The herald., 1894-08-29
ANNA CULL'S LITTLE REVOLVER.
That's What Laid Out a Mexi-
can LOthari 0.
The Young Woman Tells the Story
of the Shooting.
The Wounded Man Also TclIs How 1t
Happsned and Why He
Went to See the
Girl

Jose Ledesma showed more signs OF
since he was shot through the head by
the girl Anna Gull last Sunday night at
the residence OF Frank Lscouvreur. Col
South Main street. He still hsa hall
bullet in his head. which the surgeons
cannot find, but that seems to affect
him but little. He may live, but the
chances are against 1t.
A HERALD reporter talked with Lsdes.
ma half an hour yesterday morning.
While every word was uttered with
difficulty. he could bs easily under.
stood. His story Of how he came to be
at the young woman's window was
straightforward. and he deliberately ad.
mitted that he went to the Lscouvreur
residence for the purpose OF making his
way into the girls room. He said he
did not intend to commit burglary, as
thieving was far from his nature.
Ledesma said that he believes that
someone concealed in Miss Culps room
fired the shot, instead of the girl her.
self, though such theory has no bnsls.
As an excuse for carrying the chloro-
form and sponge found upon him when
captured where he fell after he was
shot, he said he had neuralgia pains in
the head and always used it. He delib-
erately admitted that he wrapped his
feet in gunnysacks to prevent noise. as
he wanted to see the girl without dis
turbing the other occupants OF the
house.
Ledesma advances a very weak argu'
ment to save himself. as Miss Cull's
story goes to show. She stated yester-
day afternoon that she had repeatedly
been accosted by the man on the street.
who always had some question to ask
her. She had answered him politely
until she found that he was following
her, when she took means to rid herself
of his obnoxious presence. He had
gone into the yard and watched
around the house at all hours OF
the night and day. The most
noticeable thing be did was
to visit the girls window at night and
leave notes for her to the effect that il
she did not come and live with him he
would kill her and the young man who
was keeping her company. She had
frequently seen him at her window, and
uhu always aiu AWAY
When he went there Sunday night
she believes he went prepared to cbloro.
form her. He was madly in love with
her, or else was mentally deranged.
She had no sooner extinguiehed her
light, after having gone home from
church, when she noticed tne Mexican
beneath her window. He called to her
several times, and when finally che
asked him what he wanted, he replied
that he wanted her to 20 away with
him, saying also that he was very rich,
having much property in Mexico. He
had opened the shutters, and stood with
his face against the screen. When tho
girl answered him she says he made
motion as If he were going to slash her
with knife, when she levsled her re-
volver at his head and fred. He fell
with bullet in his pate, but soon re-
covered himself enough to attempt to
get away. A policeman eoon landed
him in prison.
Miss Gull became very indignant yes
terday when told that the fellow said
come one else had shot him. She does
not hesitate in saying that she would do
the same thing over, only moro effect
lively, should the occasion arise. She
showed the reporter the revolver with
which she did the work. 1t is long
barreled, single action, 80 caliber, and
of old style. She fred through the
screen and the ball cut portion of the
shutter away. Had it not been for this
Ledesms would probably have been in
stanIly killed, as the ahutter changed
the pallets course and slackened it's
speed. The young woman boldly asserts
that she has four more shots for any
CAV Lothsrio who 80 forgets himself as
to hang around her window at all hours
OF the night. She means it, too, for her
eyes sparkled like diamonds when she
said it.