Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-31
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
George Scott Wounds His Wife and
Kills Himself
COMES TO HAVE TALK WITH HER
when She Flecs yrOm Room tIe
opens Fire aud Injuries Her Sc
vereIy, saving Last bullet
TO End Hts own Life.

Scott in the back last night at the home /
OF her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank I
SkruTa. 72l North Twcnty-siXth street .
and then killed himself Mrs. Scott is
in a precarious condition at tho South T.
Omaha hospital with the chances OF life /
against her accordns to the surgeons.
The tragedy was the outcome of
long disagreement between tn" SCOTS
Mrs scott left her husband two months
ago, because he failed to provide for
Ter and their child she said her hus-
band has been drinking for a long time.
After the couple separated, Mrs. Scott
returned to the homo OF her parents
and obtained work as a waitress at the
Union stock Yards Scott worked in diff
ferent places. lie continually urged his
wife to return to him, but she refused
until he had given up drink,
Last night Scott came to the Skrupa
home to see his wife. Mrs Scott was
nervous about the visit and her mother
and sister. Victoria. remained in the
room during the visit. Scott exhibited
! siGns of drink it is said. lie again urged
his wife to return She refused. Then he
asked for a private interview with her
and she refused, because she told him
I
scott then drew revolver and began
Ito shoot. one bullet struck his wife in
the right elbow She rushed out of the
dining room towards the back of the
house scott fired again and again. y
second bullet entered the womans back
under the shoulder blade Mrs. Skrupa
w1estled with the man FOR the gum but
he succeeded in breaking away ana made
for the back yard, whore there is
chicken coop. There was a hurried
struggle as though the man was trying
to break through the back fence. Then
the revolver sounded again. When the
police under Chief Briggs ana Captain
Carey arrived, they found scott dead
with a bullet wound over mis- right eye
He had used the last bullet in his goun
a IS calbre Smith and Wcsson, to end
his own life.
/ Mrs Scott holding her 2-year-old baby
in her arms, staggered across the street
to the home Of John Gunderman, where
she fell Doctors f. j. Shanahan and f.
( o. Beck attended her and then took her
to the South Omaha hospital, Mrs. Scott,
( while dangerously wounded, was very
game. She insisted on walking from the
auto to the hospital.
Glad Husband Dead.
When told about her husbands death
Mrs Scott remarked that she was glad
of it. He made my life a misery since
cur marriage" she said between gasps of
pain Realizing that she had been hit
seriously, she told the doctors that while
she did not want to die and leave her
baby she felt that Scott had made her
life 80 unhappy that she was satisfied
whatever way the battle went
Mrs. Scott is % years old, Her baby
is years of age. She is said to be a
hard working young woman and was well
spoken of by a number of the policemen
who know her personally. Scott lived
with his mother, Mrs. Fred Meyers, Of
1874 North Nineteenth street, Omaha. lie
was for a time employed at the Omaha
Packing company. Later he worked for
the yards and for some time is said TO
have worked in an omaha saloon. Lately
he claimed to be working as a switch
man. SCOTS body was taken in charge
by Undertaken b. J. Larkin.
Mrs Scott is a daughter of Frank
Skrupa, who runs a saloon in Omaha at
Ninth and Douglas streets. He is also
interested in the Her Grand Taxi COM
pany.
BOwIPrs Meet.
Peter Peterson was elected president of
the Magic City Bowling league for this
year, with Ray Coley as vice president.
Frank Lepinski was chosen secretary and
Robert Clayburn treasurer The league
will operate under last years rules and
will consist of an eght-team aggregation,
A meeting Of the officers will be held
Friday night at the Brunswick pool hall.
Twenty-fourth and NJ streets.
NotnbIes to Come.
Governor John II. Morehead, Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha and Mayor Hector Of
South Omaha are scheduled to grace the
Centurian club festival which will be
opened tomorrow night at Twenty-fourth
and f streets.
Frank Smith, president of the Centurion
club, and James Michael will head a
grand automobile parade which will start
from Twenty fourth and + streets at 1880
o'clock. The parade will sc to the Pax
ton hotel in Omaha 10 meet Governor
Morehead and Mayor Dahlman and other
invited guests of note. Franke's band
will furnish the music for the occasion
Magic CITY Gossip.
BOY WANTED-Must be 16. Apply
Cudahy office.
Miss Ryan invites you to call and eX-
anime her new fan and winter patterns,
Correct styles in hats at the right prices.
! office space for rent in Bee office, 23lS
| y street Terms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel South q.
Rudolf Anderson of Stanton, Ia, was a
visitor with friends in the city yesterday,
lie will remain in the city few days.
The Independent order Of odd Fellows
| viii hold their regular meeting tomorrow
evening at their hall at Twenty-fuurth
and NJ streets.
Harry Smith Of Twenty-fifth and Har-
l risOn streets is at the South Omaha hos
pital awaiting an operation for append
Citis DR. Frederick Beck is in attend
tree
Mrs r. r. Carey and Mrs. Paul Chadd
announce the opening of the LeROyal
hat shop and dressmaSing parlor Tues
day September ], 1914, S25 hat given
away free 616 North Twenty-fourth
street. Phone South ll2S.
Rev Robert l.. Wheeler of the First
J Presbyterian church will preach at the
church at TWenty-third and streets this
! morning at II o'clock His topic will be
"Why Then Is Not the Health Of the
| | Daughter Of My People Recovered
Paving operations on * street between
Twenty-fOurth and Twenty-fifth streets
| have been completed during the last week
| by the National Construction comTany.
| / Asphalt paving will be laid on * street,
| lust south Of the high school, beginning
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