Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
WAS WOUNDED FIVE TIMES
kfthur Cornwell, the Assailant, Ar
rested by the Police.
VICTIM DIES IN HOSPITAL
tt ,uble Said to Have Arisen Over
Trivial Matters-Confict
Statements Made.

last evening. in front OF a mirror he had
hung on the fence back of his house at
20o6 sth street. his brother-in-law, Ar
thur Cornwell peeped through the kitchen
window, it IS alleged, and fired revolver
several times. Five OF the bullets struck
Courtney and he was taken TO the Freed
mems Hospital. his death resulting at
12:4O o'clock this morning.
Coroner hewitt will hold an inquest.
probably tomorrow. when the details OF
the fatal shooting will be related to
jury.
1t all came about 1t Is said. because
Cornwell. who lives with his brother
in-law's family, would persist in slam
ming the front door when he came in
at night. Courtney did not object to
the noise made by slamming the door.
but there happens to be a portrait of
Courtneys father suspended on the
room wall, and the door Jared II.
Courtney feared that the picture would
come tumbling down some night. and
out OF that small matter came the diff
ference between the two men.
Bullet Pierces Vital Organ.
When the firing began Courtney
dropped his razor and ran, but ran
| right into the fusillade. The bullets
| were going true enough for one of
them ito pierce vital organ, and the
man dropped fiat, bleeding profusely.
| AS he lay on the floor Of one of the
rooms of the house. two of his children,
Elmore, seven-years-old boy. and
! Evelyn. a five-year-old GIRL came romp-
+! ing down stairs. attracted by the shots.
| and ran pell-mell into the presence OF
their father, who was bleeding from a
death wound.
| The noise of the shooting attracted at
| tention along the street. and the police
| heard about it in a short time.
Capt. Doyle OF the eighth precinct yes
terday spread net for the man who die
| the shooting. He detailed two detective:
| to investigate and made quick inquiries
He learned that Cornwell had left thu
house and had boarded a northbount
| Georgia avenue car. Capt Doyle tele
phoned this information to the tenth pre-
cinct. Cornwell alighted from the car a.
a street corner on Georgia avenue anc
Policeman z. p. Keleher walked up to
him and arrested him.
L I'm the man that did the shooting,
| all right" said Cornwell.
Courtney Refuses to Talk.
When Courtney was taken to the
| hospital he refused to give his own
name and refused also to give any In
formation as to who had shot him.
Meanwhile Cornwell told the police of
the eighth precinct what he could Of
the shooting, although it was evident
he had been drinking. He couldn
| tell just why he had fired the shots,
but seemed to be certain he had emp
tied his revolver at his brother, IN law
| Mrs. Courtney said to the police last
night that her husband had been drink
ing during the last three or four days
but that he was not drunk last night
She said her brother Cornweil. had been
drinking. and came home with revolver
| and a box of cartridges.
| There is difference of opinion among
the women OF the family as to the shoot
ing Courtney's wife says her brother
shot at her husband in cold blood. Alice
Cornwell. another sister, says Cornwel
shot in self-defense.
| Mrs. Courtney said her brother was
free lodger in their household. He rar
into a period of hard luck recently. He
is a printer. she said. but has been out
| OF work a good part of the time. Re-
| Gently he had been employed in glue
| factory. Courtney had been working al
| metal lathe.
Explains the Trouble.
| Mrs. Courtney stated last evening
Arthur never cared much for my
husband, anyhow. My husband play
ed the guitar and mandolin and my
brother did not think he ought to go
out at night and play. My brother was
not much for talking to my husband
| When he did talk it was behind my hus-
| bands back.
| MY husband had q bad temper when
he was in liquor and he often said things
| took my brother into the house about q
| month ago because he had nothing and
no place to go. / did not want to take
him but my husband said We might be
| In hard luck ourselves some time, anc
| might want assistance"
Alleges Self Defense.
While Mrs. Courtney and the police
were discussing the shooting at the fam
lily home last night Miss Alice Cornwell
carrying her sisters youngest child in
her arms. interrupted to say that her
| brother had fired in self-defense.
"No. indeed said the distressed wife:
TN raise my hand to God and say my
husband never threatened him In his life
Nv husband had often said he did not
see how q man could ever Kill another
one or commit suicide.
HE was a good husband and father.
He was fond OF his home, but he would
drink at times"
Mrs. Courtney went to the hospital to
see her husband after the surgeons had
finished the operation. Courtney is a
native OF Baltimore. He came to this