Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-28
TER WAITING HOURS
HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE
Woman Suing For Divorce Beat.
- en- Down by Husband.
WIFE CALLED ATTACK BRUTAL

Hospital With Injured Hesd-"Ae-
cldentai.g says Her Husband-oI-
yorcs Case Pending.
Atlanta, oct. 27.--That J. II.
sirstchneld, after waiting for two
hours, met his wife on the veranda
OF her home at about G o'clock Thurs
day night. struck her on the head
with the butt end Of Winchester
riae and fred two shots al her pros
lrate form as she FELL into the door
way into the arms OF her young son,
ts the statement OF an eyewitness 70
tho shooting Of Mrs. sallie Crutch-
aield at 300 South PryN street
Mrs. Crutchheld was painfully in
cured on the head aud the calf OF her
aee was torn 10 pieces by ball from
ehe ride.
Il appears that the husband had
been IN the vicinity Of the house since
Z O'Clock in the afternoon with a VIM
chester rifle. waiting the return OF
his wife from the matinee As soon
an she stepped on the car az her door
ne approached her on the veranGa
and struck her on the head. At the
time OF the shooting Mrs Crutchneld
was ringing the door bell In an en-
deavor 10 get into her home, and her
son, Paul. aged ~ years. was open.
ing the door a. his father began the
attack
Tho place Of the shooting on the
gefanda was marked with pools OF
blOod aud blood was on the steps
that led 10 Mrs, crutohheld's apart
msnts on the second floor Of the
house, where she, lay In bed until the
ambulance which had been summon
"a was on the way from Grady hos
pitnl
Thomas A, baldwin, who lives
near the scene OF the crime, stated
that he went 10 the house on seeing
che attack and helped 20 carry Mrs,
Crutohaeld 70 the room aud that her
explanation Rs they bore her up the
etepa was, TT was brutal attack
Another witncsa states that Mrs.
Crutehneid begged her husband 10 re-
fraln from shooting. but that be paid
$40 attention to her words.
Paul CrutohAeld. the son, h said 10
nave climbed on his fathcrs back IN
an endeayor 70 make him leave Mrs.
Crulchacld alone
After the shooting Mr. Crutchaeld
walked up Pryor street and turned on
Thomas BALDWIN. who followed him.
''i.eaye me alone. or i'n shoot you,
Zoo. Cruchlold "a alleged 20 have
eaid However, W a. BALDWIN fol-
lowed him al a distance uhtI he
reached Whitehall street and Trlulty
avenue, and then po,nled him cut 20
. policeman, Who arrested him
The iajured woman was taken "a
che hospital In an ambulance aud .,
d reported that she % noi badly la
sured, although The wounds are OF .
painful nature
The wound on thc head brought
for,A much blood, az dsd che sho,
wound IN ,he les, bat neither are
neeessauly fatal
As far AZ could be asesgtainod oa
'the eoene ~ BE shooting. Mr.. Cyutch-
nela said Rolhlas 20 bis wife before
Ne struck her with the gun, bat com.
tnvnced The attack while she was tn.
inE d SEE in iae door
A divorce case between he two d
n0w pending in ihe Funon superior
ooRrH. Mrs. CuatoAheld charginr hsf
husband VITA brutality ou several oe.
'caE.0nb. The coaple has na, bee.
uyiuE togtthet Coz somp Ums Nc.
crstoAasla had ne upper aoor % sa
apartnsut where the was ATTACKED.
betting ept rooms 10 eosrdsrs ana hes
hasosEt lived elsewhere No uoa,
ole helNeen husband ana Wiio 80
anticipated n RppeaFs thal Mrs
cExteAesld wa trnoyant "a Mr
CtNschheAaF pFessnte natn ~ eaet
80 ca ne Nefanda
AZ tAe p3aoe shliea. Crugrh3ea
tnesiea lhai ihs shooting vas 81 a.,
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