The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-13


safety OF her boy at home. and the
husband never lost the feeling that
he was In a measure an outsider
After dinner at their home the
panls sat on their porch ana dts
cussed the baseball game with john
Mitchell and his wife, who occupy
the other half of the double house.
About 10 O'Clock they retired 10 their
front room. on the second floor, Leg
lie Eubank. the stepson, having gone
70 his little back room
Anxious About Her Child.
Shortly after Paul and his wife
entered their boudoir the mother
went INTO the back room to- see II
Il her son was undressing preparatory
To going to bed The lad had not
removed any of his clothing. he
seemed to feel tragedy in the air.
The husband called his wife back
into their room and they began dis
GUESSING the child. One word brought
on another, and as the couple pre-
pared TO retire Paul made repeated
threats 10 kill the hoy. himself and
HIS wife Hearing this. the lad be-
came frightened. loeRed himself in
hts room and sat on his bed all night
in his street clothes. Meanwhile the
husband and wife continued quarrel
ing. At one point in the quarrel Mrs
Paul got OUT Of bed, went to her
sons room and told him to he pre-
pared to leave the house early sun
day morning, as she did not intend
to live another day or night with her
husband.
Mrs. Paul returned 10 the bedroom
and the quarrel continued until day
light Then she arose and went To the
Kitchen to prepare some dough for
baking. As she reached the head OF
the stairs leading from the first to
the second floor. after kneading the
dough. she saw her husband near her
sons room door and demanded to
know what he was doing there They
became involved In another quarrel.
which. from note the husband left
Tor his father. seems 10 have termi-
mated in a hand to hand fight.
In the last missiye the husband
worte he said to his father: We went
to the baseball game. came home,
bad supper and sat out on the porch
talking about the game some time.
Then We went upstairs. She quar-
relied and auarrsfisd and anarrelled
went down stairs and made up the
bread. She jus, came up and tore
all the shirt of my back Goodbye.
I'm going 10 end IL all
After this evident encounter. Paul
made UP his mind TO execute his Oft
repemted threat to exterminate the
sHetheF. child and himself, wrote the
note to his father. seized the re-
vofvsr and ran toward the room
Whoreiu shuddered the object Of his
jealousy.
Mrs. Paul dashed toward the room
Alaead Of her husband. fiung open the
door and shouted At the top of her
voice. Run for your life, Leslie, Run.
Hun. He's going TO kin YOU"
The terrified lad bounded out of the
room, reached the stairs In an In
4 6tAnt. vauited down them TO the front
4 door and then ran 10 the home OF
If. Charles II. Lyle. 2oo2 Grove ave-
1epe, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle having heard
lat Leslie was likely TO be the tar
~ Ut FOR Paul's bullets at any time and
nvtng told him to come to their
euse when this happened.
Husband Opens Fire.
Upon hearing the frightened
zcther's Ehrieks OF warning TO her
q Aild. Paul opened fire on her with
Ne .a2-caiiber weapon. The revolt
- MAS painted at her breast She
aarew up her right arm a. II 70 ward
& the bullet. The maddened hus-
Ind charged upon her. gnot her in
- right arm near the shoulder. the
aIiet passing through the limb and
04ertng her right lung. and then fred
n Epecting death at any momen', the
keman's only thought was or her
htId and she continued to scream
@s&o him TO run. Although mortaiiy
%lVuAded. she stopped 70 the floor.
III ecked up her shoes and one of her
{ 49, sandals end startsd down the
M<ADs toward the front 6oor When
- roauhsd the mtddis OF the Tight,
II mother bullet struck her back near
~ left shoulder and she fell dead
lido the hat rack In the hall her
h0es and har sons sandal being
Numd IN her HANDS by reigf, bors who
n nGleed N after hearing the reports
Sx fhe revolver.
HAD N0t Finished
Claude Hooker. who was PASSING
~ house when the shots were fired
- nsw ths la running for his life,