The Washington times., 1911-10-09
GIRL WIFE SHOT BY
HUSBAND IN FURY OF
JEALOUS DESPAIR
Crazed Man, Fearing Di-
vorce, Attempts Murder,
Then Shoots Himself.
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lying in a pool Of his own blood IN the
upstairs bedroom. His wife was able
to step into the ambulance, unasslsteo
/ W hile Dennis was attempting tne
murder Of his wife and his own deaih,
their eight-months-old son was In the
kitchen, cooling and laughing over the
excitement Of the fussillade and
screams of his mother.
Herman came here at o'clock this
morning looking for trouble" said Mrs.
Hacxley, his mother-in-law, this morn
ing. He said good-morning, and sat
down in a chair in the kitchen after
walking in the front door. l starten
to scold him for lying about the wages
he was getting.
The first thing he asked was !f Philip
Cornell was here to see Ethel yesterday
and told him he was. Cornell, whose
real name Is Edwards. is just good
friend OF Ethefs, but Herman was 1eai-
Gus Of him."
Edwards works for the gas coin
pany at Alexandria.
Quarreled In Bedroom.
Mrs. Hackley says her daughter left
Dennis four weeks ago, when he failed
to support her, and this, with the
knowledge of Edwards call Sunday. she
said, seemed to drive Dennis frantic.
"He rushed up to the bed room. al
though Ethel wasn't up" said Mrs.
Hackley.
You haven't treated me right: you
never supported me, and there's no use
trying to get me back" Mrs. Dennis is
said to have asserted to her husband, as
he sat on the edge of the bed.
For a half hour they Quarreled alone
in the bed room while she was dress
ing. her mother said today.
Finally the girl-wife is said to have
declared:
I'm going to get divorce and get
rid of you. You won't take care OF ME.
You won't have to go to that
trouble to get a divorce. You've got
10 die right now and We'll both die
together" Dennis is said to have
beginning firing.
Pearl Hackley eleven years old. says
she overheard the words and fed from
the room. Two shots followed in quick
succession. both missing the wife as
she ran around the bed. Coming into
the center of the room, Dennis is said
to have grabbed his wife and to have
thrown her to the floor
II saw him stoop over her and fire
Hackley, her young brother. "Then he
turned and saw us standing in the door
and fired at us, but missed US"
Left Dennis Three Times
MIS-. 11dChley says IeT uduBHlcT IclI
Dennis three times because he failed
to support her.
This is the third time she had to
leave him and come home to live with
u.s." said the mother this morning.
They had been living together unit
month ago, when she came home
again.
Sometimes he stayed with u3 at our
house, but he had room at 800 Twenty
first street northwest" says Mrs. Hack
ley.
Dennis mother. who is said to be dy.
| ing, lives at Ellicott City, Nd, He has
other relations at Charleston. s. C.
About four years ago Dennis came tc
Washington, working as cook IN lunch
rooms here, and at Baltimore.
, Miss Hackley, their first separation oc
curing. her mother says, only three
months after their marriage.
Recently Dennis had been working a.
| a lunch room and bakery at Wisconsin
avenue and street, Georgetown. Ht
I was a bakers helper.
Mrs. Hackley says Dennis did no.
drink, but refused to work regulaIiy iy
| She says he was discharged from th'
Georgetown bakery early Sunday morn
ing for falling TO report for Work Sa'ur
.:He was a pretty good fellow outsid.
| of his failure 20 support his vile anc
baby as he should said Mrs. Hackie!
| today, He didn't drink ana han no %
\ habits, but was crazy Jealous ana WIN
| out any cause, Of Ethel
Made No Previous Threats.
THE first thing he asked this morn
ing when he walked IN and surprised
as was II Ethel was up. He then be
| gan asking about this Cornell, or Ed
! wards, who had been calling on her
lie seemed excited and Jealous, 6:
usual, but didn't make any threats, anC
| 7 didn't see him have any revolver.
! Where Dennis obtained the revolver Il
he bought 1t Yesterday after being dis
| 1ha rc,ad and Maid off at the bakery.