The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Husband Shot To
 Death By Wife
 In New Haven
She Fires Four Bullets at Him in Office Where Employed in Plain View of Other
 WOrkmen

New Haven. July Exchanged with murder and admitting having killed her husband as the outcome of 35. was held without bail, today to await the coroner's finding.
 Three shots from a .32 ca1ibre re- volver fired by his wife caused the fatal wounding late yesterday after noon of Hopkins. shipping clerk at the local branch of Jacob Ruppert a tragic manner domestic trouble which caused separation of the couple three days ago. Hopkins died at St. Raphael's hospital shortly after the shooting The deed was committed at the Ruppert's plant in full view or several workmen who happened to be there when Mrs. Hopkins came to taken into custody within moment or two after the shooting and when questioned showed nothing but defl- ance, admitting without any attempt at evasion that she had shot her hus- band
 Mrs. Hopkins told Coroner Mix. it lis understood that she fired four shots. one of which, however failed to hit. Two of the others hit Hop kins in the arm and the other one went through the right lung from the back.
 Declines Sympathies.
 Mrs Hopkins appeared at police headquarters to be in a highly ner- vous state but displayed none of those signs of remorse or fear which usual ly follows after a deed of this char acter. "Im sorry for you, little girl," :" said one of the workmen from Rup- pert's who had walked up to the ipo- lice station with her and Patrolman Charles Stevens, who made the ar rest ''Il go further than you when I want sympathy was the. defiant reply.
 Both Hopkins and his wifes were considered indeed, rather quiet people although it was known that they had occasional squabbles. The trouble, which is claimed to have caused the shooting, started about week ago. Mrs Hopkins thought that her hus- band was friendly with some other woman and that he wasn't supporting her properly. It is known that she endeavored to get a warrant for his arrest about week ago. Three days ago Hopkins left the house where they were living at 2s2 Ashmun St. and didn't return. Yesterday morn ing Mrs. Hopkins went to the Rup- pert plant on Commerce street and saw her husband. After some angry words he ordered her away and forced her out of the building and onto the street The trouble caused considerable talk among the men working around there and when the shooting occurred there was less sur prise than there might otherwise have been.
 Re.rr,- With Revolver.
 About half-past five o'clock Mrs. Hopkins appeared again at the Rup- pert place this time with a revolver. Mr. Hopkins duties as shipping clerk and as foreman of the men loading the wagons. .ca1ledy>him out onto the street occasionally and he was work ing there when she came up. When he saw the revolver he made a rush into the alleyway for the stable and she followed Inside. Frank Rowe, an ieeman was standing and when he saw the gun he started to run also. Hopkins ran towards the barn door but just in front of it fell on his knees.
 .Take her away, take her away" he cried ~
 AS he kneeled in front of the door she raised the revolver and fired two bullets into him. The other two shots she had fired previously. While wait ing for the ambulance Hopkins kept repea ting, What have they done with herr"
 She made no effort to escape and when Patrolman Stevens came rum ming up she was standing practically where she was when she fired the shots. Stevens took the revolver from her hands without any resistance from her.