Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-07
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wafa Rumors started-A Shooting
 Case At the Bradley HOuSe-An
 Irmte ex.EBoarder Whs Had Keen
 Notified To Leave Attempts To XIII
 the Proprietor.
 A shooting affray occurred at the Bradley House on State street, near Elm, yesterday, which came near leaving an esteemed citi- zen, Mir. Bradley, the proprietor, with 32-calibre bullet in his body. Luckily, how ever. he escaped injury, and the top panel of an outside door only was shattered.
 Some two or three weeks ago Mr. Bradley had boarder in his house,-a printer, of this city, by the name of E. Fred Hayes, whose actions were notieeably eccentric. The man also showed decided fondness for servant girl employed in the house. So obnoxious did their relations finally become, that Mr.
 Bradley told the pair to leave his premises.
 take rooms together at the Selden House.
 All bills were paid and every connection be-
 tween the proprietor of the boarding house
 and his cratic boarder seemed severed.
 While at the Selden House, Hayes Was by
 no means popular, and was generally consid- ercd as crank. He seemed peculiar sub ject of freaks and nearly became entangled in quarrel with one of his fsllow-boarders few days ago because of his unreasonable and disagreeable actions Little notice was taken of these things at the tune, how ever.
 Yesterday afternoon at about o'clock MT.
 Bradley, who was going up State street to-
 the letter box on the corner of Elm and State
 streets. Then he saw Hayes hasten to the
 door of the Bradley House and enter. Think
 ing his former boarder was after some article
 forgotten when he left two weeks ago, MT. Bradley quickened his steps in order to aid in the search, if possible As he opened the front door Hayes was coming down stairs. He had just been asking Mrs. Bradley for her husband.
 As the two men met, Hayes reached around to his hip pocket for pistol, and Mr. Brad- ley diFtning his purpose hastily shut the
 door between himself and his bellicose visi-
 tor. It was none too soon, and the sharp re- port of pistol startled the ears of everyone near there. Women in the store below screamed, and MT. Bradley ran into neigh- boring restaurant for safety. The bullet crashed through the door panel foot above the intended victimis head, came within ar ace of hitting lady who was waiting for car on the walk, and struck the curb across the street. Hayes immediately stepped te the walk and seemed in dazed condition He kept repeating Bradley Housel Bradley Housel' AS soon as Mrs. Bradley heard the shot shs screamed and rushed to back window tc ! call Special Constable Andrew Goodman, who { is ianitor of the Harmonic clubs building near by. He telephoned for the police wagon which quickly arrived with Officer Walkers The officer went to the Selden House, where Hayes was seen to go after the shooting, and ' there captured his man. The printer would \ say nothing about the affair and continually uttered meaningless and cratic words. MT. Bradley thinks that if he had been al home when Hayes called for him he would have been deliberately shot. No ill-feelinf or trouble other than above stated existed between the two and no nasty words were ever exchanged by them. Why Hayei { should so suddenly and rashly take the steI he did no one knows. It is reported that he \ was at one time in the insane retreat Large numbers of people stood around the scene ol the shooting yesterday afternoon and ths large bullet hole in the door is 8 prominent spot. Constable Goodman picked up the bullet in the gutter across the street. Wild rumors prevailed about town for some time to the effect that Landlord Bradley had beer shot and killed
 Sale ofa Eaar Haven Residence. MT. N. A. Ludington of Fair Haven has sold his place on Grand avenue to Frederick B. Newton of Woodbridge, the match manu- facturer