Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-04-04 | Page 2 | Woman Levels Gun at Spouse; Disarmed

WOMAN LEVELS GUN AT SPOUSE; DISARMED SALT LAKE, April 3 Pointing a M caliber reolver at her husband, i Nick Ftuga. Vhlla he was discussing preparations for an Italian funeral procession with an assemblage of fellow fel-low countrymen at his store. 277 West Second SouMi street, yesterday. Mrs. Valerea Ruga. 23 years of age, was only prevented from carrying out her alleged purpose of shooting to kill by the quick action of her husband and two of his friends, who succeeded tn disarming the woman before the weapon was discharged, according to Julian Kiley, wagon sergeant, who placed Mrs. Ruga under arrest. The attack is said by the police to be the outgrowth of dlvoree proceedings pro-ceedings started by Mrs. Ruga recent- i ly. Ruga alleges he followed the woman to Ogden. Tuesday niht. and claims that, after discovering her ir, a room with another man. he had the I couple arrested by the Ogden offers. ho subsequently released them on $50 ball each. Mrs. Ruga, he said, obtained a revolver and threatened revenge. After the weapon was taken from ' her at the store, the police assert the woman attempted to -l.i-h h. i hus band with a banana kn.:e. In overpowering over-powering her sev.-ral persons In the store are said by the officers to have received numerous bites gnd cuts complaint was issued by the county attorney's office later In the day charging Mrs Ruga with assault and. battery She will be arraigned Friday. Fri-day. . oo . The man who works himself to I death trying to accumulate a fortune' only acquires a funeral pile.