Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
H. [. GORDON PURSUES W. ].
KENNEDY
BULLET MISSES ITS MARK
Mrs. Colonel Gordon and Her Brother,
w. j. Kennedy, Pay an Early
Morning Visit to the
Millionaire

lionaire owner of the Gordon block near
Second and Broadway, fired a shot at
his brother-in-law, w. ]. Kennedy, in
the corridor of his building at o'clock
this morning.
The bullet went wide Of its mark and
Mrs. Gordon and her brother fled to
the police station for protection.
Colonel Gordon remained in his room,
but willingly went to the police sta
tion when officer Bert Parker called
for him. No arrests were made, but
If Kennedy carries out his assertions q
warrant will be sworn out against
Colonel Gordon this morning. The
entire affair was witnessed by e. i.
Hedderly, a young newspaper man OF
this city, and grandson of Colonel
Gordon.
Dispute Ownership of Gun
Kennedy claims that he went with
his sister to protect her from her hus-
band but what his sisters business
with Gordon was at 1 o'clock in the
morning neither Kennedy nor Mrs.
Gordon was prepared to state. Col.
Gordon, as we'll as his grandson, He'd
derly, asserts that Kennedy made a
move to draw a revolver from his back
pocket before the colonel fired the shot
that caused Kennedy to retreat.
One feature that will come out
strongly if the case ever comes to court
Is the fact that a revolver, with all the
chambers of the cylinder filled with
loaded cartridges was found by Officer
Parker at the head of the stairs when
he went to take Col. Gordon to the
police station. Kennedy alleges that
the gun was one Col. Gordon took
away from his sister some time ago,
but the man who did the shooting
claims that the weapon was one
dropped by Kennedy when he beat his
own revolver to substantiate his claim,
and one of the cartridges Of the weapon
had been recently discharged.
This mornings shooting is directly
connected with a case that started in
the superior courts of this county some
divorce brought by Mrs. Gordon against
her husband. While the suit was yet
unassigned on the court calendar Col.
Gordon filed a cross suit and the martial
troubles of the couple are still pending
before the court.
Colonel Gordon's account of this
mornings affair is as follows:
about 1 o'clock this morning I was
seated in my room, number 26, in the
Gordon block, talking to my grandson,
at the door. 1 asked who was there
and the voice of my wife replied, It's
Nellie 1 opened the door and saw
my wife, but right behind her came
her brother, w. ]. Kennedy. They
crowded into the room and Mrs. Cor
don Immediately threw herself upon
me. l saw Kennedy make a motion
az though to draw weapon from his
back pocket and I Immediately pulled
out my own revolver and as Kennedy
ran down the stairs toward Broadway,
fired a shot at his retreating figure"
Mrs. Gordon and Kennedy place an
other light on the situation altogether.
They contend that Kennedy went with
Mrs. Gordon to protect her from her
husband in case of any violence. They
had reached Gordons room and he had
opened the door to admit Mrs. Gordon
when he saw Kennedy. He ordered
him to leave the building, at the same
time drawing his revolver and firing.
What their business with Gordon at 1
o'clock in the morning was neither
Mrs. Gordon nor her brother will state.
AS soon as the shooting occurred Mrs.
Gordon and Kennedy fled to the police
station and asked for protection. Of
ficer Parker was dispatched to take
Gordon to the police station, and the
colonel went at once, accompanied by
Hederly. No arrests were made, but
If Kennedy and Mrs Gordon live up
to their declarations of early this
morning Gordon will be one of the first
persons arrested when the district at
torneys office is opened for the days
business.
Mrs. Gordon Identified the revolver
which Officer Parker found as one
that belongs to her. She asserts that
her brother was unarmed when he
started from home and had no chance
to secure a weapon on the way.
The Gordon case is one that has at
tracted much attention from the local
public in the last few weeks. One
night less than two months ago Colonel
Gordon made a public statement in
which he accused his wife of infidelity.
He asserted that there was a plot on
foot between Mrs, Gordon and the
members of her family to secure his
fortune, and also declared that ne
would go through bankruptcy before
he would allow the Kennedys to OBJ
tain one dollar Of his money.