The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-16
SHOT BY RECKLESS YOUTH
Edward Nemeyer Fires Into a Street
Car i'm West indianapolis,
And Wounds Mrs. Benson, Passenger, in
Way That May Result Fatally
Arrest Of the Young Man.

Edward Nemeyer, seventeen years OF age,
while crazed with drink, shot into stockyards
street-car last night and wounded Mrs. Mary
Benson, the wife OF James Benson. of Belmont,
In way that may prove fatal The shooting
occurred In front OF Conrad Wolfe's saloon, at
the corner OF Morris street and Hadley avenue.
Nemeyer, whose home is at Evansville, but
who Is at present living in this city. went owe
to West Indianapolis yesterday morning to
see several young men he knew there,
and in the evening they went to
Wolfe's saloon, and drank freely. Between s
and o'clock Nemeyer remarked that he would
60 home, and about the same time the bells Of
street car were heard on the outside. Suppos-
ing that 1t was his car he went out Of the saloon
accompanied by Jack O'Day The car was west
ward bound, and was nearing the corner when
they went out. Nemeyer made some remark abou
the company not having its cars on time. and
pulling a 42-calibre revolver from his pocket.
said he believed he would practice on the car.
Before O'Day could interfere he had emptied
the i've chambers of his revolver in tho direc-
ton OF the car. But one bullet struck the car
Ii passed through window near the rear end,
and struck Mr.. Benson, VI no was the only. pas
senger in the car. Some OF the shots passed
near the driver. and he left his post and sought
refuge behind the south side of the
Mrs Benson was carried to the residence of
DIR. Morrow, on Hadley avenue She was not
unconscious, and it was deemed best to remove
her to her home across the Belt railroad in Bel
mont before the wound was dressed. After
being taken home she became unconscious and
late last night her condition was regarded
below the left shoulder, and APP
peared to range slightly upward. It is
supposed to have lodged somewhere near
the collar-hone. None of the vital organs were
touched, but the large-eiZed hole makes the
wound very dangerous. Mrs. Bensons husband
is carpenter, employed at the car-works. The
90 the city to visit friends, and was returning
when she was shot. The husband knew nothing
of what had happened until Mrs Benson was
carried home.
street-car company to guard the Zines on Morris
street, happened to be near the corner of Morris .
street and Hadly avenue when the shooting
Cured, and he at once placed young Nemeyer
under arrest and brought him to the station
house, where he was charged with shooting with
intent to kill. While he was being brought oAer
which he did the shooting. Nemeyer here
tation here, and the people of West In
dianapols, who know him best last
night said they had regarded him as a sober. in
dustrious youth. He was employed On the Belt
railroad AS a switchman until a month ago, when
his right hand was crushed, and necessitated his
removal to the City Hospital He wasdischarged
from there last Monday, and last week worked
In the bedroom at the Union Depot, cleaning
lamps for railroad employees. His father. Fl. T.
Nemeyer. is night yard-master of the l.. & N.
railroad at Evansville
Nemeyer still drunk when he was brought
to the station-house, but placing him behind the
bars had tendency to sober him up. II sup
pose 1T means about five years for me, he said
to a journal reporter, "and l suppose ought to
havesit. Ihad no business getting drunk didn't
know what was doing when shot at the
y ust like any other drunken man | did what /
wouldn't have done il had been sober"