The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-15
SHOT HUSBANDGOING TO WORK
YOUNG WIFE SAYS HE THREW
HER OYER WHEN BABY DIED.

HER OYER WHEN BABY DIED.
She waylald Him And Sent Bullet Thrsugt
Els Body After Quarrei-He's Likel,
to Dle--She Was . Stenogrspher, and
Elizabeth Wilson, "a years old, sent q
bullet through the body Of her husband
Edward, yesterday morning. as he wa
about to enter tho doorway Of 122 Centre
street, where he Is employed 40 a compost
tor. Wilson Is in the Hudson street hospital
where the opinion Is expressed that he has
slight chances for recovery. The woman,
thin, frail, hysterical thing. Is in the Tombs
The married life Of the pair has been
unhappy. After their marriage they lived
together internationally. Three months ago,
when their child died, they separated.
Wilson's refusal to contribute to the support
Of the woman led her to have him arrested
some time ago, and Magistrate Barlow.
in the West Side Court, ordered him to pay
her ~ a week. According to the woman's
statement to the police after the shooting.
Wilson paid no attention to the order. and
gave her nothing.
Wilson, who lived at 40 East Fifty
second street, came downtown on the Third
avenue elevated road yesterday and got
OF at Canal street At the foot Of the station
stairs he was met by Arthur Herbst. q
fellow workman, who lives in Long Island
City A. moment later the woman clad
appeared. The police think she was wait
ing for her hush and at the foot Of the stairs.
Herbst says that the couple Immediately
began quarreling and that Wilson con-
tinued to walk west toward Centre street
dropper. Herbst slaekened his gait and
allowed the Wilson's to get some feet ahead
Of him. He says he heard the woman cry
out angrily:
y don't want to 60 to work. want to
make an Iappointment Nth YOU Whst
Amy time you feel like it, Herbst says
he heard Wilson reply.
The couple continued. waiinE side oy
side ararreling IN e low tone al tHs , time
south they continued the dispute and.
finally, in front OF. the building where Wilson
was employed the woman shrieked You
will, will you!
With, this she whipped revolver from
Wilson staggered into the hallway and fell.
The woman continued down Centre street
at an ordinary gait.
Herbst called to, small boy, Harry Vein
berg Of 40 Forsyth street. and told him to
man arrest her The boy had seen what
happened and knew what to tell Policeman
Howe when the woman turned through
White and Bayard' streets into Mulberry
Bend Park As Howe placed his hand on
and said:
Nov don't make a scene; I'll 60 quietly"
Howe took the prisoner to the Elizabeth
street station, where she refused to answer
any questions.
to the hospital in an ambulance and the
woman was taken there in order that Wilson
might identify her. When led to his cot
the woman seemed calm. Her husband
positively stated that she had shot him.
Il knew this was coming. said Wilson:
done for. A week ago she threatened to
Guarded by Policeman Howe and Miss
q probation officer. the prisoner
was taken to the 'rombs police court and
seemed hysterical As she was stood be-
fore the Magistrate she shrieked
.They have taken my baby from me.
They've, got him in box In the next room.
Oh, won't you, please. give him back to me?..
the woman when she had her husband
arrested for non-support. was in court,
and Magistrate Breen asked him to act
as her counsel. The Magistrate
saw that an examination Of the case at the
time would be useless, 40 he committed the
woman to the Tombs without bail to await
Tia result Of her husbands in juriee.
During the trip to the hospital after her
arrest the woman made statement to Po-
liceman Howe. Howe quotes her as say
'nsHi III. wouldn't ,,,,ro,t m. .ho,,, :.
made good wages. was etenographer
when he married me. Though he made
money enough to support both me and
the baby, he wanted me to 20 right on
just the same. When our child
was born had to stop working, and after
L died he threw me over altogether.
iidn't propose to work when I knew nv
husband was able to support me, and this
s why / had him arrested. He promised
never paid it.
Although she told the police she was
it was learned that she had been
living in furnished room on East Sixty.
sighth street. Mrs. Wilson'S mother lives
1t Al East Eighty-aeventh street. When
old Of tho shooting she said:
THAT man ruined my daughter-he
wrecked her life. She was well educated
and held good position az stenographer
But as soon as she met him it was the be.
ginning OF the end"
Wilson'S condition In serious. The
outlet entered the left side and is lodged
somewhere in the abdominal region.
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