Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
Crazed by Girls Infatuation for
Another Man, john T.Andrews
Commits Rash Deed.
HIS WOUNDS MAY BE MORTAL
Three Bullets Entered the Unfortunate
Mars Head-steeI Corset Rib Pre-.
vented Him From Being a Murderer
One shot at Crowd Of Pursuers
Stopped the Chase.

Because lis lSyear-old wife persist
entity refused 10 live with him aud op-
emily confessed her nfatuation for am
ether man. j. T. Andrews yesterday
morning made Il desperate attempt 10
Xii The woman and Then put four bull
lots into his own head Mrs Andrews
received only a Slight wound. IN! the
man lies al he hospital in critical
condition
The shooting took place at 2l3 For
'y-sccond street. the home of Mr.; Mi,
chatl Ward. sister To Mrs Andrews.
shurily before 10 O'Clock.
Showed Poison Bottle.
Andrews went to .hc house ana
walked into the Kitchen, lintlin. his
Wife in the room with Mrs Ware: ana
nci@hhor. He drew IL bottle 81 ar
scnlc from his pocket and declared in
dramatic manner that he would drink
The poison and end i, all if The girl
dld not promise 10 return, to him. Be
fore the others in the room realized
=.
jumped past her husband, went
through the Kitchen door ard started
toward the stree, though 4 narrow AZ
ley
Andrews pursued drawing a rcvol.
vcr from his rocEct as he ran. IN 1llv
alley he fired two shots. Moth or which
wGat Wild Before reaching tho street.
The sill stumbled and fell ana il seem
o'l 10! moment that he husband
had accomplished his object. She was
On hei feet again Instantly. however.
ana running for her life
Girl Fell on Steps.
Mrs. Andrews reached the front
mech of her house with the man c'.,-,..
deer az the house. Slammin. ii in the
face Of the would-be murderer. There
was crash as a glass panel III he
door was broken and Andrews, with
hi; am, through the broken glass. fired
The remaining three shots as his wife
ran UP the STEPS lcadin" to The second
story
rcclcd ana again fell.
Reloaded His Revolver.
Then Andrews walked TO the side
walk cmptied tho shells from his re.
volvcr and reloaded It. placing new
cartridge in each chamber.
In the meantime quite a crowd had
been attracted ic the scene by the
shooting Andrews ran up Torty-scc-
ond street 10 Washington avenue and
started norlhward on The avenue ut a
rapid pace, pursued by HE crowd.
Fired at Pursuers.
he chase lasted for eleven blocks,
Police officer Jake Eana"s lale ami
Watehman Chapman, OF the shipyard
force leading The pnrsucrs. At Fifty
'h::d street. where there are no
houses. the fugitive came % a halt ana
1irol one shot at The crowd This end
cil the pursuit.
Turned Pistol on Himself.
1lcn Andrews lay down in he grass
and putting The revolver 10 his own
head. pulled The trigger four times
Ono isilllet passed through his hat: two
entered below tho Fight ear. one lon9-
Ing al The base Gi the brain and the
u!htr coming out near tho same place
The fourth BAH entered! Tic ncck near
he ,j.ht ear.
TELL NY Wife -
()ttrn,. N.,r ,l.lo t.,
r"&ch nc prcslrai@ figure Blood was
gushing from the wounds. but An
'!reWs vas sIiil conscious. He thought
Nc was dying and. with much effort lie
drew q ncta book from his pocIles ana
heii on his hand for pencil. Then
ne wrote Tel nv Wife 80 Before
anGhG* worn could be written tie
%ct!nGcd man became unconscious.
hurry call was sent in fer The
pa''oi wagon and in a few minutes The
man was on his way tc he hcspi,al.
Nii'e in The wagon Andrews oDenc,l
his eyes and said III a rambling sort
q way 70 Chief Of Police Johnson
isat r.! :iIc gave Him poison iii his
cGi!cS nc rhief attached no imDort
an'c % The words as Mrs. Andrews
had had no opportunity TO give mo
man coffee
Three Balls in Head.
~ tho hospital Doctors w. r. Blake.
slice. j. \. Cnrss and Louis Loeb per
termed en- operation, extracting tie
bal: which vas lodged at the hasc 81
Andrews brain. The bullet which On.
tered ihc mans neck could no, hc p.
Gated