The evening times., 1898-05-27
.F0WLE LIKELY TO RECOVER
The Clubmaa Who Was Shot Is
Resting Easy.
DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING
1t IL Said to Have Grown Out Of the
Double Divorce Proceedings of
Thirteen Holes I'm Fo,vIe's Intes-
tines.

George A. Fowle. the real estate and
insurance agent who was shot last night
by James H. Horah. department clerk.
is at the Emergency Hospital. The ball.
which entered the left side made thir-
teen holes in the intestines. and lodged
in the abdominal cavity. where 1t was
loc1:ed by Drs. Junemann and Fife. II
was extracted early this morning.
Horah Is locked up at the Eighth pre-
cinct police station. and refuses to dis
cuss the affair. He will be he'd pending
the result of Fowle's injuries. The latter
was doing nicely this morning, and, ac-
cording 10 the doctors. felt rather chip
per.
The shooting took place al the home of
Mrs. Horah. No. 1927 Kenesaw Avenue.
and was a sequel to double divorce pro-
ceedings. alleged to have grown out of
Fowle's attentions to Mrs. Horah. De-
crees were granted several days ago. but
1t Is said Horah was trying to persuade
his wife to agree to a reconciliation. His
efforts were to some extent successful.
and 1t Is stated that he was again living
with Mrs. Horah at her mothers home.
Last night Fowie went to the house,
accompanied by T. E. King. Mrs. Horah
came to the door and conversed with the
visitors. Suddenly Horah came down the
hall way. He was greatly excited and
Immediately rushed at Fowle, when
deperate struggle began. Horah had
pistol and he commenced firing. One bull
let struck the doorway near King, who
rushed toward the street. Then Mrs.
Horah seized her husband and tried TO
get the pistol, but ne continued firing.
and a second shot fled over Fowle's head.
A third shot just missed Mrs. Horah.
while a fourth one struck Fowle in the
abdomen, but did not disable him. He
frightened his grip on the irate man and.
with blood flowing from his wound,
pressed him backward until he had Sc
cured the weapon. Then King came to
the assistance of his friend, and Mrs.
Horah. excited and crying, threw her
arms about Fowle.
Horah had meanwhile left the scene.
and when Policemen Kelly and Curtis ar
rived. they found him calmly smoking a
cigar In room upstairs. Fowle. though
badly wounded. was making every effort
to regain his feet and uttering impreca-
tions upon his absent assailant. The pis-
tol was handed to the policemen by the
injured man, and II proved to be an
American bulldog with five empty cham
bers.
Horah was taken to the police station
and his victim removed to the hospital.
The history of the trouble. IL is al
legged. dates back a couple of years. when
Mr.. and Mrs. FowIe and Mr.. and Mrs.
Horah lived at a Takoma Park hotel
1t was a summer Irritation that ripened
into love on the part of Fowle. who is a
prominent member of the Columbia Ath-
letic Club. While Horah was begging his
wife to refuse to have anything to do with
Fowle, the latter's wife one day secured
some letters which resulted In her apply
ing for divorce. Then Horah followed
the same course, but repented and re-
turned to his wife. Fowle had been or
dered to pay his wife alimony, but failed,
and was but recently released from jail,
where he was confined by order of the
court until he made payment. Horah
probably will be charged in the police
court with assault with intent to kill.