The daily sentinel., 1910-09-01

rest after their trip prior to going to
dinner.
Sends Bullet Through Brain.
Suddenly young Cheney sprang up
aud going to the foot of the bed
faced toward a dresser mirror across
the room. drew his .25 caliber Colts
automatic pistol from his pocket with
his left hand, placed the muzzle to
his head about an inch above the
left ear and fired The steel-jacketed
bullet passed through the skull and
brain and out of the left side of the
head. Striking one of the iron rods
at the head of the bed it bounded
back and fell in the middle of the
bed Blood spurted from the wound
as the bullet left the skull, sending
stream onto the bedclothes.
Young Cheney fell in heap on the
floor without uttering a word. His
wife. in a panic lest he fire again,
jumped from the bed with cry.
grabbed the weapon from the floor
where IL fall and ran screaming from
the room. Several roomers and Miss
Wright rushed into the hall at the
noise. took the half-crazed woman to
another room, made the wounded
man as comfortable as possible and
then telephoned for Doctors Taylor.
Hubbard. Collins and Freudenberg,
as well as for acting coroner, Judge
j. p. Sweeney. DR.. Taylor was first
on the scene and took charge of the
case.
Remarkable Vitality Shown.
1t was believed by the physicians
that the wounded man would die any
moment as he had bled profusely and
more than tablespoonful of brain
matter had been discharged from the
wound but such did not prove to be
the case.
Then began one of the most re-
markable cases of vitality fighting
against mortal wound that was ever
recorded in medical annals. The
stricken man lay with closed eyelids.
breathing strong and audibly, but ut
tering no word. Occasional spasmodic
muscular movement was noted.
All night long Dr. Taylor, NJ. Hertz
and others watched beside the man in
momentary expectation of the end,
but dawn came and the evidences of
life, If anything. were stronger than
before. Mr.. Cheney's pulse ranged
from 40 to so during the night. When
morning came, the physician decided
to have the young man removed and
he was taken to St. Matthews hos
pital.
Mrs. Cheney Overcome.
Mrs. Cheney was almost beside
herself with grief and horror for a
considerable time after the tragedy,
but later calmed down sufficiently to
discuss the sad affair.
She was able to give sufficient in
formation so that kilograms were sent
to their relatives in the east appris-
ing them of the tragedy and asking
advice as to disposition of the body in
the event of fatal termination, which
the doctors believed inevitable.
Mrs. Cheney is prepossessing
looking lady with all the evidences of
good breeding and social refinement
She told of her husbands frequent
threats to take his life but she had
not believed that he would take such
most a miracle that he had not shot
her before he took his own life.
Tender Care Manifested.
Everything possible was done by
Miss Annie Wright. the proprietor OF
the house. for her comfort, and In
this effort she was ably seconded by
Mr.. Hertz and others of the roomers.
Ii is the first affair of the kind that
ever happened in her house and she
feels the consequent notoriety very
keenly but her patrons have assured
her that they are in no way influ-
enced by the unfortunate circum-
stances SO far as their tenancy is con-
cerned.
Found Friends Here.
BY a strange coincidence there are
a couple of young men in this city at
present who are well acquainted with
Mr.. Cheney.