The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-26
EdWalbert ShOOtsJ. j. Conway,
the Saloon Keeper.
The Injury Is Serious, But Not Neces-
sarily Fatsl-Walbert Ar
rested.
OUT UNDER GUARD

loon at Seventh and Trimble streets,
was shot and seriously If not fatally
injured by I'D walbert, the sheet iron
and metalworker who resides on
Trimble street near Sixth. about IL
O'Clock last night in an alley near
Trimble street between Sixth and Sew
enth. Five shots were fired at Con-
way, but only one took effect, the hull
let striking him in the left side under
the heart and coming out near the
back bone. The only witness to the
shooting, so far as known, is walbert's
wife. and none Of them has much to
say about it.
According TO statements by Wal
bert to the police after he was arrest
ed at his home by Officers Moore and
Roger, he suspected Conway for some
time of familiarity with his wife, and
had been planning to catch and kill
him. His intention was to leave Pa
ducah and locate elsewhere and for
that reason he allowed his tinshop on
Court street to be sold for debt a short
time ago, bat before he left he intend
ed to trap and Kill Conway.
Last night. according to his state
ment, he went TO Conway's saloon,
appeared to be on friendly terms with
him. and was there playing a game Of
cards when Conway went to his room
upstairs ostensibly to retire. walbert
claims he then went TO the back yard
and observed Conway slip out the rear
and start down Trimble In the direc-
tion OF his, walbert's. home. He fol-
lowed and the shooting occurred few
moments afterwards.
II Is not known what passed be-
tween the two men, but Walbert
claims that when the shooting was
done he was down with Conway on
top Of him, and expressed regret that
he had not killed his victim as he in.
tended to do. He says that when he
fret tried to shoot. his pistol, which
was under Conway's chin, refused "a
FIRE, which probably saved Con way !.
life.
After emptying his revolver Wal
bert and his wife went home and Con.
way walked to his saloon and had DR..
Brooks and Rev. Father Jansen sum.
moned. His wound was found to be
dangerous, and IL is likely some Of his
clothing was carried into il, which Is
likely TO cause trouble, and the fact
that it is powder. burned indicates that
the'shooting was at close range.
Conway refused to talk Of the shoot
ing to anyone. He rested easy last
night under the influence OF opiates,
and 1t is impossible ut present to de-
termine how serious his wound is, but
the attending physician regards it as
dangerous.
The wounded man was for several
years a fret yht conductor ON the ILL.
nois Central, ami is well known in the
city, having many friends here. He
bought the saloon at Seventh and
rrimble streets last fall.
MIR. Walbert is son of the late
James Walbert, and has resided here
most all of his life. When the officers
went after him last night he at first
covered them with a shotgun, not
knowing who it was, but when arrest
ed accompanied them TO prison,
Mr.. wslbert was out under guard
this morning, and a warrant was is
sued against him for malicious shoot.
ing, and his bond fixed at $1,000,
which ne will give. He has employ ell
Attorney Thomas Il. Moss to defend
him.
This afternoon Mr.. Conway was re-
ported resting easy. No one but the
nurse is allowed in his room, and
reporter was informed that he had
made no statement about the shoot