The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-13
YER QUICKLY
FIRES BULLET
INTO HIS BRAIN
Mrs. Paul Shot Three Times by
Husband, Apparently Insane.
After All-Night Quarrel, While
Eight-Year-old Child Lay in
Next Room, Terrified-Moth-
er's Warning Cry Sent Him
Quickly to Street, Instinct Forcl
ing Him to Run Close to Fence
to Dodge Bullets From Upper
Window-Tragic Story From
Unhappy Home.

offy AAttS.
Before the eyes OF her eight-year-
old son, Leslie Eubank, who was born
in her first marriage, Allen B. Paul, OF
2o2 North Meadow Street, shot and
killed his wife at 5:15 o'clock yester-
day morning, and then retired to his
room and put bullet hole in the mid
die OF his forehead directly between
the eyes. dying instantly.
The murder and suicide followed an
a1l-night quarrel, according to tha
clear story told by tho little boy, in
whose room his mother was twica
shot. Mrs. Paul arose before 5 O'clock
and went downstairs to the kitchen
to prepare the bread she had mada
up the night before for cooking. It
was found afterwards ready to go
Into the stove.
First Thought for Child.
She returned to her room, whers
her husband was still lying In bed
Then she went into Leslie.s room and
found the little fellow dressed and
with his light burning. He had not
slept wink during the whole night.
and had kept his clothes on because
he was afraid that something would
happen and ne would have to flee for
his life. There was a noise in the
adjoining room. 1t was Paul ripping
his nightgown to pieces In a mo-
ment he appeared. disheveled. afame
with anger and 32-calibre revolver
In his right hand.
With a curse he caught his wife
by the wrist, and swung her round,
with her back toward him. She
screamed and sprang forward so az
to be between her maniacal husband
and the boy Paul fired, the bullet
penetrating her left arm and going
into her lung.
run. LESLIE she screamed. and
fell to the floor. Standing over her
body, Paul shot her again. the second
bullet entering her left breast. Shs
called to her boy again to run, and, as
he said afterwards. no ran as fast as
he could down the stairs. and around
the corner TO the home OF Charles M.
Lyle, 2O02 Grove Avenue.
Neighbors Hcnrd Screams.
NeIghbors heard another shot and a
scream of terror. Claude Hooker, who
was passing by. ran into the house as
he heard the third shot, and called to
Paul "My God. man. look what you've
DONE"
g "Yes. and haven't finished yet
the man shouted, running upstairs to
kill himself. There was another shot,
and the house became silent.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyle and others In
their household had heard the shots
and cries of terror, and were up when
Leslie, barefooted, ran to their door.
They did not wait to question him.
guessing what had happened. Mrs.
Lyle telephoned to the Second Police
Station. and Mr.. Lyle Went to the
house of death. The front door waa
closed and locked, having caught as
the boy shut it behind him, Within a
few minutes Policemen Mattern and
Flournoy arrived on the scene. They
broke open the door
Mrs. Paul was crumpled up on ths
floor, close to the wall, gasplng for
breath She died Just as they stepped
down TO examine her. Following tho
trail OF blood on the stairway and on
the wall. they went up TO the second
floor. and there, on his bed, with blood
pouring from a hole In his forehead
and with the sheets dripping red, they
found Paul, stark and stills His hands
were crossed on his body, and in ths
right hand the pistol was hrrniy
clasped. The officers stated 1t was the
most fearsome sight they had ever
seen.
Drs. Armistead Wexford and Or. w.
r, Oppenhimer were called but II WAS
only in response to the needs of ior-
mality The man and woman had been
dead some time before they arrived,
Left Letter to Father.
Evidently, after the third shot. Mrs,
PAU ran downstairs in an effort 10
escape. The stairway and the wall
we're covered with blood. But the door
was locked. and she fell in a heap, III
breathing her last Just as the TWO off,
cers broke in, Blood was also found
In the room where she was shot, REd