Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
MOTHER OF THREE
KILLS HER HUSBAND
TO PROTECT SELF
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and kept in the house at the instance
Of the father. as a protective weapon.
In her fight, Mrs. Edwards had
snatched 1t up from the drawer of a
table in which it was kept.
Mrs. Edwards, exhibiting fortitude
which amazed police, waited at her
home for them to come for her, after
the shooting. She told them the story
as narrated above. Then she was
taken to the fifth precinct and at
1920 o'clock this morning, opposite
her name was written in red ink the
charge: murder" But there is a fur
Their notation on the books at the
fifth precinct. 1t shows that at l:20
am, Deputy Coroner Joseph ID.
Rogers, after viewing the body, or
dered her released to appear at the
inquest in the District Morgue, which
started at 1870 o'clock TO-DAY. -
The books at the fifth precinct, In
fact, tell an eloquent story of the
tragedy. In the complaint book, "
timed at $50 O'Clock, Is this entry:
Mrs. Annie Susan Edwards, 1244
X street southeast, says her husband
has been drinking and has threatened
to kill her and the children. She re-
quests that the officer covering the
beat pay close attention around there
tonight. Complaint made personally y
Policeman Joseph T. Kerby pulled
his box" on that beat about 10 o'clock
last night. He was given the COM
plant He and Policeman c. j. Stew
art did watch that block closely
throughout their tour of duty, the pre-
cinct reported. At 11:45 the shift be-
gins to change. During this process.
it is believed, Edwards gained entry
| to the house. The shooting took place
between 11:45 and 1850.
The incidental book" at the pre-
cinct tells the rest of the story, recit-
ing that during an alteration between
Mrs Edwards and her husband on the
sidewalk in front of 1886 K street
southeast John Orator Edwards was
shot through the head with a .3s-cal-
iber Iver-J ohnson revolver, No. 59678,
| by Anna Susan Edwards, where he
had pursued her with a hammer in
his hand. He was pronounced dead
by DIR. Anthony Sindoni of the Cas-.
ualty Hospital staff. ="
From Mrs. Edwards today was OBJ.
tanned an account of the incidents
leading up to the tragedy. She blames
| it all on ''liquor."
| Thirteen years ago in Washington
/ the couple were married. Shortly
| thereafter they went to Cleveland
where Mr.. Edwards was employed as
| a railroad fireman and engineer. TIC
them were born three children: Billy
aged IL: Jimmy, 6, and Tommy,
years old.
"He always worked" she said to
| day. "and he was all right so long
as he was not drinking. He always
drank some, but we lived peacefully
! together until about two years ago
Then he started drinking excessively
and the trouble started. l had left
| him in Cleveland once before, but he
kept after me and we lived together
again. Then it got bad again and
| left him once more. / came TO wash
| ington. But he gave up his JOB tc
| come here so he could be near me and
the children. We have been here slA
weeks. He was living with me.
He first came to the house last
night about $50. He had pipe Their
and he had been drinking. / was
frightened. So as soon as he left
went to the station house and re
ported it,"
Gun and Hammer Are Evidence.
HE had never taken anything K
hit me with before. He had strucl
me, but he never used anything but
his hands"
The picture presented by the mother
and three children at the home THU
morning was pathetic. Billy was. III
and about early. He Is not PROV +