The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-19

on me. I drew my revolver and are
N self-defcnse didn't aim at any
Body and didn't know ! had hit any
body until they released me-
Lumsdens derby hat was smash ed
his collar was half torn off and hi
clothing was dusty. II was plain tina
he had been in a fight, But Mr.. Down
and other witnesses tell story OF tn
shooting different from that told b.
Lums den.
The witnesses besides Downs. are al
office boy named Arthur, and W. II
Collins, agent for the building at No. 3!
Broad street. who had desk room II
Suydams office. They say that Lums
den walked into the outer office. tool
of his overcoat and stepped into little
interior room where Suy dam was seated
at q desk.
Have seat?" invited Suydam.
II prefer to stand" replied Lumsden.
The two men conversed a few minutes
in low tones. Then Suydam walked
over to Downs and whispered
Get this fellow out of mere. He's got
gun"
Cried Out Warming.
Downs got up ana sauntereu toward
the door OF the private office. As he
reached 1t Suydam, who had just re-
seated himself at MS uesk, Jumped up
and cried:
My God. George, this - - is
going to shoot met
Downs, VINO used TO be n football
player, made a flying tackle and caught
Lumsden about the arms AS he pulled
pistol from his pocket. Suydam backed
up. against the wall alongside the Office
SAFE. He made couple OF attempts to
get to the door, but could not pass
Downs and Lumsden,
These two were about equally matched
In strength, but Lumsdcn had the adj
vantage OF ineXorable determination.
He and Downs hurled themselves all
over the office, overturning chairs, dis
placing desks sending the window panes
lying In splintered pieces to the street.
Mr.. Collins, the office boy and Suydam
could do nothing but look on. so rapid
were the movements Of the two men.
AT last Lunsden managed to get his
pistol arm loose long enough to fire two
shots. He was in a crouching position
Downs, with a supreme effort, threw
him and gained possession of the pistol
At this moment Herbert Schwade and
Edward Chartran, curb brokers, of No
p Broad street, who had seen the Win
dows shatter and made out the forms
OF two men struggling in the Office
burst through the doc and entered
They saw Suydam c.umpled up in
heap near the safe, Lumsden lying on
the floor on the other Side Of the room
and Downs standing over Lumsden with
q revolver in his hand.
Stood Guard With Gun.
Mr.. Collins was just grabbing hold of
Downs was nppeT mT T"' ahnnf t e, sboot
the PROSTATE Lumsden. Schwade and
3rad ~ two nhn, INA uaa' poMns ,n au
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him and bore him to the floor, Schwade |
wrestling the revolver from his grasp.
and the crowd that had Hooked into the
who had p pcked himsef u TO h from tG
fioor and wa brus I,ir,5 bis cio,hiu t,' ~
h;s band ~, W az u ms ,Tlo,lthS MItn
on the scara in a mi ~ ,,,i, n.y.
md they placed Iunsden under arre.t
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Suyoam well Known. /
Suvdam is one of the leading rasid.,+c
of plainfieid heine naniHer of ~
Common Counril nf III. civ and ,,rasi
dent of the Mems Club of the he Church
of the Heavenly Reat "a. ' Nv Mn W ~
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I.mmsden is = rs,i,.a ~ p.,a,,,, y r.
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sireet man witp sis N ; WeSt T. ltty-SeNenlh
Caroiipe M;i,ar of HI.f VI" "SS MISS
$751; ne " % ~ , IJiIaiies.9ti, >. =.
Brics Presh,te,io, Gb,,roI so.T H! III ne
umsden want 20 40. 1870 IT, i ~ "
con Two weakss,po 20 ' tI,I,, u! II Ia, leS
n a sick sister ~ "''e''' '"s De"S'ue
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was in snri fn,nciaI s,Ia 10Y, nu, li
10 give m his rnnm ias, r, tt.dt ne ~
Ter that he sient on a rnucr a., IL NJ
ior. He told Mrs Pooie tl at re lie I%a ad
been Jefraud.d In. ~ eyr,o t,d' ne mao
some money befor" he end iT oS ,, !" ,, .Te
Suydam. Mrs Poole s,id c,rIed n, ~ ~
house to see Inmsd IT S SaT,. odI,tu AT ner
gather ,er.rai,, o,i ~ MaIhllt 10
iaIlsinc 60 M ", mulaaah mornings
~ ,'en BUSINESS deal.
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