Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-07
Probably n Suicide.
Mr.. c. ". HAvENNER RECEIVES SERIOUS. rERHArs
FATAL, WOUND FROM HIS OWN HAND-PARTICU-

Probably n Suicide.
Mr. c. W. HAyENNER RECEIVES A SERIOUS. FERHAPs
| FATAL WOUND FROM HIS OWN HAND-PARTICU-
! LARS OF DEPLoRABLK AFFAIR
| A pistol-Shot was heard In the building at the
| northeast corner OF 9TH street and Louisiana ave-
| nue. yesterday afternoon about $50 o'clock A
| rev minutes later Mr.. Charles W. Hayenner. a
well-known real estate broker, was found In his
oce on the second floor Of the building lying onhe
ioor with pistol by his siie and pistol ball in
MS, ms head He was insensible at the time,
hut alter he had received surgical attention
recovered his consciousness temporarily. The
pisooi' which was handed to the police,
had entered the right temple. passing down,
| ,orclng out the right eyc In its passage, AMI
lod:1ng In the brain. BY direction Of tins pnys-
ttahS Who We're summoned. Mr. Havenncr was
t.ken TO Providence hospita IL where he WAS soon
attended by members Of his family. There was
| 10 one In Mr.. Havenners Office except himself
| strongly to suicide. MIR Havenner, after recoy-
efihg & CONSCIOUSNESS, appeared indisposed 10 talk
aDout the AFFAIR, though once he said it WAS acci
dental This morning, Mr.. Havenner appeared to
pom De IN very critical condition. and his life was
aespafred or. The ball. IL was said at the Provi-
dence hospital, could not be extracted.
MT. Havenner was the last of the three sons OF
@ sae late Thomas H3venner, (of Havenner's
Dkery), and Tor many years was engaged a
| clerk TO Mr.. Pnkney Brooke then in the broker
age ] business During the war MIR. Hayenner
served with distinct on III the confederate service
| In which he held the rank of major After the
| war he returned here, and has been engaged as
real estate agent and broker. for the most OF the
tiine having his office At 9TH street and Louisiana
avenue.
BEFORE TIE SHOOTING.
IL is said that Mr. Havenner WAS seen near the
| 1th street wharf yesterday afternoon, acting
strangely. Mr.. w. b. Matchett says he met him
on a sth street car, coming from the direction OF
til9 river yesterday afternoon, and parted with
MN at the transfer junction about O'Clock. MI
h.anenher AZ @ THEN was apparently clear Needed and
IA GOOD sllrtS, convefslng very intellfgently and
SHOWING no evidences OF depression or alteration.
CAUSE OF THE ACT
The theory that he shot himself Intentionally
seems to be accepted by members OF the family.
The only cause assigned is mental depression
caused by financial troubles.
WHAT Mr.. HAvENNER's SON SAYS
publication in morning paper intimates the
| presence in the case OF "mysterious woman ,
| supposed TO have had some connection with the
shooting. Mr.. Charles T. iiavenner, of the
victim of the affdir said TO STAR reporter this
morning, ~ wish you would deny the statement
ABOUT woman being concerned In the aft 'ir /
know there IS nothing in it. The case is bad
eEotl2h as II fS-he having shot himself"
Lieut.. Eckoff. chief of the detective corps, with
the view OF hXing the place Which
THE "MYSTERIoUs woNAN'
| should occupy in the case Patrick A. Wall, a
young man employed In printing Office adjoining
MI. Havenner'S Office, stated that he heard the
shot fired Just as he leaving his office go on
| an efrand 70 9TH and g street. Alter returning
h.
party OF Inen pass through the hall. stop in the
neIghhOrh0od OF Mr.. Havenner'S door. and then
hasten quickly down stairs, slamning the door at
the foot OF the stairs after them. A few minutes
| Later a woman passed through the hall. went on
tewartisMr Havenner's Office, and quickly returning
rafPcd on the glass door OF the printing Office,
ana bechoned to Wall. When he went out she an
| nouiced that there was man shot in Mr.. Haven
ners Office Mr.. Havenncr's room was then
entered and he WAS found lying the floor. Wall
says the woman stated that she had an engage
Inent to meet man Oh business In Mr. Havenners S
| O1ilce.
