Tales from the Morgue is concentrating on events that were covered in the Arizona Daily Star in 1968 β 50 years ago.
This story caught the eye because it sounded more like something out of an episodic television show.
From the Arizona Daily Star, Monday, March 4, 1968:
Police Say Wife Won Debate By Shooting Spouse
A domestic argument and car chase ended on a Tucson street yesterday afternoon with Houston Turner, of 941 S. 11th Ave. being shot in the elbow.
Police say that Turner was allegedly chased from his house by his wife, Alice, who brandished a small pistol. She continued the pursuit in separate automobiles, until he was forced to stop at 28th St. and Park Ave.
There she allegedly ran from her car and fired at Turner through the open window.
He was in satisfactory condition last night in St. Josephβs Hospital with a broken arm. Mrs. Turner is being held without bond on a charge of aggravated assault.
Later, Mr. Turner either thought he deserved his fate or he so loved his wife that he couldn't have her in prison. He refused to testify against her.
From the Star, Saturday, April 6, 1968:
Weapon Assault Case Against Wife Dropped
A charge of assault with a deadly weapon filed against a Tucson woman after she shot her husband in the elbow was dismissed by Justice of the Peace Clark H. Johnson yesterday, after the victim, Houston Turner of 941 S. 11th Ave., refused to testify against his wife, Alice.
That is all we know of the story. If the couple ever again came to deadly blows, the Star did not appear to report it. Perhaps the two settled their differences in a more peaceful manner and lived happily ever after.
