The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
POWDER LEFT A SCAR
F.. F. SALISBURY,S NECK MARKED
BY HIS NEIGHBOR JOHN GEB-
HARD;s REVOLVER
CLIMAX OF AN OLD TROUBLE
The Fuel Man Went Into the TaiIor's
Shop to Complain About His Chill
dren, but Was Run Out Before
He Could Make Any Explanations
Claim That Blank Cartridge
Was Used.

He Could Make Any Explanations
Claim That Blank Cartridge
Was Used.
If there was bullet in the revolver
that John Gerhard, tailor living at 5S3
Lafayette avenue, fired at F. F. Sails
bury, a fuel dealer living next door, at
$40 Lafayette avenue, Saturday after
noon, Mr.. Salisbury says Gerhard at
tempted to murder him. IT, as Mrs Geb-
hard claims. it was only blank cart
ridge, Mr.. Salisbury says the powder
burns on his neck sufficiently warrant
the law in inf1icting some penalty upon
his neighbor. Consequently, Mr.. Sails
bury yesterday swore out a warrant for
Gebhard's arrest, charging him with as
sault with dangerous weapon.
The trouble between the neighbors is Of
long standing. Mr.. Salisbury says it dates
back to last winter, when he claims to
have caught Gebhards son taking wood
from his woodward. Since then the neigh
bors have had several disputes. and it is
alleged that Gerhard has threatened to
kill Salisbury, showing the revolver with
/ which the shooting of Saturday was done
TO avoid g. clash with his neighbor, Mr.
Salisbury built a fence between the two
yards. Trespass beyond this fence on the
part of one or the other of the neighbors
led to the trouble Saturday.
Mr.. Salisbury says the affair grew out
Of his discovery that two of Gebhard's
children were demolishing a wagon rack
belonging to him that he claims was on
railroad property near his woodward. He
says he stopped the boys breaking up
the rack, and then went into Gerhard S
tailor shop to demonstrate with him over
the conduct of his children. AS soon as
he entered the door, Salisbury says, Geb-
hard rushed at him and angrily ordered
him from the place Salisbury says he
tried to explain the object Of his fntru-
sion, when he, claims Gerhard turned to
a drawer in his workbench and pro-
duced q revolver threatening to kill him
If he did not leave the shop. Somewhat
frightened at the sight Of the revolver,
Mr.. Salisbury says he turned to go out,
when he claims Gerhard rushed up be-
hind him. and, placing the revolver close
+ to his head, fired point blank at him.
Mr. Salisbury exhibits a rough scar at
his neck, and says the scar was made by
the burning powder from the pistol. He
was not struck by bullet, but says the
singing sensation from the powder led
him to think himself wounded and he
ran out into the middle of the street. He
says Gerhard followed him to the edge
of the sidewalk, fourishing the revolver.
Mr. Salisbury says Gerhard made del1b-
crate attempt upon his life. He says he
is positive there was bullet in the re-
volver and that his life was preserved
only by Gebhard's poor aim.
Gerhard was not at home last evening,
and, though the offense charged against
him is Of a serious nature, the police had
made no attempt to serve the warrant
upon him. Mrs. Gerhard. however, who
says she knows all about the shooting,
says her husband could not have hurt
Mr. Salisbury, as the revolver was loaded
only with blank cartridges She says her
husband has had the revolver since the
Fourth of July, and that she Is certain
there were no ball cartridges in the
weapon.