The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-08-02
wife SHOOTS HUSBAND WHO PROVES
UNFA|THFUL ...W0UNO may BE FATAL
MRS. RUDOLPH URBAN OF NO. THREE DISCOVERS
uNFAITHFUL AND USES 22cALIeER RIFLE ON HIM-vcTM
IN CRITICAL coNDlToN-MRs URBAN WALKS TO
ROUNDUP AND GIVES HERSELF

Mrs. Rudolp Urban Of Nine No.
Three walked over to her neighbor's
home Wednesday, where her husband
was staying with Mrs. Steve Siminski.
and quietly demanded of her hus-
band that he return home with her.
Upon his refusal tc comply with her
request she raised small 22-caliber
rifle and shot him. The bullet entered
his right breast between the ribs,
pierced the right lung and came out
between the shoulder blades. Mr..
Crban's condition is critical and it is
| thought that the shot may prove fatal.
The shooting occurred shortly before
noon Wednesday. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Urban are Polanders and have re-
sided in this country for the past six
years, three of which they spent here.
After Mrs. Urban shot her husband
he grabbed the gun from her hands
and went through his pockets in
search of a cartridge. stating that he
would kill her He, however, found
no cartridge. and he then walked into
the nearby garden where he fell Mrs
Urban, accompanied by her 10-year-old
daughter walked to Roundup and went
to the sheriffs office where she said.
Il have shot my husband" and gave
herself up.
Mrs. Urban stated that her husband
has for a great many years treated
her and her little daughter with eX-
treme cruelty and on several occa-
sions recently threatened to kill them
both She alleges that he has for the
past several years spent most of his
evenings with other women. The past
several weeks. Mrs. Urban stated he
has spent most of his time with Mrs
Siminski. at whose home he was when
he was shot. Mrs. Siminski's husband
II left her about month ago for New
York where 1t is said. he has another
wife. Mrs. Siminski has two little
j children.
My papa said the 10-year old
daughter of the woman to a Record
reporter, had been staying all day
at our neighbor's house with Mrs
Steve Siminski, whose husband left
her short time ago. He had done
this several times before and it made
mamma feel very bad. Early Wed
nesday morning my mamma sent mt
over to our neighbor's home and told
me to tell papa to come home and
uIu ldI ds lOlu tipu lO!A ny
he would not go home and wanted
me to come into the house, which
would not do. | went home and tolt
mamma what he said and then sht
went over and begged my father Il
come home with her, but he refused
and told her to go home. My mothe'
came home and sent me over two dif
ferent times after that. and | PLEADED
with papa to come home to mamma
told him that if he would not ONT
home with me he would not be m,
papa any more and would never cal
him father again, but still he refused
l then returned to my home and toll
mamma. Ny mother then took th'
gun which belonged to my father an
she and started for the neighbors
house. mama saying that If he woul'
not return with her she would shoe
him. When she came to the neigh
bor's she again pleaded with fathe
TO come home with her. and he re
fused She then raised the rifle am
shet him in the breast We both the,
walked 11p to the court house an
mamma gave herself MP 10 the sheriff
We did not wait TO see whether III
shot killed father or not