The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-11
ROSSER'S PISTOL AGAIN.
GARDEN SHOOTING DUPLICATES ONE
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

EHcept That This Time tho Victim May Re.
cover-Rosser Was Tried for nh Unpro-
voked Murder in Frisco Just n Year
ARo-PubIio Cutlery Over HI. Acauittsi.
Walter Rosser. or willis Rosaer. as the police
got his name. the medical student Of 1a1 Lex
ington avenue who shot and seriously wounded
Fred F. Slater OF Newark in the Madison
Square Garden on Saturday night, was held for
examination tomorrow In the Jefferson Mar
ket police conrt Yesterday morning Bail was
fixed at $1,000. because a note from DR. Wynn
coor OF Bellevue stated that Slater's condition
was not as bad a. had been supposed ana that
ne would probably get well. Rosser told the
Magistrate that he went to the Garden little
the worse for liquor and there ran into lot Of
young men. who proceeded to guy him on A.
count OF his condition He hauled out his
pistol. he said. when he was afraid OF being at
tackled. When he fired. he said. he had no idea
whom he was going to hit He did not aim at
slater. he said. Nobody balled him Yesterday
and he was locked up in the court prison.
The facts that Rosser IL a graduate Of Van
derbilt University AMI comes from Stevenson.
Ala. with the coincidence that he shot Slater
over the heart without. 80 far as Ia known. any
particular provocation. leave little doubt In San
Francisco that he Is tho same Walter
Rosser who was tried for murder there
lust year ago The cases are re-
markahly similar. Walter Rosser was grndu-
ated from Vanderbilt University in June,
1SS He was a member OF the Sigma M fra
ternity and was we'll liked at the college. with
tho exception that he was known to he dan
gerous man when under the influence 81 liquor
He was entitled to the degree Of NJ d. when he
was graduated. but on the opening OF the
school term he recntered college and began to
study the classics Then he enlisted In the
First Tennessee Volunteers and with them
went to San Francisco. Owing To his
knowledge OF medicine. he was elected
the stewart OF Company Of the regiment
The regiment was awaiting TRANSPORTS to take
II to the Philippines. On a night in Septem Der,
Rosser. while intoxicated. walked into Spreck-
OILS market. In Market street. This Ia . large
arcade and IL lined 90 either side by booths
Bosser went IN to one OF the booths. bought a
small English pork ME and began to eat II. He
was Immediately over box Of eggs. and In his
numher Of them Henry mr. Hiid.brand. O one 81
Bos:.r pulled q pistol out Of h G'' poke, and
shot lIldebrand Just above the hea T. killing
he ha rsa not Of" a. Hasbn wa' . sia s ans
sMnIke, said Yesterday tha, he had not fred at
Rosser's father. who was also Walter Rosser.
waS Division sugerin,snte9t Of thu Nashville.
70 san Ftancsco and made night for his sons
ne he engaged The father OF the prosecuting
sous SIDE ali through III" trial fH 10 Dec h n
I The plea was made that Young Rosser was
irrespons!biilty. and owing TO the fact that he
was soldier u war time on his way 70 tho
front; c"m.i1ed with his extreme youth. the
R9...5 wa. r.isa..a and left I'll. CITY i'm
owns day dc ia,hsr %lsd and the phy.ieisas
to the eIn"sSre Of he long trip AMI tho " sSsms
and WORRY he had endured for several months. !
e. SnsR hH S Ss% S T. S r Si
somPo,ion 10 The city, Pisenrds were psstei
Ro;ssT." Mas. meeting. yer. held IL the City
spent s5O.Ooo 10 ire"ing his son, and that the |
prosecution had been very lax. Chief OF Police |
count sssn. Rosssr wS S rsop@nad ia By the the
courts he would see that e1tradition papers |
s,Gs m ,b orr and thH, nesssI was eIopsht
however and the commotion died away, The |
only result was. in all cases Of assault and |
murder, the Jnries for tn" next eight months
RAHwAI; J: Dee. lo.,s.,er is the junior
o !nd sf at h'G MIN street. pAaR,s
son Of ex.Alderpan Edward N; Slater OF the |
HS s F rs.d .nG Set S Isy's months
Fire Department. an is one OF the fast riders |
re ord over the Railway and Elizabeth course,
and on Plainfeld and other tracks He IL en-
gagged to marry Miss Gretta Woodruff OF West
field this winter. She came to RAILWAY thia |
morning with her father. and Ia at the Slater
residence with Mr.. Skaters sister. Miss Beulah |
Slater. Mr., Slater Is "a, tho Youngest OF three |
sons one. Walter. residing in BROOKLYN. the |
other. Edward p. resiting here. The latter |
Is at Bellevue Hospital with his brother A |
crack rider OF the Union County Roadsters' |
Club. W. ]. Mooney. Of ~ Jaauas avenue was |
on. OF Skaters eGmr rS a, the Garden but
Mooney attempted TO reach his friend police |