The Washington times., 1920-10-25
WOMAN SEEN
WITH WEAPON
Mrs. Louis Aronson Found
Handling Revolver After
Husband Is Shot.
POLICE CAN'T FIND MOTIVE
Dead Mans Widow Denies Guilt,
But Police Say Her Stories
Conflict.

Mystery surrounds the details Of
the fatal shooting this morning Of
Louis Aronson, fifty-six years old,
proprietor of a small notions shop
at 300 Four-anda-hah street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Aronson, fifty
four years old, the dead mans wife,
was formally charged this afternoon
with the murder. Witnesses say she
was seen examining a revolver
shortly after the shooting.
Despite the efforts of the police to
obtain a confession from the wom-
an, she stoutly denied her connection
with the crime and averred she was
not in the store when the fatal shot
was fired.
SCOUT SUICIDE THEORY.
The presence of n revolver which
evidently had been used recently. but
from which the shells had been ex-
tracted, and the finding of four shells
two loaded and two unloaded-in an
ash can at the rear of the store, was
ys
did not commit suicide.
There was no one in the house ex-
cept the couple when the tragedy
happened. IL is said
A quarrel over money matters In be-
lieved by the police to have been the
motive for the killing. although Mrs..
Aronson denied she and her husbanA
had had any alteration on the ques-
tion Of finance.
CLUTCHED $500 IN BILLS.
When taken to the First Precinct
for examination. $500 in bills was
tightly clutched in the voman's
hands. She refused to relinguish the
money. saying she was afraid the
police would keep it The money she
said belonged to her son. Julius Levy.
Mrs Aronson, according to the de-
tectives, was seen rumma3ing at the
shelf where her husband was sup
| posed to have hidden the money
| shortly before he met his death
CAN'T FIND MOTIVE.
The police staadfAst1y refuse to
| make public the stenographic stAtW-
ment made by Mrs Aronson. 1t In
understood however. that there IL
so many discrepancies in the woman's
story that the police are at loss to
discover = motive for tho crime.
|
breast just beneath tho h~art By q
bullet from q So ealiber revolver.
Early this Afternoon % police
found a small satchel in tho Arou-
son home flied with watches and
other jcwelry.
Relatives Of AronSon said Mrs.
Aronson had suffered from nervous
disorders for the last two years. Re
Gently, it is asssrted she became
quite irritable and that sfffe with her
was unbearable for her husband"
Mr.. and Mrs. Aronson were married
for about twenty years He was
Mrs. Aronson's second husband, her
first husband being Julius Levy
CHARGE STORIES CONFLICT.
There are several points in which
Mrs. Aronson's story diners with
each telling, according to the police.
When first taken in custody she 10
| said to have told the detectives she
| was upstairs when she heard the
revolver shot, and that coming down.
stairs she saw her husband stagger-
ing out of the door. Again, she
declared she was on tho stair steps
| when the shot was fired.
| According to the story related By
witnesses, a muffled shot was fol-
lowed a second or so later by tho
appearance of Aronson mrcbin9 out
of the store door. The man reeled
for about ten feet blood gushing
from his mouth and nose. when he
collapsed.
! Policeman Ryan, who was passing
at the time, called the ambulanc~
OF the Emergency Hospital. to whieA
institution the man was rushed He
was pronounced dead
FIND wEArON ENTITY.
1
| when Detectives Sweeney anA
Baur, OF Headquarters arrived ca ths
scene they found a revolver In the
store. The chambers were empty,
but there was evidence they say.
that the weapon had recently been
used.
A mirror back OF tho ccurtev vssl
broken and n bullet was found IN =
showcase on the counter. After being
questioned. Mrs Aronson vas taken
in custody.