Evening journal., 1912-05-07
ASSAULTED, WOMAN FIRES
BULLET THAT MAY BRING
DEATH TO HER ANNOYER
Mrs. Elizabeth Redmond, Furnished With Weapon
by Son While John w. Blizzard, Boarder, At
facks Her---HaH Brutal Treatment With One
Shot-SeIf Defense Alleged, City Judge
Admits Woman TO Bail.

Mrs. Elizabeth Redmond, aged AZ
years, wife of John r. Redmond, OF
No LOG Seventh avenue, and employed
as a yard foreman by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. shortly
before 9 o'clock last night, shot and
perhaps fatally wounded John w.
Blizzard. a freight conductor in the
employ Of the same company, with a
revolver which had been placed in her
hand by her small son. Blizzard
boarded with the Redmonds, and Mr..
Redmond was in Baltimore attending
to some business at the time of the
trouble Blizzard is in the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital.
The police this afternoon took Biz
Yards ante mortem statement regard
ing the shooting.
Mrs. Redmond says the shooting
which occurred in her home, was
done in self-defense. and so convinced
Judge Edwin r. Cochran in City
Court today that he admitted her tc
$1,000 bail City Tax Collector Eu-
gene NJ. Sayers and former Ct4
Councilman John J. McGovern be-
came security for the appearance OF
the defendant in the City Court one
week from today.
Leonard e. Wales represents Mrs
Redmond, and in an Interview witt
him. at which Mrs Redmond and hel
son. Garrett. aged IA years. WHIT
handed her the revolver with which
she fired the fatal shot, we're pres
ent. stated that Mrs. Redmond acte'
wholly i'm self-defense. and that shi
did not fire at Blizzard until no fewe
than three assaults had been mad
upon her. Mr. Wales characterized
the assault upon Mrs. Redmond as
most brutal one, her body being GOV
cred with bruises. Mr.. Wales SAT-
the man kicked the woman twice afte
throwing her to the floor, and tha
the attack was made by him while il
fit of frenzy supposed to have beel
brought about by drink. Mr.. Vale
said Mrs. Redmond informed hin
that she knew Blizzard carried re
volver. Mr.. Wales said the man ha
threatened TO kill the woman. Sh
has three children. aged 21. IA and
wears respectively. the oldest c
whom was not home when the troubl
occurred.
Mrs. Redmond told a reporter fo
THE EVENING JOURNAL that Bill
zard came home about 9 o'clock las
right and was in an ugly mood. Sh
was up stairs at the time and suppe
had been cleared away. This SCENE
TO make Blizzard more furious. Sh
said that while she was placing tn
meal on the table Blizzard attacke
her. She said he threw her to tn
floor and while she lay PROSTATE h
kicked her She said he also grabbe
her by the throat and forced her
rim nm stairs. The man followe
her. she said. and again attacked he
and was using her roughly when he
son. Garrett. slipped the revolve
which belonged to the family. into he
hand
Son SAYS Shoot.
MY son told me to shoot him {
be killed" said the woman, and
fired the pistol once. That is all
remember about II"
Mrs. Redmond was In high
nervous state. Her husband We
notified of the affair and arrived hon
during the day.
DR.. Ellwood I. Rogers was called
attend the wounded man after III
shooting and later had him remove
TO the Physicians and Surgeons Ho
pital where all information concerl
ing the mans condition was refuse
TODAY DR.. Rogers told a reporter fC
THE EVENING JOURNAL that Bli
zard had been drinking and had mac
several statements about the shoe