Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-04

COMMITTED THE Acr-HoRiaAS's wouSD NOT
| NECESSARILY FATAL
This morning few minutes before o'clock
there was a shooting ARRAY in Sautter's restau-
rant. COZ 9Th street. in which the barkeeper. q
young man named John r. Horisan, was sori-
ously wounded by Prank W. Heygstor pro-
prietor Of another saloon. Just bow the shoot
ing occurred and the reasons that led up 10 IL are
not very certain as yet, the wounded man is
not In position to make any statement with
reference 10 the occurrence. while Heyester,
according to his own statement. was too much
under the influence Of liquar and too excited
at the time TO have any definite idea OF how it
all happened.
THIS MAN Has sHor ME-.
A few minutes before the shooting Heyes,er
called in at Saut,er's place 10 see Horigan. who
was busy at the time cleaning up behind the
bar and getting ready for the days business
The only other person in the bar room at tho
| time was a young colOred waiter, J. a. Queen
BY name, but who for some reason 10 better
known az Robert. Heygster told Horigan that
| he wanted TO talk with ham on privnte business
and the latter told Queen to go out of the room
| for few minutes. lie then took Of his white
apron and came around from behind and stood
| ~ one end OF the bar in conversation With
his visitor. According TO Queens story the
conversation began PLEASANTLY enough aud
| seemed TO be on family matters, as he heard
| Heygster make n number of references 60 his
vile. When he had been an the back psrt Of
the building for about i've minutes he heard
the report of pistol and heard Horigan shout
Robert. this man has shot me-" Queen then
rushed Into the bar room and found tho
Wonnced man holding himself up against the
end OF the bar, while Heygster was making
a rapid exit through the swinging doors
HEYGsrER ARRESTED.
After assisting the wounded barkeeper 10 q
room upstairs the colored man hurried out and
informed policeman that their barkeeper had
, Deen shot by Heygster. Heygster ran around
| the corner into r street and was seen by n
shiaA ne~sboy TO throw something over the
fence into the yard back Of tho saloon. Officer
Boyd, who at once investigated the case vent
H'o the oack ard and found the weapon with
Mnich 'he shoouug was done. Ii Was a smith
nesson h'e-shot revolver Of large caliber.
All the Chambers were loaded and only one Of
the cartridges had been discharged
He!gster evidently went directly TO his own
. au'an'' Df pennsylvania avenue. lie went
In ana got his overcoat but said nothing 60 his
parkeepe; about having shot any one Ho was
arrested shortly after by O.hcer t;olu.y and
uAea 10 the hrst precinct station house ON l2th
street He was placed in a cell by himself ana
was gwen a chance TO sober up, as he was more
than half intoxicated at the time of his arrest
= AT hrst lie would say nothing about he occur-
renee, but later talked quite freely with Lieut..
Amiss.
D WHY HoRIeAS WAS SHOT.
He said that Horigan had boosted OF being
, on terms of improper intimacy with Lis wife
, and had even tainted him with his shame
? Morgan had spoken in this way of Mrs Hevg-
ster on numerous occasions IN bar rooms and
other public places, anu after goading Heyg-
ster almost to desperation the latter had cone
, TO see him this morning 10 ask him TO retract
| statement q rh.sr snal 81 A..
met with threats and a blow, and that being
much the smaller man, he had tired the shot in
self-deiense.
, Frank ". Heygster is the proprietor Of the
+ large saloon at yOi Pennsylvania avenue and ia
: well-hnown man about town. lie gave his age this
morning as thIrty-two and rather sic nder man
and considerably shorter tia IA the man he shot
FOR several days past he has been drinking
pretty hard and showed Il 9 effects Of it this
morning, as he was very weak and completely
unneryed- He Is rather a soodIooking young
2 man, with curling mustaa he. He lives WITH
his VIE at 20 New Jersey avenue.
: THE WOUNDED MANS CONDITION.
The wounded man, Horigan, is about twenty
five years of age and is veiy popular among
certain people around town For some wears
past he has been barkeepef in various saloons
: and up TO about four months ago be manipu-
lated the glasses and bottles at Heygstsr's
9 place. He left there, he SAYS, because ne WAS
: important business; Heygster says be-
cause of negligence and incfhciency.
Since then he has been tending bar az
o Sautters, where he was very well liked and
S regarded as quiet and Inofiensiye man. After
the shooting this morning be taken into a
room above the restaurant aud his wound was
dressed by Drs. Dudley Morgan aud james r.
Barber. 1t was found that the ball had entered
' In front about two inches above the navel II
went completely through the body and came
9 out of the back. The wound was not regarded
4 as a fatal one. though there was considerable
danger of internal hemorrhages The pntrol
""boH Va 'ne hhet PieSiuCt Was summoned ana
3 wss s,a+ad L., :. osi.sA wnsre
was doing as wei as could he sTnec,ed He
? lives at 702 5th street southeast. he is unmar-
: rled and for some time past has been paying
: m marked at.enuoh 70 Young lady oil tins city.
, one Si ms Irlends loid sTAk reporter this
tiot ntns .ila' Nhi1e ne Ahe" MORGAN very wen
I Ie uau neNef hcaIa MIN sa! aNOtu ABOUT being
vh ih'iniate Terms win he!Ss'er vile anu
wa, nc nau Always spoken III the highest terms
Vi Ie!es1er hlniseu.
Heysster was seen IN his cell at the station
pye SfAh reporter TINS morning. AT nrst he
was very reucent about the shooting, giving as
! an excuse ,hat ne mad not had an opportunity
laf EnnI las