Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-03
Son Of the Louisville Editor Shoots
Michael Martin.
THREE SHOTS AND AIN IS TRUE
Some Words Are Passed and Shooting
Begins.
YOUNG MAN Is TAKEN TO JAIL
Father Makes a Statement, Telling
the story of the Affliction
from which His Son
Suffers.

KINGSTON, N Y, July 2.-Ewins Wat
terson. the son of Colonel Henry waiter
son, the well known Louisville editor, was
arraigned today at Saugerties on charge
OF assault in the first degree.
1t is alleged that watterson, who is 80
years of age, shot and wounded Michael
Martin, a saloon keeper, at Saugerties yes
terday. An application for bail was refused
by Police Justice Rowe and the prisoner
was committed to the Kingston Jail for
further examination next Thursday.
The assistant district attorney opposed
the application for bail because, he said.
it was too early to determine whether com
plications might render Martins condition
serious. He declared that Watterson had
struggled desperately with the officer who
captured him and that two loaded revolvers
were found on him after his arrest. Public
safety, he said, demanded that such man
should be kept under restraint
Watterson's counsel asked for a release
on bail, because he said. Martins condition
was not serious. The prisoner asked his
father to spend the Fourth OF July with
him and it would be wrong, he said, to ask
a man of Colonel Wattersons age 10 pass
a day in a jail. Wsttersons counsel will
renew his application for bail before Su-
preme Court Justice Belts later today.
victim of Religious Mania.
NEW YORK, July 2.-Conflicting reports
as to the identity of the man who yesterday
at Saugerties, N. Y, while apparently de-
mented shot and slightly wounded Michael
Martin, saloon proprietor, were cleared
up today when it was learned that Martins
assailant was Ewing Wstterson, eldest son
of Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville.
Watterson Is under arrest at Saugertes.
Colonel Watterson, who is in this city,
was apprised Of his sons outbreak and
plans to 60 to Saugcrties late today or to-
morrow to look after the young mans in
terests. From hin. the circumstances of the
case were learned.
Ewing watterson, his father says. has for
some years been the victim OF a form of re-
ligious mania, which has failed to yield to
any treatment In the effort to better his
sons condition Colonel Watterson placed
him for some time on ranch in the west
and when this environment failed to result
in improvement, bought him a farm in the
Hudson river hills near SRugerties, where
it was hoped the air and quiet surround
lngs would benefit him.
shot Three Times.
! Ewing Watterson, according to the re-
ports from Saugerties, entered Martin S
place of business yesterday and created a
disturbance After some words with the
| proprietor Watterson opened fire, shooting
Martin three times. None of the bullets In
flicted a serious injury. watterson was
| locked up and word was sent TO his father
/ in this city.
! From what could be learned OF Colonel
watterson's plans 1t is expected that appli.
cation will be made to have the son placed
| in a sanitariur. His mania had never
before manifested itself in violent form
Another son of Colonel Watterson. Har-
vey w Watterson, was killed in this city
| In November, 1905, by falling from the
nineteenth floor OF a Wall street office
building.