The age-herald., 1901-05-11
Boy Claims Self-Oefense, Say ing Levy Threatened His Life
HE SURRENDERED TO THE POLICE
Blanche Snider, the Woman Arrested On Charge of Complicity-Levy Ex-SaIoon Man and Gravely
 Is Vlrginlan.

In the hallway of the disreputable house of Madame Blanche Wilson, 1919 Third avenue, L L. Levy, a well known man about town. was shot through the head last night at o'clock by 19-year-old Louis Gravely.
 The young boy claims the deed was done in self defense, and that Levy was attempting to put into execution threats to do him up," a number of which he had made during the past few days.
 Immediately after the shooting Levy was carried to St. Vincent's Hospital where he died In about an hour. Young Gravely. surrendered to tn epoice officers, and is now in the city prison awaiting an investigation of the affair.
 4 Blanche Snider, a woman about 2S years of age. who is said to have been the cause of the shooting, was arrested and placed In the city prison, charged with complicity in the killing.
 The shooting occurred last night at about o'clock in the hallway of the house, and created considerable excite ment In the street about the place. The men were alone when the fatal shot was fired, and there Is no eyewitness to tell of the circumstances Only one shot was fired. the ball entering the head just above the left eye. At the hospital an examination of the wound disclosed the fact that it would prove fatal, and within short time after Levy's arrival, he was cold in death.
 The Boys Story.
 Young Gravely was seen by a reporter of The Age-Herald at the city prison last night and told of the occurrence He claims the shooting was done in self defense, and that, though he regretted it more than he could say, there was noth- ing else for him to do but protect himself.
 'T'he shooting Is the result of bad feeling Levy has had for me for several days which was caused by my calling al the house to see the woman, Blanche Snider. He liked her, and was insanely Jealous of her. When he was told that l had called at the house he said he would Kill me if he ever saw me. Afterwards he sent me word number of times dur ing the past few days that he intended to do me up'' on first sight.
 'I was told that his reputation was that of being desperate fighter and that he had gun and knife for the purpose of carrying out his threat. Tonight he started for me, saying that he would do me up I shot to save myself.
 After I fired the shot 1 walked back to a room and waited until the officer called for me-"
 The officers. In their statement of the affair, said that their attention was at tracted by the shooting and they ran to the place. The boy was found in a room upstairs. and arrested. He was in Blanche Snider's room, and. thinking she had some connection with the affair, she was also arrested. Officer Phillips arrested Gravely
 The Woman's Story.
 At the city prison Blanche Snider told of the occurrence, as she knew of it. Her story was as follows:
 'I was in my room bathing when I heard in the hall a voice thought was Leyy's I went to the door, and as reached it a pistol shot rang out. As 1t did so MT. Gravely walked to the door of the room and asked me to let him in. He then requested that I allow the officers to come in the room as soon as they reached the place. Then he walked across the room and stood looking at the floor until MT. Phillips came in and arrested him.
 "I do not know anything about what was said in the hall, as my room door was closed at the time'
 Gravely From Virginia.
 Young Gravely the boy who did the shooting, Is from a very prominent vir- ginia family. His home is in Danville.i Va, and his father is member of the firm that makes the Gravely tobaccos The boy is in the United States army. and was sent to Birmingham to assist in the recruiting service.
 His father. Frank B, Gravely. is one of the tax assessors of the city of Dan vile, and is one of the most prominent and we'll known citizens of Virginia.
 Levy is we'll known in the city. For number of years he was interested in livery stable, afterwards being engaged fl, the distillery business. and working as bartender at the corner of Third avenue and Twentieth street
 coroner's inquest will be held this morning when the full details of the kill ing will be thoroughly investigated