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June 2, 1909
The Evening Times
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
In Fairmont, W. Va., on June 2, Mrs. Pavan Bikinas, 24, died after shielding her unharmed 1-year-old baby from bullets fired by her jealous 26-year-old Lithuanian husband during a quarrel; he then shot himself and is dying, leaving the baby and an elder child.
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SAVED BABY But Mother Sacrificed Her Life to Husband's Rage.
Fairmont, W. Va., June 2. - In shielding the one-year-old baby she held when her maddened husband began shooting at her in their home near Farmington, Mrs. Pavan Bikinas received three revolver bullets in the arm raised to protect the infant. A fourth bullet entered her brain, inflicting a wound from which she died four hours later.
As soon as his wife fell Bikinas held the weapon to his own head and fired a fifth bullet, and is dying at Cook Hospital here. The baby is unhurt.
The scene of the tragedy is a mining settlement ten miles from Fairmont. The couple, Lithuanians, are said to have quarreled frequently over alleged attentions paid to the wife by another man.
The shooting was witnessed by Andy Anevick, who called at the house. Mrs. Bikinas had just risen from the dinner table with the baby in her arms, when the husband began firing. Bikinas is said to have told the doctors he was jealous of his wife. He is 26 years old and the dead woman was 24. The baby, whose life was saved by the mother's self-sacrifice, and an elder child are left.
Fairmont, W. Va., June 2. - In shielding the one-year-old baby she held when her maddened husband began shooting at her in their home near Farmington, Mrs. Pavan Bikinas received three revolver bullets in the arm raised to protect the infant. A fourth bullet entered her brain, inflicting a wound from which she died four hours later.
As soon as his wife fell Bikinas held the weapon to his own head and fired a fifth bullet, and is dying at Cook Hospital here. The baby is unhurt.
The scene of the tragedy is a mining settlement ten miles from Fairmont. The couple, Lithuanians, are said to have quarreled frequently over alleged attentions paid to the wife by another man.
The shooting was witnessed by Andy Anevick, who called at the house. Mrs. Bikinas had just risen from the dinner table with the baby in her arms, when the husband began firing. Bikinas is said to have told the doctors he was jealous of his wife. He is 26 years old and the dead woman was 24. The baby, whose life was saved by the mother's self-sacrifice, and an elder child are left.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
Family
What keywords are associated?
Domestic Shooting
Jealousy
Mother Sacrifice
Suicide Attempt
Lithuanian Couple
What entities or persons were involved?
Pavan Bikinas
Bikinas
Andy Anevick
Where did it happen?
Fairmont, W. Va., Near Farmington
Story Details
Key Persons
Pavan Bikinas
Bikinas
Andy Anevick
Location
Fairmont, W. Va., Near Farmington
Event Date
June 2
Story Details
Mrs. Pavan Bikinas was shot by her jealous husband while protecting their one-year-old baby during a quarrel-fueled rage at home; she died from a brain wound, the baby was unharmed, and the husband attempted suicide and is dying.