Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-05
Shot Sent Through Heart
Following Abuse of the
Sick Woman.
ATTACKED BEFORE SHOOTS
Small Fires While Warding
OFF Stab by Pair of
Scissors.


around the home Of Mrs Fannie
Wissingcr. 1905 East Monroe. who
was fighting dread pneumonia. found
plenty 10 do. when her father.
George Small, ana her Glshnnd, Em-
NETT Nissingcr quarrrNd yesterday
morning
In solf dofensr. the father claims.
he shot and killcd Wisslugcr
The tragic affair was the rulmlnn-
ton OF "A family quarrel m which
"a divorce suit Instituted hy the wife
played part Tho husband had
been onic1pod hy the court from
visiting the home 'uf his cHtrnnscd
wife. which be violated Going
thcro at frequent intervals. he In
said Ia have abused and hhrtsaed
her Thr wife mad been sick for
sometime with Influenza that de
vcloped into pneumonia Friday
night. the husband occupied an al
joining room to where the sick wife
fought tho dread disease Accord
Ing TO her story. he entered the room
Saturday morning aud renewed hls
abuse.
Claims Self Dcfcns.
Sne sent nor son Nv ltiil'i nus
hand To get her father L. protect
her. when he arrived. he found
Wisslng.r In an angry mood, and
words brought on AN attack. which
Small AYERS he tried to avoid. The
husband defended himself against
an assault with what ho thought was
"a knife IN the hands of Nissinger.
aud grabbing u revolver from the
Al. Ia. .
fatni shot which penetrated the
heart, The shouting occurred NJ ~
u'Clprk
Tho Officers were advised Of the
shooting, and when they arrived,
they found the body of Wissine.r
tu A poul OF blood Ut the foot ot the
he'd OF his wife. who had been left
there for nearly 30 minutes alone
with the curpre.
Speaking mildly Small says. he
attempted to avoid trouble and
check the abuse of Nissingcr, lie
viii claim self-drfrns". and has cut
ON one hand. which he says was In.
flicted by Wissingrr. who was armed
with a pair Of old scissors.
First Husband Also Sinin.
Trouble has visited Mrs Wlssinger
before She N the widow ot George
Eddlemnn who was Killed about two
years ago hy a nrirhhor when they
hrcnmc involved over "a blackberry
patch
She had u suit Tor divorce from
Miaslngrr filed an November 20 ana
"A restraining order had been obtained
bN Mr1 WiSHingrt
II took another tragedy In her llfe
tn bring her troubles with her E"rond
husband TO an end In her petition
for divorce the wife alleges mat
since January |. 1915, Wisslueer hhd
been guilty OF extreme cruelty, hhd
continually abused her, calling her
vile and oppohfious names and com .
pared her with n common stree,
walker. that he had struck her and
beat her, and continually threatened
her Iife. she AYERS that ON more
than one occasion he Choked her.
nud Jumped on her stomach win
his knees and injured her 30 severely
that she has not yet recovered from
the effects of this attack
when interviewed by world re
pnrtrr Yesterday afternoon AZ the
county mu. where he WIS placed
after giving NJ to tn" officers small
,nid. 4 MN t2 Years old und today
noon was the first meal lscver At"
or the county IN nay ne. ! have
olv1vs been law abiding man
This IL the nrs, time | was over nt-
rested In ny NJ"
MS voice uui, cred az he told the
story of the tragedy IN hts dnugh-
trtS home