The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-16
By Echo June Zahl

ITS all ended now have sur
fered Bob Mervyn for 10 years
for the chlldren's sake. but. this 10
the end. shalt start divorce pro
eeedings Immediately" said Mrs.
Elizabeth Mervyn. 80. wife OF Rob
or, Meryyn. a0ii West Massachu'
setts st. who shot and dubbed
Erie y. Lemon. whom he found in
company with his wife nj the
West Seattle ferry at II p. IN.
Wednesday.
Lemon will recover. altho his
face IL lacerated where HIT by
charge OF No. ~ sho, from a
gun Mervyn had made OF pipe cs-
peeially for the shooting.
Feared Woman slusser
II was not out with Mr. Lemon
last night" said Mrs. Meryyn, tell
Ing about The near-tragedy.
"A friend. Mrs. Elizabeth
Johns. had asked me 20 20 swim
ming with her At the Luna Park
natatorium. didn't leave tho
house before O'Clock. because
had to get late dinner for Mr..
Meryyn. When We reached the
tank, Mr.. Lemon was in swimming
and we all left tho tank together.
We we're waiting for car to take
Mrs. Johns home. because she had
quite a little walk after she got off
the ear. and she was afraid of the
woman slugger.
AS we sat there. saw my hus'
band coming down the hill. but
thought nothing OF u until he
came directly up to Mr.. Lemon.
pulled a gun within a few inches
OF hts face and shot. Not conten,
with that. he beat him over the
head with the gun before Mr..
Lemon could grab his hand
Threatened 20 Fix Lemon
Asked II the report was true
that Mr.. Mervyn had carefully
made this gun. with the idea OF
disfiguring Lemon. Mrs. Mervyn
replied:
1T may be true. know there
were no firearms In the house and
that he came home too late TO pur.
chase shot. And he has said TO me
many times: III fix that Swede 20
that you nor any other woman will
want him"
Mrs. Mervyn said that she
| thought her husband was bullying
when he made his threats. She
asserts that she does not care for
Lemon except in n friendly way.
Very often her mother. who Ia now
living In Mt. Vernon. would give
parties and invite Mr.. Lemon. and
very often Mrs. Lemon would ac-
company him.
They met first In business
way. about six years ago. when
Lemon came TO Mrs. Mervyn's
home 20 take grocery orders. she
said.
Says She's Done No Wrong
II suppose have done wrong in
going out with a married man. ac-
cording to all the laws. but he was
unhappy at his home and | was mis-
cradle In mine. and we were con.
genial together" sid Mrs. Meryyn.
lie has never tried to influence
me against my husband. and has
often said that II my husband and
I / could agree. Mr.. Lemon would
never see me again.
Il am.not afraid to face my Gre
ator. | have done nothing wrong
You would not believe the things
have suffered. have even had
TO comb his untidy hair before
could go out with him. 1t only
made his furious and made him in
sinuate things when told him 9th
er men were more particular about
] their personal appearance
/ Mrs. Mervyn has four children
Verlie. 10, Robert. .; Donald. 8.
and Alvin. 6. The three youngest
children do not know OF the trou-
Bile.
Mr.. Lemon has no children, and
is millwright at the Pacific Coast
Steel Co.
Lemon was taken to the
private hospital OF Or. c. q.
BoudwIn. where II was found
that more than a dozen bird
shot had penetrated his face,
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