The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-11-02
STOPS AID FOR HIS WIFE
Chicago Vessel Captain Fatal y
Wounds Her OF Schooner.
KEEPS CROWD BACK.
Vessel Made Fort and Shotgun Its Eltec-
tive ADMINISTRATION Gambler
Kills Wifes Friend

CHICAGO, H.. Oct. 3o.-Aftcr shoot
ing and fatally woundng his wife in
jealous quarrel James +. Cummings,
captain of the schooner Henry towleN,
now in winter quarters here armed him
self with shotgun today and threat
ened to Kill any person who attempted
to board the vessel
Inside the cabin Mrs. Lillian Gum.
mings, the wounded woman was SUI.
fering intense pain and her cries could
be heard 10y those standing on the river
bank For nearly two hours Cummings
held the crowd at bay, hut finally sur
rendered To the police. Mrs. Cummings
was taken to the Peoples hospital
Capt. Cummings is owner OF the
schooner Henry Cowles and has sailed
the lakes for many years.
Jealous Gambler Stays.
DUBUQUE. Ia. Oct. 3O.-Maddcncd
by jealousy, Willie Clark, n gambler,
shot Roy Sumner in the back killing
Him almost instantly. The shooting or-
CURED near railroad station whore
Sumner and Mrs. Clark were hddin:
each other goodbye.
Mrs. Clark escaped by jumping into
the cab of a passing engine. Clark says
that he warned Sumner he would Kill
him if the couple ever met again.
Maps Between Murders,
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 80 - After
numbering his wife and their two chill
dren, and sleeping beside their bodies all
night William {. Cocker went at sun
rise to the home of his neighbor, X. ).
Gressett and killed him before the eyes
of Mrs. Gressett Cocker Ind himself I'M,
der the steps of Grcssetts home and
shot him rs he left the house.
Mrs. GreSsett, who is relative of the
governor of Virginia, ran out OF the
house and found her husband in a pool
of blood. Gressett was not quite dead,
and Cocker prepared 30 shoot again.
Mrs. Grcssett fen on her knees and
begged Cocker not to shoot. Grcssctt also
pleaded. but Cocker only advanced closer
pol,ed the gun into GrcsScttS body and
fired again, the second shot killing him
instantly.
Immediately after the shooting Cok"r
sent word TO officers to come To hls home
in Greenwood and arrest him. AS the
officers drove up to the Cocker home they
heard the report of gun, and when the
house was entered they found Cocker
stretched on the floor dead.
Murders Girl Wife; Suicide.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, oct. 30 -
Within five minutes after he had sent a
bullet through the brain of his girl wife,
Albert Hcnnerle. aged 30, jumped on Il
moving street car and, to escape the
vengeance of mob. shot himself
through the head, dying instantly.
Shooting in Bank.
CUENOA, H., Oct 30-In remark
able ARRAY William lie Due, "A farmer,
instantly killed his brotherin-law May
or Charles Nickel, in the Chenoa state
bank Saturday He then killed Hugh
ID. Jones, wealthy land owner, bar
rcaded himself in the vault, from which
in various fusillades during the after
noon he wounded two more men.
For over six hours lie Due held the
town at bay. The fumes of burning sui
phur failed to dslodge him from his
steel fortihcation Chloroform and ether
were employed with the object of stupc.
fying the murderer. but without avail
Batlled iii their efforts the citizens were
talking of lynching, when Sheriff I'D
wards arrived from Bloomington in re.
spouse to an appeal. and after long
conversation with Ii Duo induced him
to surrender at 9 o'clock at night. lie
was taken to Bloomington and locked
up in tho county Jail TO prevent lyncMne
Shoots Wife and browns Self.
MARQUETTE, Mich. Oct. 80 Ell
ward Rebel, late of Grand Marias, shot
his wife five times at Munisiug, Algcl
county, and. leaving her for dead
jumped from dock and drowned him
self The woman is expected to recover
Ardent Suitor Fatally Shot
CUBA. Mo. oct. 80 Being forbidden
TO call upon the daughter of Wesley Che
ucy, a wealthy farmer, Leslie Jones. sou
of retired merchant went to his sweet
hearts home and with the aid Of a .ad
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