Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-14
SOLTWEDEL'S CRIME
The Man Fired Two Shots at
Ills Wife and Then Sent a
Bullet Into Ills Head.
SEQUEL or UNHAPPY MARRIAGE

SEQUEL or UNHAPPY MARRIAGE
A few mmUtca before o. o'clock lasi
evening people living in the neigh .
borhopi ~ no South rroadway weIa .
startled by three shots hrcd ln rapid
succession.
The report came from villain
tent On the rear Of no. no and Mrs
Elsic s0ltwodoi -gggrcd through
tho low door OF the tent and lon 90
tho ground
Inside the .Dnt sitting in "a chair
with hIs head resting on a table. was
man with a bullet iu his brain. a
smile OF satisfaction had settled ON
bis countonaucc fIo died believing
that he had killed tho woman he had
ao cruelty abused and driven 10 seek
divorce. but OF whom ho was insaneia
Jealous
It was pt time In tho ovsniue
whom people living on tho Highlands,
who are employed iu tho down town
district were Eoing home after the
days work and the streets contained
many pedestrians
Attracted iy me shots, crowd of
curious people coon gathorpl The
woman lay ON the ground, stunned
and terribly excited but conscious
Am Z shot through The brain2 %
. 0m want 90 DIE Did be kill mo?
u.d you send Tor a DOCTOR ! know
shall dicg' the frantic woman was
heard to say.
After a Tow minutes ho spectators
recovered from the shock that hold
them and che woman was taken into
. tha house ana % number of doctors
/ ah0 answered hurry telephone calls.
soon relieved her OF pain and tho
monial strain from which sho suf
ferod
Murderer's Weapon
The murderer had fred two shots
from a 80 calibro revolver OF close
range straight at The Intended vic
Tins head. but fate was scnCr0uo
and the bullets only inflicted scalp
wounds, dcceIving tho domontod man
into believing that he had accom-
pIlshed BITS purpose and preserving
the llfo uf tho woman. Had Herman
soltwodoI missed those two shots
and the woman had van. doubtless
he would have nrcd more times Of
her taking as a target her ncctins
body But when Pho fon on the
ground and the blood gushed from
the wounds in tho head he believed
that he had killed her and 90 hulsh
hI Jcsdly work, turned the sun ou
/ himself placing tb5 muzzlo close %
| his fcmp.e. sent a bullet crashing 90
90 his brain. only a very small
round hole just above me inner cur
Nature of the loft cye remains al
evidence of the shot Tho bullet wen
straight home.
Did Not Quarrel
MAY Hatcher. q young lady lylnf
Boo iHo house at 40 mo was in me
! tent occupied hy Mrs Elsie s0ltwodo
at The time OF the shooting She said
"Mr souwedcl came 90 tbe hous'
. about 5.l5 o'clock aud said that HI
. hal come 90 bid Elsie good bye. b,
J was going away and had already
] bought a ticket I was in the ten
fixing Elsles hair and ne was there
'u.I her 10 come 20 tho house an,
would finish doing up her hair. sal
turned around and told Herman tina
b he must 20 and started 90 bid hin
g1od bye Tie pulled tho gun out o
, h.s rocket and shot az nor A IN
| 0r6 shot / ran"
prsmcdltated Murder and Suicide,
I Letters found in Herman soltwcd
o oils pockets after his corpse had bcol
2 conveyed to A Borders moreuc ar
conclusive evidence mat Doe went d
Dts vfes home yesterday nfternooI
b TO- commit murder and suicida
ono letter was 10 the coroner giy
Iur Instructions as 10 the disposal O
g his body n said that a brother O
I, whiting Ind, would have o. shppo
J east for intcrment
A second letter WHh addressed "a
i Attorney NJ. n Hickey. who was EN-
p ploycl by Mrs, soltwedol % secua
b Tor her a divorce. The suit was Mo
2 by Chief OF Police Mcillln as DEF
Z uty sborih last week and Justly s.
= founded on the grounds OF non SUI
port and cruelty,
a third letter vas addressed to IA
{ Journal Democrat and was tho plalI
tive vail OF tho boggardly man. Sol
wedol was praying for public syn
o pathy. when none was deserving
g claiming CoOlnoss OF relatives an
many other things such as woul
como from a coward
soltwodol was evidently out q
money as well as out Of his min,
, IFS possessions found ia hia pocket
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