The Washington herald., 1910-05-17
PARTED IN JANUARY.


The story OF the tragedy may properly
begin with Fentou's abandonment OF his
wife in Jacksonville last January. when
Mrs. Riley had 10 send money 20 her
daughter 70 bring her home. When Fen
ton followed later he was de~'o5 rdmis-
sion 20 the Riley home at- .-., che city.
on May Fent0n returned to Wash
ington and engaged q room AT &-
Eleventh street northwest, Just around
the corner from Mrs. Rrey's house. He
paid a weeks rent in advance and was
Joined By his wife
Last Thursday he paid only % cents FOR
the current week. and said he would pay
more the following day, which DE dad
after paWning his suit case 20 raise the
money. During all his stay az the house
his wife was frequently with him. Last
Sunday evening they were together, and
were heard laughing and talking in the
happiest frame of mind.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Fenrou left
her mothers house. which is an attrac-
tive and weIl-kept rooming establishment
on the southeast corner of Twelfth
street and New York avenue. a little be-
fore ? O'Clock. without saying where she
was going. She walked Up the street a
short distance. where she stopped % talk
70 a man in an automobile
Followed by Husband.
At this juncture her husband came
around he corner, but before he reached
her she had started on up the street and
was Joined by another woman. Together
they entered place kept by Mrs. Eliza
beth AtzeI. at 1913 New York avenue.
Fenton followed them to the second floor.
where. during the course Of half an hour.
each Of the women drank four glasses OF
beer, for which Mrs. Fenton paid. Dave
Curtis, the c0lored waiter who served
them. remarked that Feuton seemed un-
easy, several times leaving the place and
going downstairs. He did not drink any
thing.
When the women LETT the place they
were Joined on the outside by Fenron,
and a moment later the woman. whose
identity has not yet been established. left
them and. crossing the street, the pair
sauntered quietly east on New York ave
nue. to the Riley residence, where they
entered. AS they passed the fruit store
across the way from the Riley place
Nick Fuller, the proprietor. saw them
and spoke 20 Mrs. FentOn.
Wife Goes 10 Her Death.
As the pair entered the house Mrs
Riley was at work in the kitchen in the
basement. She saw them come in. but
was busy, and supposed they were in the
parlOr talking. until succession Of pistol
shots rang out and she heard two heavy
thuds overhead.
Rushing up the back stairs. she almost
tumbled over the two PROSTATE forms.
and, shrieking in terror, fell backward in
a faint. The woman. fl is believed. re-
fused 70 satisfactorily explain her con-
versatiOn with the man in the automobile
and that, together with the penniless
plight in which the man found himself
rendered him temporarily insane She
was evidently endeavoring to escape to
her mother when he fred. two bullets
third IN the abdomen. A fourth pene-
trated the base Of the mans skull, and he
fell forward upon the PROSTATE form Of
his wife.
The CRY was heard on the street. and
as DR. J. Lawn Thompson. who was in
the neighborhoOd, hurried to the building
a negro emerged. and, rushing across the
street. telephOned for an ambulance and
notified the police. With the assistance
Of neighbors, Dr Thompson administered
first aid
In charge Of DR.. Thurston the ambu-
lance made a rapid run. and hurriedlv
prepared the PROSTATE form for removal
TO the hospital Il was but a few mo-
ments after 3 o'clock when the body was
boards Dressed. e.. .OO nor 100 To-,