Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-19
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
WORMLEY, COLORED,
SHOT BY JEALOUS HUSBAND.
Wounds Serious, but Not Necessarily
Fatal - William Reynolds Falls
Down Elevator Shaft

William Wormley, colored, twenty-six
years old who resides at Randolph, Mont
gomery county, Md, is a patient at the
Georgetown University Hospital, suffering
from the effects of two gunshot wounds,
which he charges were inflicted by John
Owens, also cOlored. The shooting occur
red about O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
Randolph, and the injured man was re-
moved to this city on an electric car Of
the Rockville line late last evening The
met at sd and P streets by the
patrol wagon of the seventh precinct po-
lice station, in which Wormley was con-
veyed to the hospital.
Although the wounds are of n serious
character, it is not thought that they will
prove fatal One bullet entered the left
hip, while the other struck him on the in
side of the right leg. Judging from the
size and nature of the wounds, the shots
We're fired at close range.
According to the story told by Wormley
he paid visit to the Owens home yester-
day afternoon and was welcomed by Owens
and his wife. In some manner Wormley
excited Owens jealousy, although, it is
said, Owens said nothing about it.
Going into another room Owens, it is
said. procured a shotgun Of an ancient pat
tern, and later returned, looking for
blood" Wormley beat haSty retreat,
but failed to reach the door before Owens,
with unerring aim, discharged the gun
twice.
Makes Remarkable Escape.
In the excitement and confusion that
reigned at the slight fire in the RowZea
Hotel at 1910 NJ street, at an early hour
Sunday morning, William Reynolds, who
resides nearby, and who was rendering as
sistance to the fremen in extinguishing
the flames, fell through ,ne elevator shaft.
He made a remarkable escape from instant
death The fire, which was Of an unknown
origin was discovered about 3:l5 by VIII
liam Graves, a boarder at the hotel, who
turned in an alarm, after awakening the
proprietor, John P. Rowzee. Engine Com
pany No responded quickly, and by hard
work gained control of the flames and eX-
tinguished them The furniture ana prem
Uses were damaged to the extent Oh ABOUT
$25.
REYNOLDS who occupies the adjoining
house was awakened by the noise in the
hotel and immediately set about to as
certain the cause. In order that me ire-
men might work more eXpediuously, Mr.
Reynolds allowed them to pass through ms
house to the roof, and himself joined IN
the work of fighting the flames, .as stased.
and walked into the open elevator shaft
anI foil 40 the pit Glow a distance of three
stories He landed o. IS fee and was only
slightly injured H. refused to go to the
hospital for treatment.
Special Exercises.
A special program of exercises will be
carried out at the meeting of Potomac
Commandery, No. 3, Knights Te,nplar,
Wednesday evening, when the orders Will
be conferred upon such candidates as are
entitled to the decoration.
Very Eminent Sir Knight Frank H.
Thomas, grand junior warden of the grand
encampment- Knights Templar, United
States of America, will confer the order of
the temple, assisted by the Past Grand Com
manders Right Eminent Sir Knights Harri-
son Dingman and George e. Corson. Among
the distinguished visitors expected will be
the Very Eminent Sir Knight Charles E,
Rosenbaum of Little Rock, Ark, grand
captain of the guard of the grand encamp-
ment.
General and Personal.
Westbound car, No 225. of the Capital
Traction line. collded on NJ street near
32d street, Saturday afternoon, with a
wagon owned and driven by Fernando
Shipley, colored, of 26l3 N street. Shpley
was slightly injured by the impact and was
taken to the Georgetown University Hospi-
tai for treatment
William L. Livingston. colored. twenty
three years old, living at 2621 o street,
jumped from a moving westbound car OF