Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-09
The Death OF John f. Seymour.
THE FATAL SHOOTING NOT FROM INSIDE THE
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Under the heading:-"Th theory that the
ntl out,et came IRON @ the seminary building appar
enSs hs esp1sea fndeefs OF. tne ~ Erenng Post SAYS:
been questioned, and testimony is given by
them that the shooting by the young choir-boy,
place In the college building on m Thursday even.
Ing. The students all say that none OF them
own pistols, and the thorough search of the
suited in the discovery OF an Old broken horse
pistol only. Yesterday Bishop Seymour sent
despatch to the Rev. Mr.. w. F. Frisby, one Of
boy Paul was, and who had started OF with
the boy for Washington on Sunday morn
Ing: This morning Mr.. Frisby and Paul
a, arrived sedant IN the city and the following
room, in the west college building On Thurs
day evening Mr.. Frisby, student. and Paul
Stucke were sitting In Mr.. Frisby's ROOM which
Is at the northeastern corner OF the middle Sec
ton OF the building. Shots were heard which
appeared to come from the opposite side Of 10Th
street, and Paul, who had the day before bought
Of blank cartridges, asked permission Of Mr..
Frls6y TO answer the people who were firing
acIoss the street. The box Of esIrdges whc
drawer under some clothing. Mr.. Frisby saw
Paul put four blank cartridges in the pistol
which Is n1ckel-mounted shoTt-barreled re-
VOlver, shooting 22-100 calibre cartridge,
and then said: 'That is enough" Paul went
to the window, with his left hand (he
tse Is lenfthaan1aed pointed the pistol toward
Just to the right Of the @ window, and and fred. red.
This was at o'clock. A few minutes later Paul
wanted to fire the rest OF the cartridges In the
yard. AS he passed out of the room, having put
on straw hat, he was told to ask the students
IN the rooms directly below to come up stairs
and have some lemonade. Paul went down
stairs, delivered the message to the students
below, and just as they were about to go up
stairs he Went to the rear hall window Of the
same floor, and, according to his own testimony,
ana LQc tcSC1nO0V or The students yChn
hin, pointed the pistol down to the earth and
fired the other three shots. This was at ex-
actly fifteen minutes after nine o'clock. When
the @ students were invited up stairs one OF them
looked at the clock and said: ga quarter after
Line; We'll, let's go up for little while" Paul
ives IN New jersey, and was sent this morning
to get the revolver which he had left there
sTUCKE FULLY EXONERATED.
The New York Tribune of to-day after giving
Stucke's testimony, says This story, told with
nankness and without hesitation, and corrob-
aa orated In every particular by Mr.. Frlsby, COM
reason to suspect that Mr.. Seymour was acci-
dentally shot by Paul Stucke The question OF
tlme was an important one, and 1T was regarded
which the four shots were fired was observed
1t Is generally agreed that Mr.. Seymour did
not leave the house until 10 p. m, or per-
ts'ns naPS little LITTLE later, and this the Officers
shot by ball that might possibly have
been accidentally placed In Stuckes revol-
ver; The Tribune says, in summing up:-
might possibly lead to an explanation of the
death OF John 7. Seymour has proved of no
value, and has been abandoned. Paul Stucke
has returned with his tutor, and, after the
hled from his pistol on Thursday evening, has
been fully eXonerated from all blame InfOrma-
thn non mas neen received OF pistol shots heard in
and two men who were seen going out of them
have not been found"