The Washington times., 1908-08-26
MAN
WHO FIRED SHOT
Saloon Brawl Victim Ac-
cuSeS Arthur Scott, of Balti-
more-Will Recover.

The ven OF mystery which shrouded
the shooting OF Charles s. Robbins
thirty-seyen years Of age, of Ga II
street southwest, in a saloon in South
Washington yesterday. was raised this
morning when Robbins Identified Arthur
Scott as the man who shot him. Scott
is a cigar drummer and lives at 5lG
Seventh street southwest. He is thirty
nine years old.
With four other men who were in the
saloon OF Mrs. Ellen I. Hannah. Sew
enth and + streets southwest Scott
was arrested by the police Of the Fourth
precinct few minutes after the shoot
ing occurred. The men were held at
the station over night. and this morn
ing Scott was brought to headquarters,
where a charge Of assault with intent
to kill was preferred against him.
Works in Baltimore.
Scott is employed by George 3. Skin
ner, wealthy cigar dealer at Custom
House avenue and Water street, BaIti-
more. He has a large trade among sa-
Icon people, and has sold cigars 70 Mrs
Hannah for many years. Yesterday
Skinner came TO Washington. and he
and Scott went to Mrs. Humans sa-
loon.
Robbins and Samuel Stewart. a bar
Der. of 525 Seventh street southwest,
were standing at the bar They had
been in the saloon about an hour.
While Skinner and Scott were talk
ing 10 Mrs. Hannah. James w. Gar
ner, twenty-nine years Of age, a Veuder
OF fruit and vegetable of C2I Park
road northwest, came in. Garner. it IS
said, tried TO sell Mrs. Hannah a bas-
ket OF peaches.
Fierce Fight Followed.
From what Detectives Hewlett and
Pratt and police OF the Fourth precinct
have been able to learn, Garner asked
Mrs. Hannah to have a drink, Scott, it
Is charged. resented this action on the
part Of Garner, and fight followed
Scott was getting the better OF it. tts
police say. when Robbins stepped In ard
tried to interfere. saying he would Los
let big man whip a smaller one. The
next instant d shot was fired. and Rob
bins fell to floor. The bullet entered
his head just below the right eye Dos
tors at the Emergency Hospital say he
VIII recover.
Detectives Hewlett and Pratt took
Scott TO the hospital this morning. The
detective had two persons go into Rob
bins room first, and then sent in Scott.
As soon as he entered the door, Robbins
pointed at him and said:
He's the one"
Scott declined to make any statement
after he was taken 10 headquarters, but
the police say he did not DENY the shoot
ing. Detective NermilliOn went 10 Bal
tmOre this morning and interviewed
Skinner, who left the saloon immedi-
ately after the shooting, and who was
the only man in the place at the time
VINO was not arrested
NermilliOss teiephoned Inspector Board
mar chief Of detectives, that skinner
told him the sh.-s came from the Gtrec-
uon Of Scott, bat he could not say
who fired Il. T'hc revolver has not yet
been found.
Claiming that It was in seIf-defense.
scott this afternoon made a statement,
70 the detectives. IN which he admitted
shooting Robbins. He said:
1 went into the saloon between 1 and
o O'Clock with Mr. Skinner. He is a
cigar manufacturer in Baltimore and
l work for him. / went in the back
room, and when I came out, there was
some fellow using profane language
and making insulting remarks
Il told him he hadn't any right 10
talk like that, and he turned on me
and made a pass at me. ] hit him and
knocked him 10 the floor. He got up.
ana MIS-. f1dundn came around aid got
hOldf of him. Several fellows grabbed
me. I was struck in the eye and right
here in the head and several times all
over my head. There was a knife in
somebody's hand. I saw the knife fash
] reached behind the bar, caught up the
gun and shot It. I did not know
whether had shot anybody or not
Asked what had become OF the gun.
Scott said that he dropped it back Of
the bar. He said the revolver belonged
in the saloon. and was on the shelf
back Of the bar when he picked it up.