OCR Text |
Show HUSBAND IS MISTAKEN FORBURGLAR Chicago Wife. Awaking in Frizh:, Fatally Shoots Her Spouse. CHK'XOU, Mmvh IA John Schcnk. JurHTintendrnt of tha Turk Kwlfr bratirh of the Northwestern Gaslight anil Coke rompany. was fnun. shot to l?ath early today in hia home in Fark Kitlhje, a suburb, and the police an noun ml aereral hours later, after Mrs. 8'henk bad recovered from her ahoek, that the wife admitted "he shot nor husband, mistaking him for a burglar. When police arrived at the house Mr. Rchenk waa hmterieal and required re-quired medical attention before she Cftuld make a coherent atatement. At f i rut ft he said she dm not know who fired the two shots wbirh entered her husband 'a body, hut after berotuintf calmer, is reported by the police to hare said: "I had retired after being tip late to an entertainment and waa awakened hv the aound of some one in the house. I wan liw fiiyhleiietl tn mtt TmTrnt went to see what it wan, earryins a revolver. re-volver. I aaw a man move and I don't know how the ffitn became discharged. Then when I called to Mr. Kchenk and he did not answer a suspicion eame over my mind and I found I had killed him. It was a horrible mistake, as we were always very happy. " |