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Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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In Brooklyn, New York, on July 1, 19-year-old Agnes L. Wynne was fatally shot by her 18-year-old husband James H. Wynne during a domestic quarrel after he had been drinking heavily. Wynne was arrested; the couple had an infant child.
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Fatal Shooting of a Young Wife—Condition and Movements of the Duelists.
A YOUNG WIFE FATALLY SHOT.
New York, July 1.—Agnes L. Wynne was fatally shot by her husband, James H. Wynne at Brooklyn to-day. Mrs. Wynne is nineteen years old and her husband one year younger.
They were married eighteen months ago and have one child three months old. For some time they have lived unhappy and Wynne says he intended separating. He had been drinking heavily, and when he went home to-day a quarrel took place. He threatened to shoot her and she answered, "I dare you to do it." At the time Mrs. Wynne was lying on the bed with the baby beside her. The boy husband drew a revolver and fired, the bullet entering his wife's breast. He went for a physician, subsequently, and Mrs. Wynne was taken to a hospital. The wound is pronounced fatal. Wynne was arrested. Two playmates of Mrs. Wynne witnessed the shooting.
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Brooklyn, New York
Event Date
July 1
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agnes l. wynne fatally wounded by gunshot to the breast; james h. wynne arrested.
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James H. Wynne, after heavy drinking, quarreled with his wife Agnes L. Wynne at home in Brooklyn. He threatened to shoot her; she dared him. While she lay on the bed with their three-month-old baby, he fired a revolver, striking her in the breast. He fetched a physician; she was hospitalized with a fatal wound. Two playmates witnessed it.