The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
MANKATO FREE PRESS
Husband of Albert
Lea Girl In Tragedy
Shot His Wife And Put Bullet
Into Himself At Sioux
Falls.

Sioux Falls, April 29.-Jack Cas-
per, former policeman, lay late in
Mckennan hospital with a bullet,
self inflicted, through his left breast
and down the hall just a few doors
his wife, Caroline. was fighting
against the death which lowered
near from the four bullets that her
husband had poured into her body
at their little home at Eleventh av-
enue and Twenty first street.
Jealousy and a brain befogged
with liquor, are the two factors
which led to the crime and attempt
ed suicide, according TO the police.
Dr. Stern who took charge OF me
cases said last night it was impos
sible to tell yet whether either
would live. Mrs. Casper has a bul-
let in the neck, one in the lert
breast. and one in her hand ano
another in her side. Casper shot
himself through the left breast.
1t was pitiful sight that greeted
one when entering the little house
which the Caspers' called their
home. Mrs. Casper was lying on the
floor in the front room OF the little
home, bleeding badly.
He hit me four times" said the
stricken woman as Detectives Pic
lkett and Tosaw entered. Please
put me on the couch where l can
Sore Because He Didn't Do Good job
In the kitchen his clothes soaked
with blood from his wound, was the
former policeman. He was conscious
and rolling on the floor from the
pain. A hasty examination showed
that he had shot himself through
the left breast.
When the officers stepped into
the room he recoenized each ms
family and called them by their first
names.
/. II didn't do a good job" moaned
Casper.
"Oh my God. if I'd only known it
would be this way ] would never
have done it, he gasped.
In the next room growing weaker
and weaker from the loss of blood
LAY his wife. Not one word Of com
plant did she utter against the man
who shot her. Her, sister, Miss
Hanna Hove, keeping her compos-
ure remarkably we'll under the con
ditions. did everything to assist the
wounded woman while waiting for
the arrival of the doctors and an
ambulance.
The sister had been at the house
lin the evening but when the fight
first started and Casper was hitting
and kicking his wife she fed from
the little home, intending to go to
q neighbours for assistance or to call
the police. just as she stepped
through the door she heard the
shots. She ran then as fast as she
could, she said, and Immediately
summoned the police.
Had Been lnsanely Jealous
Police said that Casper has been
iinsanely jealous ever since he was
married anc that on numerous oc-
casions he had threatened to shoot
her. Despite the beatings the wo-
STAYED by the man she married.
Casper did not lose consciousness
until he was taken to the hospital.
His wife in the front room lay
lquietly on the couch. She asked sew
erall times for water which was
brought to her by her sister. She
was patient. quietly enduring the
pain of four bullet wounds for near
liy an hour. until unconsciousness
came to her relief and she lay still
on the little couch.
At the hospital, brief examina-
ton showed that it would be grim
battle between life and death. Re
storatives were given her and she
Iegained consciousness, moaning a
little once in a while and CRYING as
she was moved or her wounds were
attended to.
| Jack Casper was married last
June to Miss Caroline Hove. The
couple lived happily in down town
apartment.
Mrs. Casrer is about thirty two
years old. is a small woman.
Relatives of Mrs. Casper were no
tilted last night of the shooting. She
has two sisters and three brothers
living in Albert Lea. Mimi. besides
the sister who was with her last
evening. Her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Hove. live at Riceland, Mimi,
in Freeborn County.
Casper was known to be extreme.
ly Jealous Of his wife. who was fond
of social activities, in which he had
no desire to participate and accord
ing to information obtained from
acquaintance he seldom took part
in.