Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-09
SHOT HIS WIFE
THEN HIr1SELF

THEN HI1SELF
Great excitement was caused at Sha-
mokin, Tuesday evening when Harry
Il. Wolf shot his wife on the street at
that place and then turning the re-
yolyer on himself sent a bullet into
his heart dying almost instantly. Mrs.
Wolf was shot in the side and was TAX
Ell to the Mary NJ. Packer hospital at
Sunbury. 1t is believed that she will
recover.
VOLTS father is shoe merchant at
Lewisburg and although claiming that
place as his home he has only been
there at intervals during the past ten
years. Mrs. VOLTS parents reside in
Dauphin county. Shortly after Wolf
and his wife were married they could
not agree and as a result there was
trouble between them almost constant
Iy. Last December while visiting at
Shamokin, Mrs. Wolf had her husband
arrested charging him with assault
the Justic es office she presented a
sorry appearance her face being badly
bruised where her husband had struck
her. When brought before the JUS
tice for a hearing Wolf was sentenced
to serve thirty days in the Northum-
berland county prison. Following this
trouble and when Wolf was brought to
Sunbury to serve his sentence Mrs.
Wolf decided that she could not live
with him any longer and she accord
ingly went to Altoona where she Sc
cured employment. After serving his
sentence, when released Wolf learned
where his wife had gone and he fol-
lowed her. When he met her at AL
toona he created such a scene that the
police were summoned but through
the pleadings of his wife he was not
placed under arrest.
About two weeks ago Mrs Wolf again
left him and came to Shamokin to Wis
it her sister in law, Mrs. Lewis Camp
bell and later Wolf followed her. More
trouble occurred between them and
Wolf mad his wife arrested last Thurs
day, charging her with assault and
battery The hearing was fixed for
Tuesday evening and then Wolf went
back to Altoona. He returned to Sha-
moki in, Tuesday and was present at
81 nf
Lloyd After hearing Lloyd dismissed
the case against Mrs. Wolf and then
she wanted to arrest her husband
charging him with desertion, non sup
port and assault and battery. The
Justice prevailed upon her not to do
so, as did also her siser-in law, Mrs
time. Wolf became angry at the de-
cision of the Justice Lloyd and when
he left the office he exclaimed with an
oath "Ill have justice through some
one and she will never come down
these steps alive again" Mrs. Wolf
and Mrs. Campbell left the office to-
Rothcl dhu Il6I NOll WIZ was "dIb-
ing for them short distance away.
As soon as she came up with him and
before any words passed between the
two Wolf drew thirty eight calibre
revolver from his pocket and pointing
il directly at his wife shot her in the
left side near the back. Justice Lloyd
hearing the shot fired rushed to the
scene of the shooting. Before the JUS
tice could reach him Wolf turned the
revolver upon himself and fired, the
bullet penetrating the lower portion
of his heart causing almost instant
death. Mrs. Wolf after being shot fell
into the arms of her sister law and
was taken to Shisslers drug store
where physician was summoned.
Realizing that her condition was SER
iOus arrangements were made and Mrs
Wolf was taken to the hospital at Sun
bury on the 9:l4 Reading passenger
train. VOLTS body was taken to an
undertakers establishment to bo pre-
pared for burial and was taken to
Lewisburg Wednesday morning to the
home of his parents.