The Detroit times., 1910-05-04
SHOOTS MISTRESS
DEAD As She LIES
IN BED
Charles Rewa Sends Four Bullets
Into Body of Emma Redman, Then
Turns Revolver on
Himself.
Slayer Is in st. Mary's Hospital,
Dangerously Wounded-Tragedy
Due To Jealousy.

In the dim light of early morn the
final chapter in story OF Illicit love
was written Wednesday morning.
when Charles Rewa, torn by jealous
rage, fired four bullets into the body
Of his mistress. Emma Redman. in
bedroom of their fat at No. $50 Or
leans-st.
The woman died almost instantly,
and to make the tragedy complete.
Rewa then trained the weapon upon
himself. One bullet he sent crashing
through his head. and he lies in st.
Mary's hospital in serious condition.
He was taken there after vain ef-
fort To fight off the officers who placed
him under arrest.
Clara Weston was the only witness
of the ARRAY, and she is detained in
the matron's room in police headquar-
ters as a witness. She was in bed
with the Redman woman when the
| shooting occurred, and clad only In
her night dress, she ran screaming
| from the house.
After shooting the woman and firing
a bullet into his own head Rewa
! calmly barricaded himself in the
house and then drank pint OF whis-
ky. tossing the empty bottle under the
bed where the woman he had killed
had lain Officers were forced to
break open the door to take Rewa.
The Weston woman has chosen to
surround herself with mystery. She
will tell nothing about herself and
talks but little of the shooting She
comes from Ohio, but will not tell the
name of the city.
AS Rewa was being taken from the
house, he fought furiously with his
captors. Blood was streaming down
face that was CHASTITY white.
"She wasn't true" he Kissed.
The trifer. Let me look at her
again. | want to be sure that | did
good job. want to make sure she's
really dead
About 4 o'clock Wednesday morning
the Redman woman remarked to her
bed companion, Miss Weston. that 1t
was going to DE q nice morning. She
said she thought she would get up and
start 10 do some washing. Rewa, In
an adjoining room. heard the two
talking He came into the room with
revolver in his hand.
whats that he said What's
that?"
lFu III SAdI ltu SnOpiluS- rIlilt
Redman received the first bullet in the
neck She struggled to her feet, and
Rewa followed her around the room,
firing one shot after another One
bullet penetrated her skull and an
other went through her left breast
Mortified Miss Weston ran 10 the
street running north on Urleans-st.
Patrolman Max Wendtlandt. walking
south. hurried 20 her Shetold him OF
the shooting. and warned him 10 be
careful She said Rewa had n revOl.
yer and that he was desperate Wendt-
landt rushed up the stairs of the fiat.
which Is over confectionery store.
The door was locked and bolted The
officer beat furiously upon II and II
FINALLY gave way. He saw the man and
woman lying ON the floor
As soon as Rewa saw the officer he
got up and started to struggle. The
policeman ovorcame him and then
went out ia notify police headquarters.
The Weston girl was standing across
the street I'm a little while. Detec-
tivcs High and Fenton. Patrolmen
Wagner and Signal Officer Stack we're
ON the scene. and with Wendtandt.
thcv went up 10 the fiat.
Meanwhile. Rcwa had barricaded the
uOii dEtlU. ne OlUttIN DlOkc III
again Rowa had consumed the whisky
and was In an ugly mood
Tho Womans body was removed 10
the county morgue and Rewa was "a
ken 10 - MARY hospital
Rewa is Sc years old and the Red.
man woman was 30 Miss Weston is
% She had been here about three
weeks Ncighbors on Orleans-st say
they understood that Rewa and Miss
Rcdman were brother and sister They
had boon living together on Orleans-st.
for q long time
The Redman woman had been mar
ricd before and her parents are said
10 live I'm HamtramCk ReWa Is an ice
wagon driver, employed by the Hough.
ton French Co
County Physicians Parker and
Forbes performed q post-mortem OK.
animation on the Redman woman's
body "Wednesday morning. Cant Nc.
Dounell held q session with Miss West.
ON Rcwa gave his address as No. 77s
NcDougall-avca which Is the home of
his parents