The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-02
G. VI. Bowers Becomes ViO-
lent After Taking Gas.
KNOCKS DOCTOR DOWN
DR.. W. H. Wunder Hits Raving
Man with a Hammer.
wild Struggle in the Washington
Dental ParIOr Ensues as Sufferer
from TOOfhaebe Receivers from the
Effects of an AHaesthetic-Wife
Runs for the Police While Her
Husband Struggles with Dentists.

Runs for the Police While Her
Husband Struggles with Dentists.
Following a violent struggle in a dental
Office, George w Bowers, an engineer,
was removed yesterday to the Emergency
Hospital. suffering from a fracture of
the skull. the result of a blow from a
hammer in the hands Of DR.. William H.
Wunder. The injured man. it is said. will
recover. DR.. Wunder is at liberty, under
a bond Of Sl.000 for his appearance in
court when wanted
According to Or. r. B. Leonard and
Or. Wunder. pToprietors of the Wash
ington Dental Parlors. Seventh and Z
streets northwest, Bowers. accompanied
by his wife. called yesterday for the pur-
pose OF having three teeth extracted.
Against the advice of Dr. Leonard, he
insisted that he should be given gas, and
while recovering from the effect of the
anesthetlc assaulted both DR.. Leonard
and DR.. wunder, and became extremely
violent while laboring under the impress
sion that an insult had been offered to
his wife.
A terrific struggle ensued in the offices.
The combined strength of the two dem
lists and two colored assistants. it is
stated. was employed In a vain attempt
to overcome the man, who seemed en-
dowed with a supernatural strength.
Dr. Wunder finally grasped a small
hammer. with which he struck Bowers
on the head.
Wife Calls for Help.
In the meantime Mrs. Bowers. scream
ing murder" rushed out on Seventh
street and summoned sergt. Edward
curry and Policeman Quinian. Upon
their arrival they found the Office in
a turmoil and Bowers suffering from a
fractured skull. The ambulance was sum
moned and the injured man conveyed TO
the Emergency Hospital. where an opera
ton was performed by Or. Charles 5.
White
Dr. Wunder was summoned TO appear
at the Sixth precinct police station, where
he was held two hours on a charge OF
assault and released on bond furnished
by Frank Teuber
I have administered gas hundreds Of
times. but never with such effect as re-
suited I'm the case Of Mr.. Bowers said
DR.. Leonard yesterday.
After stating the nature Of his visit I
made an examination and advised the
use OF cocaine, explaining that it would
be difficult to extract three teeth I'm the
length or time IN which he would ne un-
der the influence of gas. He insisted.
however, that I employ the gas, stating
that he would accept the responsibility
for any after effects that might occur.
Il slew in Responding.
"Thereupon, ne seated himself in the
chair and proceeded in the usual
method 20 administer the anesthetic. Al
though he was slow In responding. 1 used
no more than 7 do ordinarily. and finally
by applying the common tests-such as
asking him to raise his hand and touch
ing his eye-found that he was under the
influence.
Suddenly, as was completing the
work, he jumped from the chair and with
q wild yell struck me. knocking me
against the side of the wall Realizing at
once that he was suffering from the ef-
fects Of the gas. pushed the emergency
bell. and the two colored boys rushed to
nv assistance one of these he struck
with sufficient force to utterly destroy
al further interest ne may have evinced
in the affair
Enter DIR. WuHder.
Attracted by the disturbance. DR..
Wunder. who had been engaged in an
adjoining room. entered upon the scene,
and Bowers Immediately directed his at
tack upon the newcomer. The doctor.
taken wholly by surprise, made an effort
10 defend himself, but was seized by the
neck in a grip which it required the
strength of the assistants and myself to
loosen. As Dr. Wunder broke away,
Bowers. seemingly beside himself with
rage. and uttering threats against every
one in the Office renewed the attack Then
1t was that Or. Wunder seized the ham
mer and dealt the blow which ended the
fight
IAN Of this occupied probably two or
three minutes. but they we're the busiest
minutes of my life so far"
DR.. Wunder. expressed great regret at
the conclusion Of the affair. and stated
that he struck in self-defense, and in fear
of his life
THE man. said he was. for the time
being, a maniac, and endowed with a
maniac's strength. / am not small by
any ans. weighing in the neighborhood
Of 2S Mounds. but he knocked me around
as well as others in the office, as though
we were mere pygmies.
Gets Rough Treatment.
AS I entered the room he sprang at
me with the cry I'll kill you, too" and
before I had time to prepare for the
attack I was in hisfgrasp and subjected
to as rough treatment as it has ever
before been my lot TO encounter.
Breaking away. with the assistance
of DR.. Leonard and others. I ma4e ready
to defend myself. and as Bowers ad-
vanced, announcing his intentions as tc
my ultimate fate (emphasized by placing
his hand IN his pocket, as though to draw
revolver), / struck him with the ham
mer"
Douglas & Douglas have been retained
as counsel by DR.. Wunder.
Feared for His Life.
"I was actually afraid that my life was
in danger, and had reasonable ground for
the assumption, as any Of the witnesses
win testify" concluded the doctor. Bow.
ers apparently had the strength of four
men. all Of which il appeared 10 me was