The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
TRIES To MURDER
WIFE. THEN SHOOTS
SELF DEAD
Elmer Lepine. of Windsor, Sends
Two Bullets Into Woman's Body,
and Third. Intended for Her,
Wounds Her Sister-in-Law
Turns Revolver on Self When Police
Come To Arrest Him-Both
Victims Will Recover.

Elmer Lepine, 40 years old, uhtii
recently a teamster for the Mclean
Lumber Co. Windsor, made an az
tempt 10 kill his wife, from whom he
was separated, in the home of her
halfbrother. d. c. Stowe, No. los
I.anglois-ave.. Windsor. about .
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and com
mitted suicide when Police SerSt.
Nash went TO the Stowe house, few
minutes later, TO arrest him. Mrs. Lee
pine was shot in the shoulder ana
groin. She is in Hotel Dieu. The
hospital authorities say she is not in
dangerous condition and will doub''
less recover
Mrs. Stowe was also shot. but the
wound is of only superficial nature
and she was not obliged 10 go TO the
hospital The bullet just lacerated the
flesh on her left hip.
For some months past. Mrs. Leplne
has been employed in the Glenwood
hotel. Mt. Clemens. Recently Lepine
visited the hotel and insisted that his
wife return TO him. She refused. win
the result that L.epine threatened nef
life and said he would have her ar
rested by the immigration authori-
ties. The proprietor OF the hotel mad
Lepine arrested. but he was uol
prosecuted, his wife refusing to push
the complaint. Lepine then left MI
Clemens.
Mrs. Lepine came TO Detroit on
Tuesday, and met Mrs Stowe, the
wife of her halfbrother Mrs. Stowe
invited her TO cross over to- Wind
sor TO see Mr.. stowe. who is just re-
covering from typhoid fever Mrs.
Lepin expressed fear of her husband,
who was known TO be in Windsor
but she finally accepted the invita-
ton AS the two women were enter
ing a Windsor store. Lepine appear
ed and tapping his wife on the
shoulder, asked her If she intended
TO live with him again.
Receiving an answer II. the mega
tive, Lepine Shen declared that she
would not return 10 Nj. Clemens.
After finishing their shopping, the
two women went to Mrs. Stowe
hcme. No sooner mad they entered
than Lepine raped on the door. lie
asked 10 see his wife and was per-
mitted TO enter. He renewed his re-
Guest for his wife 10 Join him again,
and Oifce .nora she declined. Then,
spuai entity reconciled 10 her determin-
alton. he asked permission OF Mrs.
Stowe to see her baby, Ruth, who was
playing on the floor. The mother
granted his request and he picked up
Il, =.
q while. Then, dropping the infant,
and without the slightest warming, he
pulled out his revolver from his nip
pocket and began firing at his VIE,
who was IN the same room with him
and the baby The first bullet entered
her left shoulder She started TO run,
but another oal struck her in the
groin before she got cut of the room.
Mrs. Stowe. on hearing the first
shot. ran to the rescue OF her baby
As she was running cut of the room
fth the child. third shot. intended
for Mrs. Lepine. plowed through the
flesh on her left hip.
Both women ran into the home OF
Harry Morrell, next door. Mr.. Moi
rell telepnoned for the police, and
Sergt. Nash soon responded. AS the
officer pounded on the locked door In
the Stowe home and called, Elmer.
where are you?" he heard a shot in
the house. Forcing an entrance, the
sergeant found Lepin2 dead on the
floor. he had placed mis- revolver In
his mouth and blown out his brains.
His body was taken TO a morgue
Coroner LaBelle will mold an inquest
OIL. Jan. 3. The body Will be cared for
by Mrs. John Cray Church-st, sister
of the suicide.
In the Morrell home Mrs. Lepine
was given temporary surgical alter
ton and then removed In the city am
bulance TO the hospital In speaking
of the tragedy, Mrs. Lepine said that
whisky was the cause of all the trou
BILE: that the only difficulty with her
husband was that he drank too much
She said she was sorry for Elmer, bu.
now felt safe and relieved.
Lepine Is said to have been drink
ing heavily on Tuesday. Shortly be
fore the tragedy he was in the Cam
Tau hotel. Wyandotte-st. east, in the
OF the shooting. and Is
said 20 have had several drinks there.
To Frank LaMay, who was in the
hotel, h. showed mis- revolver and
said to him:
I'm going to do good job to
night"
LeMay paid little attention to the
remark, having heard Lepine talk
that way before,
Lep!ne and his wife were raised
nca. Puce. a few miles southeast oil
Windsor. ana were married about IL
years ago. About a year age she say
he held a revolver N heI head and
threatened 10 Kill her IL she didn't
stop admonishins him IL rogard To his
drinking habits. On this occasion she
lett him and never returned TO live
with him. She Is 81 ,eaIf old
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