The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
BRAVE WOMAN
RISKS LIFE To
CATCH HUSBAND
With Police Lying in Wait,
Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteman
Enters Dark Barn to Draw
Expected Attack.
is FIRED UPON AS
SHE ENTERS DOOR.
She Answers and Then Flees,
Husband Closely Pursuing
She Falls as Second Shot
Is Fired at Her.
POLICEMAN INTERFERES.
REVOLVER REFUSES TO WORK
AND ONLY QUICK THINKING
SAVES OFFICER LAMsERTsoN
FROM INJURY.
| WHITEMAN NOW IN JAIL.
On Being Placed In Custody He Feisns
Insanity-Domestic Troubles Cause
OF Last Nights Assault on South
Twenty-third Street.
REVOLVER REFUSES TO WORK
AND ONLY QUICK THINKING
SAVES OFFICER LAM6ERTsoN
FROM INJURY.
NOW IN JAIL.
On Being Placed In Custody He Feisns
Insanity-Domestic Troubles Cause
OF Last Nights Assault on South
Twenty-third Street.

Knowing her husband, Clement
Laird Whiteman. was seeking to xii!
her. Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteman last eve-
ming bravely risked her life in a sue
cessful attempt to capture him. With
Officer Lambertson stationed In the
shadows of her little home on South
Twenty-third street, Mrs. Whiteman
revolver In hand about 10:45 o'clock,
walked to the barn in the rear OF her
home and threw open the door. As
she thought, her husband was hidden
In the barn and as soon as she opened
the door fired at her as he stood not
ten feet away. The ball went wild and
then the nervy little woman returned
the fire. but her shot was also ineffec-
tual.
After firing this one shot, Mrs.
Whiteman turned and began to run in
the direction of the house. She had
hardly started before she tumbled over
an embankment. This accident prob
ably saved her life, because just as she
fell Whiteman took a second shot,
which went wide of it's mark. Mrs.
Whiteman quickly regained her feet
and continued to run for the safety
band, who had murder In his heart.
Just at this time Oficer Lambertson
took hand in the proceedings. His
revolver flashed at Whiteman, but the
shot was wild. Lambertson then at
tempted seccld shot. but the gun
missed fire. this time Whiteman,
thoroughly infGriated, was upon him,
showing the muzzle of his revolver
under the face of the officer. Before
the weapon could be discharged Lam
bertson quickly sidestepped and with
a blow of his club felled Whiteman to
the ground. Lambertson then quickly
handcuffed Whiteman as the man lay
unconscious. and had him removed to
police headquarters In the patrol wa
gon. At police headquarters White
man feigned, insanity and stated that
he wanted 70 kill his wife because she
had been untrue to him.
Threats Were Frequent.
An affidavit has been filed In the
circuit court charging Whiteman with
assault and battery with intent to kill.
This morning. limping painfully from
the injury sustained by her fall last
night Mrs. Whiteman appeared at po-
lice headquarters to consult with the
prosecutor. To newspaper men she
stated that her husband from whom
she had been separated for more than
year, had frequently threatened to
kill her, her mother. Mrs. Rebecca
Moore. and her daughter, Miss Edna
Markey She said that the assault
made on her last night was the third
time this week that Whiteman had
sought her life.
Early last evening. Mrs. Whiteman
stated, she became convinced that her
husband would make another attack
upon her and she decided to appeal
to the police for protection. She
made this request of Sergeant Winters
and he ordered Officer Lambertson TO
station himself at Mrs. Whiteman's
home and await Developments. Mrs.
whiteman stated that she and her
daughter would drive about town and
o'clock.
Husband Lay In Wait.
Promptly at 10:3o. Mrs. Whiteman
drove into the yard of her home and
after her daughter had entered the
house she drove into the barn yard.
alighted from the phaeton and. revolv-
er In hand. went to the stable AS
soon as she opened the born door her
husband yelled Now you - I've
got you" Immediately his revolver
flashed. Mrs. Whiteman states that
she fired back at him and then start
ed to run. The other exciting incl
dents connected with the affair fol-
lowed in rapid succession The re-
ports of the revolver shots alarmed
the neighborhood and In . few min