Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-09
THREE INTELLECTUAL SHOTS
Fired at Mrs. Herbert Before Others
Could Interfere.
HUSBAND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Believed he Was Dying and Asked
for Priest-Wound Inflicted
Not Serious.

Alleging that his wife had refused to live
with him, Wellington B. Herbert. twenty
eight years old. of 800 H street northeast,
fired three shots from a 80 caliber re-
volver at her last night and then turned
the revolver upon himself In an attempt
to end his own life. None of the shots in
tended for Mrs. Herbert took effect. and
the bullet which her husband fired at HIM
self penetrated his breast. He is in the
Providence Hospital.
The shooting occurred in a basement sit
ting room at the home of Mrs Herbert's
sister Mrs Annie Nothey, 1121 Sd street
southeast Herbert walked into a room
filled with people, opened fire on his wife
and then in their presence, as stated, turned
the gun on himself. He is under guard at
the Providence Hospital and the station
house books record charge of assault with
a dangerous weapon against him. He will
be taken to the Police Court and required
to answer to the charge he is
released from the hospital.
There has been trouble between Herbert
and his wife for some time. but affairs
came to crisis several weeks ago. when
Herbert was arrested on a charge of max
ing threats of personal violence against
her. Upon being released following that
arrest the trouble IN the home continued,
according to the police, and Mrs Herbert
had her husband again arrested. this time
on a charge of nOn-support. At that time.
it is declared. she separated from her hus-
band and sought refuge in the home of her
sister Mrs. NOthey. She has resided there
since, with her two children, Violet and
Thelma.
Calls to See His Wife.
Shortly after 0 O'Clock Herbert went to
the Nothey home at 1121 Sd street SOUTH
east and asked to be allowed to see his
wife He was invited inside. He said
very little but asked that his wife step
to the door to talk with him. She would
not go and Herbert went outside and sat
down on the porch. He seemed nervous and
excited, the witnesses say but they feared
no harm from him.
Soon the party went down into the base
ment room and seated themselves, when
Herbert again made his appearance at the
door. He asked his wife to come back and
live with him, but she replied that she was
afraid to. Herbert talked a great deal, ad
dressing his wife most of the time, but re-.
spending to other members Of the family
they spoke in trying to argue with him
upon the proposition he had made to Mrs.
Herbert.
When Herbert saw that his wife was firm
in her intention to stay away from him. he
reached into his back pocket and drew a
revolver. Before the members OF the party
in the house realized what he intended to
do he took deliberate aim at his wife, fir
the bullets passed near Mrs. Herbert's head,
but as stated. all We're wide of the mark.
One of the bullets whizzed past Mrs. Annie
Nothey and the powder burned the skin of
her arm. The injury Is not serious, how
ever.
Turns Revolver on Himself.
By the time the third shot was fired Clar-
ence Goldsmith, who was near Herbert,
rushed to him, grasped his arm and pre-
vented him from firing again at his wife.
BY quick move. however. Herbert wrench
ed his arm away from Goldsmith's grasp
long enough to press the barrel against his
chest and pull the trigger The ball entered
the flesh nearly over the heart, but struck
a rib and glanced off. Herbert fell to the
floor and Goldsmith grabbed the revolver.
The police of the fifth precinct were soon
notified of the trouble and Lieut.. Anderson,
with the reserves of the fifth precinct, hur
ried q the house in the patrol wagon. Her
bert was found in a pool of blood on the
floor with wound over his heart. 1t was
feared by the police that the bullet had
pierced his heart and he was conveyed at
once to the Providence Hospital Upon ex-
animation the wound was found to be not
serious.
All the persons in the house at the time
of the shooting were unnerved by the in
cident, and Mrs. Herbert suffered greatly
from shock.
When first taken to the hospital Herbert
believed he was fatally hurt.
I'm going to die; I'm going to die. Get
me priest he kept repeating. The priest
was taken to him, but he was told that the
wound superficial