WHAT THE WOMAN SAID TO Mr.. ENTwIsLF.
Mr. j. {. Entwise. who occupies the floor above
Mr.. Havenner'S office, said he was standing at the
9TH street entrance when Wall and the woman
| mentioned came hurrying ont and announced tfat
| ner's Office, and was followed back by the woman
After seeing Havenner lying the floor he asked
the woman If she knew anything about 1t. She
said she did not: that She had come there bust
ness and found the man lying there.
THE WOMAN Is DESCRIBED
TO be about thirty years OF age, OF medium height,
| and attired In a black dress, almcst completely
covered by lght-colored ulster, and Derby hat
| She had a bundle under her arm. AS IT appears
that she did not enter the building for twenty min
utes or more after the shooting the police satls-
fled that she had nothing to do with the shooting
| in any way. 1t is understand that her business
was with a gentleman naihed Brant, Who occupied
the same Office with Mr. Havenner. AS Mr.. Iiav-
| enner did general brokerage business he had
| frequently had lady visitors at his Office.
NO HOPE OF Mr.. HAvENNER's RECOVERY.
| At two o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Havenner was
stil alive Dr. Bayne, his physician, appeared to
have no hopes OF his recovery.
| At three O'Clock Mr.. Havenner was still alive.
O
District Government Affairs.
The parking commissioners have notified the
District commissioners that the reduced condition
or their appropriations will prevent any further
progress in the work OF planting young trees and
That the proposed substitution OF an improved
style OF tree box for that now i'm use Cannot be
| adopted for the present year.
The citizens residing on the north side of Penn
! sylvania avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
| northwest, have petitioned the District Commis-
sionerS to have the Old aspen poplar trees on that
portion OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue taken up and
| younger trees planted instead.
DISTRICT PROPERTY RENTED BY THE FEDERAL GOV
The Senate District committee has requested the
District commissioners to furnish them with an
itemiZed statement showing the value OF the
grounds and improvements OF the property rented
and occupied by the q. s. government In this Dis
trict The Commissioners have had an assessment
made, and have ascertained that the value OF the
ground is SjSS, $685. and the improvements $67, Sue
making a total valuation OF 81 06C, ,396.
BUILDING PERMITS
| issued by Inspector Entwisle: Eugene Lyddane,
repair brick, l4l0 321 street, Georgetown $50. NJ
d. Healy, repair frame, +, between 9Th and 9TH
streets southwest; s75 Henry Luckel repair brick,
1747 street northwest; $3.50 Joseph Fearson
erect stOreroom, 25th, between o street and Rock
creek: $780, G. VanhOrne, repair brick, 1918 18th
street northwest: sa25 H. D. Boteler, repair brick,
4S2 LIST street northeast; $50.
The Guiteau Case.
WHAT Mr.. SOOvILE GAYS.
'Have you heard from Gen. Butler yet?' asked
STAR reporter OF Mr.. Scoville this morning.
81 have not / have had no negotiations with
Gen. Butler, and, II any have been had by any one,
they have been through John w. Guiteau, sup
pose. know nothing about it"
81 see that DR.. Gray is here, remarked the re-
porter.
"Yes, SO understand. don't know what he Is
here for 1t seems strange that an expert who did
50 much to swear this mans life away should take
such an interest in the case now. I should think
that his duty was done when he gave his testi-
mOny.
Mr scoville said, this afternoon, that he ex-
pected to go home tomorrow night, whether the
bill OF exceptions in the Guteau case was filed or
NOT uSa hoA n futpr yv1.ftI fl,6