The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-06
SECOND VICTIM Or.
SUNDAY TRAGEDY
IS DEAD
Mrs. Russell Ransom, Shot on Street
BY Husband, Passes Away in Hos
pital-Man Kills Self
Instantly.
Pair Had Been Separated for Three
Months and Wife Had Begun
Suit for Divorce.

Enraged by his young wife's re-
fusal to drop her divorce suit. and
return TO him after separation OF
three months, Russell Ransom, rs
years old, shot her through the left
temple. Sunday afternoon causing a
wound which resulted In her death I'm
Solvay hospital at 6 o'clock. Monday
morning. Then. placing the muzzle
or his revolver In his mouth. he sent
bullet through his head, killing him
self almost instantly. The tragedy oc-
Cured on Green-ave., near the
Wabash tracks.
Ransom. a painter and decorator
whose father is said to live In Cleve-
land, had planned the crime with
great care. His wife. formerly Miss
Stella Anderson. OF Alpena, had a
premonition OF some such action on
his part. when she left him and APP
piled for divorce. Fearing him. she
went TO live In the home of George
w. Wheeler, No. 552 Solvay-ave..
while Ransom left the city. They had
been married two years. and Ran
SONS failure to provide for his wife,
and his abuse of her while she was
supporting herself and him by con.
Quoting boarding house on Mt.
Elliot,-ave.. near the boulevard. had
resulted In the separation.
Saturday night Mrs. Ransom re-
ceiyed a telegram from her husband.
from Adrian. announcing that he
would be in Detroit. Sunday, and
wanted TO see her. Mrs Ransom re-.
ceiyed the telegram as though II were
her death warrant. She grew restless
and nervous. Sunday morning. Ran
som appeared In the residence of Will
liam Marshick. No 426 Solvay ave,
and obtained a room there for the
day, announcing that he was a private
detective from Cleveland employed
10 shadow a woman who had run
away from her husband. He was rest
less and agitated. making frequent
trips 10 the sidewalk. TO gaze down
the street as though looking for the
woman whom he sought.
Meanwhile. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler
and Mrs. Marian King. relative.
planned launch ride on the river TO
try to relieve Mrs. Ransom's nervous
ness. They left the Wheeler home
shortly before l o'clock. and as they
passed the Marshick residence, Ran.
som stepped out. and accosted Mr.
Wheeler, asking for permission to
speak TO his wife. which was granted
Mrs. Ransom was plainly frightened
Mrs. Wheeler shared her fears, and
remarked to her husband. as Mr. and
Mrs. Ransom dropped behind the
other party. HE might kill her"
He's too much OF coward"
Wheeler replied.
A moment later. they heard Mrs
Ransom tell her husband that she
could not talk to him there, but would
see him In her lawyers office. Then
a shot rang out. and she fell to the
sidewalk. with blood flowing from her
left temple. As the Mortified party
turned toward her, Ransom thrust the
revolver into his mouth Twice he
pulled the trigger without result, but
the third time a muffled report was
heard, and he fell dead. beside his
fatally injured wife. a.
An immense crowd quickly gather
ed. The woman was removed to Sol
way hospital. while Ransom's body,
after being viewed by Coroner Ben
nett, was taken to the county morgue
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs
King fastened to their launch, and
headed for Amherstburg. to notify
Mrs Joseph Cooley. sister Of Mrs
Ransom, of the tragedy. She arrived
at the hospital Sunday night but her
sister was unconscious, and did not
recognize her