Evening journal., 1897-05-26
MYSTERYN THE CASE
Both Principals In a Washington
Shooting Affair Silent.
THE ASSAILANT HELD UNDER BAIL.
Interesting Developments May BE Ex-
Pected If the Case Is Brought to
Trial--No One Seems to Know
the Cause of the Trouble.

Washington, May 26.--Mr. Leonidas /
schoofey. formerly private secretary to
Representative Franklin Bartlett of |
New York and now a resident of New |
York city. has been held in $1,000 bail |
for attempting to shoot Howe Totten, |
young lawyer, in the offices occupied by |
the latter and his father, Colonel Enoch |
Totten, in the Columbia Law building.
Schoofey was arraigned in the police |
court on a warrant charging assault
with intent to kill sworn out by Totten.
When the assault was committed,
Schoofey was accompanied by his sis
ter-in-law, Miss Millie Lonsdale. who
lives with her mother. Mrs. Ada l..
Lonsdale, at 2O1S r street Northwest He |
went to the door of Colonel Tottens
office and asked for 'Mr. Totten." ]. S.
Flannery, who is connected with the
firm, asked which Mr.. Totten he want
ed, and on being informed that it was
young Mr. Totten" admitted him.
Howe Totten was looking over some
papers at his desk, and he arose and
accompanied the two into an inner
room. Schoofey entered the room last
and shut the door, locking it after him.
This excited the suspicious Of those who
We're in the other room, and in few
minutes they heard the two men talk
ing very exctedly. while Miss Ions
dale seemed to be endeavorlng to quiet
Schoofey. Soon they heard Schoofey
shout. You're liar" followed by Il
will kill you!'
Mr.. Flannery, with W. Q. Johnson, an
attorney; Paul Hines. the former base
ball player, and j. II. CatheH broke
open the door of the room. in which a
struggle was apparently going on They
xtrff1 a in
hand Young Totten had grasped him
around the waist from behind and was
holding him to keep from being shot
Schoofey was struggling Violently, and
Miss Lonsdale was in front of him try
ing to calm him.
All four men sprang at schoofey, and
he was disarmed and powerless in
moment.
People in the hall had in the mean
time called for the police. and in few
seconds several patrolmen and Detect
i've Hartigan arrived on the scene. The
latter Immediately placed Schoofey un-
der arrest.
Before Schoofey was taken away.
young Mr.. Totten took Miss Lonsdale
into his private Office and held long
conversation with her. He also talked
with Schoofey. and the entire party
went to police Headquarters. There
Schoofey attempted to conceal his iden-
tity by giving the name of Frank Black
but the police insisted on his right name
and he gave it. The patrol from the
Sixth precinct station house was sum-
moned. and hS-was taken there and
locked In a CELL Totten preferring a
formal charge Of assault with intent to
kill against him. s
All Parties Uncommunicative.
Totten refused absolutely to say any
thing about the matter. and Schoofey
and Miss Lonsdale were equally uncom-
municative. Sehoofey was very willing
to talk about the assault. but would
not say what led him to attempt it.
1T was merely little business mat
ter" he said. 1T is all a blank to me
now" But to that he added, II don't
see what kept me from killing him."
From statements made by SchoOfey
and others 1t appears that his wife,
who was Miss Louise Lonsdale and
whom he married secretly in Baltimore
after an elopement about six months
ago, was acquainted with young TOtten
before her marriage. For some time
past Schoofey and his wife have been
living in New York, and Mrs. Schoofey
is at present very i'll in a New York
hospital.
a couple Of weeks ago Mrs. Schoofey' s
condition became so serious that hei
mother and sister went to New York
and the former remained with her unit
last Saturday, when she returned tC
Washington. Sunday morning, howev-
er she went back to New York leav.
ing her daughter Miss Mile Lonsdale
here
scNoofey. who had been at the bed
side of his wife for over a week. cam'
from New York Sunday night he says
for the purpose Of seeing Totten. Ac
companied by Miss Lonsdale, he wen
TO Tottens office. Some demand wa
made by him on the young lawyer
which was refused. The refusal so en-
ragged Schoofey that he drew the re
volver and perhaps would have kile
Totten had not the latter caught hin
and held him in such a position that h
could not use the weapon.
said He Did Not Intend to KIN.
What this demand was neithe
Schoofey nor Totten would divulge, an
Miss Lonsdale is equally reticen
Schoofey at first stated that II was
relation to money matters. but this h
afterward denied and said It was
small business matter. He declare
that he had no Intention Of killing M
Totten when he entered the office an
drew the revolver on an impulse. II
admitted, however, that he was not
the habit Of carrying a revolver.
Miss Lonsdale stated through
friend that she did not know whs
Schoofey wanted when he asked her
go with him to Totten's office. She wa
uneasy because of his excited mann,
and accompanied him. What the troi
BILE arose over she either did not kno
y or would not divulge. She said her on
connection with the affair was that 81
tried to prevent trouble between II
two men.
Schoofey was we'll known about II
capitol when he was Representati'
Bartlett's private secretary. and h
elopement and marriage created col
siderable talk at the time II was n
made public until about two weeks af
er it took place. even the relatives
the young lady being kept in ignoran
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