Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-28
AL MOST A. TRAGEDY
Professor Schlosser Uses Revolver in q
Reckless Way.
Threatened to XIII Woman - The
Prisoner Violent in Court IS
This Morning.

This Morning.
Perreard's Hotel. at 1906 E street, was
| the scene of an occurrence this morning
| which might have resulted in the killing Of
Mrs. Perreard, the wife of the propres0r
The man who caused the trouble was Prof
Maurice Schlosser, who for many years
was employed in the Congressional Library
| He is a professor of languages, and lives
| at 465 G street northwest While employ
| ed in the library he fell heir to a sum of
| money, about $4,000, so 1t is said, and
when he got this money from his native
! country, France, he resigned his position,
! and is now teaching German and French.
i People who know him say he is peace
able man when sober, but when under the
! influence of liquor he loses his senses and
| becomes violent Yesterday morning, as
early 10 o'clock, he went to the French
! restaurant under the influence of liquor
| and remained about there most of the day
The bartender says he refused him liquor
| but that he went out of the place at in
! tervals and got what he wanted to drink
Several times the bartender advised him to
leave the saloon. and finally escorted him
J part of the way home. Again and again he
| returned and finally got into row with
| the proprietors wife. In this battle lie
! was badly worsted. and the bartender
| found it necessary to dress the wounds on
his head.
Out for Revenge.
Mrs. Perreard went upstairs to her pri-
| vate apartments, and along about midnight
| the professor was Induced to go home lie
| was not SO much under the influence Of
| liquor that he was deprived of his reason
! ing powers, nor had his memory failed him
when he this morning. Last night
| he had threatened to kill Mrs. Perreard and
| this morning he had experienced no change
| OF heart. tie was nervous and excited
| from the debauch of last night, and then
| he heaped more fuel on the Goals from last
nights fire water.
Then. ell filled with whisky and armed
| with Il big revolver. he made his way to the
French saloon. 1t was about 8 o'clo.K
when he reached the place. and the pro-
pr.etor was still in The upper part of the
| house. as was Mrs Perreard.
colored boy was in charge, and James
! halpin, the bartender was on his way
down stairs. He was at the head Of the
steps when the report Of a pistol shot
startled him.
Going to the saloon he saw Prof SchIos-
| ser with the smoking revolver still in his
hand. lie was very much excited. and was
| sestlcula,lng in the manner of an insane
man crazed with liquor.
am here to kill Mrs Perreard'' he
saio' ana then he said something in French,
which was not understood by the bartend-
Policeman McCort of the first precinct
was attracted to the saloon by the report of
| the pistol, and upon his arrival there ne
found the professor with the revolver IN his
pocket. An eXamina ton of the premises
showed that the bullet had struck the thing
and glanced toward the door. The big niece
of lead had imbeddei Itself in the door.
from which 1t was taken by the policeman
and bartender
In Court Today.
About noon the professor was arraigned
n 7
tered a plea of guilty to the charge Of car
ryng a pistol.
The policeman was the only witness In
court. He told of the trouble between the
defendant and Mrs. Perreard last night as
he had been told. and said that Schlosser
had used violent language this morning.
The defendant was loud and violent in
court and had to be restrained several
times.
Somebody beat me last night" he said.
Where do you live?"
AT i6j G. street
What were you doing with the pistoi?"
Il always carry pistol
For what?"
Because it is my pleasure 70 do so. and
II you think I'm a murderer send me to
HE'LL
Mrs. Pcrreard's Story.
Judge Miller was not satisfied with the
proof and sent for Mrs Perreard and the
bartender.
When Mrs. Perreard appeared she had
not recovered from the excitement caused
by Schlosscr this morning. The little
woman told the court of last nights con-
f1ict and admitted that she had caused the
several wounds on his face, which she lad
inflicted i'll self-defensa.
She told of the professors visits to the
mouse yesterday, and sail that last night
ne lnsulted her and called her vile names
lhen he struck her and she took his cane
IRON him and gave him a beating. When
she had done this she went upstairs. In
the meantime her husband lad appeared
ami separated them
Bartender Halpin said that when Schlos-
ser came there last night he was intent
on killing Mrs. Perreard. He was on his
way down the steps this morning, when
ne heard the pistol shot fired. When he
got DOWN to the bar room he saw the pro-
fessor with the pistol in his hand.
w hcn the professor is SOBER said the
Wltness; ne is Il good man, but when he
is drunk he is crazy
Judge Miller referred to the testimony
ana imposed fine ot 800 or six months in
Jail, aid on a charge of threats he was
required to give 800 security to keep the
peace.
Schlosser again became violent and
shouted, Il ask The mercy of the COURT
ana as he was being hurried toward the
cell his parting shot was: Il want you to
sehd me to JAIL