The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
SHOT FROM THE STREET
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR THAT MAY
CAUSE MISS GRADY,s DEATH.
No Trace of the One Who Fired-Mrs.
walters Also Struck by
q Bullet.

Pearl Grady, the daughter of Lawrence
Grady. Big Four Railroad detective, liv-
ing at 1921 Keystone avenue, was mysteri-
ously shot in the back at 1870 o'clock last
night while standing in her room. The bull
let came through an open window. The
neighbors were sitting on their porches.
and none of them is sure he heard a shot.
so 1t is presumed the bullet came from some
distance away and by chance found it's way
through the window. Miss Grady was I'M
dressing and her mother was standing only
a few feet away. The girl fell to the floor
with n scream and cried, I'm shot! I'm
shotr'
Mrs. Grady rushed to the window and
screamed for help; for doctor: that Pearl
was shot. Her screams awoke her hus-
band. He hurried to the room and saw the
girl lying on the floor. He turned her over
and saw blood on her waist and on the car
pet. He went to the window and saw
group of excited people on the sidewalk.
who shot Pearl?'' he demanded of them.
The reply came that no one knew. Some
one yelled at him TO open the front door
so the telephone in the house could be used
to call a doctor. In the meantime the son
of James Langtry, who lives next door,
had gone on his bicycle to DR.. Theodore
Wagners office. The doctor arrived in
few minutes.
The house was crowded with neighbors,
and the girl was lifted into bed. She was
suffering intensely and splitting blood. The
physician found that the bullet had entered
the left lung and he said there was little
likelihood that he would be able to save
her life because of the internal hem
orrhage. This news was spread through
the crowd that gathered in front of the
house and the excitement was increased.
The mystery that surrounded the affair
agitated the quiet neighborhood. and all
sorts of theories were advanced.
Miss Gradys room is in an l. Of the house.
and the window through which the bullet
passed looks to the west. Directly opposite
is the mouth of an alley, which leads
through to the next street Beyond, the
ground is open for several squares. The
alley was dark. On one side there is no
house.
Captain Dawson arrived at the house
shortly after the shooting. and Detectives
Gerber and Morgan followed him: Tney
Grady closely. On the south side of the
Grady house is the home of James Lang
Henry Isi any woodwa var Both were sitting on
their porches at the time Of the shooting.
Both think they heard shot, but neither
Is positive that he did. Langtry said he
heard a sound like the sharp scratching OK
a match. No one was seen passing for sew
eral minutes before the shooting and after
1t no one was seen in the alley. Neither
Langtry nor Woodward knew Miss Grady
had been hurt until they heard her screams:
Both Langtry and Woodward are convinced
the bullet must have come from afar.
Miss Grady is eighteen years old. She has
been employed as a stenograhper at the Nc
Daniel Printing Company. The family took
trip to. Chicago Sunday and did not re-
turn until yesterday morning. All three
were tired. Mr.. Grady retired at O'Clock
In the afternoon and Miss Grady was pre-
pairing for bed when she was shot. Mr..
Grady said last night he did not believe his
daughter had an enemy in the world, and
the neighbors reiterated the statement as
their opinion. The girl had never been to a
party Mr.. Grady said, and her inclinations
were to stay at home and read in the even
ings No young men called on her, he said
Ii is the theory of many of the neighbors
that the bullet was a stray one from some
reckless boy or man beginning an early
celebration of the Fourth of July.
At 2 o'clock this morning Miss Grady was
very restless and suffered great deal Her
parents had little hope for her recovery.