Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
WHITES TRIAL. DEFERRED
VETERAN WHO SHOT COMRADE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
bennington, the Victim, Has Chance
of Recovery-Stories of
Affair Conflicting.

| William H. White, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, who is charged with
committing an assault with a dangerous
weapon upon William bennington, an In
mate of the same institution, last
Wednesday night as result of which
the latter is living in a critical condition
with a bullet wound in his chest, was be-
fore the Police Court this morning. Be
cause Of the reported serious condition of
bennington the case was indefinitely con-
| tinued at the instance of the prosecuting
attorney.
The proceedings in the Police Court
were very brief, and the prisoner did not
| appear at the bar. After aScertdlninS
that an indefinite continuance was grant
| ed he was formally turned over by the
| police of the tenth precinct to the author-
| ities of the United States Jail.
| At the close Of court White was taken
20 that institution in the prison van.
| In response to inquiries at the office OF
! the United States attorney il was stated
| that the trial will not, in all probability
| be called for week at laest because OF
| Domington's condition. In case the
wounded man improves rapidly and is
able to appear in court the preliminary
hearing will follow i'll due time. If. how
ever it is learned that Domingtons con-
dtion will not warrant his appearance
| within reasonable length OF time me
| hearing will take place and the testimony
| of the prosecuting witnesses lot the time
| being dispensed with.
Particulars Not Developed.
The story of the shooting and of alleged
long standing ill-feeling between White
and bennington, who are veterans of the
Sd United States Cavalry and the old 4th
United States Artillery, respectively. is
somewhat indefinite. 1t was said that the
shooting resulted from ill-feeling which
has existed between the two men for
several months. 1t is stated by partisanS
of White that bennington has been in the
habit recently of nagging the defendant
and that he apparently never lost an OPP
portunity To make some cutting remark
or assume an offensive attitude toward
White.
bennington is very large and power
full man, and White is directly the oppo-
site with slight affection of the eyes.
Though White refused to discuss the
charge against him at the Police Court
this morning or to discuss the troubles
which led up to the shooting, he did not
deny there had been bad feeling between
bennington and himself, and he minated
that the wounded man mad been in the
habit of annoying him to such an extent
/ that it became unbearable. He refused
| absolutely to say anything of what oC-
CURED Immediately before the shooting.
Domington's Condition Favorable.
The trouble. it has been published be-
| fore occurred about half past eleven
| o'clock Wednesday night, and immedi-
ately afterward White was placed in the
guard house of the home, where he was
| held until turned over to the police of the
| 10Th precinct. AT the time it was stated
that DomingtonS wound would in all
proba bility be fatal. He has been under
| the constant care of the physicians al
| the home and has been gradually improv-
| ing. Inquiry at the hospital this morning
| revealed the fact that DomingtonS con-
| dtion was such that with or two
more favorable days he will out of danger
The bullet wound is located in the chest
| and in addition to penetrating near vital
parts it was stated that the loss of blood
was excessive and the patients weakened
condition in consequence was the source
| of trouble to the attending physicians.
At the home there are partisanS of both
men. bennington was extremely popular
| and his friends say that White the
responsible person all the way through
| their difficulties. They call the defendant
a trouble maker and state that at times
! he has been source of a very great
amount of trouble and feeling among the
veterans quartered there.