The Washington times., 1905-10-19

They bounded up the steps three at a
time and because of the darkness, trip
ped over the PROSTATE forms.
Although both were unconscious and
bleeding profusely, they were brea thing
and the policemen sent in a call for the
patrol wagon to take the injured per-
sons TO the Georgetown University Hos
pital, which is only a few blocks from
the Patten homestead.
Crowds Surround House.
When the two were brought down the
steps and placed in the wagon a crowd
Of about 1900 persons was outside the
house Everett was placed on the
streteher in the patrol wagon while his
wife was laid on the seat, with the up
per portion Of her body in Policeman
McDermott's arms. The course on which
the race with death was run was only
short one, but the spirited horse was
unequal TO the task Of winning against
the odds against him. When the patrol
wagon was two blocks from the hospi-
tai, Mrs. Everett tried to- rise from the
polIceman's arms, Her eyes opened, and
she said, This is the end of love. He
has killed me, and then fell back into
the policemans arms dead.
Everett was hurried into the operating
room He was still unconscious. One
glance at the wounds in his mouth an
the back of his head. where the bullets
came out, showed the physicians that
| the patient was suffering from hem
orrhages OF the brain and that no hu-
man power could aid him.
! In less than an hour after he was ad-
mltted TO the institution Everett breath
ec his last. He was unconscious all the
| time and never able to utter a syllable.
Both bodies were viewed by Coroner
hewitt, who investigated the case and
| read the notes found in Everetts pock-
cts DR.. hewitt signed a certificate to
| the effect that Mrs. Everett was mur-
! dered by her husband who afterward
committed suicide. Morguemaster VIII
SchoneberSer then took charge Of the
remains.
Mother Expected 1t.
Lieutenant Schneider. of the Seventh
district. found the murdered woman's
mother. Mrs. Hale. at her home, 215
| Fifteenth street southeast. and she had
the body turned over to an undertaken
J to be prepared for burial. Lieutenant
| Schneider says Mrs. Hale made the fol-
F, lowing statement when she was inform
! ed OF the double tragedy. $50 my daugh-
ter is dead. Well. this is not entirely
unexpected.
Untn two weeks ago Everett was en-
ployed by the Washington Traction
and Electric Company as carpenter.
His father works for the same corpora
( ton. and is rated as an expert black
smith The parent lives in MI, Pleas
ont. and will probably take charge of
Everett's remains today and have them
prepared for burial
When Everett married the woman
he was divorced from his first wife.
who is still living IN Washington. He
had several children by his first wife.
/ but there were none as a result of the
second union, When his wife deserted
him he went 10 the New HAMPSHIRE
avenue house where he boarded His
intimate acquaintances who have had
occasion TO observe him say he has
| been morose and sullen during the last
few days. and frequently hiuted that
life was not worth living where there
was no love and that he intended end
ing his eXistance.
The note which was handed to Mrs
Everett few seconds before she was
shot to death read. Il will see YOU
later" 1t was written on a telegraph
blank in lead pencil and the writing was
the same as that in the two notes
which We're found in Everett.s pockets