The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-02

Samuel r. Goodwin, twenty-eight years
old. OF 5l7 West 151st street. New York
City, was shot and seriously wounded
yesterday afternoon while in the apart
ments OF Mrs. William J. Mcclure at the
Victoria, Fourteenth and Clifton streets
northwest
He was given first aid treatment by a
physician called in from the street. and
was then removed 10 Garfield Hospital.
The police Of the Tenth precinct insti-
tuted an investigation and learned, they
say, that Goodwin was shot either ac-
cidentally OF in an attempt TO commit
suicide"
The facts IN the case are yelled in
mystery Efforts to learn the circ,In-
stances connected with the case were
unavailing, and the police discontinued
their investigation, accepting the "ac-
cident or suicide" theory as conclusive.
Young Woman HysterfcaI.
Despite the secrecy maintained, soma
facts leaked out. and Il Is known that
about 2:45 o'clock In the afternoon a
beautiful young woman, panic-stricken
ard hysterical, ran from the entrance of
the apartment house and entered a drug
store OF the first floor, crying that a man
was shot and pleading that some one run
upstairs quick
4 clerk in the drug store ran 10 Mrs.
McClure's room in apartment no. a. and
then ran downstairs, picking up a tele-
phone. and making Intellectual attempts
10 get in communication with q physi-
clan. He called the Offices OF three physi-
clans, but they were out
The young woman grew frantic and
cried; "Oh, can't you get some one
Can't you stop the blood?" The drug
clerk replied that he was not q phy ST.
elan; that it was an emergency case, and
that he was doing everything in his
power. He called the Offices Of three
more physicians. but they were out.
Standing IL the street, the young
woman began screaming in q hystericai
voice: Doctor, doctor. doctor" The
I clerk ran into the street. and 10y a sin
guiar coincidence saw a physician whom
: he knew passing in buggy
Come here quick, called the clerk io
/ the physician It's an emergency case
and YOU must hurry The physician.
who was Or. 5. Wrenn Howard. OF g7-5
Thirteenth street northwest. grabbed his
surgical case, leaped fIom the buggy. and
ran IN the apartment house, following the
hysterical young woman up the stairs
What the physician saw OF what he did
In the apartment has not been learned.
but short time later Goodwin was re-
moved 10 Garfield Hospital 20 an ambu-
, lance.
Bullet GIanced on.
Physicians al the hospital found he was
suffering from a pistol shot wound of the
scalp near the top OF the head The bullet
probably struck the skull and glanced or.
plowing hole IN the scalp. Goodwin
would not talk.
Mrs. Mcclure, speaking 10 a reporter
last night said: 4 have nothing 10 say
about H." Dr. Howard said. II know
lnothing OF the case" Physicians at the
hospital said: we do not care tc speak
Of il" Clerks IN the drug store also re-
fused 10 talk
Policeman Collins. Of the Tenth pre-
cinct, made the investigation for the po-
lice. He learned that the revolver with
which Goodwin was injured was g
weapon OF 81 caItber, Of a wen-known
make. The bullet lodged IN the ceiling
Of the room after Plowing through Good
wins scalp
Efforts TO learn anything Of Goodwin
were as futile as the attempts 10 learn the
facts surrounding the shooting He was
Unconscious when removed TO the hos
ipital and did not regain his senses until
20 O'Clock al night
Three as Witnesses.
Policeman Collins was told that there
were three witnesses of the shooting
They were Mrs. William J Mcclure, Miss
Pearl Mcclure. and John W Emmett OF
I750 Fourteenth street northeast. II is evi-
dent from Collins report that neither OF
the three witnesses knew whether Good
win shot himself accidentally or in an
attempt 10 end his life
| II is believed Miss Pearl Mcclure wes
the handsome young woman who ran
down to the drug store and asked for aid
How Emmett came to see the shooting. or
why he was present. has not been learn
ed He could NOT be located last night