The Democratic advocate., 1886-06-26
Bloody ARRAY in Baltimore.

Wallace Owings. of Calvert county, Nd;
formerly member of the Legislature, shot
and probably fatally wounded jerome Kuhn,
bartender, in Justice Hobbs's room, CEN
tral police station, on North street, Balti-
more, on Thursday afternoon. Owings was
present as witness to testify against Kuhn
on the charge of having assaulted and cut him
with intent to kill.
The cutting incident, which was the cause
of the shooting, occurred in Strauss's saloon
late Wednesday night or early Thursday
morning. For the past two or three days
0wings and Kuhn had been drinking togeth-
err. On Wednesday night late they entered
the saloon of VIM. H. Strauss, northwest
corner of Light street wharf and Conw ay
street. Both continued to drink literally.
Kuhn accused 0wings of being in debt to the
estate of the late Charles r. Hamilton, who
formerly conducted a restaurant on Light
street wharf, adjoining the saloon of Strauss.
Owings denied the charge, but Kuhn, having
been barkeeper for Hamilton, strongly press
ed his words. Owings, growing excited at
the repeated charges, replied with much heat,
whereupon Kuhn struck him, and drawing
knife, began to use it. Being almost giant
in strength and stature, Owings did not pay
much attention to Kuhn, not knowing at the
time that he was cut. Finally a savage
sweep across the back of his neck from the
knife of Kuhn aroused him to the true state
of affairs, and, wheeling around, he struck
Kuhn blow in the face, stretching him at
full length upon the floor. The force of the
blow carried Owings with it and he fell close
by, when Kuhn began to cut him again, in
fiicting wounds in the legs and back. They
grappled and rolled about the floor until by
standers separated them.
Owings, with his face and head bandaged,
sat on the bench in the Justices room. Next
to him sat his brother, Frank Owings. Turn
key Manning stood with his back to 0wings,
almost touching him. Kuhn stood half facing
Justice Hobbs, who was sitting behind his desk.
Lieutenant Busick sat behind the desk. One
or two reporters were scattered about the
room. Suddenly revolver was discharged.
A moment before Turnkey Manning had en-
tered the room with Kuhn, and took his posi-
ton in front Of Wallace 0wings, Kuhn, as he
neared the desk, turned his head little to-
wards 0wings, and was about to speak to him,
when Justice Hobbs called for the case to go
on. Just as Kuhn turned his eyes to face the
| Justice, Owings, quick as a flash, extended
his right arm toward Kuhn and fred without
rising from the bench. The pistol almost
touched Kuhn. The discharge made loud
report, and the room was thrown into great
confusion. Turnkey Manning turned and
grabbed the right hand of Owings while the
smoking pistol was still in it. He squeezed
the hand until the pistol fell to the floor, and
then, releasing his hold upon Owings, picked
up the weapon and gave it to Lieutenant Bu-
sic. The wounded man was taken into Cap
tain Farnan's private room, and DR.. Alexan-
der Hill summoned The wound was found
to be in the left side, between the tenth and
eleventh ribs. Probing was out of the ques-
ton, and the exact location of the ball could
not be ascertained. DIR. Hill says if the ball
entered the belly, the result would very like
ly be fatal. 1t may require few days to de-
termine the result. Owings was locked up,
and about an hour later he was arraigned be-
fore Justice Hobbs. The Justice, after hear
ing statements from DIR. Hill and Turnkey
Manning, committed the prisoner to Jail to
await the result of the shooting.