Evening star., 1905-11-07
TRIED TO KILL WIFE
WI. Quiggle Then Sent Bull
let Through His Heart
AND DEATH RESULTS
WOMAN AT HOSPITAL PROBABLY
FATALLY WOUNDED.
AND DEATH RESULTS
Thomas F. Walsh's Secrctary-Ill
Health May Have Caused Despond-
ency and Led to Crime.

Washington ]. Quiggle, private secretary
to Thomas F. Walsh. attempted to murder
his wife and ended his own life by shoot
Ing himself through the heart in the room
occupied by the couple at an apartment
house on street northwest near 14th street
about 1870 O'Clock this morning. Quiggie
died in a few minutes. but his wife was
taken TO the Emergency Hospital and given
surgical treatment. This morning It was
stated at the hospital. her condition was
critical. She was not permitted to see any
body other than her brother. Braxton Moh-
Ter, and to him she said she did not be-
iieve her husband had shot her.
IF he did shoot me- she told him, 'he
crazy"
Mrs. ceuigge, who was Miss Hattie Moh-
Ter, married Quiggle in Baltimore last Sep
tember after having become acquainted
with him at Newport during the past SUM
mer. she was employed as travelling
companion in the Walsh family and in this
capacity met the private secretary to Mr.
Nalsh The wounded woman declared to
her brother this morning that there was
no reason for the shooting. The Quigges
hau attended Chase's Theater last night
with the family of Braxton Mohler and the
Two families had separated only about one
hour before the shooting occurred. Notes
ana letters found in the room of the Quig-
sles, the ponce think. have some bearing
upon the tragedy, and indicate that Ouig-
gle and his wife had misunderstanding
or some kind before the shooting occurred
this morning.
Five Shots Fired.
Qulsgle was twenty-four years old. He
came mere from Ouray. Col, about eighteen
months ago to accept the position with
Mr. Walsh Mrs. Quiggle is several wears
Older and has lived in this city all her
NE The young man had occupied a room
In the l street house before he was mar-
t rieo ,and about the time he became a
benedict he engaged room and board in
the apartment of Mrs. Wilcox on the eighth
moor or the building. She occupies fiat 81
ana her room was across the hall from
that occupied by the Quiggles. Last night
when Mrs. Wilcox retired she left tho door
or he room open, a heavy curtain covering
the opening. One of the five bullets fired
from the weapon by Quiggle passed through
the curtain into the room of Mrs Wilcox
and she thought this morning that she
had reason to be congratulated upon her
narrow escape. The bullet was picked up
from the floor in her room and turned over
TO the police. Two bullets, it was found
had passed through the closed door of the
room occupied by the Quggles The one
that did not drop in the room of Mrs. Will
cox made hole in the plasterinp on the
wall in the hall. One bullet did not take
effect, but the four of them showed that
the mans aim was good, although he made
mistake in shooting his wife in the right
breast instead of the left as had been the
case with the bullets that were fired into
his own body.
Mrs. Wilcox was awakened by the re-
ports of the weapon and finding the door
of the room occupied by the Quiggles
securely fastened she summoned the night
clerk. The latter opened the door and
found Mrs. Quiggle cropping about in the
darkness, while the body of her husband
lay upon the floor. DR. V. B. Jackson was
summoned from his apartment on a lower
floor. He found on examination that moth
ing could be done for the husband and
that Mrs. Quiggle was in serious condi-
ton. His advice was that she be sent to
the hospital, and the ambulance was sum-
moned. DR.. Martyr, who was in charge
of the ambulance, did what he could to
relieve the wounded woman while on the
way to the hospital