The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-17
man FIRES TWO
SHOTS AT Wife
Bullets Only Sets. Fire t o
Woman'S Clothes
BUT SLIGHT BURNS RESULT
w. D. Young Is Placed Under
Arrest.
BUT SLIGHT BURNS RESULT

". D. Young, an employe at the gas
house, is wanted by the police CHARGED
with attempting to kill his VIE al he:
rooms in the building at 2l5 North Main
street last night about o'clock
1t appears that Young's wife refuses
TO live with him on account Of his IL
regular habits. and about three weeks
ago separated from him. Last night he
returned and demanded that she return
TO him and upon her refusal he drew a
revolver and threatened to kin her. She
ran from him into the hall. lie followed
closely and when his wife saw that il
was useless to try and get away from
him she turned and tried to get possession
of the gun. During the struggle which
followed two shots were fred but for
tunately neither one injured its intended
victim. One bullet entered the window
casing about four feet from the floor and
the other passed through the back Of
Mrs. Young's dress, entered the window
scross the hall and lodged in a pillow
which was on the bed near the window.
When the shots were fired, Mrs. Youngs
father, J. f. Kabier, for whom she is
keeping house rushed into the hail to
interfere. lie grappled with the man and
finally succeeded in gaining possession
OF the gun, whore upon Young turned
and ran down the three fights Of stairs
TO the street
At the foot of the steps Young ran
into officer A II. Sutton and said
breathlessly, For Gods sake go up stairs
there is a woman being murdered up
there" Sutton turned and ran up stairs
and the fellow disappeared.
Mrs. Young. who is a modest appearing
young woman, about , years cid, tells
of the occurrence as follows:
The whole trouble is caused by my
husband drinking. About three weeks
ago 1 concluded that l could not stand
st any longer, and told him he would
have to leave. We my father and l,
have tried so hard to make him do better.
but his promises TO become a man are
soon broken.
Last night he returned and cane into
the kitchen where ! was. alone. my father
having just gone to bed. He asked me if
! would return to him or let him come
back. and l told him no. He then said
so you would rather be dead than live
with me- | replied that ! would if things
had to be as they were lately. whereupcn
he reached for his revolver and said.
wei. if that's the case. we will die to-
gethcr. When l saw that he had the
gun I ran through my fathers room and
the next room into the hall. He followed
me and caught mo just as | reached the
hall. I then tried to get the gun away
from him, but he pointed il at my breast
and fired. ! do not know how it hap
pened to miss me. as he was close and
pointed it directly at me. The only way
"an account for it Is that his arm must
have turned just he he pulled the trigger.
We scufIed a second and then the next
shot was fired. After the last sho, he
pointed the gun at my head and pulled
the trigger, but the gun was then empty
and only clicked. He kept swapping the
gun, but it would not go. My father then
interfered and he left us.
Mrs Young's clothing was set FIRE by
the powder fash from the last shot and
as a result she has a severe burn on
the back both from the powder and
the burning clothing.
Mrs. Young father. J. +. l(abler who
the Salvation army. said: Il had just
gone to my room TO go to bed, when
Essle came running through the room
with her husband after her They ran ~
10 the hall and in moment ] heard the
two shots fired. / rushed to my daugh-
ter's assistance and after | had sue
ceeded in separating them. he said. look
out you old -. or III Kill you too, l
succeeded in getting possession Of the /
gun and he then ran down the hau TO
the stairs I turned to my daughter and /
assisted a friend 10 remove her burins /
clothing.
Il did not think that my -on-in-law 4
would ever have attempted the deed. /
He has met my daughter ON the streets /.
several times lately and threatned to +
kill her and himself also. but l do not
think he would have done it if he had /
been in his right mind.
Young saw 4 friend of the family on (
the street yesterday and sent word 40 .
his wife that he was going to leave town .
and would come and SEE ner last night be /
fore he left He entered the room about .
7:So and the shots We're fired about a 4
half hour later.
The officers went at once to Youns's