Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-13
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Gwynne Tompkins Recovering From His Two
Wounds.
John Collins. Who Fired the Shots, is
Out on Bail-PrOceedings In
the Police Court.

Gwynne Tompkins, the turfman who
was the recipient of two bullets from John
w. Collins pistol in Joe Schladt's saloon.
in Georgetown. yesterday afternoon. is
resting easily, and the report received from
Garfield Hospital this morning was that
there is TO danger that the wounds will
prove fatal The wounded man, 1t was re-
ported, had sent word to Collins that he
was not badly hurt and added that he did
not intend to prosecute him. Lawyer Henry
E. Davis was employed as counsel in the
case early yesterday afternoon. and last
night he succeeded in getting his client re-
leased on bail, the bond given being $1,000.
This was accepted by Judge Miller. after
he had heard from the hospital of the con-
dition of the wounded man. Collins went
to his mothers home when he was re-
leased, and his wife, 1t is thought, went to
her mothers. AT any rate. they did not
see each other, nor was the wife in the
Police Court this morning to look after her
husbands welfare.
A number of friends of the defendant
were in court. ready to lend what assist
ance they could. while many others were
attracted there by idle curiosity. Mr..
Davis was on hand when Prosecuting At
toIney Mullowny called the case to the
attention of the court.
Judge Miller asked if there was a GER
t;ficate from the physicians concerning the
condition of the patient, and the prose-
cutor said he had received none. Mr.. Davis
he said. had made inquiry at the hospital
and the officers had also reported that
the injured man was in no danger
Mr.. Mullowny said that the court mig 1T
accept bond for the appearance of the de-
fe1.dant from day to day. or, as Mr.. Davis
says. he is willing to waive an examina-
grand jury. in which event the court might
fix the bond and end the case, so far as
this court is concerned.
Judge Miller said that in event of an ex-
animation being waived he would have to
hear testimony showing the circumstances
under which the shooting occurred.
Mr.. Mullowny said there were only three
witnesses to the affair, including the de-
PENDANT. Mr.. Schladt. the proprietor of the
hotel, he said. might be called, but he
thought 1t would be better to let the case
go over until the injured man Is able to
appear.
This was decided upon, and the bond
was renewed.
The defendant and the injured man. 1t is
said, have been on friendly terms, and
yesterdays unfortunate affair seems to
have affected Collins much more than it
has tie injured man. He feels keenly the
destruction of his happy domestic relations.
On the other hand Tompkins is not I'M
used to ups and downs in life, and he Is
not very much affected. He has been a
married man, and has had his family trou-
bles, which resulted in his wife leaving
him and marrying another race-track man,
and with him, 1t is SAIL yesterdays affair
was only one of his petty trials and tribu-
latons, which will end when the wounds
heal.
Collins has in his possession number
of letters. which, he claims. Tompkins sent
to his wife. In some of them she is re-
ferred to My own darling sweetheart,
and the letters are signed C. Iii some OF
the letters mention is made of horse races
and of other women. These letters will be
kept to be offered in evidence in the Upper
court should the case ever reach there
AS soon as the new bond had been COM
plct"d. and the bondsmen had signed the
saline, Collins walked briskly out Of the
Police Court and over to the District build
ing. 1t was a hard matter for him to get
up the stairs. The clerks were going 10
their lunch. and one and all stopped him
to grasp his hand. Collins had not an
ticipated the reception. and was overcome
He went at once to his desk and resumed
his work, as though nothing had happened