Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

was good prOCecIlOn against Mf.
AbduSheli. He is the only per.
son ! personally knew that eVel
bothered me or would bother me
j Q. Where did you keep thi,
pistol?
i A. I kept it on the drawer Of
the desk after ! first got 1t.
know, for q long time, / hac
kept 1t in the closet up on the
shelf. When I went away,
would leave 1t in the closet.
@. Did you always keep II
fully loaded?
| A. Not always, ] recall. But
usually did, depending upon how
nervous ! felt. It was after
lpracticed with it several months
ago-I was never sure ! could hit
anything with it-that / loaded
the pistol the last time.
Towel Covered Pistol
Q. I now show you q blue
terry cloth towel and ask you
II that is the towel you took
from the bathroom and covered
the pistol with when you shot
Mr.. Abdusheli?
A. Yes. it is.
@. In what position were you
and Mr.. Abdusheli when you
fired the three shots through
this towel?
A. ! don't know how many
shots ! fired through the towel.
He had turned completely around
toward me when came into the
room. I don't recall exactly
what I said, but ] do recall the
expression on his face and his
Ilunging at me. I thought I
had obviously missed when !
fired because Of the way he
looked ct me and his lunging
lat me.
Q. After you fired these shots.
what did Mr.. Abdusheh do?
A. As I recall, he turned .
little and fell back on the bed.
@. How far from Mr.. Abdusheli
were you when you fired the
flrst group Of shots?
A. ] don't know. It may have
been two. three or four feet.
@. How far from Mr.. .Abdusheli
were you when you fired the last
shot to put him out Of his misery?
A. More than arms length, ]
would say, because ! had to bend
over and reach out. I am near
sighted, and I had to get close
to him. I thought it was the only
thing. to shoot him in the head.
Describes Aggressiveness
@. Describe the aggressiveness
Of Mr.. Abdusheli toward you.
Was it physical or psychological?
A. It Is rather disgusting. He
kept trying to kiss me. He would
pull me in FIRST one place and
then another. He would kiss me
FIRST on the cheek and then on
the arm. Then he became
rougher and tried to force me.
@. Did you at any time scream
or cry out for assistance2
A. No. ! didn't. But I imagine
I talked very loudly. I may have
what you call screamed. But ]
am not the screaming kind.
Q. Why did you get the pistol
from the closet?
A. Because ! thought he would
go on inside. I didn't have the
towel over It when I first went in
there. I put the towel over the
gun when he was glazing at me-
when I thought the shot had
missed and ! must do something
to protect myself.
@. Was the closet door locked
when you got the pistol?
A. It was as much as YOU
could call II locked with the
key in the lock.
Victim VERY Strong"
@. Did Mr.. Abdusheli have q
weapon Of any kind In his hands?
A. No. he was using both
hands to pull at me. He was
very strong. He has demon
strated his strength to me many
times in the past. Once he hurt
my back very badly.
@. Was Mr.. Abdusheli drunk
or sober at the time Of this
trouble?
A. As far as I knew he was
sober, unless he was intoxicated
by what he was feeling.
Q. Were you drunk or sober
ct the same time?
A. Sober, but ! was very much
upset.
@. Do you know the date Mr..
Abdusheli was married?
A. II was early In May, on q
Saturday. Whether 1t was the
4th or 18th, I don't know.
@. Prior to this morning, when
was the last time you saw Mr..
Abdusheli.
A. It was early In May, Just
before he got married-the 9Th,
7th or 9Th. Maybe the 9th. He
said he was going UP TO his
wedding. He didn't say 'the
specific place that he was going
TO In New York.
Engaged 10 Months
Q. Yod and Mr., Abdusheli
were engaged 70 be married for
how long?
"A. Iwould say about 10 months
q. . year. II was about Q year