Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Man Kills His Wife and
Himself.
USES A REV O L V E R
RESORTS TO A RUSE TO CARRY
OUT PLANS.
Infatuation of Married Woman for
Unmarried Man Cause of
Trouble.

Inc strange OIL a married
woman for an unmarried soldier, accord
ing to evidence in possession of the police,
was the cause of double tragedy yester-
day evening in West Washington. Harry
j. Everett, a carpenter thirty-four years
old. while in frenzy of jealousy, shot his
wife, Margaret. and then turned the weapon
on himself and committed suicide. The
shooting took place In house 3O12 NJ street
northwest, where the alleged faithless wife
had been rooming.
The woman received two bullet wounds
through the breast, just above the heart.
and died in the arms of Policeman McDer-
mott in the patrol wagon while being hur-
ried to the Georgetown University Hos
pital The shot himself twice in the
mouth and died on the operating table at
the hospital The double tragedy occurred
about $40 o'clock last evening
The husband resorted to strategy In order
to carry out his purpose of doing away with
both his wife and himself. 1t appears from
statements made to the police that the
couple had been married about year, and
that some trouble had come into their lives,
due principally to jealousy. About four
weeks ago the wife deserted her husband
and went to live at the above nmber with
Mrs. Nor on, who is said to he married to a
soldier. When the wife left the home her
husband had provided for her she informed
to be Louis Hit, a private in the 18th Cav
airy, at Fort Myer. She afterward sad she
engaged the room at the NJ street house in
order to be near the fort.
Everett had been searching for his wife
ever since she left him, and yesterday he
traced her to her abode in West Washing
ton lie made several unsuccessful at
tempts to See the woman and finally sue
ceeded, after resorting to a trick Soon
after o'clock he rang the door bell at the
house 30i2 street. Stella Patten, daugh-
ter of the landlady, responded and, although
Everett had been to the house several times
before yesterday, Miss Patten did not recog-
nize him in the dim twilight. Everett
walked into the hallway and asked if Mrs
Everett lived there Being informed that
she did he handed Miss Patten folded
piece OF paper and requested her to take it
TO MIS- Everett's room, adding, There is
no answer
to Mrs Everett's apartment, but failed to
observe that the man was following stealth
lily behind her. The lamp in the hallway
had not been lighted and the place was
quite dark When the girl reached Mrs
Everetts room she was lying on the bed,
but when Miss Patten said she had letter
for her Mrs. Everett sprang up with the
remark:
1 guess 1t is note from Lou"
AS she stepped into the hallway to take
Ihe note shadoWy form sprang forward.
1t was her husband. He grasped her by
the arm and pulled her toward him
so this is where you are!' he exclaimed
fou won't come to live with me, will you?"
Tried to Break Away.
Mrs. Everett screamed and tried to break
away from her husband, and Mrs Morton
quickly closed and locked her door. Miss
Patten ran screaming down the stairs.
There was a short struggle, and as Miss
Patten reached the floor below there were
five rapid reports of a revolver She ran
to front window and yelled for help.
The screams of murder" were heard by
Policemen Farquhar and Porter, and they
ran to the house. Rushing up the stairs
they found two PROSTATE forms lying on
the landing close together in great pool of
blood The man and woman were uncon-
scious, but were breathing heavily The
policeman sent in a hurry call for the ma :.
troll wagon, and in less than ten minutes
both victims of the tragedy were at the
hospital.
Mrs. Everett who had been living in the
lap of one of the policemen in the wagon
died before the hospital was reached Open
ing her eyes for the last time, she whis-
pered family
This is the end of love; he has killed
me-" She then fell back lifeless into the
patrolman's arms.
The husband was removed to the operat-
Ing room, but the surgeons saw that he
was past human aid, and his death soon
followed that of his wife. Two bullets had
entered his brain through the roof of his
mouth, and hemorrhage of the brain re- g..
+,
When the policeman found Mr. and Mrs
Everett lying in the dark hallway gasping
in agony, the woman was lying the
floor on ier back, while the husband lay
across her feet. The empty revolver was
close beside them.
Found Two Notes.
The police found in the pocket of the dead
man two notes written on a telegraph
blank One of them read Il, Margaret.
liz ~
Please bury US together This is all l ask
of the living" II was signed Margaret
The other note read as follows:
This man and woman is Henry and
Margaret Everett. We were married on
September %, 1904. We lived together until
September -, when she deserted me for
soldier named Louis Hit. soldier in Troop
F, 18th Cavalry. They lived together and
broke my heart, l loved her She said
she could not give him up for me- so this
Is the consequence for being unfaithful.
death l hope" This note was signed
Henry j. Everett, 341S New Hamnshire
avenue northwest"
1t is the opinion of the police from the
tenor of the notes that Everett decided to
kill his wife and himself and make it an
pear that their deaths had been mutualiv
agreed upon by both.
On the fourth floor of the NJ street house
where the tragedy occurred Mrs Everett
and friend, Mrs. Florence Morton, who
10 Siiu ~ bC lldIlIS 10 d soldier, had two
rooms. Mrs Everett went TO the house
about two weeks ago. She became i'll and
was taken to Columbia Hospital for treat
ment last Saturday. Since leaving the hos
pital she had been weak and delicate and
remained in her room most of the time
When her husband made his first call
at the NJ street house, about o'clock yes
terday morning, he saw Stella Patten'
the daughter of the landIady He asked To
see Mrs. Everett, but the latter told Stella
to inform the caller that she was NOT In
The wife became greatly excited when she
learned that the caller was her husband
and fell In a faint. Mr. Everett caIIeI
twice again yesterday. but met with no bet-
ter success than at the first visit. AZ he
was leaving after his third cali he said en-, -,
phatically: We'll, l will see her" On his
next visit the shooting followed ~
Lieut.. Schneider of the seventh ,o,ioo
precinct said to Star reporter this morn
Ing that he had succeeded In locating tho
mother of Mrs. Everett. She Is Mr.
Hale and resides at 215 18th street sontb.
east. She said to the lieutenant: $50 INV
daughter is dead. Well she led an evil
life and was beyond redemption
Lieut.. Schneider also said that Mr.. Ever
EFT had an excellent reputation and was
well liked by all who knew him. He was
until a short time ago employed as a car