The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-05
Assailant Says He Mistook Him
for Burglar, but Injured Man
Thinks Otherwise.
WIFE BEING HELD in JAIL
mystery Behind Early Morning
Attempt on Life OF Church
Hill Man.

With three bullets in his body and
others singing about his ears. j. l.
Hechler. OF No. 1912 North Twenty
fourth Street. rushed from his house
early yesterday morning, jumped from
his own porch to that of his next
door neighbor. and. screaming muir
der. help" begged to be let in. Then,
thinking that he was still being pur-
sued b. the man who had shot him he
ran down to Twenty-fourth and Ven
able Streets. where he sank, per-
haps fatally wounded, In a pool of his
own blood. His assalant, Royal NP--
Ellyson, got no further than the door
of the man he had endeavored to kill,
ENC evidently went back into the house
1c hide the weapon.
Mystery Behind Attempt.
What lies behind the attempt on
Hechler's life is still involved in nnys-
kerry, on account of the contradictory
statements which have been given out
by both Sides Ellyson had been per-
sonal friend of Hechler's for years,
and had spent two years in the United
States army with him. during the Span
lshAmerican War. Hechler had COM
iplained of burglarious attempts on his
house, and had invited his friend to
spend, the night in order to help him
protect his home. According to Hech-
1er's side of the affair, he was asleep
i'm bed with his wife. and Eilyson was
in the next roofS. the Kitchen. Before
70 o'clock he '.awUke, missed his wife,
and discovered that she had gone into
the room occupied by his friend. He
waited few minutes, and then en-
4 tered. to be met with a fusillade of
fshots. Ellyson's bed, and the nearby
window show that the two men fought
ION the pallet, which was covered with
iblood.
Ellyson shot twice. and Hechler ran
slscreaming through the door. He was
tpursued through the other room. Ely
fson still shooting with deadly aim. The
injured man sprang from his porch to
1.-THE adjoining porch and begged pite
tously to be let in, saying that some
8 one was trying to Kill him. The neigh
lbors. thoroughly aroused. We're afraid
10 open their door, fearing danger TO
themselves. Hechler rushed down the
street. and by that time, the whole
Eommunity was on the streets. having
been awakened by the sounds of the
firing and the cries of the wounded
man. Hechler saw the people, and ran
faster, believing he was still being
pursued. The only way to stop him
Twas at the point of gun, and a
kindhearted neighbor leveled his
weapon at Hechler and commanded him
Ito halt. For Gods sake, don't shoot
lme again" begged the fleeing man.
land sank to the street. He could run
f ino farther. The crowd was armed, and
Twas angry.
IA 1t wanted TO know who had done the
decd, and more crime might have been
committed but for the timely arrival
bf the police. Sergeant Sowell and
Officers Gerring, Andrews. Jordan,
fBradley and Bernstein reached the
house. holding the crowd in check.
House Searched by Officers.
Meantime Hechler lay grooming on
Summoned. Hechler had two bullets
hinder his left eye and another under
the shoulder In the right lung A baker
4 hesknew passed by before he was re-
moved. ''Mr. Cook" pleaded the pros
&rate man, don't forget to take bread
every day to my wife and my little
child for may die" The baker as
scented Hechler was carried to the
City Hospital, where 1t was said las,
hight that he has chance to recover
Policeman Jordan was the first t,
,.nter the house. He walked up to Mrs
hIechler and asked her TO tell him tn.
truth at once. She would say little
aEhc accounted for the shooting by say
ing that the two men had been drink
Ting
Two half-pinti bottles We're found !
z s1he house, and when Ellyson was ar
!rcsted he did not give evidences o
Having been crazy drunk He wa
tperfectly calm.
n The officers continued TO search
THE kitchen. in which the shootin
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