Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-29
TER WAITING HOURS
uSBAND SHOOTS WIFE
oman Suing For Divorce Beat
en- Down by Husband,
3 cALLEp ArrAcK sRUTAL


ospltaI with Injured Head-"Ac.
Mental" says Her Husband-pI-
orcs Gaze Pending.
Atlanta, Oct 27.-That J. H.
rnbchfeld, after waiting for two
hours met bis wife on the yeranda
u her home at about 6 o'clock Thurs
DAY night, struck her on the head
Rsth the butt end Of a Winchester
he and fired two shots al her pros
rate form as she fell into the door
az into the arms OF her young son,
the statement OF an eyewitness to
ae shooting of Mrs. Sallie Crutch-
eld at 200 South Pryer street.
1lrs. Crutchfield was painfully in
hfed on the head and the calf Of her
Ies was torn to, pieces by ball from
The rife
II appears that the husband had
been in the vicinity Of the house since
O'clock In the afternoon with VIM
chester rife. waiting the return Of
bis wife from the matinee. AS soon
Is she stepped off the car at her door
ne approached her on the verands
and struck her on the head AT the
time Of the shooting Mrs. Crutchfield
was ringing the door bell In en- en-
deavor to get into her home, and her
con, Paul. aged ~ years, was open
ing the door as his father began the
attack.
The place OF the shooting on the
vefands was marked with pools Of
blood and blood was on the steps
that led to Mrs. Crutchfeld's apart
monts on the second floor of the
house, where she lay in bed until the
embulance which had been summon
cd was on the way from Grady hos
pital.
Thomas A. Baldwin, who lives
near the scene Of the crime, stated
that he went to the house on seeing
the attack and helped to carry Mrs.
Crutchfeld 70 tho room and that her
explanation as they bore her up the
steps was. ut was brutal attack. "
Ano1her witness states that Mrs.
.Crutchfeld begged her husband TO re-
frain from shooting, but that he paid
no attention 20 her words.
Paul Crutchheld. the son is said 70
nave climbed on his fathers back In
az endeavor TO make him leave Mrs.
Srutohaeid alone,
After the shooting Mr.. Crutchilsld
walked up Pryor street and turned on
Thomas Baldwin, who followed him.
~Leaye me alone, or III shoot you,
too" Crutchfield "a alleged 70 have
said. However, w. II. Baldwin fol-
lowed him at distance until he
reached Whitehall street and Trinity
avenue, and then pointed him out 10
policeman, who arrested him.
The injured woman was taken 10
enc hospital 10 an ambulance and Il
n reported that she 10 not badly in-
1urSd. although the wounds are OF
painful nature.
Tho wound on the head brought
forth much blood, as dld tho shot
wound in the les, but neither are
necessarily fatal.
A. far as could be ascertalned on
tho scene OF the shooting. Mr., crutch-
sield said nothing 10 his wife before
Ae struck her with the gun, but com.
menccd the attack while she was try
eng 10 set In tho door.
A divorce case between the two is
now pending IN the Fulton superior
court, Mrs. Crutchneld charging her
lhUsband With brutality on several &C.
,easlons. The couple had not been
living together for some time. Mrs.
sCrutehfeld had the upper hoor Of an
apaFtment where che was attacked.
ietisnR out rooms 10 bo&rdsrs and her
Husband lived elsewhere. No trou-
ole between husband and wife was
anticipated. n appears that Mrs.
cfutahhold was ignorant % Mr.
oFatchHsld's presence until he came
uP on the veranda
AZ the police station. crutohAeid
insisted that The shooting was an ae-
eident. and THAI he had no Intention
% hsrniDg ATS wife. he stated that
MS ne had been threatened ~ nan
Mo 10 one q AIRS. cTg,cAnelas