Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
SHOT, DASHES
& FOR AID IN AN
AUTOMOBILE
ATTENTIONS TO WIFE CAUSE
MURDER
HUSBAND FALLS BEFORE MAN
HE ACCUSES
oscar E. Otto, Owner of Motor Car,
Tells John c. Henderson to
Fire--FIash FoI-
lows

Oscar E. Otto, owner of a rent auto
mobile, was fatally wounded by John c.
Henderson, a chauffeur. at Ninth and
Tennessee streets shortly after s o'clock
last night. He died three hours later on
the operating table.
The shooting was caused by the atten-
tions of Henderson to Otto's wife.
Otto mortally hurt, tried to reach aid In
his machine.
Otto resided at 1861 North Spring street
in a rooming house. According to the
statement he made to the police surgeons
and the detectives last night he has Tor
a long time suspected Henderson. Late
Yesterday afternoon he went to his rooms
and found Henderson there. He ordered
him out of the place, and Henderson ran
down the stairway, jumped into his ma
chine and drove away.
After a scene with his wife Otto left
the house on search for Henderson. He
traced the man to his garage on Ninth
street. near Tennessee, and approached
him for the purpose, he said, OF compeli-
ing him to promise to break Off his reia'
tions with Mrs. Otto.
AS he approached, Henderson placed his
hand ON his hip pocket and announced
that he was armed. warning Otto to keer
away from him.
Otto continued to advance and told Hen
derson il he had gun to pull 1t out and
use it.
Taking him at his word, Henderson
drew a revolver. and pointing 1t at Otto
fred. The bullet took effect in the abdo-
ground. Henderson turned and ran. AS
he disappeared down the street Otto cried
"You have killed mel"
Stops lnstinctively
The wounded man dragged himself tc
his feet and crawled into his machme
and started it up with the intention ol
hunting drug store to get relief Ht
had gone less than a block when he fel
himself fainting and instinctively he shu
off the power of his machine and stopped
IL In the middle of the roadway.
The sound of the shot and the mans
cries had been heard and number. ol
people came to the scene.
Otto was removed to the receiving hos
pital and few minutes later was taken
to the California hospital, where Drs.
Ouint, Garrett and Pettus operated on
him.
The surgeons tried heroic means to save
the mans life, but their skill was of NO
avail.
Before he was placed under the anes-
thetic Otto's ante-mortem statement was
taken by Secretary Hilf of Capt T. II.
Broadnead's office.
In the meantime Detectives Hawley,
Craig, Rich and Mcnamara had been put
on the case. ,N
Henderson's boarding house at 9O6 South
broadway was visited and also his gar
oee. but no trace of him was found. he
was also absent from his accustomed
haunts.
The dead man was "a years of age.
Mrs Otto left her rooms few minutes
after the quarrel and the police have not
been able to trace her. Mrs. l.. j. Otto,
the mother of the young man. resides In
Pasadena
Henderson is the owner of the car
which he drives His stand was at Third
and Spring streets
Wife Makes Statement
Mrs Fannie Jessup Otto, the widow Of
the dead man, was found late last night
at fine house at 800 West Fifth street ano
gave her version of the affray.
She stated that Henderson was not a
her rooms last night as Otto had stated
and also that her husband was entirely te
blame for the shooting. she SAID tha'
She and Otto had been married nearly
Two years and that because she met Hen
derson several timeSa Otto In jealous
rage attacked and beat Henderson, the
last time being about six weeks ago
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