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Show EDWARD HALE TRIES TO TAKE OWi LIFE Prominent Young Man Shoots Self in Abdomen; Condition Critical. Edward Hale, 20 3'ears of age, who conducts a chicken ranch in Holliday, shot himself through the abdomen at the home of his father-in-law, W. S. Bean, 567 Fifth avenue, at 12:05 o'clock this morning, inflicting probably prob-ably fatal injuries. He was removed to St. Mark 'a hospital. At 3 o 'clock this morning he was still alive. Young Hale is the son of Fred A. Hale, architect, residing at 223 Sixth East street. Half an hour after the shot was fired Mr. and Mrs. Hale were summoned to the Bean residence and remained with their son until be was removed to the hospital. Dr. D. K. Allen of 120 J street, was summoned to the Bean residence at 12:20 o'clock this morning. He arrived ar-rived within fifteen minutes and found the wounded youth lying flat on his back before the fireplace. The young man was hardly able to speak, but admitted ad-mitted to the physician that the wound was self-inflicted, Mr. and Mrs. Hale soon arrived from their residnnen and to hia father the boy made the declara--tion that he had fired the shot him-; self. Asked why he fired the shot, the young maji responded: "You know why. ' ' Edward Hale and Miss Mable Bean were married two yars ago. During the last six months, aeeordinp to a menibor of the young- man's family, their domestic relations have not been entirely harmonious, Mrs. HaJe obje-'t-ing to living on thn chicken ranch during dur-ing the winter season. Bhe came into the city last November and has been at the home of her parents, with her little lit-tle son, one year ot ai'e. Last Frulay Mr. Halo eaine in from hi ranch and snent part of the time at the Been home and part with his father. Lnt night he called to see his wife at the Bean residence and all Fpent a plpaHHut, evening togethor. After the other members of the fam-ilv fam-ilv had retired, 1 1 ale discussed wit h Mra. Bean the question of hie wife returning re-turning to him. Mrs. Bean said that while no definite understanding wag reached, it was expected ex-pected that. Mrs. Hale tvonld go back to her husband's ranch within a few da vs. he -aid 1 o her f-on in-law : "You had bettor go io bed.'' He assented and ; wfnt to the mom assigned to him, thru I returned to her room and ed M rn. j HeaD "where the good fruit cake w;is. " He got the cake and went hack to Mrs. Bean's room again and asked if ihe rouH have some olive oil. Again he ; left the room. n a few minutes the ' shot was heard and the members of ; the family rushed in, finding the young man lying on his hack, his feet supported sup-ported on n leather rocker, the revolver re-volver at hi? left (ddc. Pillows were, -placed under the bodv. end when Dr. Allen arri vor hf. ban d-aged d-aged the wound, after making a hae.ty examination, but the bo'lv Tras not lifted from the floor until the. hospital ambulance arrived to transfer the yonng man to St. Mark 's. Officers F. M. Glenn aiul W. S. Brown responded in the police auto when the call was received at the po-Uc-e station shortlv after 1 o'clock. |