Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-23
Death Dogged His Steps.

corner OF nth street, TO the Everett House,
for luncheon. He returned leisurey at 1:4O
putting a cigar as he strolled along the side
walk across from Union Square toward his
office. On the block and In the square were
perhaps three thousand persons, walking in
every direction.
AS Mr.. Tavshanjan came near the en-
trance to his place, at No. 80, a pretty
young woman clad In white and stalwart
young bookkeeper. strangers to each other
but accidentally abreast in the crowd. came
almost face to face with him.
The girl was Miss Jennery. toe dancer
to sign contract to dance in 1.-THE Little
Cherub." The man was Charles P. Leon
ard. an accountant in the Siegei-Cooper
store, returning from luncheon. They were
walking east, Tavshanjian west
AS they casually glanced at the dist.n-
guished looking foreigner. simultaneously
they saw a shabby little man with heavy
black mustache stride rapidly up back
of him. The little man walked crouchingly
One hand was held behind him. 1t looked
to Miss Jennery as though he were about to
clap the other on the shoulder. She smiled
But it was no friendly hand the little
it around when he came within three feet
Of TavshaniiaE the dancer and young
Leonard saw that it held a revolver And
that same instant there was a squirt of
fire, a report and the big merchant spun
around and sank. AS he went down there
was another bang. second bullet fol-
lowed the first, almost directly through the
heart.
knees beside Tavshanjian and took his
head in her lap. There he died, within half
a minute. without speaking a word, He
was directly in front OF his store.
Nobody seemed to realize for full half
minute who had done the shooting. Miss
Jennery and Leonard were trying to min
lister to the victim. loosenng his collar and
applying handkerchiefs to the wounds in
he hraa OF htIlletS
They were the only two who saw the
shooting at close range. While the greater
part of the crowd looked here and there
for the murderer he stood among them the
smoking revolver by his side.
Chase After the Murderer.
1t was the quick-witted girl who first
thought to catch him. Even while Tavshan-
jams head was on her lap. her eyes were
darting from form to form in the crowd
Suddenly she saw Hanparzonmian, motion
less.
Get that man." she screamed "Ouick,
you men-selze him! He's the murderer
Leonard caught sight Of the assassin at
the same moment He rushed toward Han
parzonman. who was behind a group of
other men. But the assassin. when he
heard Miss Jennerys cry and saw Leonard
coming. sprang into action.
With an exclamation In Armenian, he
flung away the stiff hat he had been wear
Ing and pulled upon his head the black silk
skull cap. Then he raced for 4th avenue,
hating only long enough to fire a shot
which swished past Leonard's ear, and
marvelously escaped hitting some one In
the crowd
BY this time he was bright mark for
the crowd and hundreds ran toward him.
without hating. he half turned toward his
pursuers and fired again. so quickly that
the two crashes OF his gun sounded almost
like one report. 1t was then that young
Brown. who was leading In the chase. was
wounded. Both bullets struck him in the
loft leg.
Dodslng like a foot ball player on a long
run down the neld. the murderer passed
half 4 dozen men who tried to stop him.