The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-02-22
LOUIS MAZORETN .
A VANCOUVER MERCHANT
SHOOTS HIS FORMER ; !,
WIFE. -.


Commits Suicide-Crime Fol.
lows Gala Time in Port
land-Other News.
Vancouver, Wash, Feb. 18.-A
long continued series of family quar-
rels euded in a double tragedy in
this city shortly after o'clock yes
Iterday morning. As result Louis
Mazoretzky died instantly by his
own act, while his former wife, Bes.
sic Mozorstzky, from whom he was
divorced about three weeks ago, is
at,St. joseph Hospital suffering
from four wounds, which will prob
ably prove fatal. Fonr children,
three of whom are real young, are
apparently without any one to care
for them.
The tragedy occurred at the
home of the family, corner of Sixth
and East B STREETS. A few minutes
altar 2 o'clock yesterday morning
Policeman Cresap heard pistol shots
fred, and at the same time cries for
help. Entering the house, Cresap
saw a CHASTITY sight. Lying npon
the floor was Mazoretzsky, dead,
while near him on a lounge was
Mrs. Mazoretsky, moaning. In the
room were the four children of the
/, family, the eldest, a daughter about
II years of age, almost in Mysteries
while the younger children appear
ed dazed.
| Mrs. Mazoretzsky's most serious
wound was in the right eide, where
a bullet is supposed to have passed
in the immediate neighborhood of
the kidneys and to have lodged near
the spinal column. There are four
other wounds, two of which were
evidently made by one bullet. One
of these wounds is in the upper por-
Etion of the right arm. A second en-
tered the neck, just below tie lobe
lof the ear. Apparently the third
shot was fired while she had raised
her arm to protect her head; the
bullet entered the right hand, pass
ed through and struck the he d q
short distance above the ear, graz
ing the flesh and emerging at the
back of the head, practically at the
same spot at which the bullet en-
tered the neck and made it's exit.
/ The last shot fred was the one
which entered the right side, nea1
the back.
There is much speculation as to
the immediate cause of the tragedy
although it was largely due to fam
lily trouble. About three
weeks ago divorce was granted
the couple by Superior Judge NJ
Credie. This followed long series
Ct family troubles, largely the re-
suit of charges of in6delity made
against the wife by Mazoretzsky.
From statements made by tn,
eldest daughter, at appears tha Ma
zoretsky had been occupying room
at home since the divorce, and hae
on most occasions been on friendly
terms with his former wife. Satur
day afternoon he took the entir,
family 10 Portland, and with then
started on round-upof enjoyment
(which consisted of dinner, durin,
all of which time the entire part,
were in the best of spirits. Follow
ing this they attended dance, re
turning to Vancouver on the las
car. Arriving there, they went frs
10 saloon and had a glass of beer
and then separated, the daughte
and a young man who had been i
their company going home, Will
Mazoretzsky and his former viii
went to a restaurant. Later the
telephoned to the house and re
quested the daughter and her com
panion to return downtown an
Ijoin them at dinner. With th
company was young man, fol
! mer employer Of Mazoretzsky, an
Il whom he accused of having bee
: one Of Mrs. Mazoretzsky's lovers
I Miss Mazoretzsky states that a
! ter the party returned to the hous
T some one made the remark that I'll
| fire was hot, when Mazoretzsky RI
E piled that "they had made il he
| for him, but that he might make
] cold for some Of them soon.n Shorl
/ ly after the children retired, an
T Freizelheimer, their friend, ais
| went to bed, occupying foom wit
& the two boys. About half an hou
| after Miss Mazoreszsky retired sh
] heard her father pass her room an
4 enter his own, which adjoins. ST
] then heard him fumbling about tt
: drawers of the bureau. She su,
| p.cted nothing until a fewmomen
i after, when she heard him descen