Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28
A THRILLING AFFAIR
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was seen flowing freely. Knowing the man
to be wounded. DIR. Stewart hastened to
! front window and called loudly for the po-
| lice During the melee, however, his moth
er had been vigorously sounding police
whistle from rear window, and by the
| time the Shooting ended Policeman Hutton
| had reached the stable at the rear of the
back yard attached to the Stewart resi-
| dence. About the same time Night Inspec
| tor Pearson, in answer. to DIR. Stewart.
| cries. arrived at the front of the house.
| The Entrance.
With the assistance of Mr.. Shriver can
| die was secured and lighted, and DR.. Stew
| art going in advance with the rifle and mis-
| cousin following with the light, the gen.
| tlemen cautiously made their way down
| stairs and admitted the officers. A search
of the house was made, and it was found
| that entrance had been secured by cutting
| away several Stats of the window blind of
| the pantry. breaking the glass, and in that
| manner making the window catch easy to
| operate. The window was reached by me ans
| of ladder, which had been left in the
yard. The pantry door was locked from
the outside, but the key had been left in the
| lCck By means of pair of pincers which
| they carried the intrudars forced Lack the
| bolt. and the rest easy. The two men
| who escaped opened a window in the din
ing room and jumped into the yard.
How they entered the yard is a mystery.
AS stated, a large building, built for
| stable, stands at the end of the yard, and
| its doors had not been tempered with. The
yards of the adjoining houses are backed
| by fences at least twenty feet in height.
In company with the officers, the in
| mates of the house, who consist, in addition
| to DIR. Stewart, Mr.. Shriyer and Mrs. Stew
art, of two servant girls. went to the scene
of the fight and found the man to be I'M
conscious, with bullet hole entirely
| through the brain. it having entered about
| three-quarters of an inch above the inner
| corner of the right eye and passed out two
| inches behind the right ear. Another bullet
| passed through the right arm near the
| elbow.
| Died in n Short Time.
| The police ambulance was summoned, and
| The wounded burglar. driven to the Elmer
| gency Hospital where all that was possible
was done to save him. The wound through
the head however. was necessarily fatal.
| and he died 6:10 O'Clock, without having
| regained consciousness.
| ABOUT 730 am, at the request of the
| officers, DR.. Stewart reported at the second
precinct police station, on 18th street be-
| tween Nj and N streets northwest, and will
remain technically in custody until ordered
| released by the coroner. DR.. Stewart was
| permitted to go to his home for breakfast
| about 10 o'clock
! DR.. Stewards Story.
When seen by Star reporter DIR. Stew
art was calm and collected. He readily
| told the story of the occurrence as follows.
| For some reason awakened this morn
| ing and was lying on my side when 1
heard a slight creeping sound near the
| foot of the bed. 1 did net pay much at
tention to it. but it was repeated, and then
1 became alert. I had left my door I'M
| 1p..l- md xxyhan I irad md had nj leo oln sod
| the cormunica ting door between my room
| and that of my cousin, Mr.. Howard
Shriver. Although 1 thought at first that
| the sound was caused by my cousin, l
| deemed it wise to be prepared. SO sitting
| upright reached for my rifle, and in do
! ing the butt of the weapon struck
| against the side of the bed. Instantly
| there was a rush for the doorway, and l
| then knew that three grown men were
losing no time in getting through the door.
l fired at them as l sat in bed and re-
| peated the act jumped after them into
| the hall. l heard the parties descending
the stairway, and leaning over the railing
| fired several shots.
| Il thought it best to have a light and,
although l could hear my cousin moving
| eXcitediy about his room, 1 did not wait
| for him, as at that moment l became
| aware that some one was in a small room
at the head of the stairs. Being near
| gas jet l felt for a match and with con-
siderable difficulty succeeded in making
light. l saw colored man cycling me
was that a water pitcher went past my
head. Again I fired and picture passed
by me- through a small hall which ad
| joins my room, through window and
found a resting place the sidewalk.
continued firing and he kept up the throw
ing, the next missile l remember seeing
being dust pan A moment later, motto
ing the man to be in crouchng position
| and thinking that he was about to spring
out and attack me at close quarters, l
fired another shot and then saw that he
tn hsA ylrfr, lnyI-
and called for the police.
"Au this time l could near a police
whistle being blown down stairs My
mother notified me that there was police
| man in the alley, and after a candle had
| heen lighted my cousin and 1 made our
| wav down stairs. The officers soon took
| charge of the wounded man.
The House Wrecked.
| The parties mentioned were the only
| ones residing in the house at this time, DR..
| Stewards father being away from the city
| On business. The interior of the house
| this morning appeared as though 1t had
| been attacked by mob, bullets being I'M
| bedded in the walls and floor, with blood
stains broken crockery and windows, and
| mutiated window blinds very much III
| It is considered strange that the three
| burglars should have made their way to
| the uppermost floor of the house, and then
| without disturbing anything in the lower
| portion of the residence. The only expia-
| nation is the fact that the silverware be-
longing to Mrs. Stewart was not kept
| down stairs, as is customary. But how the
| men could have secured knowledge of this
is a mystery, for tie two servant girls are
| known to be entirely trustworthy, and the
| silyerware vas kept in their room. The
| door to the servants room on the second
| floor was locked, as was that Of Mrs.
| Stewart on the same floor.
| On reaching the third floor the burglars
| first entered the room of Mr.. Shriver. the
| door being partly open, and were heard by
the occupant, but he thought the noise
| vas made by DR.. Stewart.
! Not Identified.
Before entering the Stewart residence the
burglars visited the house next door. 141S
O street, from the rear, and by means of a
steplaGder entered through window. The
occupants were not disturbed, however
and after sppropriatng pocket book con-
tanning $3.50 belonging to Mrs. Pearl VOL
yerton the thieves jumped the fence and
began operations at the Stewards.
A large number Of persons, mostly col