Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-20
TRIES TO MURDER
WIFE AND FAMILY
Herman Kabansky. Former
Soldier, Shoots Three at
Home of Father-in-Law.
TURNS PISTOL ON OFFICER
AND is HIMSELF INJURED
Mrs. Lena Raboy May Die, While
Mrs. Kabansky and Sol Raboy
Are Hurt Seriously.

One woman is believed to be dying her
daughter, son and son-n-law are seri-
ously injured and a policeman narrowly
escaped death as the result of an attempt
made early this morning by Herman
hapansky, former soldier, to Kill his
"lfe and her family at 1916 9TH street
northwest
Armed with a .:i2-caliber revolver and
dark lantern, kabansky broke into the
tailor shop of Abraham Raboy, his
father-in-law, and shot Mrs KabanskS.
his wife; Mrs. Lena Raboy, his mother
m-law, and Solomon Raboy, his bro.her-
in-law, shortly before :; O'Clock this
morning.
lnterrupting the shooting, Policeman
T. l.. Edwards of the eighth precinct
made ms way UP the stairs leading from
the tailor shop to the living rooms above
IN la face OF a shower of bullets from
habanskys revolver. two of which
passed through his clothes. Drawing his
own revolver, Edwards shot kabansky
and finally captured him.
kabansky claimed afterward that dur
ing the struggle with the policeman he
turned his revolver on himself and shot
himself In the chest, but Edwards stated
he was sure that no such thing occurred
Edwards also shot him in the left wrist
Mother-in-Law Seriously Injured.
Mrs. Raboy. the most seriously injured,
was taken to Emergency Hospital. One
Of the bullets from Kabanskys revolver
entered her chin and passed through her
head. Her condition is said to be
critical. Mrs. Kabansky was shot four
times, once in the back, once in the
moo in hA -ityl,f
the throat. Solomon Raboy was shot in
the chest and in the left arm. Kabansky
was shot in the left wrist and in the
chest. Mrs. Kabansky and Solomon
Rahoy are at Freedmens Hospital, but
are expected to recover
kabansky was taken to Freedmens
Hospital. and after his two wounds had
been treated was removed to the eighth
precinct police station, where he is said
to have admitted to Capt. William F.
Fa1vey that he planned to kill his wife
and her family. Later he was taken to
police headquarters and photographed,
and then taken to Police Court. 1t was
too late for his arraignment, however.
and he was returned to the eighth pre-
cinct station. He will be arraigned to-
morrow in Police Court on a charge OF
assault with intent to kill.
Aroused by the fusillade, during which
more than fifteen shots were fired. and
by the calls for help Of Abraham Raboy
was awakened and many people rushed
to the street. The interior of the house
was riddled with bullets.
Blames His Wife's Family.
In a letter found in Kabanskys pocket
after the shooting. and which the police
say he admitted writing, he blamed the
trouble on his wifes family, and said he
wanted to end it all. The couple have
one small daughter. They did not live
happily together, and Mrs. kabansky has
been living with her parents for the last
three months.
In the house at the time, in addition
to those shot and Abraham Raboy, were
Bessie Raboy and Rosie Raboy, two
small sisters of Mrs. Kabansky. Both
were terribly frightened. and Rosie
escaped being shot by hiding under
bed.
Kabansky returned to Washington yes
terday from a trip and went to the
Founding Hospital. 171J 18th street, to
see his child. He wanted to get posses
sion OF it, he said. Later. he is said To
have told the police, he wandered about
the city and then bought the revolver with
which he did the shooting.
Abraham Raboy slept in n back room
on the first floor of his shop last night.
while the other members of the family
We're sleeping upstairs on the second
floor. Shortly before = o'clock Raboy was
awakened by the sound of breaking glass.
and sat up to see a man sitting in rear
window of the room in which he had
been sleeping.
Thinking the intruder was burglar
Raboy started to tell him he had no
money in the shop. but the man leaped
into the room and rushed UP the stairs.
shooting he went Raboy started TO
call for help. and in moment the place
was in an uproar.
Family Begs to Be Spared.
Upstairs Mrs. Kabansky. Mrs. Raboy
and the children We're awakened and
rushed out of their rooms. They were
met by kabansky, who kept up steady
fusllade of shots, reloading his re-
volver several times. The family
screamed for help and begged kaban-
sky to spare them, but he continued
shooting.
With blood streaming from the
wound in her head, Mrs. kabansky, ac-
cording to the stories told by members
of the family, was attacked again by
her husband. who tried to choke her,
Solomon Raboy is only six years old.
but he was hit twice by the flying bull
let's
Policeman Edwards was at eth and S
streets at the time and hurried to the
scene when he heard the shots and
screams for help. As he came into the
house everything WAS udtk with the
exception of the light made by kaban-
sky's dark lantern.
According to Edwards. kabansky called
out that he would kill any one who
came in. but the policeman drew his own
revolver and made his way into the
house through the front door. Disre-
garding the alleged threats of the man,
he rushed toward him.
Turning his revolver from his wife ant,
her family. kabansky began shooting at
fl,n q
through Edwards clothes, both narrowly
by him.
kept advancing. shooting as he went. He
took effect and that Kabansky did not
shoot himself. Edwards Is large but
quick man. and his friends say he is
unusually brave He soon overpowereI
Kabansky and placed him under arrest
Wanted to Kill Whole Family.
kabansky was not seriously injured and
when he was taken to the eighth precinct
police station the police say he made no
effort to deny his part in the affair or
shield himself. He is said to have told
Capt Falvey that he wanted TO kill him.
self and his wife's family.
The letter found in his pocket. written
on ruled letter paper, was as follows
II lived a good normal life until j met
the girl that the world called my wife.
She, my wife. and her family. caused me-