Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-05
SHOOTS HIS
WIFE And
SUICIDES
COOS BAY PAPER TELLS OF TER
BIBLE CRIME OF AGED RANCH
Err NEAR IHAT PLACE-AND
OF THE HEROIC STRUGGLE OF
GIRLS WHO DISARMED HIM.
Coos Bay Record.)

Coos Bay Record ....
At an early hour Tuesday morn
ing, while Mrs. Annie Peterson, aged
about ST. was STOPPING to remove
some article of food FROM the over
Of her kitchen stove, a cold muzzle
Of a revolver was placed against the
back of her neck by her husband,
Wilson Peterson, aged "A, who fired
before she was able to gTapple the
gun from his hands. The bullet
COursed upwards through the fleshy
part of her neck and flattened out
against the lower portion of her
skull, fortunately without penetrat.
ing same or rendering her uncOn-
sCiOus. She dropped to the floCr
and started for the door on her
hands and knees, and while she was
passing out a second shot was made
at close range, but missed, passing
through the floor by her side. This
shot was fired while standing direct
F over the woman, but probably on
account of extreme nervousness, was
not well aimed.
daughter Amanda Peterson,
aged 20, and a girl friend, Bessie
Hope, aged is, were asleep upstairs
When the shooting began, as were
TWO sons, Nels and Ernest, aged l3
and II, The shooting awoke the
girls, who rushed down stairs, only
70 find the door locked Hearin
he mothers cries for help, they
with superhuman force broke the
Ock and rushed to her rescue, just
as the second shot was fired - the
narrow hallway. The young ladies
Sfapplcd the murderer like demons,
ana not only prevented him from
lolioWing up his bungling job Of
shooting by emptying his revolver
,aio the poor woman's helpless BODY,
uu' also succeeded in disarming him
~mpletely, throwing the weapons
ll'o the nearby stream. Not knowing
elal further heinOus motives he
I'sht still have in mind and despite
IleaS that he would kill them, the
v4'ue-Toyal ensued through the
u0use and into the yard, where they
% az longer could withstand the pun
Suneht that was being inflicted
won Them, only loosened their grip
spon MIN when forced to do so by
elng dragged a considerable dis
"nVe through the field.
Inc young boys were awakened
Ihe shooting, and not being able
Se' out of their room, Nels jump
nom the upstairs window, a dis
,su suve OF l6 feet, and rushed to the
's'ance OF the girls. They tried
6n set rope to tie him up with,
ne were unable to manage him.
,o1 OuIlhg the scrimmage Mrs. Peter
mel 'esalned sufficient strength TO
lri' lIv her way to the home of G. w.
G.oo nearby neighbor, to which
s0,s g Ihe girls and two boys has
tbe ~, lor SAFETY, Here they aroused
DoDoS oISe'shbors by phone and SUM-
Ms medical assistance.
don1n. re'erson, being disarmed and
fnspr' thinking his victim Was
Dsm wounded, made his way to n
hra ''Ie d stance through a pas
NIops Nhen found he was uncon-
rIs5 with his throat severely
6r ,u' n, ont not dead. He was cared
eho ,oei IN The day by Dr. Bartle,
hg vou oo1 several stitches in the gap
b Gunu and ordered him removed
Nsrbe1,pllal He was brought to
llhi ''u and dice during the
Dn IA slerSon was cared for by
y nsr.n1se Of this city and Horsfa u
As Mssa,l, She was brought to
V hospital and late Monday