Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
OWEN HOUSE ARRAY
Shooting of Logan Prosise and Injury
Of Blake Tally.
THE MATTER UNDER INVESTIGATION
Claim That Ratchet Was Used in
Sef-Defense.
THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED

House, 1i13 Pennsylvania avenue about 1
o'clock yesterday morning. in which Logan
| Prosise, a young carpenter, was shot in the
head by Thomas LIE Cuyer said to be one
of the proprietors of the place and Blake
Tally. another young man, was cut across
the face by q Ratchet, said to have been
v ielded by Prosise. was investigated in the
Police Court by Judge Scott today. Pro-
sise was charged with assault on Tally
and the latter was charged with assaulting
Prosise. lie Cuyer was accused of assault
on Precise. Henry A. Lehman. also said
to be one of the proprietors; Louis Wells,
Tally and LIE Cuyer were alleged to have
assaulted Prosise. Fredk. A. Solomon and
Henry C. cambridge.
Mr.. Campbell Darlington appeared as
Proslses attorney, while Tally. lie Cuyer
and Wells were represented by Mr.. Edwin
Forrest.
First Witness Called.
The first witness was Logan Prosise, who
stated that he had been employed by John
I, Moylan, the former proprietor of the
house, to stop the elevator and close the
windows, Moylan representing his sister,
Mary E. Moyian, the lessee of the house.
Moylan discharged a night clerk. and APP
peared to be cndeavoring to gain possess
sion of the premises, the lease TO Lehman
and LIE Cuyer expiring the 31st it was said.
Solomon became engaged in an alteration
with Lehman, Wells and Talty and was
beaten. The witness was also attacked and
used the Ratchet in self-defense. LIE Cuyer
fired at him, hitting him in the top of the
head calling him cur, and saying he
would kill him if he was not wounded.
John 7. Moylan testified that he had en-
gagged Prosse, acting as the agent of his
sister. He was attempting to regain pos
session of the premises for his sister. but
denied that he had anything TO do with
starting the trouble. His version of the af-
fair did not materially differ from that of
Prosise.
Guest of the House.
Frederick A. Solomon stated that he was
a guest of the house, and, starting down
the steps about am, Lehman met him
and caught hold of him, telling him to get
out. Wells and Tally, he declared jumped
on him, knocking him down and pushing
him down the stairs, when all three of
them attacked him, he said. Prosse ap-
peared on the scene, when they attacked
me latter. Prosise attempted to defend
himself, and witness saw lie Cuyer shoot
at the carpenter, Lehman excla1ming. XIII
him While the witness said he saw the
shooting, he stated he did not see Prosise
hit Tally with the hatchet. The witness
said he is "a promoter" and admitted that
he might have been registered under a
different name.
Richard A. Marshall, the clerk of the
house, testified that he did not see the
shooting. Moylan took the cash box, but
returned it, saying he did so only to tan
talize him He said Solomon had regis
tered under the name of Brent, and that
his room had been charged to Moylan. He
said, too, that Prosise and a man known
as Perkins had been occupying a room to-
gether. The former caught hold of him
and ordered him out and witness got out
of the way by going into room.
Policeman Hodges testified to being called
to the place, and to finding Prosise lying
on the floor and Tally, who is an employee
of the District government, lying across a
table, wiping the blood from his face. LIE
Cuyer admitted firing at Prosise, saying
he did so to protect the life of Tally. LIE
Cuyer also claimed that Moyian had
brought a lot of men to the house to do
Lehman and himself.
Watchman's Story.
The next witress was Henry G. Dan
been employed by John Moylan to be
Waterman at the owen House, Moylan
telling him he was the proprietor. W.T.
less went there Thursday night in order
to go TO work next morning and took
rc ON. Early in the morning witness heard
a fuss and went down stairs and saw Leh-
man, Wells and Tally pushing and kicking
solomon down stairs. Prosise came in and
lie Cuyer drew a pistol. Precise struck at
the pistol with a Ratchet and The head of
the Ratchet few off. Then three men had
ProSise down in one corner when LIE Cuyer
fired ard shot.
on cross-examination cambridge said he
dld not see Tally cut. He had been en-
ployed by Moylan, who told him he in
tended 10 take possession of the premises
and wanted witness to keep everybody out
He had slept at the house Thursday night
and occupied n room with another man
who registered for both. Had met the man
| the day before, but did not know his name.
Thought it was Perkins. Witness had not
returned 20 the owen House since.
Charles E. LOulaw, the next witness when
examined by Mr. Mullowney, could throw
no light on the ARRAY, having only seen it