The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-16
Brooded Over A Separation
Which Occurred
Recently
a'alATTACK ON FORMER
MATE rs VICIOUS
One Shot Is Fired; Woman
Is Saved BY A Mans
Intervention

Going to The Hautzenroeder Cigar |
factory on North Diamond street yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock. with the |
intention OF killing his wife, Teresa |
Schwartz. who has been employed !
there since they separated about ten
days ago, Floyd Schwartz was pre-
vented from carrying out the deed
through the quick action of Milton l..
Branyan who happened to be in the
Office of the factory at the time and
who interceded for the woman at the
danger of his own life, says the Mans
field Shield. Mr.. Branyan himself
was wounded during a struggle but
Schwartz miraculously escaped with
out injury.
COUPLE RECENTLY SEPARATED
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz were mar
ried about two years ago but their
married life has not been a happy
one. Their differences eliminated in
separation on New Years day and
since that time Schwartz is alleged
to have made several efforts TO effect
= reconciliation.
They are joint owners of real estate
here and this has been one Of the con
tentions OF the separation, Mrs
Schwartz was preparing to sue for
divorce and had retained W. f.. Voc
gele for her attorney, while her hus-
band had consulted with j. w. Gal
braith They have no children.
SEEKS WIFE AT FACTORY
Since the separation Schwartz call
ed his wife frequently on the tele-
phone and has also called at that
factory several times for conferences
with her. She was called to the Of
fce telephone twice yesterday morn
ing and each time the party on the
other end of the line claiming to be
Schwartzs attorney, attempted to set.
tie the differences between the two.
Mrs. Schwartz claims she recognized
the voice over the wire as that of her
husband
Shortly after the telephone calls
we're received. Schwartz called to the
factory and asked to be allowed TO
see his wife. Miss Margaret McClel-
land, stenographer at the office, sent
a call for Mrs. Schwartz TO come to
the office She answered the sum
mons, not knowing that it was her
husband that wished to see her.
FIRES SHOT AT WIFE
Before his wife arrived In the of.
tice Schwartz made q dash up the
stairs. As she came through the
swinging doors, midway down the
stairs. she was confronted by her hus-
band who was tlourishmg a revolver,
Upon seeing her he exclaimed. "Wo-
man, | have come to kin you!"
Mrs, schwartz grappled with her
desperate husband and in the follow
ing struggle both fell down the stairs
She grabbed the hand that held the
revolver. but he managed to fire one
shot. which went wide, however, and
iOuStu III lt sue Ol tlt stairway,
RESCUER is INJURED
Mr. Branyan heard the couple fall
down the stairs and later heard them
struggling in the stairway. After tho
shot was fired the woman screamed
for help and he rushed to her assist
ance.
He managed to free the woman
from her husbands hold and ALLOW
her to escape The two mon then en-
gagged In a struggle for the possession
of the revolver. during which
Schwartz managed TO fire shot tina
srazed Mr.. Branyan's head and wen
through plate glass window of tn
office. He attempted to fire again
but this time Branyan held the GU
in such a manner that the flesh be
tween the forefinger and thumb wa
caught under the hammer of the r,
volyer When Schwartz pulled tn
trigger the gun failed TO explode br
Mr. Branyan's hand was severl
wounded
sURRENDERs TO POLICE
After Mr.. Branyan succeeded In s.
curing possession OF the revolver h
released his hold on Schwartz wh
started through the factory in scare