The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-13
A MURDER NEAR
CHEVY CHASE.
COlOf0d Man Shot Down in
a Barn.
THE ASSAILANT DISAPPEARS.
Thomas Morse Said to Have Been
Alone With Victim When the
Shot Was Fired-Authori-
ties Investigating.

The COW barn Of George H Wise, 2
dairyInan, about a mile and half north
east OF Chevy Chase Circle, was the scene
Of 3 murder this morning, which, it is
supposed, was committed in cold blood
James Haskens, a colured stable hand
of George H Wise, was shot in the Ien
temple and died in the course OF an hour
His slayer is believed 20 be Thomas
Morse, a colored farm hand, who has dis
/ appeared. He was also in the employ
OF Wise
The shooting occurred at about $50
O'Clock this morning.
Word was almost Immediately teIe-
phoned TO Police Headquarters of the af-
/ fair, and Detective I. c. TTumbo was
hastily despatched TO the scene Of the
crime
He was accompanied 5y a Times re
porter Drs- Callahan and CtappeH had
already arrived. Finding it impossible to
DO anything for the wounded man, Dr.
Callahan soon left the place, but Dr. Chap
pell remained until 1910 o'C!eek, when
| he pronounced Haskens dead.
Were Shooting at Rats
Both Haskens and Morse had been alone
( in the barn for over an hour Morse
/ kept a revover in c cupboard at one end
/ Of the place and this morning he and Has
/ kens had been using it by turns to shoot
rats. which were abundant in the barn
( Edward NJ. Wise, a brother Of George
{ H. Wise, and who mar ages the dairy, was
/ working in tie engine shed. about forty
! feet from the barn. Frank Davis. a col
/ creG farm hand. was driving q wagon
across the field at point about $50 yards
/ from the barn
| Wise had been hearing the shots for
{ about an hour when they ceased. he
heard no other sounds Tor quite 2 while.
Suddenly a single shot rank cut. followed
I almost Immediately by stified groans.
Found Haskens Dying.
He hastened 10 the barn where he found
/ J9askens lying upon his back on the floor
about ter feet from the door. He was
bleeding profusely from a wound in the
! left temple, and a revolver was lying
upon his breast. Morse was also in the
barn. standing net far from the wounded
I man.
Wise bent over Haskens and shook him.
who shot you, Jim?' he enquired-
! Haskens only answer was a groan.
! Morse said that Haskens had shot
| himself
| Wise Immediately dispatched him for
/ DR.. ChappeIl, at TenIeytown. The ne
! gro saddled Wise's horse and hastened
/ of.
| Wise ran to the door and called to
1 Frank Davis, who soon arrived. He was
| sent for DR.. Callahan
e
! sent to Chevy Chase Circle to telephone
1 to Police Headquarters
| Davis Encounters Morse.
| Shortly after Haskens' death Davis re-
! turned and reported that had seen Morse
| riding toward the farm. He was at that
! time half mile away. He says he asked
/ Morse about the shooting, to which the
latter Teolied:
Jim shot himself; I saw him do it."
/ Davis replied: Well, it looks rather
| bad for you, old man; you were alone
with him in the barn"
| No Morse hastily replied, 81 wasn't
! exactly in the barn-I had just stepped
OUT
! At this 5urcture Detective Trunbo er-
rived, and took charge of the case He
! secured the revolver with which the kill
! ing was done It is a Young American
DoubIe-Action'' weapon, of 30 caIibre- It
] contained fve chambers, one OF which
| was empty, and the other four contained
empty shells.
Bullet Hole sn Cap,
On the floor beside the dead man was
a bIood-stained cap with a bullet hole in
it. This Detective Trumbo also took
charge of.
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