Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-02
SHOT IN A SALOON.

saloon at the northeast corner OF luke
and Henry streets, and as result John
Ryan was carried to the Alexandra
Hospital doubtless fatally wounded.
The circumstances in connection with
the case are hard TO ascertain, those who
could enlighten the authorities being
evasive in their answers to questions,
some who were present pretending they
know nothing whatever about it.
1t is especially difficult to get the true
facts in connection with the first act
in the tragedy. Ryan, who was told
by his physician that his death was
probable by reason of internal hemor-
rhage, and who had sent for spiritual
advisor, realizing as he did the near
approach of dissolution, doubtless gives
the true version of the trouble minus
some of the many details. He says
that he had previously been in Wade $
saloon, northwest corner of Wolfe and
Columbus streets, where he had met two
men and woman and had been intro
duced by Wade to the woman as Mrs.
Brown, of Baltimore. From the TAMIL
iarity of Wade with the woman, Ryan
says he supposed she was well-known.
| Wade addressed her as Baltimore,
and acted as though she was woman
ready to be familiar with any one. Later
Ryan entered McLearen's saloon, one OF
the men and the woman having previously
arrived, and upon recognizing him Ryan
addressed him as Baltimore" alluding
to the woman he had had with him, who
was at the time in the yard OF the saloon.
This angered the stranger, and address
ing Ryan he said. 'Do you know that
that woman is my wife ?" Ryan at
tempted to make some reply, when the
man drew pistol and struck him over
the head with the butt end, and when
Ryan attempted to seize the weapon the
man shot him in the left side, making a
terrible wound. Ryan sank to the floor
and was picked up by Dial Coffin and
some bystanders and placed on pool
table. In the meantime the man who
did the shooting and the woman escaped
through the east door.
Coffin ran across the street to James
Fitzgerald's store, from which place the
police station was notified of the occur
renee and DR.. OBrien summoned.
Lieutenant Smith soon appeared and
subsequently by acting Chief Knight and
Officer Garvey, after which Ryan was
borne to the Alexandria Hospital.
Great excitement prevailed in the
neighborhood, and acting Chief knight
and most of the officers of the force
went in every direction in search OF the
man and woman. They failed to trace
the movements of the man, but learned
that his companion made her way to
Washington. After reaching that city
she went to the b. q o, depot and asked
for ticket to Savannah, Ga, but was
told to go to the b. q p. depot, as trains
leave that point for her destination. The
fact that she should go to Washington to
buv a ticket for Savannah when she
could have taken the train in this city,
seemed strange to those will whom she
conversed in the capital city and the police
department of that city having been
asked to intercept her, officers took her
in charge and held her until the arrival
of Alexandria officers. The officers are
now searching for the man who is known
as Ed Reynolds. The woman also goes
by the name of Reynolds.
Alexandria officers were aware of the
fact that the woman in the case had been
living in the upper story ofthe tenement
ou the north side of Prince street next to
the corner of Fairfax, and acting Chief
Knight with several officers visited the
place where they found two men who
aaye their names as Ed Faust and John
Macaboy. They were both placed un-
der arrest and the room being searched
the officers found ouble-barreled gun
and two holsters. There was nothing in
the room to tell whence they came. 1t
is said that several men have been seen
there lately. There vas but one bed
in the apartment.
The officers when they found that the
persons who we're in the saloon at the
time would give them no information,
placed all of them under arrest, and this
morning they were brought before the
Mayor.
After Lieutenant Smith had given
history of the affair, which was sub
standaly as recited above, Dial. Coffin,
who had charge of the bar at the time
of the shooting, testified that the man
entered the saloon accompanied by the
woman. The latter proceeded to the
ward on the east of the house and the
man ordered two bottles of beer. While
the witness was on his way to the yard
with the beer he heard the discharge OF
a pistol and deposited the beer in a
hurry and FASTENED back to the bar
room. Coffin said he did not know the
man who did the shooting, nor could he
identify him we're he to see him. He
then went into certain details regarding
telephoning for the police, doctor, &c.
Harry Robinson was the next witness.
He also said he did not know the as
sailant. He had previously seen him,
but did not know his full name. Had
/ heard him called Eddie by Winter
l Crupper, a former keeper OF the saloon.
Crupper was in the audience and he
was placed on the stand. Witness said
he had called several customers Eddie
r He however, did not know the man the
. court was endeayoring to identify.
Harry Sims followed. His testlmon.
threw no additional light on the affair
He testified, however, that Coffin was II
tba bar at the time of the shooting. Tit
: Iattor rad stated he was on his way t.
S lIt;v, = two b6ttles Of beer in the var.
when the shooting Occurred. s!ms's testl
, mony failed to corroborate theE " h ,Dl"
I con in some of its details. The iaiLe