The evening world., 1908-03-31
MAN IS SHOT IN
SALOON; WIFE Of
EMPL0YER HELD
Mrs. Norris, Gun in Hand,
Stood Over Jack Martin
When Police Came.

John II. Martin, manager of n saloon
AT No. 20 West Forty-second street,
which is owned by Dudley V Norris.
Of No Is West one Hundred and First
street, was found shot througn the
right side in the rear room OF the s.-
loon to-day, with Mrs. Nanon Nor
rs wife of the proprietor, stand.ns
over him, a revolver In her hand.
Daniel Murray. bartender OF the
place. ran taroIgh Eighth avenu"
shortly after 6 O'Clock and yelled to Po-
fceman Schneider OF the West Forty
seventh street station. VINO was stand
ng al the corner Of Forty-tirst street:
Jack Martin has been shot here in
Norris's place"
Schneider started into the saloon,
when Murray seized him and cried
Don't go in there That woman stin
mas the gun and sac will plug you
Schneider pushed mis- way into the
aoon and there saw Mrs Norris bend
ing over Martin He walked forward
and wrenched the weapon out of her
hand.
VINO shot this man" he asked
Ibid 1t Myself" He Said.
He did it himself replied Mrs.
Norris Il vas in the telephone booth
when the snot was fred When ! came
out took the gun from MIN That's
all I know about it
Who shot you?" Schneider asked II
Martin
Il shot myself. and II YOU give me
the gun I'll finish the job. I'm dead
game. tell you shot myself.
When doctor came from Roosevelt
Hospital he said tost Martin would
likely die He said also 1t would have
been Impossible for Martin to have
placed the revolver against his side
and fred without leaving powder burns
on the a.sh and on his clothes There
were no powder burn to he found
On the foreAnger Of Mrs. Norris's
right hand however. there were powder
burns She was taken to the West
F'orty-sAventh street station on SuS-
plrion that she had done the shooting.
She saA' that she was {. .rty years
old and that her husband. Dudley V.
Norris. was the man who was putting
up the money for the saloon. Martin
was the manager.
He has my jewels, too" she said.
Il gave them to him for safe keepi :.
| came down 10 the saloon last night
To see that things were running right.
Ny husband is sick Of grip, and has
been unable 10 attend 70 MS aiia.rs.
He asked me 10 attend 10 them for
him.
Jack Martin and l have not had any
quarrel Nv husband has never quar-
relied with him either. and they nave
been in business three years
Lived at Norris Home.
When Policeman Schneider was Civ
ing Martins ped gree afte.' questioning
hin. in the hospital. he said he was
married and lived over the saloon.
That's q lie burst in Mrs N,rr :.
who was before the leutenant's desk.
Hes not married and no lives ''e
house with me and my husband m M
ls West One Hundred and First street
The police saw Mrs Norris arrived p
the saloon late last night. and she ana
Martin spent the morning hours irinN-
ing In the rear room. They questioned
Mrs Norris closely but nothing could
be got from her about the shooting
Didn't Jack Martin tell YOU Ha had
~hot himself" she cried Well tHat
SHOULD be enough. Now | wa, my
Jewels from Jack and then / HI.l 20
home
Mrs Norris was sent 70 cell whsle
the police continued 'hs,r iuvs-'lElt 80
To the p"Iic- nstron Mrs Norris st.I
that she vas norm IN Onto AMI was lr
art stu.-nt when s1e married No.~
shs said also ma she Vas srf s.u|r-
,ng painting n stId.o a. NJ. .u, Eas
Tventv-severth street
In the West side P"ii-s CoIr. vr.-
Mrs Norris VAS ARA gHed. a police