Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-17
Two Shots Lodge in
Barkee per's
Neck
Although Fired at Close
Range Wounds
Not Fatal
Quarrel Between Drink Dispensers
Begins with Rupture of Their
Wives Former Friendly
Relations

with the greatest dellDeratlOn anu
coolness Edward Boise a barkeeper at
the Coliseum saloon, fired four shots
at Fred Bevins, barkeeper at the Ra-
mona Annex bar about o'clock yes
terday. but failed to kill him. 1t is
believed he will recover
Two of the shots fired by Boise en-
tered Bevins' neck, one turning down.
ward fracturing the clavice while the
other went entirely through the neck.
The reason for the attempted muir
der so far as can be learned by the
police was most trivial. The circum-
stantial story of the crime and of the
incidents leading up to the shooting are
as follows:
Several weeks ago Mrs. Boise sold a
small lot in the northeast section of
the city.
Mrs. Bevins, wife of the injured man,
accompanied Mrs Boise, and,. accord
ing to her statement, introduced the
wife of the would-be slayer TO the buy
er of the lot After the sale was COM
pleted Mrs. Bevins is said to have
claimed a commission on the sale. This
was refused her by Mrs. Boise and
since that time the two women have
not been on friendly terms.
Friends of Boise say that Mrs. Bev-
ins wrote a letter to Mrs. Boise in
which she demanded an apology for
slanderous terms which she alleged
had been applied to her. With that
letter in his possession Boise went into
the Ramona Annex bar and called
Bevins to the end of the bar nearest
the street
Shots Deliberate
Bevins complied with the request of
his former friend and stepped to where
Boise stood. w. ]. Craig, deputy con-
stable, was in front of the soloon when
the shooting occurred and the conver-
sation which followed was heard by
him. Craig's story of the affair was as
follows:
when l heard the shots 1 was pass
ing the Ramona on my bicycle. 1
jumped from the machine and rushed
in the door. The shots were fired slow
ly and deliberately as though the man
who was firing them was taking care
full aim.
Especial officer Pinchow seized Boise
by the arm and held him until the ar
rival of Patrolman Walker.
Boise took took his arrest very
cody. and said Some one take me to
the police station. Isn't there an Of
fieer here?"
Albert Lehnder of 1858 East Thirty
eighth street, friend of Boise, was
standing at his elbow when Boise fired
the shots. Lehnder said: II was in
the saloon with Boise listening to his
conversation with BeVins. 1 have
known both men long time. They
worked together for about a month in
Jerrue's place on Spring street:
ED was standing at the bar telling
Bevins he thought Mrs. Bevins did
wrong to write such letter to his
wife. Boise then asked Bevins If he
had anything to do with sending the
letter.
"Bevins was as cool as could be and
he did not become excited even when
Boise started to abuse him and swear.
Finally Boise told Bevins that If he
did not come from behind the bar he
would go back after him.
"Bevins made no move to leave the
rear of the bar and Boise walked to
the end and fired four shots, taking
aim carefully. Bevins sank to the
floor and Ed asked for the police to
take him to the station"
Say Boise Was Sober
1t is believed by the police that the
plea which will be made by Boise will
be that he was drunk. This was de-
MED by the officers, who say that Boise
was perfectly sober when he arrived
at the police station.
When the first of the four shots was
fired three Japanese porters who were
at work in the kitchen of the bar
room rushed to the top of the booths
and there they remained crouched until
long after Boise had been sent to the
station i'm the patrol wagon.
The Greek bootblacks in front of the
place ran several blocks down the
street breaking through dense crowd.
Friends of Boise who were with him
and who saw the shooting affray were
G. b. Ray, 1866 South Main street; e.
Robbins. 642 Ceres street, and A. j.
Bennett of San Bernardino.
Bevins was first taken to the receiv-
ing hospital and then to the California
hospital. 1t was at first believed that
BeVins was fatally injured. but late
last night his condition was much
improved and IL is now heIfaUad tbat