The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-09-16
Husbands Desperate Deed.

The Oil City Derrick this morning gives
this account of the desperate work of a
man who formerly resided in Tionests;
Lamont McElhatten, aged about 40
years, well-known painter, made a
probably successful attempt to murder
bis wife and commit snicide shortly after
one o'clock this morning. The couple
had not been living together for about
two weeks. Last night, according to
what was probably the dying statement
of his wife, McElhatten came to the street
door of the Armour building on Seneca
street, where the wife had apartments on
the second floor, and asked to be admitted.
"After a short talk he told her Fannie
you must die placed the muzzle ofa re-
volver to her left breast and fired. The
woman ran screaming down the stairs to
the street, followed by two other shots,
one of which struck her in the back,
lodging below the right shoulder blade,
and the other made flesh wound in her
wrist. She plunged through the glass
panel of the street door, which had been
locked after she had admitted the hus-
band While the crowd was gathering,
attracted by the sound of the crashing
glass and the screams OF the woman an
other shot was fired inside fthe building.
"0ficer Brophy, who patrols that beat,
was only few yards away, and arrived
as the woman was running across the
street. She fell into doorway, and he
sounded the whistle, bringing the other
officers to the scene. The ambulance
was called and the wounded woman was
taken to the hospital.
"The policemen secured admittance to
the womans apartments through the
broken panel. McElhatten was lying on
his back, fully dressed, and the blood
was oozing from his right ear, and the
weapon lay at his right side, near his
hand. There were no evidences of any
disorder about the room other than nat
ural. He was also taken to the hospital,
arriving about the time an examination
had been made of his wile's injuries,
Previous to the arrival of the doctor al
the hospital, Mrs. McElhatten made a
statement that was practically as follows
"'Mont came to the street door shori
time before he shot me. / did not wan
to admit him, but he declared that he
was going to Youngstown, o., early In
the morning and just wanted to talk.
brought him upstairs to my bedroom and
he told me that he had forged check.
told him that il he had forged it on me
that he need not worry, that would moi
make him any trouble. We were sitting
together on the lounge at the time. But
he said; Fannie, you must die and
then shot me in the breast and ran
down stairs and he shot me twice again
ran across the street end fell and told a
man to notify my sister, Mrs. Mcbride,
who lives in Franklin"
1t is hardly possible that Mrs. NOEL
hatten can recover from her wounds as
she was sinking 1T last accounts. The
self.inflicted wounds of the husband may
not prove fatal, however, although they
are very serious. There was no jealousy
between the couple and no cause for any
Mrs. McElhatten is sister of Mrs. A
G. Urey of Tionesta, and resided here
with her husband about two years age
for few months. She was very highly
respected by all who knew her as I
woman of rare good sense, patience ant
kindness. The husband was addicted t,
drink and evidence shows that he haC
been drinking when he committed thi
awful deed. The couple had no children