The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-07
ENDS HIS LIFE
WHEN WIFE Gets
!. COURT SUMMONS
Then ! Don't Need to
Worry" Says Young
N Woman, Told of Suicide.

Mrs. Margaret Shaver, a pretty young
woman of twenty-four wears, wife Of
al electrician. was on her way to court
from the home of her mother, MIS-.
Kraebaum, No. 46s East one Hundred
and Forty-seventh street, to-day, TO
rress a charge OF abandonment against
h%r husband. Elmer Shaver, when
frtend hailed her.
sIIaye you heard the news about lll
N1er7' she was asked.
NO." replied Mrs. Shaver. THE
nSws will come later when the Magis-
tyete in Morrisania Court sends him to
tide Island for not caring for me and
hfs three-year- baby
The Judge won't send Elmer away
to-day or any other day." returned the
frdend. Elmer has just committed sui
cite by gas at the home of his brother
Clifford, No. esq Melrose avenue
fIf that's the case" said Mrs. Shaver,
4 needn't wade through this rain TO
court. / better go back home"
when Mrs. Shaver was seen by an
! ESening World reporter an hour later
ehe didn't seem grieyed az being a
widow.
Said He Threatened Death.
s.why should grieve?" she said. "lf
Elmer hadn't killed himself he would
hive killed me and the baby. He has
bsen threatening to murder us for the
pkst month. The first time he came in
skber-something unusual for him-and
I uent TO bed. Soon / smelled gas and
! f1und that Elmer had turned on every
: III in the house, We were then living
at No. 32s Crimmins avenue.
f.A few days later he came in with q
I ehn and he showed 1t to me, remarking:
.Th!s is for you and the baby and me.
Ihave decided TO wind this family up
F.Drink was his trouble, He had q
rSod Job and he worked hard until
skmebody taught him to take more than
ytas good for him Then he spent more
time at the saloon than at home. l sim
DIV had to leave him He lost his job
and came to my mother for roof and
fkod for the baby and myself"
k.Are you going to bury him?" was
sEked.
E.Why should II" asked Mrs. Shaver.
.&Nhy should 1 bury him? Indeed, am
hkyen't money for funerals, and l will
stay right here with my mother and
b1by and be comfortable. No.. l won't
bury Elmer"
fwho will bury him. then7" was
asked.
maybe the city Will; maybe 1t won't"
and Mrs. Shaver ended the interview.
Was Once Model Husband.
Shaver was we'll thought Of a few
months ago He had a good Job and
he was looked upon as a model husband
and father. Then something went
Wrong. His friends say the trouble
Was at home At any rate. Shaver was
seen out late at night He began to
nkglect his work and lost his Job.
when his wife Left him, Shave: went
ntom bad to worse. There was never a
&,eston of his love for his wife and
diild. He was twenty-six years old
Some said the couple had married too
Young and were firing of each other.
fWhen the wife moved to her mothers
he took the furniture with her. Shaver
didn't send her money because he had
r}pne. The saloon men had got most OF
sShayer appeared at the home of his
heother at o'clock this morning. He
Was dressed like tramp, and was dirty
AID unshaven-
FL haven't any home" he told his
bother I'm down and out. If you
vhll take me In ! will brace up to-mOr-
rSw and be a different man"
"a room was made ready for Shaver
and ne went to bed. AT o'clock this
utorning his brother. Clifford, smelled
gas and found Elmer dying in the bath
room. A doctor from Lebanon Hos
pttaI could do nothing Then the Coro-
r1br was notified and later messenger
was sent to tell the wife she needn't
appear in court.