The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-02
DAN CUPID LAUGHS DEFIANCE
AT LAWS OF A GREAT STATE
After Adopting Girl Too Young to Wed Without Guardians
Consent Carolina Man Gives His Permission and
Now They Are Man and Wife

proceeds on the woman and his own
designations. And | told him as much.
The Fight.
'As / said this, MIR. Grace was still
lying on the bed. His coat was hang
ing Just behind where he was lying.
and as | spoke / walked toward the
coat. and took out of his pocket the
power Of attorney along with some
other papers which were in the coat.
1T was my intention to throw the
power of attorney into the fire and
as soon as he saw what / was doing,
he sprang out Of bed and grabbed my
left wrist with his right hand and my
right wrist In his left hand. We
struggled and he backed me over
against the bureau and twisted my
left hand SO hard that / dropped the
papers on the floor.
Then he let go OF that hand and
grabbed my throat with his right hand
aud he reached in small drawer
in the bureau and took out his re-
volver. He was cursing in a low.
hushed voice. and his Ease was So
distorted with rage that j WAS very
badly scared. and when he made q
motion to hit me with the pistol, and
then tried to shoot me, | threw all
my weight and strength against him.
grabbed him around the arms. backed
him over tn the bed and as soon as his
legs came in contact with the bed he
fell over backwards with me on top
of him, and ! was pushing, pulling
and showing and doing all in my power
to keep him from hitting me with
the pisto. or shooting me, when sud
denly the pistol went off and
screamed and jumped up.
Husband is Shot.
"At first | thought / was shot and
then when | did not feel that l was,
| threw my arms around his neck
and said: on Gene. what have you
done? Are you hurt He said. No.
/ am not hurt. but for Gods cake
don't make so much noise or you
Will have the whole neighborhood In
here.
I'm the meantime / was very much
excited and wanted TO know what
had become Of the shot and IL he was
hurt and he said: / nave only got
scratch. IL don't amount 10 a damn
and all | want you to do is to hush
and get ready and get out OF here
and that everything would come cut
all right. He said: Its damn lucky
one Of US didn't get badly hurt or
Killed. and that 81 was all his fault.
Internal piece OF property In Phiia-
delphla Il would never have hap
pened.
II was dressing as fast AS I could,
and / WAS still anxious about his
wounds, and wanted to call a doctor
but he said: To he'll with doctor;
pick up those papers. as | told you,
and call cab
Il did everything that he wanted
me 20 do. and kept on begging him
to let me call doctor. so We would
both know how much ne WAS hurt.
] suggested that he might be hurt
worse than he thought he was, and
told him ha could feli the doctor
that he was handling his pistol and
dropped 1t and il went off, and shot
him, and he replied that If had any
seuse that ] would not make any such
damn fool suggestion and that he said
he had about as much experience with
wounds az most doctors. and could
tell as well ~ any OF them could when
he MAS hurt.
He then told me that the thing
for me 10 do. and do Il quick was To
go out Of the house and leave the
=tts-ffiff;, ffti said this Damn
thing should get OUT Ia q neighbor~
hood like this we would never be
able To live il down and all his bust
moss and social prospects would be
gone forvere. He insisted that / hurry
up and do as he had planned for me
10 do. and said that II he later
thought that he needed doctor he
would gst one.
Goes to Newman.
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