The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-09

That Entered Young Ro1ier's
Breast

That Entered Young Ro3iere
Breast.
A Strange Affair in st. Louis
That Will Probably Result IN
Death.
81 L"Ii> P.p-r-
A few minutes past four Yesterday
afternoon, people in the neighbprhood
of Fifth AMI Elm streets Were startled
by the SQUAD Of pistol shot fired by
some person standing IN the sidewalk.
Some folks said two shots We're fired.
but nj any rate the result at the first
shot was that wounded and bleeding
man started slowly AMI boarded Il
Fifth street car. south hound, at the
northwest corner ut Fifth AMI Elm.
while the shooter walked into White
Carrolrs sal,nn AMI sat down "n u
chair fronting the bar. \ police "tii-
Ger named U'Conneii. while walking
in the Company ut Benedict. "f the
Republican,. heard the shot AMI started
in the direction whence the report
came. lie WAS informed that the
shooter was in the saloon, and accord
in.ly approached the well-known ''En>
/. Berniny," arrested him, and lodged
him in the Chestnut Street Station.
f.. The wounded man, by name Jules
Il. Rozier, was taken oh the stree; ear
and conveyed 10 MaStbrooks drug
store. corner IF Fifth and Walnut.
Here DR.. Powers made IN eXamina-
ton Of the wound. The ball had
struck Rvzier about one and halt
inches above and to the left of the
nipple. Whether the chest hal been
penetrated WIS not aScertainei. No
nlace of ext; could be found for the
hall. and it was, under the circum-
stances, deemed best tn call in an AM
bulance and send the patient to the
CITY Hospital, which was accordingly
dome under the supervision of Officer
OMalley.
HISTORY Or TUE SHOOTING.
In FIVE minutes there was a large
crowd collected in the immediate vi
cinitv of the shooting. and there were
, more stories ailoat as to the cause and
. manner Of the shooting than would
|. fiji a folio volume. IL was said that
B.rnin. and Rnzier had gambled To
yether on Fr:,lay and Saturday night
the narrators Of this version didn'I
know which-and had quarreledabou'
the fairness Of the deal. Other
averred there was girl ut the bottom
Of il, while one man alleged the troubl'
IL have arisen out of the failure of the
Central Savings Bank; of which MIR
Berninc was Il director, anil the party
of course, considered that all officer
If defaulting banks deserved shooting
y nj least. Some had IL that the shoot
= ing was unprovoked, anil Others tina
l. il was purely an act IT Se!f-defense
d Ruzier havin. plunged at Bernin;
Is with knife, but 81 far ~ the variou
e statements could he sifted down tn
- following statement appears S.'mewher
II near the truth: Bernin. had hee
E. drinkin. with some friends in White
r saloon, and having got through dr'nk
j. in. was standing on the sidewalk ne:l
a the steps in front of Mrs. Warren
IT house, near the Olympic. Rozie
!. came out If Tony Fu-ls saloon. Oh tn
- other side If the street. and >eein
n. Berning crossed over and accsote
"A him. A few words. Us To- the prof.
:. able nature of which. more an"'
=. passed between the parties. and theI
" was soms hostile demonstration q
" Rozier's part, Ia which Bcrning y
= spouded by drawin. Il pistol and Pl'
ne cling il to Rollers breast, so close tn;
:" the discharge left powder marks
'S- the wound and burnt the victim
m clothing. Rozicr didn't fall. 81
he walked to the car. n stated Her
"a ing pis,ol in hand. entered the salo,
IN and "a. down in chair. where
d. was found when arrested.
- INTERVIEW WITH BEENING.
xn On visiting Chestnut street the
&c porter found BerniDg I'm cell No.
re wing on the bench with his read ne
.re the sloor and face covered win
IN. handkerchief on which Were Il
ne stains Of blood. When reused Al
,ev asked how the shooting happencs..
.. said that himseI, and brother Har
~ and Bob Holland were drinking
IA the saloon "ppo-ite Tony Faust
nj. Harry had been spending his mon
mai pretty freely, and he Gus suggest
u. that they should to something bet
in with i, than buy drinks; better
gal and buy hat. Harry said -
;"a right" and the trio stepped out
y. the sidewalk. Just then HozIer ca
ILL., across the street. spoke to Bern'
er and got hold Of him. when BerniI
ten rather angrily. shook himself fr'
avs then Rnzier, who had his hand in
rocket as If feeling for somethi'
called Berning some pretty HI
.ars names, and. as the latter says. d.
,uis his knife aud stuck him in the M
d a ON the left side. where the Prlso
she showed some slight scratches. but
Il, marks of blood. On his making
cal. attempt Mt a second blow. Bern
me- drew his pistol and fired. intend'
IA. a. he SAYS, to shout Rnzier IN the
.,d arm, but the target suddenly mo
- and received the bullet in the
g breast. Berning denied most
at pha,icalIy tina, there was any den
'"a cause for the quarrel or for the d
q" There was no trouble about the [
'""S trail Saving Bank. or about any won
hes. He had never played or gambied
nine Rozier, and had never seen him
er'y fore the time II shooting. lie
dis pressed the greatest possible sor
d. q and contrition for the act, and