Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
HUSBAND SHOOTS
WIFE, KILLS SELF
All-Day Quarrel Results in Sui
eide and Attempt to SIay
& Woman
IRON BAR USED IN FIGHT

Called to the door of her home. jO43
Market street. Mrs. Annie Young was
confronted by her husband. Frederick
Michael Young, from whom she had sop
arated, owing to his alleged brutality,
and was met with a fusilladc Of bullets.
Three of four shots fired by the hus o.
band struck the wife, one entering her
head. another lodging in hcr back and
the third in her right leg. The fourth
went wild. She is in the PRESBYTERIAN
Hospital. II is believed she will rc-
cover.
4 Following the alleged attempted mur
ider of his wife. which took place late
yesterday afternoon. Young turned the
revolver upon himself. firing the remain
ing two bullets into the roof of his
mouth. Death came soon aftcrward to
him in the West Philadelphia Homoo.
pathic Hospital
Goes to Drug store
Mrs Young, although but partly clad,
showed great fortitudc after She had
been shot by her husband. She sic.
ceeded in making her way to a drug
store at Fifty first and Market Strcots
where she gaSp"d out hcr condition be-
fore she swooncd She was hurrfcd IN
the hospital for treatment.
The attempted murder Of tho wifo and
the suicide of the husband is declared
by neighbors to be the elimination of
an al day quarrel between the counIo
Young. who was fifty four wears old
the police say, served term in tho
Eastern Pcnitcntiary for n similar If.
tense. But recently he was released.
Visiting his wife yesterday. Young is
declared by his son John to have en-
gagged III a quarrel with his mother over
the disposition Of the children of the
couple. The NoUngs were married
twelve years ago and have three chill
dren, William. twelve; John. eleven.
and Charles, three. The children are
being cared for by ncighbors. Mrs.
Young conducted a second hand furni
ture store at her home address.
Mamma and papa talked all after
noon" said eleven year old John. toll.
ing his story to the police of the Peace
and Media streets station "Thcn
mamma sent mo to mail a letter and
while I was putting it into the mail
box boy came Running up to me and
told me ] had better go home because
my father and mother were both hurt. "
Tho fbrap ,Iillrn,, Of hn
are being cared for at the home Of
neighbor, Mrs. Catharinc Born, AZ
North Farson street. They We're in
good spirits when seen there today. fol-
lowing good breakfast served them bv
their friend and hostess, who was init
mate with their mother. On!y the fear
that he would die in jail and thus
bring shame upon the children kept Mrs.
Young from separating from her hus-
band few days ago. it "aS said to-day.
News received by the three children
that their mother was almost certain
to recover from her wounds made them
very happy.
Relatives of Mrs. Young from Bal
timore are expected to come To phiIa-
ielphia today and arrange to take the
three children and care Ior them until
suca time as their mother is discharged
ftcm the hospital and is Thy-,rall ; ar,o
- lock offer them. MoanNhi,e kindly
Mrs. Born is attending 20 their wants
Seized Iron Bar
Before turning the revolver upon
Young. the police say. seeing
that the shots fired at his wife were
not Immediately fatal. seized an iron
bar and hit her over the head with if
. Told that her husband was still alive,
shortly before his death at II O'Clock.
Mrs. Young remarked, "Well, he ought
to be dead"
When the Youngs were married. Mrs
Young was scarcely twenty. Her hus-
band was about twice her age. Neigh
bors say that Mrs. Young is a hard
working woman. They tell of freuuent
auarrels that occurred when the hus-
band visited the house. Mrs. Sally
Dietrich, n lodger in Mrs. Young's
home, heard the revolver shots.
Acting Detective Seals. who visited
lne ITeSDN t'Ildn llOSplthI TO OBTAIN Mrs
Aoung's statement, was told by the sur
geons that her recovery was almost GER
tain, and left without taking her demo-
sition. The tragedy occurred about
8 As O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Young was preparing supper when the
doorbell rang, and she was met by a vol
ley of bullets from her husbands revolt
yer when she opened the door. Young.
at the time of his marriage. was a di-
vorced man. His first wife, ncighbors
say, obtained divorce from him on the
ground of cruelty.
Z AT the Presbyterian Hospital today it
was said that Mrs Young, while suffer-
ing from her wounds and other injuries.
was considered to be improving. She
passed a comfortable night.