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Show i IN LIFE DRUNKEN, WORTHLESS HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE WHEN SHE TRIES TO SECURE FREEDOM. Slayer Sends Four Bullets Into Woman's Wom-an's Body and Ono Through His Own Heart, Falling Within a Few Feet of His Victim. American Falls, Idaho. While crazed with drink, A. M. Abbott shot his wire four times. Sunday night, and then flrod a bullet through his own heart. Tho tragedy was enacted on tho rront porch of tho Cottago hotel, which was conducted by Mrs. Abbott. It had Its origin in domestic unliap-plnesa, unliap-plnesa, caused by cxcesslvo drinking on the part of tho husband. Mrs Abbott Ab-bott recently sued for a divorce, and tho case was to havo como up within a few days. Slnco tho papers ' wore Hied Mrs. Abbott has been in Constant Con-stant fear of being killed, and had appealed to tho local and county of-llcors of-llcors for protection. Mrs. Abbott camo down from her room on tho second story and opened tho door to go uptown,fwhen tho tragedy trag-edy was enacted. Sho had fearod troublo nnd armed herself with a small (revolver, but was unable to uso it. After tho shooting sho closed the door and walked sovoral kstops to a chair and seated herself. Abbott then turned tho gun upon himself, falling within a few foot of his wife, who sat Inside. Abbott had bcon p. resident of this section for many years and until recently re-cently was foreman of A. H. Tarbett'e ranches near town. Ho was considered consid-ered dangerous when drinking, but o well-disposed mm nt -her tlrr.os. |
