The Washington times., 1910-10-02
Happy Baby Knows Nothing
of the BaStOn
Tragedy.
SHOOTING A RESULT
OF MAN DRINKING
OuaTreled on Street When Wife
Asked Husband for
Money.
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morning he sprang to the barred door
with no word Of his own plight and
cried How Is the baby"
The shooting Of the woman has been
called strange. lie reasons have
been wondered at The man himself
will not talk. but this morning the
relatives declare that Baston was not
q bad man; that he and his wife did
not quarrel save when he took the
money which she wished for the
house 10 buy liquor. and that the kill
ing OF Mrs. BastOn is the elimination
Of the many little tragedies Of mar
ried life.
Yesterday at noon, Baston drew S9s,
his months pay He went TO his
home. 1929 Thirtieth street at
o'clock, and then, neighbors say, the
usual chickering's of pay day. when
Baston wanted 70 keep his money,
and the wife pleaded with him not to
spend IL for liquor. ensued- At
o'clock Baston left his home.
QuarTeled Over Money.
He had gone but a few steps when
his wife ran from the house and -
lowed him She walked with him %
the corner Of Thirtieth and " streets.
There she took him by the arm, turn
Cd him. and they retraCed their steps
toward their home
II the meantime. Mrs. Charles Strig-
nets. the dead woman's sister. with
whom the baby had been left, step
ped to her front porch
At that time the man and his wife
were in front Of 1887 Thirtieth street
They were quarrelinE. Mrs. Baston
was Gliding her husband for going
out, as she believed, TO tend his
money They needed it in the house,
she said Baston was irritated. for
he had heard this story many times
before.
Give me the money, then, and go
where YOU please" Mrs Strignet said
the woman cried
I'll see YOU in h first she says
Baston replied
He turned and drew his gun At the
first shot the wife fell. bullet IN her
forehead, and the baby at Mrs Strtg-
nets shoulder cried a little Then came
three more shots, fred into the WO-
mans body. Then Baston raised the
weapon to his own head There was a
report, and the big soft felt hat he
wore jerked queeriy, but he did not fan.
Bsston had failed IN mis- attempt to end
his own life
Sat Down Near Body.
Then he walked TO the steps Of the
Z
within few feet OF the dead woman.
He held the pistol aloft, and rested en-
his own left arm Thus he was found
BY AIonzo King. Of 1893 Thirtieth street.
who disarmed him and waited with him
until Policemen Lipscomb and KUster.
attracted by the shots from their beat
at ThiTtieth and Il streets, arrived
Kuster tried to resUscitate the woman,
15hfIa T fnScoT1n went IN Passion who
arose and said
Here We are, take both Of us I've
done il now I've fixed it, and I'm only
sorry that I didn't have another 10
make a complete JOB
Kuster examined she woman She was
dead Yet. on the chance that life had
not left her, he called the patrol and a
hurry run was made for Georgetown
University Hospital There the woman
was formally pronounced dead
When IipScomb started TO lead BastOn
away. the latter halted and took his hat
from his head
what's thatg'' asked Lipscomb as
Baston showed him the hole in the
bTim-
That's where I tried TO send a piece
OF lead through my head the police
man-pTlSOneT replied
Charged With Murder.
He spoke no more until the station
house was reached Then. he answered
the questions Of the desk sergeant, stat
ing that he was thirty-eight years old,
an American citizen, and saw the for
nal charge Of murder placed against
him
when brought from his cell. a few
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