The Detroit times., 1910-06-06
SECOND V|CTIl||
SUNDAY TRlGE1
IS DEAD
Mrs.. Russell Ransom, Shot q e(xs1k
By Husband, Passes Away = H..
pitalNan Kills Sell
Instantly. S
Pair Had Been Separated Tor Ikyoo
Months and Wife Had Dsgi1 4
Suit for Divorce. a.

Enraged by his young wifo's ~.
fusal to drop her divorce suit. and
return to him after . separation of
three months, Russell Ransom, S.
years old. shot her through the len
temple, Sunday afternoon, causing
wound which resulted In her death n
Solvay hospital at o'clock. Monday
morning. Then, placing the mus1jo
OF his revolver in his mouth. he sent
bullet through his head, killing him
self almost Instantly The tragedy a..
Cured on Green-aye.. near the
Wabash tracks.
Ransom, q painter and decorator
whose father IL said to live In Clev6@I
land. had planned the crime with
great care. His wife. formerly MiDo
Stella Anderson. Of Alpena. had y
premonftion OF some such action On
his part. when she left him and ap-
piled for a divorce. Fearing him. she
went to live In the home OF Geor0e
w. Wheeler. No. 552 Solvay-ayo,
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 WA
supporting herself and him by con.
Quoting q boarding house on Mt.
Elliottave., near the boulevard. had
resulted In the separation.
Saturday night Mrs. Ransom -
ceived a telegram from her husband,
from Adrian, announcing that he
would be In Detroit. Sunday. and
wanted to see her. Mrs. Ransom re-
ceived the telegram az though II were
her death warrant. She grew restless
and nervous. Sunday morning, Ram
som appeared In the residence OF VIII
liam Marshick. No. t26 Solvay-ave.,
and obtained room there for the
day. announcing that he was a private
detective from Cleveland. employed
to shadow a woman who had run
away from her husband. He was rest
less and agitated, making frequent
trips to 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. O 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 az they
passed the Marshick residence, Ram
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 Der fears, and
remarked to her husband. as Mr.. and
Mrs. Ransom dropped behind the
other party. HE might kill her.
Hes 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 I'm her lawyers ONCE. Then
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 wief
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, n sister Of Mrs.
Ransom. OF the tragedy. She arrived
at the hospital Sunday night, but her
sister was unconscious, and did not
recognize her.