The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-03
shot HIS WIFE
lad Thea Blows Ca. Bis Own Worthless
Byans With a Pistol
DID not LIVE With Elm
The Husband Became Convict
and Through Sheer Necessity the
Wife Claims, She Drifted to the
Stage rs Means Of Making I-iv-
ing for Herself.
ing for Herself.


There was terr,.le tragedy en-
acted IN Washington or last Sunday
when ". II. Short. OF New York.
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
lis girl wife IN the union railroad
station heca use she refused 20 leave
the stage and 1--we With him. and
then seat q bullet crashing through
his temple. lie vas taken 70 the
hosp!ta! where be soon died.
The tragedy followed a series OF
cua.-els between the couple. Mrs
Short had just al.ghted from a cab.
which was also occupied by her hus-
band and Miss Caldwell. a girl
friend. and was hur-y!as 20 catch
. train for p!,tsburg when Short.
wisaou, warning. whipped 3 revol-
yer from his pocket and sred three
bullets into his wife.s back
TIE woman. who now lies near
death in the Casualty hospital. is
known 70 the stage as Evelyn How
ard. and played in Washington last
week with the Motor Girl COM
pany. She was formerly Evelyn
Lewis. OF Jacksonville. Fla. and
married Short. who IS 8 native OF
Livingston. Ala. about seven years
ago
They lived in New York. where
he vas employed as a oookSeepes
IN q bank. bu; soon after their mar
.iase the man got into the clutches
Of the law through alleged misap-
prop-:at;on OF funds. Mrs Short
told the police when she reeained
consciousness at the hospital 'ha'
Short served a term N Sing Sing
Through shee. necessity Mrs Shor;
said she driS,sd 70 the stage as
means OF livelihood.
Short recently was paroied from
prison, Mrs. Short said. and made
= new s:s-: in life. When she de-
cl;ned to return TO him. he followed
her. She persisted in her refusal.
Accompanied by Miss Aaade Cald'
we'll. another member OF the com
pany, she left her hote! for .ht
station. She valnly tried to e!uoe
her husband. who followed he. aae
pleaded with her again TO turn tsou
tie stage. When they reached tat
station Short made his faal ensTeat.
aad when be was again reoufted tn
tragedy ensred.
To eye witnesses il appeared taa
Mrs. Short. much terrified. had jump
ed from the cab drawn up at to'
west portion. and had attempted t'
run when Shcrs pulled his .evolve
and. rushing at the woman. hre<
. bullet into her shoulder. She se!
at the first shot. and the man seoo'
over her and sent two more bullet
through her body. Without mo
ment's hesitation. evidently oeiiev
Ing he had killed his wife. ShoT
turned the revolver upon himsei
and sen. q bulie, into his right ten,
pie. He fel, at the feet OF bis &C
conscious wife.
Miss Caldwell vas detained by To-
po,ice as an eye witness. but upol
Shorts death soon afterwards sh
was released and was permitted u
proceed with her company TO Pits
burg. In the room which Short oc
cupied a, the hotel the police dis
covered card. bearing the follow
ing words:
William Il. Short, Representative
Auto,ste Manufacturing Company
Sela:sh,ing Cigarette. 33s-3s1 Si1t'
Avenue, Newark. \. J..
Short was apparently witaou
funds. He lad made two ine1ect
ua, attempts to &c, checks cashed
n 80 said