The Washington herald., 1907-01-28
THAW MOPES IN CELL SOLDIER KILLS MATE
Fort Washington PriyateS
Fight About a Woman.
SLAYER AT LARGE A DAY
William WincberEer Gives Himself
Up to COmmandant After Roaming
in Woods for - Hours After MUIR
deT-T ra gedy Takes Place In saloon
Near Military Post on Potomac.

Private William 5 wineberger. IO4th
Company, Coast Artillery. shot and killed
Private John Gosney, Seventeenth Com
pany. Coast Artillery. in saloon four
miles from Fort Washington. at which
post both men were stationed. The shoot
ing occurred at o'clock Saturday night
The bullet penetrated Gosney's abdomen.
rendering him unconscious. and ne died
two hours afterward IN the saloon.
Wineberger, Immediately after the
shooting. escaped into the woods sur
rounding the district. and remained at.
large until O'Clock last night. when he
surrendered 20 the authorities at the fort
Commander Coffin ordered the man placed
in the suardhouse. where he viii await
the action OF the Prince George County
authorities, who are expected 90 take him
to the county Jail az Marlboro
a woman, whose name could not be
learned, seems to have been the cause of
q quarrel between the men, although until
Saturday night neither had ever given
any evidence Of ill-fecling. Belonging 10
different companies, they saw little of
each other.
According to q comrade Of Gusury. the
victim wa seated in the upper floor of
the saloon with two other men and the
girl
The group was singing and drinking. un-
disturbed. until they heard voices outside
the building asking them TO Cut il out,'r
and 10 DRY up This was taken in good
part until the proprietor Of the place en-
tered the room and asked that there be
less noise. as number Of people down
stairs We're complaining. It appears that
Wiucberger and some friends had recar-
nized the voices. and asked Brown to
stop them This was construed as in
sulting 20 the members of the Gosney
party, and, headed by him. they went
down stairs 10 investigate
GOsney Investigates Trouble.
Once outside both parties advanced. and
Gosney inquired Of Wineberger:
What's the matter with youe'
You don't see anything the matter. do
y0u2' was the answer
We'll, there viii be something the mat /
ter if 1 hit you" Gosney is reported to /
have said; and for some time the pair
banded words until Wineberger brought /
the woman into the matter.
You keep away from here and let that /
girl alone, he is alleged to have warned 1
Gosney, and the latter. in a spirit of Jest /
his companions say, aimed blow at him. /
Without waiting for the blow the wit
nesses say Wineberger drew his army 4
revolver and shot once
Gosney fell into the arms of one of /
his friends, and then 10 the ground.
moaning, This is my finishi"
The assailant bent over the wounded
man for moment. then took to his heels.
followed by one of his companions, who
soon returned to assist Gosney Two
hours later, in the presence of a
physician and group OF soldiers the
man died. His body was carried to the
fort. and will lie in the hospital until
word is received from his mother in OF
tawa. Ill. as TO the disposition to be
made of it.
A corpOrars guard. augmented by
Sheriff Sweeney, of Prince George County.
and number OF men began a search for
the assailant late Saturday night, but
no trace of him was found, and Il was
thought he had crossed the river and
made his way into Virginia
Returns at Eight O'Clock.
AT S o'clock last night he appeared at
the fort and surrendered himself to the
officer of the guard His clothing was
torn, as If he had been running through
CONTINUED on THIRD PAGE.
J. H. Small & Sens, Florists,