The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
HUSBAND SHOT AT;
AND BYSTANDERS
RECEIVE BULLETS
John Crice, Caught With An.
others Wife, Shoots Reck.
lessly Into Crowd.
Said TO Have Family OF His
Own at Home.
HAD SPENT NIGHT TOGETHER.

Two bystanders were wounded
and Peter b. Vaughan, 20 years old,
of Tenth and Washington streets,
was the target for three bullets fired
at him shortly. before S O'Clock last
night by John c. Crice, AZ years old
Iof Wickliffe. Ky. a stranger who
was In company with the pretty and
stylish wife OF Vaughan.
The shooting was remarkable for
the fact that Il took place in front
OF the ladies' entrance to the Palmer
House. where Police Sergeant f. Fl.
Cross was standing talking with
Vaughan. about his wife and the
other man, with whom it was
charged she had occupied room No
80 at the Palmer House Wednesday
night.
Two shots went wild into the
crowd of pedestrians and bystanders
at the hotel entrance. one seriously
injurlng Joseph Ashoff. 16 years old.
and the second striking Mary Riley,
colored. EOS Tennessee street in the
forehead, causing a scalp wound.
The third shot punctured a metal
sign In front of w b. McPhersOn's
drug store. adjoining and at the
right of the entrance. and where Ser
geant Cross and Vaughan had been
standing.
Ducking through tho scattering
throng Vaughan. who was unarmed.
darted into Stutz' candy kitchen, at
the left Of the entrance. where he
remained until after Sergeant Cross
had rushed TO Crice am disarmed
him. Mrs. Vaughan qtood be-
wildered nervous on the sidewalk.
and both she and Crice were placed
under arrest and taken to police
headquarters
Couple Arrested.
Two charges of malicious shooting
and wounding with intent TO kill
were preferred against Crice, one for
malicious shooting without wound
ing: and both he and Mrs. Vaughan
we're charged with adultery. TO which
charge both pleaded guilty in police
court this morning and were fined
S25 each. following consultation be-
tween City Attorney Martin and
attorneys for the defendants. Mrs.
Vaughan had previously been fined
$50 upon her confession but the
Judgment was set aside.
Mrs. Vaughan. who is just %
years old. wept bitterly in her cell
after court this morning and de-
clined 20 discuss her relations with
.Crice. She said her home Is in
Nashville and that she was married
TO Vaughan in Dixon county. Ten
nessee. December 21. 1907. They
had been living in Paducah and last
June moved to Cairo. where she ad-
mitted she met Crlce for the first
time. She said she and her husband
returned to Paducah last Monday
and were residing at Tenth and
Washington streets. She said she
had no relatives in Paducah and re-
fused to say anything about the
affair of last night, but admitted
that she met Crice at the train We'd
nesday night
The Wounded.
Joseph Ashoff. caught a stray bull
let in the front OF the left leg just
below the knee cap and DR.. ]. d..
Robertson says the injury may be
permanent. He lives with his
grandmother. Mrs. Pauline Ashoff.
The scalp wound received by Mary
Riley was dressed by DR.. b. l..
Bradley and is not dangerous. The
ball entered just over the left eye,
blowing its way to above the ear and
falling TO the sidewalk, where il was
found mashed into a disc by w. r.
Taylor, a travelling man.
Vaughan, who had missed his wife
since "Wednesday night. heard that
she was stopping at the Palmer
House with another man and went
there shortly after 1880 o'clock last
night. Mrs. Vaughan left home
Wednesday night. meeting Crlce at
the train at Eleventh street and
Broadway and they went to the Pal
mer House. registering as 81. How
ard and wife. Cairo"
They stayed in room 80 that night
II Is said. and were there for the
most part of the day Yesterday. Late
in the afternoon they left while
Clerk iRdchard Ashbrook was on
watch. When the infuriated hus-
~ h., 40, 4
ed to be shown to the room. He
told Manager Sinnott of his informa-
ton that his wife was there In com
pany with another man. After he
had described his wife Night Clerk
Sam Abel was sure Mrs. Howard
was the same woman.
Going to the room, Mr.. Sinnott
knocked at the door but there was
no answer Returning, he told