Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01
Madison. Aug

Madison, Aug, 80,
George Renway and his wife, Han,
nah are at the city hospital neither OF
them having more than poor chance
to live This is the result OF muir
derous attack OF the man upon his
wife yesterday afternoon, followed by
an attempt at suicide,
Both of the patients are in the care
of Or, Clarke Gapcn. Immediately
after the shooting he was called and
seeing that the woman was probably
not fatally hurt he ordered her taken
at once TO the city hospital
Man Appeared to BE Dying
The man appeared to have but few
moments to live and IL was thought
useless to remove him until later IN
the day when he rallied and he also
was taken to the hospital.
Operations Performed.
DR. Gapcl called In the DR. Jackson
and operations were performed upon
both patients, The woman was shot
once, tho lall striking In the back ON
the right side higher than the hip,
From the appearance of the wound IL
was thought that the ball passed
through the abdomen but II could not
be found
Bullet In Spinal Column,
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abdomen was opened and q thorough
search made for the bullet without
success The surgeons concluded that
the bah had hurled itself In the spinal
column. The course of the bullet was
downward and forward, entering In the
back near the side. II ranged in such
n direction ms TO make it's recovery i'm
possible.
Man Shot Twice.
The man shot himself twice. Both
balls entered the chest to the left OF
the heart They passed through the
chest and severed the blood vessels
of the lungs 80 az TO make death prac'
tcally certain. Both bullets were re-
covered in the operation, which was
performed after the work was finished
upon the woman, One ball was over
the shoulder blade and the other In
the middle of the back.
The woman came out from under
the influence OF the chloroform hut
her chances for '-rccovcry nre poor
The surgeons say she VIII live foi
perhaps n week before crisis will
come. There Is no paralysis yet, nc
large nerves being severed
Mans Case Hopeless.
The mans case is pronounced hope
less. The chest filled with BLOOD
quickly after the wounds We're innict
ed During the afternoon the patient
rallied, showing unexpected vitality
If The patient rallies again the sur
goons will make an attempt TO dralr
the chest but this was thought las
night to be highly improbable. Other
operations on both patients were sait
last night to be likely
A Good Woman.
For many years the Injured woman
was n servant in the family Of DR.
Clarke Gapon and he speaks highly q
her. He SAYS that she was industrious
willing and OF pleasant disposition
She was married TO Benway In Chi
cago IA years ago and since her mar
riaRc has had hard life. He hal
often miatrcated her and never gave
the family proper care and support, -
that she has been forced to work e
support herself and the two children
She has frequently taken In boardcri
and out Of this have arisen unfoundet
jealousles on the part OF the worthless
husband.
often Made Threats.
Mrs +. T. Thompson. SOC East Mail
street. a sister Of Mrs Benway. Il
quite indignant over the report tina
tho woman was the cause Of thu
trouble In the family. She says tim
the husband has often made threats
10 kill and has teen rough and coarse
in ais conduct toward his wife. Thu
trouble which resulted in the shooting
was caused by the refusal Of Mrs. Ben
way TO let the Oldest boy go out will
his father. She steadily claimed tina
he had bad influence over the chill
dren. The oldest boy had been on
with him In the morning and was pun
ished on his return home for his dis
obedience.
Before her marriage Mrs Benwa,
was Hannah Anfenson. She Is of Scan
dInavlan parentage. She IL 10 year
old. The husband Is n Frenchman ant
a., aI.,,t AZ Malta tho p1Haat tay