Arizona republican., 1911-04-03
4 HUSBANDS
 RED CRIME. Francisco Rodriguez At tempts to Murder His Wife END OF 4 MORNING WALK
The Woman, With Three Wounds, All Apparently Mortal, Lying Between Life and Death at Sisters Hospital Man in Jail.

| Francisco Rodriguez made deSper- ate, fiendish and cowardly attempt to murder his wife, Jesus Rodriguez, yes 1 terday a little after noon. If his effort should not be crowned by success, his l failure will be regarded as a miracle to which the surgeons at the Sisters $ hospital largely contributed.
 The woman lay there last night be- tween life and death with the chances in her favor pitifully small Yet they had perceptibly increased and there was faint hope that they would continue to grow
 She was shot down near the corner of Ninth and Jackson streets at half an hour after noon yesterday Three wit nesses were mortified to see Rodriguez place a revolver against the back of the Nyoman and fire twice. There were two more shots and then Mrs. Rodri- guez ran toward her home at SS6 East Jefferson street. She was overtaken by her husband and as she was sinking forward he fired again. the bullet striking her low down in the breast.
 The woman sank into a growth of weeds, which quickly turned red. and the husband started east on Jackson street. He stopped to reload his re- volver and hurried on. Neighbors start ed in pursuit, and a message was sent to the police station. Officer Trout man sprang. into an automobile and Fire Chief Sullivan in the patrol wagon started for the scene of the shooting Arriving there. the officers learned the direction taken by Rodriguez, who ran across some vacant lots and came out upon Eleventh street, which he fol- lowed north to Pierce and then turned into the Brill addition.
 Manuel Miranda, a brother of Mrs. Rodriguez, was close upon him, though he did not get a sight of him until he saw him running past Ninth street on Pierce. Miranda, who was riding along Mckinley, uttered a yell and started across. Holding a revolver he overlook his brother law a short distance east of Ninth. By this time the officers had come up. Miranda was pressing the muzzle of~his revolver against Rodriguez. but unfortunately the weapon was not loaded
 Things had happened rapidly. for it was not yet fifteen minutes since the woman had sunk down among the red dening weeds.
 Rodriguez was dazed. but the officers said that he was not drunk. He was unarmed and could not say what had become of his revolver; nor could he give an account of the recent bloody happenings He was taken to the city jail and a couple of hours later he was removed to the county jail. war rant for his arrest on a charge of as sault to commit murder having been sworn out of Justice Johnstone's court. ft was expected that a new one charg- ing a graver offense would shortly be issued.
 In the meantime the woman was taken to the Sisters hospital and preparations were made for an opera ton though from the number and loca- ton of three of the wounds an opera ton did not promise a lease Of life.
 The woman was conscious and able to speak of the shooting. She said her husband had tried to kill her because she had refused to live with him.
 The operation was performed by pr. Willard Smith, assisted by pr. sargent, city physician. and Dr. Watkins. One bullet was found to have lodged under skin on the outer side of the upper left leg. having passed through the leg. making only a flesh wound. That was the first extracted. and then ;he more serious business of Investigating the wound in the breast was begun.
 The bullet had entered just below the breast bone slightly on the right side and had found an exit on the lower right side Before she had been put under the influence of an anaesthetic, the woman had said that she was sink ing forward when that wound was in- flicted.
 An incision nearly a foot ,r length was made and the intestines were talk en out It was found that they had been perforated in six places. Of the bullets which had entered the hack. one had cut through the liver and the oth- CT had cut the diaphragm. Both were still in the breast and could not be ex- tracted. There was one other wound part of the right hand
 Last night. late. it was stated at the hospital that though the condition of Mrs. Rodriguez was most critical she was resting easily
 It was about 3 o'clock when Rodri- suez was transferred from the city to the county jail. He was then quite sober and told a coherent story. He said that he had been stopping at the Star lodging house. where fis wife