Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-03
G In ST. LOUIS.
jules ROzler, a Travelling Salesman,
and Well Known in Memphis,
Receives a Probably Fa'
tai Wound.

AhLNUANg6 - QVMNA@
tai Wound.
st. Louis Times. July 2d.l
On Fifth street. near Elm, yesterday,
in one of the most populous quarters OF
the city at that hour in the afternoon, 4
o'clock, a pistol shot rang out-a Tragedy
had been enacted on the sidewalk within
sight of Hundreds Of people, out OF whom
it was hard to find half a dozen who wit
messed what preceded the sharp report
Gus and Henry Berning, young men well
known along Fifth street, and frequent
ers of the tigers lair, came ont Of a
saloon near the corner OF Elm n ruin
streets and started northwsrd. They
had zone but half q dozen PAGES when a
yonpg man, well dressed, but inferior to
them in stature, staggered up and laid
hold of them. 1t was Jules R1zier, q
travelling salesman for DozIer, Weyl x
Co. &C.,, 90.
The b~ystsuders saw a little seutiing
so awkward and purposeless that no q
thought to observe whether 1t was IN
earnest or play. Then suddenly Gus
Berning drew q pistol and with the nuz
zle almost against the breast OF Rozier
fred. Beruing turned about and went
into the saloon, and while the crowd
stood back aghast Rozier walked TO and
got upon a car, only, however, to De
taken off at once, for it was discovered
he was suffering from a terrible wound
An officer reached the place within q
few moments after the shooting, and
taking immediate charge OF Bsrning
conducted him to the Chestnut street sta
ton.
BERYINGs STATEMENT.
To q Times reporter who ssw Berning
in the cell at the station he talked as
follows, In q disjointed, rambling way:
Nv brother Henry and | we're walking
up the street, arm in arm. When We
were lust ia front of White Carroll
saloon. that man came up and caught us
both by the arm. Henry showed him of
and stepped one side. When he came at
me. he called out: You son Of a b-h,
I'll Just give it to you" saw he had
his hand in his ~coat-pocket, and
SAYS, What's that you've got in your
pocket p He says, IN show you what
it isl I'll just give it to you, you son Of a
oh" Then he jumped at me, pulling
out i a his hand a p~ocket-knife, already
open. he made a pass at me, and
threw up my arm and caught him, so 4
didn't catch me where he meant it. HC
gave it to me in the neck a little though
| guess. Ny handkerchief is full o
blood. l had a gun in my pocket and
pulled out with an expressive gesture
toward the hip and let loose. | though
ne was coming again with the knife. |
was a bad thing
Who was the mann
81 don't know. ] never saw him be
fore in my life. bob hull said he wa
somebody, | forget the name; | belieg
a river clerk"
Had you been drinklngY
Eyes, that was the trouble. | hs
taken perhaps twenty drinks. The othe
t man was drunk, but he wasn't so druo'
!. be didn't know what be was doing"
r As he talked Berniug seemed to rea
= ize that be was in great trouble an
! ~grosned 10 distress. he kept putin
his handkerchief to a scratch on the rigl
side of the neck, which he claimed hs
l. been received from the knife.
The Behring'S are unworthy sons of
t very reputable and
I WELL TO DO CITIZEN,
a living on ST. Auge and Park avenue
n Gust is a sign-painter by trade, and Hem
has been on the river. Both make the.
q home with their father, out are to |
found on Fifth street almost every afte
u noon, and are frequenters of gamblir
e houses. They have been in trouble r
peatedly, but have had a marveloI
faculty for getting out Of difficulties.
Rozier was carried into the Temp
drug store, northwest corner of Fifth al
D Walnut streets, where his injuries we
examined by DR.. Edward N. Power
d The doctor found that the ball mad G
le tered the left breast directly over I
ls heart. II was very difficult to tell in
hasty examination the exact course Il
g ball had taken or the depth it had pei
a trated, but the doctor believed hat I
wound was a dangerous, probably fsI
or one. From the drug store the wound
ID man was taken to the City Dispense
lg where another examination was made
" DR.. Luedeking. After probing the wou
a little ways, the dispensary doctor CT
cluded that the ball had glanced arou
the ribs, but wa not certain Of it.
sent the man in the ambulance to
~. City Hospital and here another exsl
.ss nation was made of the bullet.hole. ]
st, Dean succeeded in tracing the course
,e, the wound and J
10. FOUND THE BALL
sr lodged in the small OF the back
al Dean cut the ball out without much
.er fculty.
D. Mr.. Blakely SAID that he witnessed
ag difficulty almost from its inception, Q
ID. that it was nothing more nor less thai
as cold.blooded affair. Rozier had
a NOTHING IN HIS HAND
las at any time, nor did he make any Ell
ca. to strike his murderer. He wa cl
eat enough to see every movement of
an parties, and from bis standpoint
ith looks upon it as the elimination o
cry premeditsted design to take the life
gs, Rozier. The victim seemed to b
er. dwarf By the side Of his slayer, 50 fsI
an physical strength and vigor is conc
) is ed, aud would have proved no match
by the giant had he desired to admin
IN. nothing more than q severe castigat
,ur, JULIUS ROZIER
Sc. belongs to an old and highly respects
1 a St. Louis family, and when in the cit
call makes bis home with his parents at
lole 27ll Walnut street. He entered Do.
lty- Weyl q Co. employ last fall and fol
eats previous thirteen years he had tray
Of for the cracker house Of Jos. Garnet
,vel Co. His last trip for Dozier, We.
IN vvaa uada laat wank FridaX