Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-13
Made Efforts for Peace.

| ing TO make up with his wife, and it Is said
| they had been seen together more thar
| usual recently. He told several that lie
| was going to live with MS wife again. But
| the return of Morgan interrupted the nego-
| tations
| Souder went to the house at G24 NJ street
| southeast where his wife and Morgan were
| staying, Monday night, and made effort
| to get in. He found all of the doors of the
| house were locked and, 1t is said, despite
| rumors TO the contrary. he was unable to
! get in. His Imagination ran riot and he
| was carried away. From later develop
ments ii IS believed he then determined on
! the murder of his rival and his wife.
! Souder returned to his room at 421 n
| street southwest for the night and yester-
! day morning went to work at the lunch
| room of his brother-in-law, on Water street
| southwest. He appeared to be much eX-
| cited and nervous, but he gave no intima-
| tion that he intended to do any shooting.
| He acted peculiarly. and about o'clock
| left the lunch room.
IT is said he purchased a revolver. From
| the records of the licensed dealers obtained
| by the police today. he went to Walford s
| shop at 800 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
| yesterday morning and purchased the Hop
| kinS & Allen revolver which was afterward
| found at the scene of the shooting The
| purchaser gave his name as William p
| Souders, i2l n street southwest The ad-
| dress Is that of Souder, although the name
| IS not exactly the same his. Nothing
| has been learned by the police about the
| sale of the other revolver he is known to
have had. but 1t is thought that the time
and place will be learned later.
After procuring the revoIvers he went to
the car barns at 18th and NJ streets south
east, where he lay around the greater part
or the afternoon About quarter to
o clock Souder started away from the car
barn and met his wife. She was coming
from her place of employment at Sth and
ID streets southeast. He met her on 9Th
street. and they walked together to the
house at GA NJ street southeast.
Those residing in the vicinity saw the two
persons go into the house together en-
gagged in an apparently friendly CONVERSE
ton. Morgan was In the house at the
| time. A short time before lie had gone to
store nearby and had purchased some
milk. The neighbors knew that the two
men and the wife were in the house to-
gether shortly after o'clock last evening
Six Revolver Shots Heard.
At ESQ the neighborhood was startled by
hearing five shots fired In quick succession
There was only few seconds between
each shot, giving just time to change aim
station, who lives next door to the Feast
ers was sitting on his front doorstep at the
| time, and as soon as he heard the shots
| he rushed to the front door of the Feaster
| house. He found that the door, through
which the couple had just passed was
| locked and he was unable to get it open.
At that moment he saw the fash of a re-
voiyer on the inside, and the sixth shot
as was later developed. was fired into the
murderers brain by his own hand
Rushing around to the rear, the officer
| jumped the fence and forced open the back
door of the house. The sight which met
his gaze was CHASTITY On the floor at the
door. and lying over overturned chair,
was Mrs Souder Her face and the upper
part OF her body was covered with blood,
but she was conscious. Two feet away from
her Morgan was lying. He had fallen on
his face and was lying In veritahle sea
of blood. which had issued from two
wounds The kitchen floor was spattered
with blood On the table, which was set
for supper. there were also large blood
spots. One plate. near where Mrs. Souder
is supposed to have been shot. was over
flowing with blood. and the table cloth was
red in several places.
Officer Duvall, accompanied by his broth
er-in-law. J. w. Taylor. then went into
the dining room. the next room In front.
When they struck match they discovered
| lying on the floor with his feet in chair,
the body of Souder. with smoking revolt
yer In his hand. The officer jumped for
the gun and recovered it before II could
be discharged.
Mr.. Taylor proceeded to give aid to the