Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-18
(From. Thursdays Daily

(Froin Thursdays Daily
William Wilson and his wife,
Myrtle, are occupying wards at the
Paragould sanitarium suffering from
pistol shot wounds as result of a
Eshooting affray that took place at
Stheir home at 702 North Pruet
8street at 10:30 this morning, when
Wilson, in a fit of anger and dcs-
$peration, made an attempt to end
fthe life OF his wife and then turned
Fthe gun upon himself and endeavor
led to blow out his own brains. The
&attempts failed. While their con-
atitions are regarded as being of a
very serious nature, the chances
for their recovery are very fayora-
2ble unless unforeseen complications
arise. Both were rushed to the
s6anitarium and given Immediate
|6urgical attention
4 The woman was shot in the
Fright breast, right side and through
$the right hand. The wounds in
Sher breast and side are the most
SERIOUS, being deep flesh penetra
3tions, but the bullets did not enter
Evital parts or her body The woman
twas also shot through the left
/ hand when she threw her arms up
\ in an endeavor to protect herself
from the blazing muzzle of the
Fgun, that bullet passing through,
Eher hand and into her. breast and
S}ater removed by the surgeon. The
bullet that Struck her in the right
side passed through fleshy PORTION
Rpf that part of her body, coming
but about four inches from the place
It entered the flesh. The gun used
IS a .32 caliber y. S., a very cheap
Rnd inferior type of firearms.
Il Immediately following his attempt
70 murder his wife, Wilson ran into
An adjoining room and, turned the
zgun upon himself, firing a bullet
Unto his head the missile striking
Just at the rear and above the right
$ear, inflicting a scalp wound An
head indicates he fired the second
Shot in an endcavor to end his life.
The cap he wore at the time of the
xshooting indicates that two bullets
wTe fired through it, one at the
SIDE and the other at the crown.
unless serious fracture of the
&skull develops, his wounds are not
kregarded as being of a very dan
Egerous nature. 1t is very evident,
however, that his intentions to kill
himself were very. deliberate, doubt
/ less thinking he had killed his wife
INSTANTLY. The pistol that was
found by his side had been fired
five times. Three wounds inflicted
upon the body of his wife led Off
GERS to believe that the man fired
two shots in an effort to end his
own life.
AS is usually the case in such in
stances, there are a variety Of opin-
ions as to the causes that led to
the bloody affair. Mrs. Wilson. ac-
cording to her neighbors, had often
complained to them of unkind treat
ment at the hands of her husband
1t is said she contended that he
failed to adequately provide for her
and her twelve year old son, Glen,
and adopted fourteen-year- daugh-
ter, Irene. She did family washings
for a number of families and said
that her husband did very little
toward providing means of support
1t is claimed that she this morn
ing kept her adopted daughter home
from school on account Of the un-
becoming attitude her husband had
assumed toward her since last night
when he returned home at a late
hour and found the front door lock-
ed 1t appears from the expressions
of those claiming to be familiar
/. with the troubles of the home, Mr..
Wilson often exhibited a violent
temper and had been drinking.
1t is said that when he returned
home last night and found himself
locked out he went away and re-
turned at six o'clock this morning
and remained at the house till the
time of the shooting.
The first intimation in the neigh
borhood Of the sensational episode,
several shots rang out and neighbors
saw Mrs Wilson run out on the front
4 porch, with her hands to her side,
and scream for help. She soon sank