National Republican., 1876-11-08
sEn1ous sHoor1Ha ArraAY.
Quarrel Over womsn-Three Effective

Another shooting affair, which viii probably be
added to the hst Of tragedies for the year, oc-
cured last evening in q house of rather bad re-
pute, No. el7 Maryland avenue. The victim of
the sdair Is young man named Joseph Behlinge,
and the shooting was done by Thomas Pitchlynn.
The trouble arose about woman. 1t appears
that Fitchlynn, Behlinge, aman named Ned Wiz
ley, and two women were in the house at the time.
Pitchlynn and Behlinge were both drunk. Both
were interested in the same woman, who is the
mistress Of the house. Hot words came up, and
the drunken dispute came to blows.
There was desperate struggle on the stair
way leading TO the second floor, in which both
Behlinge and Wirley set upon Pitchlynn Wiz
ley was armed with q hatchet, but, fortunately,
pressed and drew a seven shooter, which he
placed close to Behlinges person and fred three
times. The three balls took effect in the abdo-
fed.
THE FLIGHT.
He made his way to back window Of the second
story, leaped out on the shed attached 70 the
house and got away, running to Sixth street and
and-a half and Sixth streets towards Louisiana
avenue. The alarm was given mmediately, and
several started in pursuit of the running man.
Ofhcers Amiss and Howe, who were doing duty
at the Baltimore and Potomac depot, were noti-
ned OF the fact by colored boy, who ran in
om the deppSt USea the snd us @
tsreepted Pitchlynn. When within q few yards
Of him he stopped and turned, and as he still had
would make resistance. oficer Amfss approached
him. and Pitchlynn gave himself up TO him, sur
rendering his weapon. He stated to the oficer
hm.ef he oSsr man S
the atiray, was arrested by Oficer Hobbs.
. Two % Of M the three balls hred BY Pitchlynn took
one In the breast under the heart.
where the affray took place is kept by James
Lomax and bis wife. The two women present at
the time ofthe shooting were Mrs. LoInax and o
hard working man, and q clerk in a grocery
store. Mrs, LomaI and her female companion,
the mulatto, have had bad regulations, and Mrs.
Lomax was the woman that was at the bottom Of
the shooting. The house is a two-story frame
building, and the front door opens into the par
lor, which is unfurnished and unoccupied. A
door from the parlor leads directly back into an
other room. The stairs on which the fight took
place occupies one side Of this room.
Amer Behlinge was shot a bed was made up on
the floor Of this room. Drs. Ford, Leach, and
Brookheimer were summoned and carefully at
tended the wounded man. lie was considered in
a most critical condition, and the surgeons did
not deem II safe TO attempt to remove the balls.
Behlinge remained conscious, but spoke very
little. Once he turned to the woman LomaI, and
regretfully remarked that he was about to die in
such place and she was the cause oft.
BEHLIEsE
is q New York man, about twenty-five years Of
age, and ged at hfs trade stair builder on
the new Cercoran building. dispatch was
sent to his brother, at No. rs Twenty eighth
street, last night, 10 the effect that Behlnge
could not live, and that his brother should come
on right away. Behlinge is a Catholic, and was
visited after the shooting by Father Rively, Of
St. Dominica
Pitchlynn, when he was arrested, stated that
he had done the shooting in selEdefense. Pitch
lynn is about the same age as Behlinge, and Is
pretty well known about town. His father is an
Indian, and familiar character. He was locked
up at police headquarters. wirley, the other
headquarters, but was afterwards released.
All parties connected with the affair were re-
lucia Mt disclose anyt hing aOncernfnp