The sun., 1891-11-03

p t,. 80 ~, Eoo,o t1o,.. +h, rri,,,n,,
main main door: sS which was flung wide open. he saw
the desk In the Office.
Blish was bonding over. pom In hand. show.
ing the cleIk VINO $1,000 oes,ae MN some.nine e u
ne ne ths naa dsss Ms.'e' y" '''"p p"pef "'" A'
VI nh ne rnon ,..,ped mat tbo r,o;, or+ro,.o r.
the door leading into the reading room. whore
tread he walked rapidly to the door which led
AS As m hc walked this short distance be unbut.
.onsd M al ~, haarv nxsrcoat which bs ,vora md
drew drew from ron his his hin pocket large brirht re-.
vo!ver.
,ef Nfi ant barrel pcned M
was within 4, @ four feet q Mr. B!lSh; n ,om
his head. he iired MIR. Blish's arms flew up
from behind the desk: Then camo another
shet which struck him IN the shoulder O. ,.,
the dining rSom. as II he would hide from his
assaiiant. As he entered two servants rushed
forward and caught him. But at that moment
sd o efGEs Goo1 xs whee Els
the carpet. a.
and then turned calmly and walked back into
the reading room.
Ebert Kipp. a livery stable keeper. who had
With With tho man. MAJ who who held tie still smoking re-
volver In his hand.
the the back into
his hip pocket and answered r u quiet. easy
''!is ai!ye shot Blish. He broke up my family
and ruined me-"
Who are you?" 49,,
nd s Rsts Mhsfe r ( ktpPp sid
StBy hiFs ns 9Sh oos%eS out and the
ssrrat, the CLERK Who had stood beside Mr.
Blsh ana who hsd gone Retts for doctor.
"biis1 has iSlii ruin ID d my home" was the sulIea
answer -.
and met policeman, who. after learning what
the Office Of JnstGf tbe Of the Peace pa1tq
store. but the I'd druggist Would not ieave t % his
place. He found DR.. knight at home and urged
ary h t9 Sryd t. e the sGfs Eht ots1 ph sa
sicians arrived. But a glance sutficed to tell
hft MI l Rsh sast had Struck him in the small
Of the back to the right OF the spine. and. after
glencing upward diagonally and piercing ono
the left breast The second bullet had merely
caused q slight dosh wound In the right
shoulder. .
The physicians marveled that the victim
had been able to .stagger across the room
as far as he did. as death should. according to
theory. have been almost instantaneous.
When the shooting occurred there were six
or seven men seated idly about the office dis
cussng politics. Among them was Coroner
sutton. who sat SO nenr, the desk that he felt,
fnsh.
When the st shot was fired sound
prised to move. But with tho second shot
there began stampede for the door. Coroner
Sutton expected that tho pistol was going to
fire a third time and wanted to get out OF the
way. He was the first to stumble precpitately
out OF the Office.
whon tSey as M Bs Was dead and
Mr.. Belts safe In jail then the GoodGates OF
memory wero opened and within an hour
everybody remembered the oli.time scandal
between Mr, Blish and Mre. Belts; During the
rest Of the day It WAS tho talk OF the town:
When brought before the Justice Of the
Peace. Mr.. Belts said his full name was Henry
L. Belts. He refused to make any further
statement. Ho was committed TO the city
prison. to be taken to the White Plains jail to-
day, where he will await the action Of the
Grand Jury To u reporter who was admitted
to the jail Mr.. Belts said:
Mr. Blish has broken up my home. He
but / hays nothing further TO live for. He led
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