Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-24
COMPOSITIONS IN CONFLICT.
Lively Times Today i'm n 4 1-2 stree,
Printing ONCE.

w. NJ. Wrisht,s printing office. on 1-2
street just in front of the city hall, was the
scene of a great amount of disorder about
/ 80 o'clock this afternoon, although only
one man was hurt. A pistol shot was fired,
but the weapon was aimed low. and for this
reason William G. White, a drunken
printer is alive to tell the story. The shot
was fired by John s. Sbober, also COM
positOr. After this encounter, White had
trouble with other printers in the place, and
one of them gave him a severe beating,
badly bruisinS his head and face and black
ing his eyes.
White brought all the trouble on himself
while he was under the influence of liquor.
He started the ruction yesterday when he
attacked Shober in the Office. on account
of having a supposed grievance CT some
kind, which the men in the office think is
imaginary. Young Shober. whose wife and
child live at i24 II street northwest, went
TO work in Wright's printing office oEiy
two weeks ago. At that time White was a
total stranger to him. During his two
weeks employment In the place Shober has
had but little TO sa: to White, SO he says.
White Starts the War.
Yesterday morning he Says. White. who
was drinking, came in the Office and he
(Shober) had considerable trouble to keep
from fighting with him.
He threateRed--to~ Kill me.H said Shober
to a Star reporter after yesterdays affair,
land being heavier man than myself, and
being warned against him, 1 armed myself
with the pistol"
Shober had just returned from home after
the regular lunch hour today when White
accosted him. White was much more under
the influence of liquor than he was yester-
day. He wanted to know of Shober If he
was armed, and the latter, wanting to avoid
trouble. answered in the negative, and con-
tiLued toward his case
Shobcr Fires HIS Shot.
But White was in for trouble. so it ap-
peared. and made a start to follow Shober
The latter soon ran out in the street and
then 1t was that he fired the shot.
Lawyer William Gordon and Mr.. S. T.
Thomas, attorney for the District, were
near the scene of the shooting and it 10
stated that Mr.. Thomas came near getting
the bullet.
Lawyer Gordon grabbed Shober and dis
armed him without any trouble.
Il shot in self-defense," was Shobers
statement, but L only shot to scare him."
He made no effort to get away and was
stu in the printing office when Detective
Proctor reached there.
For a few minutes there was an air of
mystery about the printing office. but
ShOber made no effort to conceal the fact
that he had fired the pistol.
White Gets BADLY Thr:,shcd.
The detective went with lin to police
headquarters to enter charge of assault
to kill, and about the time he arrived there
there a renewal of hos-ilties around
the corner.
In this trouble d. H. Mcdonald a printer
and j. d. Lydcx pressman, were Obliged
to defend themselves against White. The
latter was not satisfied with having es-
capped being shot. and SO he renewed the
trouble. The result was that he was 5iyen
rough treatment. and it viii require the
efforts Of the Police Court judge and per-
haps n jury to straighten out the difficulty
and tell just wfere the blame rests for the
different encounters.
All parties were arrested, ard charges of
assault and ARRAY We're made in the case
in addition to the shooting, and the four
men were sent to the station. Later they
will ur doubtehTy be released on security
the detective after the excitement had sub
sided. and it will be used in evidence when
the csc is heard tomorrow.
A wound over Whites eye was made with
an instrument in the hand of Lydick, the
pressman, but. iust,owhat the instrument
| was he is unable to state. He thinks it was
| probably a printers stick. The wound is
| not serious enc.
1t was stated that the cause of tn: tro-b;e
was ?. belief on the part Of Wtite that
| Shober was trying to get his job. So far as
| Mcdonald is concerned. he seems to have
| figured as peacemaker during the last en-
| counter. but not with any degree of sue
| cess.
Ceremonies Postponed.
| Rain fell so persistcntly yesterday afNsr