Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
WIFE TO SURVIVE
GUN SHOT WOUNDS
Charles Bauer Insane When He
Attempts to Take Two
Lives.
HAD THREATENED HER LIFE
She Having Planned to Go With the
Children to Her Parents in .,
the South.

Charles Bauer came to his death
by a pistol shot inflicted by his own
hand while temporarily deranged' was
the verdict returned by the jury i'm
panelled by Coroner l.. V Eckhart
yesterday afternoon 10 inquire into
the circumstances of the Moline trag-
edy that nearly resulted in a murder
in addition TO the suicide.
The wife of Bauer is at the Moline
City hospital. He shot me while
was at the washtub and then shot
himself" was the only statement that
the woman was able to make en- route
to the hospital She will recover. it
is believed by the physicians who are
attending her.
Mrs Bauer was in the kitchen OF
her home on Railroad avenue, when
without warning her husband placed
32-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver
through the bone and came out of her
mouth, knocking out several of her
teeth.
Another shot fired entered the back
and came out of the front OF the left
shoulder and the third shot passed
through the right arm. nipping off the
end of the ring finger and injUring
several others. Satisfied that he had
ended her life he walked into the
room adjoining the kitchen and placed
the weapon to- his right temple and
blew out his brains. the bullet coming
out of the top of his head.
All shots Take Effect
Mrs. Bauer ran from the house with
the blood streaming from the several
wounds inflicted 10 the next door
neighbors. Clarks, who were greatly
frightened and shut the door, not
knowing what the trouble was. Sew
shots and they fastened to the home
and then notified the police.
House Spnttered with Blood.
When aid arrived the house present.
ed a very pitiable and deplorable sight.
The back porch the floor and walls on
the kitchen were spattered with blood.
The woman was seated on a chair in
the center of the room, and gathered
around her were four little children
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blood. In the next room lying with
his face downward in a pool of blood
was the father.
For the past year he had not had
steady employment and the last place
where he worked was at Deere &
Co.'S. where he ran the elevator.
Tuesday he assisted in moving house
hold effects, and yesterday morning
when he arose he complained of a
headache and told his wife that he
believed that he would not go TO work
Had Threatened Wife.
His wife was aware of the fact that
he possessed a revolver, and on sever
al occasions he had threatened to kill
her Whenever he would do this she
would hide the weapon. and then he
would ransck the house until he found
it. He was troubled with paralysis
and this probably affected his mind.
Two years ago he sustained a stroke
while at work at Deere & Co.'S
His remains were taken to the po-
lice station and the coroner notified.
Bauer was born in Louisville. Ky,
Nov 5. 1861. and had lived in Mo
line 1Or some time. he Is survived
by his wife. Anna. and four children.
Annie. aged 10: Tillie. aged 8; Robert
aged 5. and Leroy. aged 3. Mrs. Neff
a neighbor, took charge of the chill
dren after the tragedy.
Several witnesses were examined by
the cOroner's jury. Nearly all of their
testimony was of the same nature, and
from two of them the facts were learn
ed that at times he was subject to
spells of insanity.
Mrs. Bauer Feared Her Husband.
Mrs. Thomas Tunney was the main
witness. She said that Bauer helped
move her household effects into the
Langbein house on Tenth street Tues
day. Three years ago he suffered
paralytic stroke and since that time
he had spells and was out of his
mind. She saw the deceased yester-
lay morning about Z and he complain
I'd OF a headache and said that he was
not going to work. She also saw Mrs.
Bauer. who said that she was afraid
IF her husband for he was acting so
strangely of late She said she would
write TO her mother in Kentucky and
get money 10 go home on. The Wit
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