The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-28
Says Ahern Took Pistol From
His Pocket and Tried to Shoot
Him Before Killing Himself.
LOVE OF8Y0UNG GIRL q
MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSE.
Herring Wanted Her to Marry
Him and Sent Ahern for the: 4 .4s
License, While the Woman
/. Was Given Money to sss.sa s33a
Get PreacherB 9th
Men Drinking.

Charles Ahern, fortyelght years Of &
1ge. who resided with his sister Mrs. p.
p Heacock, ut No. 400 Floyd Avenue.
was shot and instantly killed yesterday
afternoon about $40 o'clock while on
Broad Street car No. 429 of the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company 81
John Fl. Herring llneihan in the em-
jploy Of the company, with whom the dead
man had associated during the day, Is IN Z
a cell at the Second Police Station,
charged with the murder. s5
# The two men boarded the car near
Laurel and Broad Streets, apparently D
fSA,ds. When the car had reached tho
nineteen hundred square, ], two shots IN u
rapid succession were heard, and Ahern
fell on tho seat within bullet in shlsl
brain. It'd Il $ssss3 s535 5s5s3e5
S Conductor G. A.. Clark, In charge OF the
fired the shot that 4 killed .Ahern, and 4
that after firing lie attempted to end his 4:
life with the revolver, but was Spreyen ted n
&by Tho pistol falling to fire. @F N .5S
@ Iii his cell last night Herring positively Y
denied that he had done the shooting
and claimed that SAhern had shot himself
after trying to5;lntrder him. N ss !Asj
Shot While on Car. fs
Briefly. these are the facts obtainable4 4
about the death Of Mr.. Ahern and the X
arrest Of Herring upon the charge Of \.
murder. An inquest Will be held this. 1
morning at 0:3O o'clock, when It Is ex--ss.
5pected that much add itional evidence will
be produced that will throw light on the
<y.. tt,otfs
body Of Mr.. Allern last night and made
an examination sof the wound that ca used &
DEATH The ball was from q thirty eight
calIbre revolver and tered back Of the s
right ear and crashed through the brain
on an almost direct line to the left side "A
Of the heads. Death was alnstantan eous:
Motorman Sheppard placed Mr.. Her
ing under arrest Immediately after the
shots were fired and held the car until
Detective Gibson arrived on the scene.
Then. the car was moved to the cu.ve OF
the Broad Street tracks opposite the
golf links and there remained for some
time. Herring was held In the car and
kept Ina seat Immediately behind the ons
upon which lay the body OF Mr.. Ahern.
yet warm.
The scene Of the shooting IS about three
squares from tho ball park where Z
4; game Of ball was being played at tthe \
time, and hurried call was sent to i5
this place for physician. DR.. Roy was
In the grand stand and hurried to the
scene. tIc found life extinct. DR.. Ups
shur arrived within few minutes and
made a hasty examination. DR.. Pitt OF the 4,
ambulance. was called and viewed thea
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lns. At Shiilh and S'ay'tlhe car stoPpeu
and he corpse was taken 20 me Secona
Station, where the prisoner was taken \
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