The Washington times., 1909-01-02

DONG there. When nv sister demanded
t q ne let me alone. he shouted at her
L VIII get rid of you too with that
he started for her and she ran.
Mrs Beisel lodged under his arm
aug ni as she ala SO caught at the hand
ne,oIdlng the revoiyed. AS she did so
slT weapon went OF. Then they tus-
Seied all about the room.
Flhally he got her up against the
uoot OF the bath room and pinned her
mere, Both had hold of the revolver
anu could see plainly that my husband
was Trying 20 raise the muZzle of the
pistol SO that he could get II pofnteE
squarely at her Ii was a life and
ueath struggle and there was no cues
tion' from the curses and expressions
tLldt were being uttered that he meant
10 Xiii my sister.
Struggle for Life.
The pair OF them swayed backward
and forward, he trying to get fun con-
troll Of the revolver and she irving to
get 1t away from him. Finally he
stumbled. could not see how or why.
put he seemed to lose his balance and
men turned 10 regain il by catching at
HeT chest- She now had hold of the
rstEJlvsT with both hands while he had
ie.5ile6 only his grip on the handle
FINALLY I saw my sister with a an
pfehe eHort Wrest the revolver from
the captains hands and the sboofine
began She fired five shots, three Of
which hit him. 7 saw my sister FAN
TO the floor and everything turned black
DeIoTe my eyes as / thought she must
ne dead The captain was rptreatlng
toward his room and I did not know
il ne was nurt' or If so, how badly.
Covers in Bathroom.
For little while I sat covering in
the bath room as far away as I could
get from the door Then, the noise Of
ne struggle having subsidized. I crawIed
over to the door. 1 saw the captain
.ying over toward the entrance of the
bath room, with his head in q pool of
4lood He was still, as though he was
I ran downstairs as hard as I could.
crying. Get doctor get a doctor
as quick as you can. Sister has shot
the captain When I got downstairs ]
asked Beatrice Mathui to come upstairs
with me, and when We got up there
We saw the captain on the floor ard my
sister lying unconscious. some distance
phone ana tried 10 get a doctor, but
could not raise him. Then I asked Be
aTice to keep on telephOning, while I
Went TO see what condition sister was
In She was i'm d faint, and at first
thought that she was dead l listened
10 her heart. and il seemed to be beat
ing, so j got a big sponge from the
OaJh room, and managed to revive her
p
10 take seat on the bed. She was very
weak, and unnerved with her expert
ence. but the doctor gave her some
medicine when ne came
Under skillful questioning by her
counsel, Mrs. ETb revealed Incidents OF
her life at Red Gables. Most of the
time after they moved into the house,
May 10, 1906, she swore there Were
stormy scenes When she sent for her
brother TO build a private bath room
for her she declares the sptain ordered
him out OF the house and would not
permit him to eat at the table with the
family.
Domestic Quarrels.
She rccited details OF numerous quar-
rels IN which she alleged the captain
dragged her up and down stairs and
around the rooms by the hair.
He frequently threatened 20 shoot
me-" she said. Once he placed a re-
volver at my head and threatened to
kill me by blowing out my brains. Then
he changed his mind and forced me
over against a davenport. placed his
foot on my stomach. and told me he
would crush me 10 death. Ny screams
and appeals for mercy brought him to
terms and he desisted."