern and Adams streets, he told the bar
4 room crowd OF his troubles
"My wife Is getting too fresh,' he
said. I'm going home and klck--out OF
her"
When he reached home his wife gave
him the summons from the police court
J He could not read English we'll and she
went next door and had his nelghbor 3
wife read IT, When ne learned its nature
{he flew into a wild passion.
| When he returned home his wife had
Just put his dinner on the table. but ne
would not eat. The neighbors heard
{ioui words, followed by three pistol shots
and screams They heard the little boy
shout and saw him Chamber out and hang
from the window ledge. Then there
were the three final shots that ended
xGaudinger's life.
Mrs. Gaudinger was shot through the
neck A second bullet had shattered the
LEG OF the cooking stove. near where her
head lay. The third bullet entered the
|boy's shoulder. making wound that
Twill keep him in the hospital for two or
|three weeks.
/ Judge Schalk did not intend even 10
fine Gaudinger. but had planned 20 give
him a lecture. which he told Mrs. Gsu-
dinger would do more good than any
thing else.