The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
IRATE HUSBAND AND OPERA SINGER
ATTEMPT DUEL AT A MARIN RESORT
Southern Pacific Empoye Discovers His Wife Breakfast With Stranger
and After Stormy Scene and Trip Train Gains Possession of
the TheeYear0d Child and Says That He Will Sue for Divorce
Special Dispatch to The Call


SAN RAFAEL, April 26.-An angry
husbands efforts TO gain possession Of
his child at an early hour this morn
Ing caused great excitement at Pas
iori's. villa near Fairfax. L. NJ. Ed
wards. the husband, declares thst Sig
ror Russo. an opera singer well known
.n san Francisco. has alienated the af-
fections OF his wife. He asserts that
Russo induced his wife to leave her
home at 3s5 Haight street and take
her three-year-old daughter with her.
Russo has been domiciled at Pas
toris for several months. Mrs. Ed
wards had at various times visited
there, and on Saturday she. with her
child, took permanent apartments.
This morning Russo and Mrs. Ed
wards were at breakfast and the
wOman's husband appeared. He de-
fnanded an explanation and displayed
= revolver. Mrs. Edwards hurried
out OF the room and went TO Russo's
apartments. There a scuff1e ensued
between her and her husband for pos
session of their child. Russo. who
had disappeared for a few minutes
returned 10 his own rooms with a
shotgun.
Pointing the weapon at Edwards
he demanded that the latter vacate
the premises or suffer the conse-
Guences. Edwards attempted to draw
3is revolver again. but in doing so it
. dropped 10 the floor. Mrs. Edwards
tried 10 gain possession of it, but her
husband prevented her by setting his
foot upon it, Edwards then placed
has wife between himself and Russo
and no shots were fred.
TAKES CHILD FROM MOTHER.
Other guests interfered at this time
and Edwards had 10 leave the prem
ises without his child. He thereupon
came TO San Rafael and tried TO swear
out a warrant for RussO's arrest. Dis
Iric5 Attorney Boyd would not issue
the warrant In the meantime Russo
and Mrs. Edwards left Pastori's A
detective who had been employed by
Edwards and who remained at the
place TO watch the couple apprised
Edwards of the departure Of the cou-
ile. Edwards left san Rafael on the
2.55 North Shore train for San An
seimo. As the train pulled into san
-Anselmo station Mrs. Edwards and
her child were upon the platform
Russo was not in sight. Edwards
jumped from the moving train.
snatched the child from its mothers
arms and carried il back into the
train.
Some Of his friends prevented the
mother from getting aboard, and the
train started. Russo was at San An
'selmo al the time. but did not make
llis appearance until later When the
S.52 train left San Anselmo for san
Francisco Russo boarded one car and
Nrs. Edwards another part Of the
"train when the train had proceeded
a short distance they 5oiued each other
and went upon the ferry at Sau-
saiito together.
When seen by Call representative
Edwards said:
This man Russo has not only broken
Cp my home, but attempted to prevent
me from gaining possession of my
child. Ny wife and I have been mar
fied five years and never had A cross
vord until last Wednesday Then we
Quarreled because I chided her for GER
tain rumors had heard. She has been
"a devoted wife up 10 about a month
ago, CT in fact until soon after she
commenced taking music lessons from
Russo.
FRIENDS AID HUSBAND.
After that ] noticed she was not
quite so attentive TO me. She would
leave our house early and would not
return until late. Even then ] would
not see her many times. Friday she
left for good. ] located her at Pas
f0ri's and left San Francisco on the
first boat this morning for Fairfax in
order to get the child. 1 took friends
with me.
Upon arriving at the resort I stay
I'd outside and a friend went in to
EecOnnoiter. He returned and inform
pd me that my wife and Russo were
eating breakfast. ] went in. and met
chem Just as they were coming out Of
the dining-roOm. ] drew my revolver
and demanded my wife and baby
Russo ran one way and my wife ran
into his room. i followed her, and a
tight for possession Of the child fol-
lowed. Russo resppeared with a shot
gun. Later other people interfered and