The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-05
PALMIST
HAD DUEL
with HUBBY

/ wire, MIS-. ln'H BonItll' balihioi' hho"u
in this city. shot each other in a pistol
duel yesterday afternoon at the woman's 3
rooms at Haverhill. Mass. and the man
Is in the Hale hospital in that city with
serious bullet wound in the face and
neck
The woman, who received a slight flesh
wound. a bullet grazing her arm, and
a. l.. Morrell OF Salisbury, her manager.
are locked up, the former on the charge
OF assault With a dangerous weapon and
Morrell as a witness.
The Bonnells separated seven months
ago. and the woman went TO Haverhnl and
| took apartments at 1876 Merrimack street.
being known as Wonderful Carmen"
Bonner went 10 the house yesterday
afternoon and they met for the fist time
since their separation Morer was In
the room. reading. while she was stand
ing on the opposite side OF the apart
ment
| Mrs. Bonnell says her husband asked
for private conversation. and she
started for the rear room and then hest
! tated. feeling afraid She declares that
he then said that he had come from
Nashua to ask one or Two questions and
/ they would be answered or one or the
other Of them would not answer any
/ more
BOTH DID SHOOTING.
! She refused TO go into the other room
/ with him and he then drew his revolver
and declared that ne was going TO shoot
| Without further warning he pulled the
trigger and she lodged. the bullet just
grazing her lett arm and then passed
/ through the glass OF the front window.
Mrs Bonnell's own revolver lay on the
! table In the middle OF the room. partly
hidden by some books. and as she lodged
she seized IL and returned the fire.
Bonnell had not expected this reply and
did not move. The bullet struck him in
the face and he fell 90 the floor with
tho blood tiowing from his mouth and
ears.
Morrer tells substantially the same
story OF the shooting.
Policeman KimbaD heard the revolver
shots and outcry while patroling his
beat on Merrimac street. "a block away.
and rushed 10 the scene, being directed
by passerby.
He found Morrcll standing by a window
Mrs. Bonnell standing in the doorway
| leading 10 "A rear room and her husband
standing In the centre OF the room with II
reyolvers, both still warm. lay upon the
table.
To the Officers question as to who had
to reply and said. "The woman" Mrs
Bonnell Immediately retaliated: THE
man"
MAN MAY RECOVER.
Or. corrin. who had been called, arrived
soon after and as Bonnell was fainting
from loss OF blood, he was ordered 10 the
hospital.
Bonnell was not able to talk OF the affair
at any length, owing TO his weakened con-
/ dition. While he was lying on the floor
/ waiting for the ambulance he altered
/ his accusation, however, and declared that
! Morrell had fired the shot At him, al
though II is believed he did this in order
10 clear his wife, and the police are hold
| ing Morrell only as witness.
AT this time Bonnell is said 10 have
| cried out that he was dying and asked
/ his wife 10 come and kiss hlm, but she
! only turned away and declared that she
wanted nothing TO do with him. AS he
! was taken out 10 the ambulance he made
a motion 10 her but she ignored lt.
At the hospital last night the doctors
found the bullet lodged in Bonnells neck
and removed II. In Its passage through
his head the bullet had escaped the ar
terIes and the physicians think he mas
fair chance for recovery.
Little Is known here OF the Bonnels
Mrs. Bonnell and Morrell have been here
over month. although It is not known
how long previously they have been as
sociated.
II Is claimed that Mrs Bonnell's maiden
name was Stone and that her home was
at SO Russell street, Charlestown. where
her mother still lives, and where she had
been living with her husband previous 20
last May, when they separated.
Bonnell is employed as a filer az the
works of dhe White Mountain Freezer
company at Nashua, n. H.. anG is 80
years old. He married Mrs. Bonnell in
that city two years ago She alleged that
he assaulted her and had threatened her.
on which account she left him and pur-
chased and has since carried revolver
Morrell is married and has a family llv-
ing in Boston, although he declines TO
give the address For some years he has
been business and advertising manager
for palmsts.
Mrs Bonnell said last night that her
husband would not appear against her
because he fooled himself into thinking
re loved her She was confident that she
wetfiA ze acquitted upon any cnarge.
KNOWN AT THE BEACHES.
Mrs Sonnell is very well known to the
spiritualist cult in New England as she
has been a frequent visitor during the
past 10 years to all OF the larger New
England towns and resorts where reading
and fortune telling camps are conducted.
She Is we'll remembered In New Haven,
where she soJourned at the Dream city,
last summer and In Providence. Lowell,
Lawrence, Boston and the various beach
resorts.
She is the adopted daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Corydon .. Stone OF Sc Russell
street, Charlestown. Mr.. Stone has for 80
years been a carpenter and builder In
Charlestown, and until the last few days
has resided at @ Bartlett street.
Mrs Bonnell is the daughter OF Mrs.
Stones sister, and was adopted when
three weeks old Mrs. Bonnell grew up in
Charlestown, and while girl began 20
interest herself in spiritualism When 10
she began 20 give trance readings. which
she has since followed as q business.
Mrs Stone stated TO a Herald reporter
last night:
II knew Immediately the cause Of the
trouble when got the news II was un-
doubtedly another outbreak OF this mans
| ,turoa hiv fealauev"