The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-29
MAN Y TES ItD KILl A WOMAN
 THEN HIMSELF

THEN HiMSR-Ll
 While 10 a supposedly jsaiona frenzy. John Ps,z m Austrian. aaempt cd to kill Hrs. Milta sepich, latc 3es lorday afternoon, then tried to end his own ligo The shooting occurred In the boarding house of Mrs, Sepieh at f4l Wnioughhy avenue, as stated 10 lbe regular edition oi The Empire yesterday. Following Che shootinis both the woman and man were taken to st. Ann hospital where ii was aTated today that both will recover
 An aftermath cf tho shooting oc- cured last night when M. Sepich, husband of Che wounded woman and two other Austrinns went to the hos pltal to do bodily harm to .he would. be assassin. officers However prevent ed any disturbance.
 Acting on the recommendation Of the physician who thinks Pug is not as badly Injured as was at first sup posed, guard has been placed in his room at the hospital and win be main. tae1ed until he is able Co be. removed to the Federal jail. A warrant was sworn out last night charging Puz with attempted murder.
 Neighbors and people passing on the street yesterday at the time Of tho crime heard the shooting and sum. moned the police. They then caught Mrs. Sepioh who was running around outside of she house calling for help, and taking her Into tho frone room and held her until the police arrived.
 Pug was found lying behind the stove in she kitchen in pool ot blood and in 8 sem.conscious condi- tion. The two were removed to the hospital at once where their wounds were dressed by Drs. Sloane and Ma hone.
 Chief on Scene.
 AS soon as Chief of Police Slitar ar rived on the scene he searched Puz for weapon but found none. In one of Puz's pockets was a box oe 22-cal- lber cartridges which had evidently recently been bought and from which six shells were missing. A search was made for the gun which vas as- rewards found under coal hol whore Pug had fallen. It was cheap. nickel plated affair without any manu- facturer's name and was double ac- ton. 1900 model holding five shells.
 When examined by the police officer and two witnesses the gun was found to have been fired five times, the emp ty shells being in tho gun and tie iu- side ol the barrel being freshly coat ed with powder smoke The woman was struck by two bullets, one passed through her arm. and one glanced of her skull. Pug also shot himself twice. once in the left temple, tho bul- let passing through his skull, and ono bullet grazed across bis forehead.
 The only witness to .he affair was the little five-year.old daughter of>she woman. who was in tbe room at the time. A roomer In tho house was up. stairs and heard the shots, another was asleep upstairs and did not hear anything.
 Scene al RoEpltal.
 M. Sepich husband Of the woman, went to tho hospital last night to see his wife. He was informed by the at tendants that his wife was under the care of tho physician end was not in condition to be talked to. sep.ch then got out in the street and created such a disturbance that an of the pa tients in the institution were disturb ed and the city officers were sent for by the Sisters
 When Officer Dan Harrington ar rived on the scene. Sepich and his two companions refused to leave or to be quiet, and Harrington was obliged to use force. Deputy Marshals Manning and Casey were on their way to the hospital on another matter and ar rived just as the melee reached lts height and were obliged to take a hand which brought the odds down to even numbers. The Austrians were qu.eted down then and forced to leave.
 From what can be learned of the affair It appears that Sepich became jealous Of the attentions Pug was pay ing to his wife and ordered him to move from the premises a short time ago. No harsh words were passed at the time but Pug moved out and later tried to get the police officers to raid the house, claiming that the sepich family was making Q practice of sell ing whiskey. Be was advised to take bis tale to the district attorney. PRINCIPALS IN JUNEAU