Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-24
Stays HIS WIFE
IN PASADENA
ENGINEER THEN FLEES TO LOS
ANGELES
Police 5elieva. That His Body viii
Be Found in a Room Here-Trag-
edy Result Of Extended
Marital Trouble

PASADENA, July 23.--Lulu Freeze
Hudson, domestic employed by DR..
e, B. Hoag, 101 North Los Robles ave-
nue., was shot twice and almost in
stantly killed at $3.50 this evening by
her husband. VIII Hudson, employed
at San Diego as an engineer.
Foiled in his evident intention to kill
Mrs. Hoag, the murderer fed in the
darkness and made his escape.
1t is possible that the murderer's
body will be found in a room in Los
Angeles Late tonight 1t is learned
that he went to Los Angeles, where he
is said to have rented room. He pre-
vlously threatened to commit suicide,
and the local police believe that he will
carry out his threat and perhaps al
ready has done so.
Hudson called at the Hoag home this
evening while his wife was sitting on
a side porch with Georgia Hoag, aged
IL years, and approached her with
request that he wanted to talk with
her. Mrs. Hudson demurred, but finally
she consented to walk to the street curb
for short conversation. George Hoag
went across the street to speak to a
neighbor'S boy, and in few minutes
he came back, just In time to witness
the tragedy. AS Hudson set his foot on
the curb in front of the Hoag home. so
Mrs. Hoag related, Georgia noticed
from the unusually loud tones in which
Hudson and his wife were talking that
they were quarreling.
Three Shots Fired
He saw Mrs. Hudson start away sud-
denly, and this movement was followed
by three quick revolver shots in the
semi-darkness. The frightened lad
heard a scream from the woman, and
he fled into the house and to his moth
er's room on the second floor.
Neither of his parents was in the
house and at the top of the stairs the
boy turned and looked down. He saw
the man outside throw down his
weapon and start to run. Then he re-
turned, picked UP the revolver, and
with it in his hand he climbed the steps
and tried to open the screen door at the
side of the house. The door appeared
to stick, and the man gave up the at
tempt, heSitated moment and then
ran across the street and eastward on
Herkimer street.
G. Combs, an engineer at the Hotel
Maryland, near by, was the first per-
son other than the child on the scene
running after him found the woman ly-
ing face down in the driveway lead
ing by the house Two desperate
wounds were in her body and she ex-
pired a few moments after medical aid
reached her. Constable Austin and Pa
trolmen Reynolds and Odell were
promptly on the scene. The body was
removed to the undertaking rooms of
Reynolds & Van Nuys and Coroner
hNy fn1n ba
inquest was set for tomorrow at p.
m.
Trouble of Long Standing
The tragedy is the outgrowth of a
long standing quarrel dating back sew
eral years and having it's seat at Evan
ston, ILL.,; Denver or Colorado Springs,
Colo, and Pasadena. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hudson have been estranged for a long
time, and it is said the husband made
threats against the woman and against
those who have been harboring her.
Some months ago Mrs. Hudson ap-
peared at the home of DR.. and Mrs. e.
r. Hoag, related the continued trouble
she was having with her husband and
begged to be taken in and defended
from the annoyances to which he was
subjecting her. The woman had been
in the employ of the Hoags at Evans
ton, ILL.,, and was highly respected by
Them and they readily yielded to her
request. Several weeks ago Hudson
appeared at the house and quarreled
with his wife again. She refused to go
with him and finally she appealed to
her employer for protection. DIR. Hoag
ordered the man away, and he went,
cursing the entire family as well as his
wife. At that time he was employed
at San Diego or Coronado in running an
engine of some description. At this
interview he threatened to kill Mrs
Hoag and said she had alienated his
wife's affections The man is said to
have been drunk at the time. DIR. Hoag
caused his arrest, but Hudson was re-
leased on promise no longer to trouble
his wife and to leave the city,
Permitted to See His Wife
Three or four days ago he telephoned
from San Diego to DR.. Hoag, asking
permission to see his wife again. Dr.
Hoag went TO Judge Klamroth and a
letter was dictated to the husband Civ
ing him permission to see his wife un-
der certain restrictions. Hudson
promptly came to Pasadena and since
then he saw his wife daily, but in each
case he was required to speak to her
through the screen door at the side of
the house. The couple did not appear
TO be in any other than an amiable
mood and nothing was thought likely
to follow the husbands threats on a
former occasion. In addition to threat
ening to kill his wife and Mrs. Hoag,
he declared that he would commit sui
eide. DIR. and Mrs. Hoag were away
from home at the time Hudson called
this evening otherwise it is possible
he would have made good the rest of
his threat as far as he was able.
Two Shots Take Effect
Dr. A. d. Mccoy performed an
autopsy late tonight on the body of the
murdered woman. He discovered that
only two of the three shots had taken
effect. but that either of them would
probably have proved fatal. One wound
showed that a bullet entered the left
breast and probably passed through the
lungs and the heart The second wound
was In the back, indicating that the
woman had turned to flee when a sec
ond bullet struck her. The third bull
let missed its mark.
Hudson is about 80 or 35 years of
age. the wife being about 30 Hud-
son is about flve and a half feet tall
and weighs 1850 pounds. He wore a hat
derby hat, dark coat and trousers and
tVhffa MI xnyht d.