The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-07-17
Jealous Husband Fires at Wife.

urday in the Bartholet hotel on
North First street, which nearly cost
the. woman her life. Two of the bull
let's lodged dn her left arm and the
other struck her in the back. The
woman was taken to the hospital and
the bullet in her back was removed.
Mrs. Harrison's life was saved by a
corset stay. The bullet struck the
stay, glazed off and lodged about a
quarter of an inch in the flesh. Har-
rison was arrested about an hour
and a half after the affair and plac.
ed in the county Jail.
The shooting took place about {
O'Clock, and the matter did not come
to the attention of the sheriff's Of
flee until half an hour later, when
Deputy Sheriff Roland A. Grant was
passing the hotel.
According to Harrison's story, ne
and his wife have not lived a very
happy life since their marriage,
about year ago. About three or
four weeks ago Mrs. Harrison left
her husband, who is rooming at the
Walker house, and rented a room in
the Bartholet hotel. She had en-
ployed an attorney to institute di-
vorce proceedings, and it is believed
this Dis what caused Harrison to fall
in a rage. Two nights ago Harri-
son secured a room at the Bartholct
about four doors from his wife's
room on the same floor, and kept
another man enter his wife's room
while he was there, and Saturday
night went to her room for the pur-
pose of arguing wiz her. She was
standing lin the doorway and Harri-
son was standing in the hallway.
They both became angry, and after
quarreling for some time, Harrison
told his wife that he would go to
his room i'm the Walker house and
get her the pictures which belonged
to her and return them.
On his return they had hot ar
gument, and in a fit of rage Harri-
son drew a revolver and fired the
bullet, striking her on the left arm.
She started to run down the hall
way and ne fired two more shots,
one taking effect in the same arm
and the other hitting her in the
back.
He then started on the run
through the back of the hotel and
down through the alley. He ran at
the top of his speed to the rear of
the Walker house and entered by
the back door, and went to his room,
where he cached his gun. ell then
left the house and went directly to
the courthouse, where he inquired
of Deputy Sheriff Cox for Deputy
Grant. At that time Deputy Cox had
! no description of the man, and after
he informed Harrison that Grant
was out in the country, Harrison left
the courthouse. He went directly to
his room in the Walker house, and
| | el.ested Mr.. Walker. the proprie-
tor. to take walk with him. He
LETT the house with the sole purpose
of giving himself up to Deputy
Grant.
He and Walker walked around the
| streets for some time and while pass
ing the city hall he was arrested by
| Chief of oPlice James Miller, Off.
Ger Bert Cayou and Deputy Sheriff
Joe Liggett, who were at that time
making a search for him. He was
Immediately taken to the county jail
and after being questioned by Dep
uty Grant was placed in cell.
When Proprietor Mckee OF the
Bartholet became aware of the
shooting he talephoned police head
Squarters uprising them of the affair
and asking that they come to the
hotel at once. Sergeant Kelly an
swered the call, and while he wa!
passing Through the alley toward tht
hotel rear door, Harrison slipped by
him on dead run. Not knowing
that he was the man wanted, Kelly
paid no attention to him.
After Deputy Grant was notified
he Immediately informed Sheriff
John Edwards. and all the deputies
were instructed to start work on th<
case. Deputy Grant secured a team
and drove TO the Naches bridge, ant
Deputy Liggett was instructed Il
watch at the Nelson bridge. While
near the hridge Grant was told b.
l.. BergerDn that the man wantet
for the shooting was at the Walke
house. The deputies and police wer'