There were no witnesses of the killing of Guerin. He was in his office
with Mrs. Dora McDonald. Several persons heard a shot, and a moment
later the glass door was broken and the head of Mrs. McDonald came out.
The condition of the studio, in room 703 of the Omaha Building, shows
that a violent quarrel took place between Guerin and Mrs. McDonald.
Mrs. McDonald left her residence shortly after breakfast. She arrived
at the building about 11:45 o'clock. Guerin expected her, for he told
his office boy, Thomas Hanson, who lives at 265 West Ohio street,
to leave the room and not come back until 1 o'clock. Before the boy
left the room Mrs. McDonald entered and the two immediately began
quarreling, it is said. Guerin shouted to Hanson to leave and nothing
more was heard until the shooting at 11:50 o'clock.
[Illustration: Persons and Places Involved in the Killing of Crayon
Artist Guerin by Mrs. "Mike" McDonald.
MRS. M. C. McDONALD
WEBSTER S. GUERIN
ROOM IN OMAHA BUILDING IN WHICH SHOOTING OCCURRED.
DETECTIVE WOOLDRIDGE IN CHARGE.
THE McDONALD RESIDENCE
4501 DREXEL BOUL.]
Lorenzo Blasi, who lives at 73 West Ohio street, and who is employed
in room 608 of the same building, heard the shot and the sound of
breaking glass. He was in the corridor on the seventh floor. He
hurried to the scene and on the way heard the glass breaking again and
a woman screaming: "He shot himself! He shot himself!"