Evening star., 1911-08-13
ARRANGED DANGER SIGNAL
Fatal Shots Fired Before She Had
Time to Wink.
PLANNING TO WED RIVAL
Letter Found in Murdered Woman's
Room Told Story Of Another
Iuve-Doesn't Remember.

Il am expecting a soldier to see me to-
day, and I'm scared OF him. II you see
me wink, run for the police
That Is what Ada Haynes, who lived at
1B22 D street northwest. told a servant in
the house yesterday afternoon. A few
minutes later Willie H. Saben. a private
in the Hospital Corps at Fort Myer. CALI
ed to see Ada He took picture post
card from his pocket. portrait of the
two Of them. taken some time ago. He
sat on the arm OF Ada's chair and tore
the picture to bits. Then, before Ada had
time to wink. the soldier shot her twice.
She died twenty-five minutes later in
Emergency Hospital. and the man was
arrested by Bicycle Policeman Walsh be-
fore he was north Of Pennsylvania ave
nue..
It was the story the picture told that
had q lot to do with the shooting. Saben
and Ada had once been very close friends.
However. Adas friends say, she threw
him over for a man In Brooklyn whose
first name is George. The police haven't
learned the full name Of the Brooklyn
man yet but they do know that Ada was
talking about marrying him. Saben used
to know Ada when she lived in Alexan-
dria, but recently she decided to break
with him. and Saben is said to have grown
very respondent over it.
Woman Had Warning.
Ada was nervous for a week over what
she had heard about Saben. A soldier
from Fort Myer told her that Saben had
been talking about filling her full Of
lead" She was on the lookout, and tried
to prevent Saben from getting anywhere
near her.
As soon as Saben had shot Ada he
turned his revolver upward and shot
again, two bullets crashing into the CELL
ing. The police believe he intended to
shoot himself, but Saben was in bad
state OF mind in the police station last
night and could not tell much about the
affair.
James e. Whitley, who was collecting
shooting. started after Saben just as the
soldier ran out the front door. Two serv-
ants, Bernice Clark and Ethel Jenkins,
started q screaming TRADE and joined In
pursuit. It was Ethers screaming He's s
shot a woman" that attracted a big
chase, and Policeman Walsh, who hap
pened to be right at hand, darted after
the fleeing soldier. He saw Saben dart
into the public comfort station at Penn
sylvania avenue and 131s street. Walsh
went in after the man, and grabbed him
just as he was tucking the revolver into
his pocket.
Cant Remember, He Says.
Whats wrong?" asked Saben. II have
not done q thing
Didn't you shoot a woman
What would I shoot a woman for?"
asked Saben, and then went along very
quietly to a cell.
When the police questioned him Saben
said he had been "absent-minded'' and
couldn't remember anything, and blamed
his temporary alteration on a spree
which started last Tuesday A Star re-
porter talked to Saben. but the soldier
insisted that he couldn't remember a
thing.
mine in working shape. I've been on this
tear for four days and nights, and all
I've had to eat / got here in the cell to-
night What l want more than anything
else is keg Of beer"
He was asked about the shooting. and
answered that he couldn't remember a
thing about it, and that he didn't even
know he had pistol.
The police meantime were looking over
things in the room that Ada had occu-
pied. They found this letter from the
man in Brooklyn:
Dear Ada: A few lines to my baby
to let you know 1 am well. Ada, al
though I'm only a few hours away from
you l miss your love very much.
II am writing this in my sisters home.
! told her / am going to marry you some
day, If you consent.
Although We are far between l love
you just the same and always Will. Ada,
l will love none other and you know I'm
you shall know. Your love / know is
with ne to stay.
II will write more as soon as I hear
from you. / remain always, your sweet
heart, George.
"P. s.: How is polly. Kiss polly for
me. My sister has three canar1es and
they are nice"
Long Service In Army.
Although Saben claimed to remember
nothing about sitting on the arm OF
Ada's chair and sending two bullets into
her, he did tell something about himself.
He said he was twenty -seven years old
and that he was born In Louisville. His
parents are not living. He is a soldier
with a record OF four previous enlist
ments in the artillery and paid $40 for his
discharge from that arm of the service
while at the army maneuvers at San
Antonio. He got tired Of loafing and en-
listed in the Hospital Corps only two
weeks ago.
Not having been given his uniform. he
said. 1t was easy to get passed OF the
reservation. and during the past four
days he had imbibed so freely that his
! memory had become defective. Sergt.
Lee and Policeman Walsh found q num-
Der of witnesses and notified them that
they were wanted at the morgue tosnor-
row morning to appear at an inquest that
will be held over the body Of the woman.
Precinct Detective Howes went to
Alexandra last night to ascertain what
he could about the identity of the dead
woman. the latter having resided in that
city. A woman in Alexandria told the
detective that the maiden name OF the
dead woman was Ada Haynes. and that
she was a native OF Mount Airy. N. c.
She also told the detective that she had
resided in Danville, Va. The police sent
a message to Mount Airy last night re-
questing that the young woman's mother
be advised Of her death.
Mrs. Reese Becoming Famous.
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