Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04
CAPITAL MAN KILLS
WIFE, SHOOTS SELF
IN RICHMOND HOME
18-Year-0Id Bride Slain
When She Refuses His Plea
for Rec iIiatic
LEFT NOTE ASKING PRESS
FOR "REAL PUBLICITY"
Marriage After Nve-Day Courtship
Ended in Estrangement Less
Than Three Months Later.

Donald w. Ssgle's craving for som
real publicity" was being gratified today
as he lay in Memorial Hospital, Rich
mond, with bullet wound in his abdo-
men, inflicted after he had shot and
killed his 18-year-old bride OF four
months. MRS. Agnes jenkins Sagle.
The shooting occurred last night in
the home Of the young wife's grand
mother. Mrs. Annie Loew. with when
she had been living since March IL,
when she left her husband and went to
the Virginia Capital.
According to Richmond police, Sagle,
who is 26, admitted killing his wife and
attempting to end his own life, explain
ing she had refused to live with him.
Wed After Brief COurtship.
The Sagles were married here De-
cember 90, after a five-day courtship.
They lived at 213 H street until Mrs.
a child, went to Richmond to attend
the funeral Of her father, William L.
Jenkins.
sagle went to the Virginia city yes
terday after telling his father and STEP
mother Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Sagle,
with whom he had been staying since
his wife left him, that he would either
bring her back or kill her"
Mrs. Sagles uncle, Walker o. Jen-
kins. told police the girl ran from, the
kitchen into a bed room with her huS-
band close behind her.
Shot in Back Of Head.
AS she entered the bed room, her I'M
Gle said, Sagle drew revolver and fred
With bullet wound in the back Of her
head, she sank to the floor.
Sagle whirled, ran back into the
kitchen and turned the gun upon him
Police, arriving a few minutes later.
found him sitting in chair, the pistol
still in his hand. That Sagle had plan
ned to kill both his wife and himself,
police pointed out, was indicated by
three notes found in the Richmond
Hotel, at which he had registered.
One of the letters, addressed ITO the
to be q racketeer. and this is my only
chance. Now, give me some real pub
lefty
A note directed to Sagle's father. who
lives at 827 Fifth street. urged him to
rush. for when you receive this prob
ably will be dead"
Made Funeral Plans.
The letter also contained instruc-
tionS to bury Sagle in a tuxedo. with
a white flower in the lapel. Sagle's
revolver, the note concluded, should be
placed in the casket.
Enclosed with the letter was o photo
graph of Sagle and his bride bearing
the inscription, "A romance that's a
failure"
The third note was addressed to Mrs.
Sagle at the H street house at which
the couple had lived Immediately after
their marriage. This note, according
to Capt. A. Wright, chief OF Richmond
detectives. was four or five pages in
length and was devoted to a rambling
description of Sagle's crushed TO
nance"
Had Tried Suicide.
Mrs Sagle, who was raised by her
grandmother. after her mothers death,
attempted suicide here February 20, ac-
cording to Washington police. At that
time, Mrs. Sagle, who gave her address
as 500 I street southwest. was treated
at Emergency Hospital. Physicians at
the institution said she had swallowed
several poison tablets
According to the elder Sagle, the
couple met while the young woman
was working as waitress in @ street
restaurant.
For while, he said, they stayed with
him at his home in Hagerstown and
then moved to the H street address. The
young man was mot over fond Of work"
his father admitted.
The brides grandmother told Rich
mond police the girl was only visiting
Washington" when she met Sagle. Mrs
Loew said she knew little about Sagle.
but that she had not approved Of her
granddaughter marriage to him.