Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-29
WIFE IS DYING C;
HUSBAND IS DEAD
predetermined MANS AWFUL
WORK WITH GUN
Wounded Wife Jumps Through VIM
dow, While TImld NeIghbors Fear
to Invade DomIcile to
Save Baby
Special to The Herald.

Special tn The Herald
WHITTIER, June 2S.-Ed Schan-
doney, about 30 years of age, lies dead
in his humble cottage at Santa Fe
springs with self-lnhicted bullet in
the abdomen, while his wife is at the
point of death in the Whittier hospital,
shot through the back by her demented
husband.
The tragedy occurred at the family
home at Santa Fe Springs about 8
o'clock this morning.
After receiving the bullet wound from
the revolver in the hands of her hus-
band, Mrs. Schandoney, in death
. struggle, wrenched the weapon from
the hands of the crazed man and
leaped to safety through an open win
dow.
In her eagerness to leave the house
the woman, fleeing in her nightrobe,
failed to take with her their 2-year-old
girl, but fortunately Schandoney did
the child no harm before ending his
own existence.
Leaving the home with the revolver
and suffering agony from the wound
in her back, the woman rushed frantic
ally to the house of a neighbor but
she says was refused admittance. In
desperation she sought refuge at a
nearby store and was here allowed to
lie down on the floor.
In the meantime those who had gath
cred at the store were wondering what
scenes were being enacted at the cot
tage where the demented father and
prattling babe we're left alone, but
knowing the man was in possession of
a six-shooter no one dared approach to
investigate.
Telephone for Help
Telephone messages were sent to
whittier and Norwalk and soon num-
ber of officials appeared on the scene.
Marshal Way F. w. Wright and At
torney Graham We're the first to force
-tan entrance to the Schandoney cottage.
pitiable sight met their gaze The
babe, nude to its waist, was wailing
pitifully and running from door to door
as If by instinct it desired freedom
from the sdualor around it.
In the bedroom lay the man, stretched
face downward upon the floor, while
under his body was a single-barrel
shotgun. a discharge from which had
ended his life.
In talking to reporter soon after
the tragedy Mrs. Schandoney gave the
following version OF the affair: SKI
ED had not been feeling well for sew
eral weeks and we had slept late this
morning. When we awoke we were
talking and Ed said. Let's all die How
would you like to dep
"He had talked that way before and
I paid no attention to him except to
remark that / would not like to die
and leave the baby. Finally he got UP
and was counting some money. I asked
him to give me some. We were not
duarreling but he said / would lose it
if l had it.
Just then turned with my back
toward him to get a piece of money
had under my pillow. AS I did so he
shot me in the back.
Struggle for Weapon
II jumped from the bed and clutched
his hands and the revolver. He acted
as though he was trying to shoot again.
but after struggle I got possession
Of the gun and threw it out of the
window. I then jumped out and ran
ITO Mr.. Ellis and later to the store"
The woman attributed her husband S
deed to dependency. She said he was
not strong minded and that by reason
of this fact he had been neglected by
his relatives She also stated that he
was good boy and had always treated
her well.
brother of the dead man said the
deceased was feeble minded and had
been so adjuged in this county about
four years ago. 1t is said his sister
committed suicide some years ago.
Mrs. Schandoney's maiden name was
Crosby. She has a brother, Otho Cros-
H. u Ia, TI1s