The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-12
MAN SHOT IN WOMAN'S ROOM.
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TOL BROUGHT FERGUSON DOWN.

He Is q Theatrical Aeont-she Left HeI
| Husband-Let Him in Her Room, Pu
| Him Out, Admitted Him and Shot
| Him-BOth Drunk and Quarrelsome
| At the climax OF a drunken quarrel
Gertrude Roberts shot Warren j. Ferguson
advance agent for Nellie McHenry, the
actress, at the Metropolitan Hotel early
| yesterday morning. He Is in the New York
Hospital with bullet hole in his right
| lung, and the chances are against his re-
| covery..
Ferguson is SO years old and has been q
theatrical advance agent for many years.
| The woman is married and came originally
| from Rochester. They met at the Pan
| American Exposition at Buffalo and have
seen much of each other since that time
1t wasn't long after the meeting before
Gertrude Roberts left her husband. He
went to Detroit and she to New York. She
has been seen a great deal since In the region
about Twenty-seventh street and Broad
way. where the Metropolitan ia. Every
time his business brought him TO town
Ferguson was in her company.
She took room 404 on the fourth floor
OF the Metropolitan three weeks ago. A
fortnight afterward Ferguson come to town
in advance Of Nellie McHenry's Hiss '
company, which opens tonight in Brooklyn.
He took another room on the same floor.
They were together almost constantly.
On Saturday night they left the hotel in
company. Neither was seen again until
she came home, little unsteady, about
O'Clock yesterday morning. He came in
half an hour later, carrying bottle Of
whiakav He want tn her room knOCkAd
and was admitted
In few minutes the other dodgers on that
floor were awakened by violent quarreling.
Once they heard the door OF No. 4O4 slam,
and, peering out, saw Ferguson in his
night clothes begging to be let In again.
She relented at last, but the quarrel
went on.
call from No. 4o4 He went up. The door
was open and there was an awful rumpus
going on. BY the bed stood the woman, In
her night clothes. holding . little revolver
in her left hand
:, I'm shoot .s, you if you don't 60 out'' she
From the corner Ferguson gathered
himself and sprang at her Seeing that
shooting was about to begin, Hill jumped
out and got the door In front Of him. Then
he hear d a shot.
He didn't dare to open the door for a
minute. But the woman was crying maud
lin terms OF endearment and the man was
groaning, and at last the bellboy got up
his courage and entered.
The woman had dropped the little silver
to get free from Ferguson. who lay like
a log across her, pinning her down on the
bed Hill rolled him over. There was q
hole in his right breast.
The hotel was aroused. The hotel people
got doctor and Policeman Collagy, who
was just at the corner. The woman did
not try to escape. She sat on the bed,
abusing and petting Ferguson by turns.
Who shot your asked Collagy.
saspe don't But tns he saa to ahe
why did you shoot me. Gertie9'
Because it was your life or mine, dearie,
They got rerGHSssn , to the IN New W. YORK nox
was the lung pierced; but that there was
danger of blood poisoning. The pistol.
though little more than a toy, had been
pressed close to the mans breast and had
wound Coroner Scholer took the mans
ante-mortem statement.
The woman was taken to the Tenderloin
police station, where Assistant District
Attorney Garvan who had been SUM
noned, heard what she had to say She
hadn't quite sobered up. and she admitted
the shooting sullenly.
Il had to-" she said.
She gave her trade as a SILVER glider
She added that she had been on the stage
for a time. but wouldn't name the COM
panies. Her story OF the affair IL that Fer
guson was abusing and threatening her.
Once she managed to get him out OF the
room. but he came back and renewed his
abuse. Finally she rang for the bellboy.
Before he responded Ferguson got 30 VIC
lent that she took the revolver from her
bureau drawer to protect herself.
She gave her age as a. She Is tall. hand
some in a hashy way and dresses well.
She was held without bail to await the re-
suit Of Ferguson's injuries.
Coroner Scholer had hard time getting
an ante-mortem statement out OF Fergu-
son. He admitted at last that the woman
had shot him. Then suddenly he reneged.
Il revoke all said" he gasped. Il don't
want to get Gertie into trouble
Charles Hill, the experienced bellboy,
was rushing down the hall just after the
shooting, when guest thrust his head
out OF doorway and asked
What's the noise? Who fred that shoti'
Nothing at all. said Hill. without turn
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