The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-11

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She Shoots Him But Pre-
vents Her From Taking
Own Life With Revolver
She Had Jitney Driver
Purchase For Her.
"Nick, come on, let's go back
to our old home in Canada, ~
said dark-eyed Mary Papp tOt
her husband in the Bridgeport
Metal Goods Go. factory this
morning on Cherry street.
I mo! Go away from me, y
answered Nicholas Papp, aged
25, of 357ASpruce street. Thesel
were the last words he was toll
speak on earth.
Several workers at the
benches Of department. 100, the
inspecting room of the factory,E
laughed at the spat.
Then, suddenly two shots
rang out distinctly in the room
where 25 men and girls are
employed at the benches and@
Nicholas Papp slid from his
chair to the floor dead, both
bullets having penetrated parts
of his head and neck, either of
which could have caused in
stant death.
The workers turned to see a
woman with her hair dishev-
el1ed, a white sport coat
thrown open to disclose a
pretty blue suit and cham
pagne-colored shoes, with a re-
volver pressed against her
head There xvs-s a scramble to-
! disarm her in which Paul Duki,
! of Waterbury, "a foreman in
the shop, managed to defect
the. aim of the pistol as she
pulled the trigger, and the bull
let struck harmlessly against a
nearby machine.
Laughter on, the part of employees
| changed to shrieks in the pelI nell for
safety as all realized Papp was dead
and that the woman was still dis
charging the revolver.
Someone ran for a priest and Rev.
Henry Callahan of st. Stephens Hun
garian R. C. church, responded On
the way he called Sergeant John
| O'Connen and Policeman Dan Reilly
chine shop floor, where the machinery
had been temporarily stopped that the
| last rites of the church might be ad-
ministered in silence, the h6stericaI
voice of the grief stricken woman
might be heard crying, LET me diel
| Oh! Let me die with him. Why did,
you take the pistol away from me. Z
| want to die with hiln.'T
Behind the curtain of the stage
where this mornings tragedy was en-
| acted lies a strange tale of 4ove, hdel-
ity and devotion.
| A second act discIoses dissipation,
gambling and prof1igate waste of mu-
tually earned moneys, topped by a
threat of abandonment.
Nicholas, aged Is, and his wife, four
years his Junior, We're born in Hun
gary. They were married five years
| ago in We11and, Canada, where their
parents reside. She had saved con
siderable money by hard labor as g, J.
girl. When they came to this city .
| four We elxs ago .ile ioilt savings we're
$1,000, with which they were to start 4
a home if employment seemed steady. I
Nicholas is alleged by his wife to {
have met several employees in the fac /
tory who kept her husband fronl7
home, took him to saloons and finally
involved him in gambling games. She
had protested against his deseFtion
from the path of righteousness. He
had turned a deaf ear.
Last night he did not come home
until after midnight She arose from
her bed and dragged him from a sa-
loon Because of this act he threat
ehed to leave her saying: 1--WE have
no more. money, SO what's the use OF
living together.
ST can't leave you Nick" she said,
adding because 1 love you so much
She told him that before she would
part from him she would kill herself
and again asked him to go back to
their parents in Welland.
He repu1sed her and brooding over
the great injustice that was about to
be done, the woman did not sleep dur
ing the night. They walked to the
shop together at z o'clock this morn
ing She was dressed in her working
clothes.
They renewed the quarrel of the
night before. Nick insisted that If
she did not leave him he would 60
'T can't go and leave you, Nick"
she pleaded as they entered the shop
'sFor love you too dearly
'eWelI then, I'm going to ask for
NV pay and leave you" the husband
retorted as he took his place at the
long bench at which both worked
some distance apart
The woman burst into tears betore
her companions, who crowded around
her. whats the matter, don't you
feel we'll this morning." sympatheti-
cally suggested Mrs. Hermine Willy,
forewoman, residing at $50 Lenoc
avenue.
s.I'n going home.' said Mrs. Papp
amid tears, my husband says must
leave him. Remember me always
girls, you have been good to me, and
whatever happens remember am .
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