Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-15
WOMAN USES GUN
TO PROTECT SELF
Mrs. Driver Attempts to
Slay Husband Who
Would Assault Her.

Hurled upon a bed in their
small house, Mrs. A. j. Driver
struggled for a few moments with
her powerful husband who stood
above her attempting 10 bind her
hands with a leather strap, and then
slipping her hand beneath a pillow
secured a revolver and shot Driver.
down.
As the man tumbled to the floor
clutching a gaping wound directly be-
meath his heart, Mrs Driver screamed,
let the revolver clatter to the foot,
and rushed from the house and into
the home of neighbors, where she
poured out the story. Police who ar
rived a few moments later found the
woman clutChing her three tiny chill
dren near the body of her husband,
while neighhors stood near awod in
the presence of the tragedy. The
wounded man was rushed to the Sun
nyside eanitarium, while the woman
was taken to the station house.
Occurred at Home.
The affair occurred at the home Of
the Drivers, South Lawton, about
II o'clock last night, the climax to
picnic day, during which Mrs.
Driver. with two ncighbors, took ID
Sand Springs for an outing.
at was one of the happicst days
Of my life" said the girl wife, as
she sat in the police station last night,
starting at every ring of the police
telephones which might bring news
that her husband had died as a re-
suit of the bullet wound.
1T was happy day when We
boarded the car for the park this
morning with all the children" she
continued. Even though someone did
sul<St that there were 13 Of the
Youngsters in the crowd And to think
that the outing for the babies, who
are denied a yard to play in, should
have been the cause of his attack
upon me.
Mrs. Driver, n noat-appearing'
woman. dressed in a silk skirt, silk
waist and trim boots. sat in the police
station and told Of the events which
led to the shooting.
Married Ten Years.
I'VE were married in Broken Ar
row. Okla, ten years ago" she said,
"and from the start it became appar-
ent trat we were mismated But for
the babies sake / stayed and tried
my best to get along. We moved
to port Arthur. Texas, and there we
found it difficult to remain together,
nut TWO OlltI tIll'll tl N'tHiN illtD '"'
home. This was my hope, that for
the sake of the little ones he would
change
when he came home last night he
threatened to bind my hands and see
whether or not | would leave the
house. He hurled me across the bed
and attempted to choke me. / fought
back as | believe any woman would
do. But he fought, too. 1t was then
| thought of the revolver which he
kept under his pillow. My hand stole
toward it. | placed my finger on the
trigger. pointed it toward him and
fired.
when saw what I had done ]
was sorry, so sorry. but he would
have killed me. 1t was my only sal
walton. but even now l am sorry, for
| loved him"
To a reporter Mrs. Driver would
not give the names of the two wom-
en- who accompanied her to the park
on the picnic. "It would do no good, -
she said "They are my friends, they
are caring for NV babies now and |
do not want them brought into this
| tragedy. 1t is bad enough for me-"
! At o'clock last night it was re-
ported from the hospital that, al
! though i'm n very serious condition,
the man had a chance to recover. Ac-
cording to Dr. Fred Boso the bullet
missed piercing the heart by only a
fraction of an inch.
| The woman was placed under ar
rest by Motorcycle Officers Hingey
and Brown.