Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-21
PROBABLE MURDER.
Benjamin Weiman Shot on
Temple Street.
THE SHOOTER NOT KNOWN.
He Escapes in the Darkness and no
One Thinks About Following
Him-Full Particulars.

Quite mysterious shooting affair and
probably murder occurred this morn
ing about o'clock at the corner of Fort
and Temple streets. Benjamin Weiman,
who resides at No. 93S Temple street bad
been down town with his father and
brother, and after leaving Main street on
his way home, he, in boyish fashion,
left his father and brother behind and
walked rapidly upTemple street. Reaching
the corner of Fort street he sat down on
the curb to wait until his father and
brother came along. While sitting there
a man whom he did not know walked up
to him and asked him to return to Main
street. This the boy refused to do, and
the man walked on diagonally across the
street. The boy stood waiting for his
relatives, when the man, whose identity
is as yet unknown, turned around and
fired shot from revolver. The
bullet took effect in the boys stomach
few inches to the right of his navel,
and at that moment his father and
brother came up, but were go excited
that they never thought to look for the
man who did the shooting. The boy
dropped to the sidewalk, where he
writhed in pain, and his groans could
be heard two blocks away. Other
parties on the street reached the
scene too late to see anything of
the man who did the shooting. A car
riage was called and the youth was taken
to his home where DIR. Choate attended
him. He was unable when visited by
HERALD reporter few minutes later to
say more than that he did not know who
the man was and that he would not rec
ognize him if he saw him again. His
brother thought that the shooter had
in the neighborhood of a
church near by. DIR. Choate thought
that the wound was most serious and
might prove fatal, as the bleeding was
ali inward. It was only on Saturday
night last that the residents of this
were reused from their
slumbers by hearing two pistol shots
fred in rapid succession, but although
a search was made no sign of the shooter
could be found. The shots were fred
about the same time in the morning.
I. Phillis. a compositor who was going
up Temple from Fort, passed the two
men, the assassin and his victim, on the
corner of Fort. Weiman was seated on
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bending over him. He heard the man
who was seated swearing and speaking
IN an angry tone of voice. He
was evidently the worse tor liquor.
The man who was standing
was small of stature, of dark
but the light was not sufi-
,ient for him to see him very distinctly.
MIR. Phillis went on towards CASTELAR,
street, and when few steps away heard
one of the men call aloud. He turned
and asked if anything was wanted.
Getting no answer he went on, and
heard a shot fred from across
The street in front of the Christian
Church, in the direction in which he
had seen the assassin going moment be-
lore. He hurried back and found Weiman
ying on the sidewalk groaning. J. E. T.
Budington was coming up from Spring
street and heard the shot as he was pass |
ng the Assessors office. He did not see |
he man who fired the shot. An officer
Who appeared late on the scene aided in
placing Weiman in the carriage and |
hen went after the shooter. No arrest |
las been made up to the hour Of going to
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