The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-28
WOMAN'S VERSION
OF SHOOTING

81 don't think my husband should
have shot Saur." said Mrs. Erskine,
at her home today. There had been
nothing In common between Sauer
and myself. He had been rather an
noying in forcing his attentions on
me, but ignored him.
MY HUSBAND suspected me. But.
Saur was his friend. Cannot a hus-
band trust his wife with his own
friends--men he brings into his homer
My husband was jealous. He thought
that Saur and I had been too friendly
he suspected more. But, God knows
his suspicious were unfounded.
at Is true that Saur did come to
the house during the absence of my
husband. Other of my husbands
fdiends also>Scalled. They were his
friends, and Just dropped in to talk.
Always Faithful
Il have always been faithful to my
husband. / have three darling chill
dren and for their sake. IL for moth
ing else, / could not conceive of any
wrong doing. When Saur came TO
the house yesterday, he did not knock,
but walked in without announcing
himself. That made my husband an
cry. Saur then took off his overcoat,
and started to make himself at home.
My husband objected to that--but
Saur was his friend, and I don't see
any particular harm in what Saur
did.
"we were all in the living room,
gathered about the stove. 1 was
standing at the stove, my husband
and Saur were sitting near by, and
the children were playing in the
room.
my husband told Saur he did not
want him coming around the house.
He practically ordered him out. Saur
seemed unmoved, and then my hus-
band asked Saur IL he wanted him to
get divorce from me.
81 saw my husband was flushed, and
that he was angry. When Saur said
he thought the world of me, my hus-
band lost his head. He seized the
rife and fired.
"T started toward him. shouting.
al, think of the children He dropped
the rife and rushed upstairs, where
my father was sick in bed.
"Saur made no comment, other than
to say, I'VE been shot He staggered
out of the room, opening the door
and going on the street.
IT was afraid my husband would
come back and shoot me. 1 got the
children close to me, and kept quiet.
Ny husband finally came into the
room and said he was going to sur
render to the police"
Thought of Children.
"when l saw my husband pull the
rife from the cabinet, 1 feared he
would kill Saur. II all came to me
like a flash. thought what would
happen should he kill Saur--I thought
of the disgrace-the children--and
shouted to him as he placed the rifle
to his shoulder: "Al. for Gods sake
think of the children"
"But. he had fred the shot before
could stop him. He raced around
the house like a crazy man after he
had shot Suar, and then dashed madly
to the street. I think he must have
been crazy He never acted like that
! before.
"I have always loved my husband.
We were married when I was fourteen
years old. He has always been a good
husband, but was intensely Jealous
! Jealous of men he brought into our
home, I often told him he would do
better not to bring any men into the
house.
"But, he had his friends call. and
when they paid any due respect or
favor toward me, he became angry.
He was particularly jealous OF saur.
and had warned him against what he
suspected as undue attentions to me.
"I am sorry for the whole thing be-
cause OF the children. There are
three of them--two daughters, the
oldest fourteen, and a little boy.
INV husbands suspicion OF my un-
faithfulness was unwarranted.
Mrs. Brskine visited her husband
at the Ninth precinct station this
morning