Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-16
GRAND RIDGE GIRL.
SHOT TO KILL; HIT.
SPOUSE NEAR HEART.
HENRY j. STEPHENS HUSBAND
OF FORMER LILLIAN ktNeR
WIFE REMAINS A PRISONER

LIES Al POINT or DEATt ---
WIFE REMAINS A PRISONER
Henry j Stephens. Florida East
Coast railroad engineer, who was shot
by his wife, Mrs Lillian stephens
Sunday h still IN critical condition,
4, cording to reports from the Miami
Hospital lie Vas shot through the
lett lung iusi above the heart Mrs
stephen, Is being held in the county
jail. without bail. until her husband $
tate is decided Should he die, sh"
VIII probably he arraigueG on mur.
le charge, while if he RECEIVERS, she
will be given a hearing on a charge o.!
attempted murder
The account OF the attempted mur.
der, according To the Miami Herald, j.
ls follows.
Henry J. stephens, 3D. a locomotive
engineer employed by the Florida
East Coast railway was probably
fatally injured when he was shot
through the left lung by his wife. Mrs
Lillian stephens, at their home on
Mcdonald avenue Edgewater short
~ after one O'Clock yesterday after
neon
stephens is now in the city hospital
and his wife is in the county Jail ON
a charge Of attempted murder, and
an even more serious charge may be
placed against her should stephens
die.
The police believe that The shooting
was done by the woman in fit Of
jealousy.
lie attacked me and shot him in
self defense, Mrs stephens who is
an attractive appearing woman told
Sergeant Warner at police headquaU
ers after her arrest
Gave Pistol to Wife.
According to the story Of Stephens
given to Policeman L. j. Starting and
& c. Williams. who Went 10 the
residence following the
shooting, his wife accused him Of
showing attentions to other women
and drew q 32-calibre lyer-Johnson
revolver, and fred three shots at him
alt Of which missed their mark
II took the revolver away from
her, Stephens said "and then | gave
1t back to her ana told her to go
ahead and shoot me
lis wife apparently took him at
his word, and fired again, the bullet
piercing his left lung. a short distance
above the left nipple, passing through
the shoulder blade. lodging -llst be-
meath the skin.
Gr Brumer accompanied the police
to the Stephens home and, under hi
direction two Of the officers hurried
the wounded man to he city hospital
A short time after his arrival there
DR. Edgar Peters probed the wound
and extracted the bullet
Mrs. Stephens Arrested
The other officers took charge oi
Mrs, stephens, taking her to polict
and she was later PLACED
in the womens division Of the county
Jail.
The two-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. StepL~ls was permitted Il
accompany her mother to the Jail, anC
the child was placed in charge o
Miss Frances Scott local welfar,
worker
The pistol used in the shootnl
was examined by the police, the eN
aWinafion showing that 1t had con
tained five cartridges. four OF whicI
were discharged In Mr.. Stephen
statement to the police. he declare
that his wife shot at him four times
Stephens has been in the emplo
of the +. +, G. railway for about te
years He had Just returned fror
his run To Key Nest shortly befor
the shooting occurred
1t is probable that Mrs. Stephen
viii not be given 4 hearing ulti Il {
known whether her husbands woun
VIII prove fatal or not.