Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-30

Shooting ana killing his wife. Mrs.
Clara z. Quick. then turning the re-
volver on himself, James Quick. 5 An
son street, newly appointed city dos
catcher, attempted to commit suicide
shortly after II o'clock Thursday
night. Mrs. Quick was murdered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude F.
Miller. sos West Linn street. where
Mrs. Quick rooms. Running thru the
alley block north to the home of hfs
sister, Mrs. Charles Hopkins, 507 West
Church street, Quick tried to add sui
eide to the murder. 1t is quite prob
able he will live. Mrs. Quick received
the bullet thru her heart.
A quarrel between the husband and
wife vas the direct and immediate
cause of the double tragedy. Other
causes that had resulted in the couple
separating and being estranged cul-
minated in the quarrel Of Thursday
night.
Dance Brings on Shooting.
A dance at Forney's hall, which Mrs.
Quick attended against her husbands
wishes, precipitated the quarrel.
Searching for his wife cartier in the
evening, and being unable to find her,
Quick is declared to have threatened
her with violence. Quick found his
! wife at the dance. Later he Joined her
while she was on her way home alone,
and fitteen or twenty minutes after
they had reached the house Mrs. Quick
WIS dead A few minutes later Quick
Hay in the home Of his sister badly
wounded.
Young men who were close to the
scene Of the murder all but intercepted
Quick as he fed from the Miller home.
Mrs. Quick died almost instantly, and
before those who reached where she
lay very quickly after the shooting
could carry her to the porch. Quick
used . new .33-calibre weapon. The
womans body was removed to the D.
c. Wilbur store morgue. where 1t was
prepared for burial.
Shot Rouses Sister.
Hur-ying northward from the Miller
home, after firing the shot that killed
his wife. Quick ran thru the alley to
the home Of his sister, block away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins had just gone
to bed, and were doing an to sleep
when they were startled by a shot.
which appeared to come from within
the house. A yell. followed by groan,
echoed the report Of the revolver.
Mrs. Hopkins called to her husband,
saying Get up quick, some one is
turt." Mr.. Hopkins fastened to the
-ront door and there, within three
feet Of the threshold, lay the form OF
a man.
"Who is it," inquired Mrs. Hop
kins.
ITS Jim." was thu reply. 1--WE shot
myself and shot Clara" moaned Quick.
but don't know whether ] killed her
or not. I'm sorry did 1t. but she
drove me to 1t. I told her not to 80 70
dances, but she would do 1t. begged
her to come back and live with me and
Quit running around with other men
! told her what would do II she didn't
behave herself"
Quick Rushed 70 Hospital.
Mr.. Hopkins, who Ia employed IS
driver for the D. c.. Wilbur store. get
the firms ambulance at once and hur-
ried his brother-in-law to st. Thomas
hospital. after telephoning DR.. H. H.
Nichols.
Hurry-up calls were sent to other
physicians, who drove IN autos to the
hospital and were there - soon - the
ambulance reached there.
A superficial examination OF the
wound, which was thru the abdomen
at a point two inches to the left OF the
navel, caused apprehension on the part
of DR.. Nichols that the intestines had
been punctured. While 1t - not con-
sidered modern surgery to probe Tor
bullet, IL the intestinss we're ruptureo
the only chance for saving the mans
life was to get into tho abdominal cav
ity and repair the damage. DR.. Mich
ols placed the man on the operatlns
table. to examine the abdominal cav
tiy. which was done with the assistance
If Drs. n. Merrill, Georye NJ. johnson.
and q. e. Hermance. Tho latter had
been called to the Miller home d.
rectly following the first shooting.
lntsstinss Not Damaged.
The bullet was found to have ranged
downward, and toward the left but did
not puncture the intestines. How the
ball could have missed the intesttnes
was the wonder Of all surgeons. the
bullet even did not break the perttone-
UNI, altho 1t coursed along the lining o.
the bowels, ecraping It. and causing an
Irritation that set up congestion in the
bowels. The ball lodged In the crest OF
the ilium. or the top Of tho hip bono.
Believe Quick Will Live.
It was the opinion Of the surgeons
that Quick would survive the wound.
Tho man suffered severely from shock.
ana about the only danger will b that
A..1ns,4Aesa A ia Ifoi,lad ~ that