The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-13

rushed in and found Paul on the
steps over the body of Mrs. Paul.
MY God, mani Look what you
have done," exclaimed Hooker.
Yes and / haven't finished yet"
shouted Paul. who still held the re-
volver In his hand and turned to run
upstairs. Hooker pursued him, but
before the visitor could reach the bed
room. on the second, Paul had fired
suicidal bullet into his brain and
fallen upon the bed cold in death,
with the smoking revolver clutched
between his fingers.
Within a few moments the entire
neighborhood had been aroused by
the womans frantic screams. the four
revolver reports and the information
the little boy had given When the
score or more men and women reach
! ed the house, however. nothing could
he done, and the husbands form was
I limp and lifeiess on the bed wherein
the fatal quarrel began. Drs. ARMS
tead Wexford and w. T. Oppenheimer
were hurriedly summoned to the
house of horror. but the participants
in the tragedy were beyond human
aid.
Boy Tells Story.
Neighhors then turned their atten-
ton to the sobbing boy, who stood
( near the stilled form of his slain
mother Between his sobs he told the
story OF the quarrel which led up to
the shooting OF his terrorfied vigil
and his run for life. He called his
stepfather Allen" and said: ALLEN
did mt like me, and was always talk
/ ing about hurting me, ] ran around
TO MIR. 1yle's, because they told me
10 come there when Allen began TO
shoot"
Coroner Taylor went to the little
house half an hour after the double
J tragedy. After a cursory examina-
ton of the wounds on the two bodies
and questioning woman who had
heard ten lads story. the coroner
gave certificates to the effect that Mrs,
Paul had been the victim of a homo
cidai bullet, and Paul a suicidal one.
! The bodies We're then turned aver te
/ the undertakers.
/ Mrs. Paul will be buried from the
+ Meadow street house shortly after 2
I O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev, j.
/ Il. Hutson, pastor of the Pine Street
Baptist church. officiating. Her body
4 VIII then be sent to Summit, Spotsyl-
vania county, for burial
Funeral services for Paul viii be
held In the chapel OF Main street
4 undertaking establishment. The
young mans father said Monday af-
! ternoon that the, Rev. Hutson would
also officiate at this ceremony both
husband and wife having been mem
bers of the Pine Street Baptist
I church.
First Husband ALLIED.
Mrs. Paul was Miss Lucy More
I cooke. She was born at Sandy Point,
/ Charles City county. twenty-nine
years ago. When a girl she came to
Richmond 10 make her home with
tAs a.
/ South Pine street. She married Les
lie Eubank. conductor on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad, nine years ago. A year
later their little son WAS born, ....
Three years after their marriage
Eubank was go badly injured in a
wreck that 1t was necessary to am
putate his right leg. He died as a
Result of the operation.
Suit against the railroad company
WAS instituted by the widow for $l5,-
600. but was compromised for $40,
600. Besides this Eubank left her
several pieces OF property.
Five years after her husband died
Mrs. Eubank began to receive atten-
tious of several suitors. She was "a
comedy. well proportion and bright
| young woman, and considered un-
| usually attractive. Among her suit
t.T.s-n Alien Patti, aasAiHg -p44hs
| man Of good fanny and excellent
| business prospects. and Mrs. Eueank
favored his suit.
Love at First Sight.
From friends of Hhe couple 1t was
learned Monday that 1t was a case
of love at first sight, and the feeling
! grew stronger rs months were tol1ed
os. Paul Is said 10 have been ex-
esmgly jealous during his court
| ship. and it was said by Mrs. Annie
| BIuford that on two occasions be-
fore his marriage TO Mrs. Eubank he
| drew a. revolver on the woman he
| sought to make his wife. When
asked Monday. why in the face OF
this alleged conduct Mrs. Euhank
married Paul, Mrs. Binford replied.
Because she loved him very much
Paul was twenty-seven years old
He was associated in the candy bust
ness with his father. Lawrence Paul
of 419 South Laurel street. Fhe
father said Monday that his son was
evidently insane. MFR. Paul had but
little to say. He denied the state
ment that his son had been cruel tc
Mrs Paul or 'had been queer fol
eight years" a statement which wa:
. made at the Meadow street house
Monday morning. Paul tried to end
, his life twice before, once with gas
and later by shooting himself. HE
was discovered in time in the first
, instance and his nerve failed him in
|, the second.
Mr.. Paul said he believed the pres
ence Of the step-chi1d and the fact
that Mrs. Paul was financially indie
pendent OF her husband led to the
fatal quarrel and others that pre-
ceded it. He said his son made good
money and used II all in maintains
his household, and although Mrs
Paul received money from the rent
of her house or houses, none of II
: went into the home,
! To Live With Aunt.
! The tealSus murder-suicide of sun
day was a nephew OF Richard Paul
who committed suicide at the CITY
Home three years ago. Domestic In
felicities are said to have led up te
that tragedy.
Little Leslie Eubank was taken Il
the home of Robert j. Tuck. 2s1'
East Franklin street Sunday after.
noon. After attending the funera
of his mother Tuesday afternoon, hs
, will accompany the remains 10 sum
nit and make his home with his aunt
, there.
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