Evening star., 1898-07-07
SHOT PASSED THROUGH HIM
Dangerous Pistol Wound Inflicted Upon
Howard Keyworth at Bladensburg.
Guy Barron Alleged to Have Done the
Shooting Committed TO
Marlboro Jail.
snecia1 Corasnondence of The Evening star

HYATTSVILEE, Nd, July Z, 1898.
Guy Barron, aged twenty-five years and
resident of this place, last evening shot
and seriously wounded w. Howard Key
WORTH proprietor of the Pan Electric Hotel
in Bladensburg. The shooting occurred
about $40 o'clock in the bar room OF Key
worth's place, and is said to have been the
result of a quarrel over a game of cards
Only two or three persons appear to know
ANYTHING concerning the affair, and these
do not seem inclined to tell any connected
story of the trouble. 1t appears, however,
that Keyworth and Barron were together
for several hours prior. to the shooting.
They were apparently upon the best of
terms. Both men were drinking, but, ac-
cording to the statements of several per-
sons who were with them just before the
shot was fired, neither was intoxicated. In
the course of the afternoon game of cards
was proposed, and, in company with one
stump Brooks, kayworth and Barron re-
paired to a room Immediately in the rear of
the saloon and a number of games were
played. Some dispute arose between Key
worth and Barron, the exact nature OF
which is not determined, but having refer
ence, it is alleged, to some point in the
game. One story is that Keyworth accused
Barron Of cheating, which accusation the
latter resented.
A violent quarrel ensued, in the course of
scored Barron and ordered him from the
place. Barron went out and absent
probably fifteen or twenty minutes. Dur
ing this time he visited the saloon of Ed
ward Penn where he had a glass of beer
with Edward Parker. He left Penn's es-
tablishnlent and returned to Keyworth's
Confused Accounts.
Meanwhile Keyworth had left the back
room and was behind the bar. 1t is not
known whether the quarrel was renewed
between the men, nor is there any one who
claims to have seen the shooting. One ver-
sion of the encounter is that keyworth,
seeing Barron enter, seized wooden NAL
let and advanced, saying, You ---;
you've come back for something else. have
you?" Barron Immediately fired.
These statements, however, have not peen
subsiantiated. Joe Koch, the young man
who was attending in the bar had Just
left the room Hearing the report, he hur-
ried back. Koeh's statement Is that as ne
entered Keyworth was trying to STEADY
himself against the counter. In front of
the bar several feet away, stood Barron
with a smoking revolver in his hand. Fear
ing that he would fire again, koch sprang
forward and seized Barrons arm, where
upon Barron wheeled about and, in COM
pany with Ed. Parker, who must have re-
turned about the time the shot was hred,
walked from the saloon Meanwhile Key |
worth IT is alleged, had picked up a pistol
from the shelf behind the bar and was
starting forward, when his wife, attracted
by the pistol shot, entered and took the re- |
yolyer from him. He came from behind |
the bar with blood streaming from his side. |
His mother, frantic with fear. ran to him |
and attempted TO stop the flow of blood by |
placing her hand over the wound. He re- |
moved her hand from his waist, saying |
that the pressure hurt him. Refusing TO be |
carried Keyworth walked from the saloon |
through the hall and mounted the stairs |
leading to his bed room. DIR. @. o.. Rich |
artison of HyattsviIle was hastily summon |
ed and succeeded in staunchins the fiow of |
blood. The bullet entered the right breast |
Just above the nipple and passed entirely |
through the body coming out just beneath |
the left shoulder blade 1t was afterwards |
picked up upon the floor of the bar room.
Barron Surrcnders.
Barron walked from the saloon across the |
street to the rear of William Casey's black J