The evening world., 1912-04-01
THEATRICAL Man
SHOOTS THREE IN
BATTLE DARK
C. R. Herman, "Enchantress"
'Celtist, Wounds Brothers
Who Attack Him.
BY MISTAKE.
Room Broken Into and Brass
Knuckles Used on Man
Taken for Another.
ASSAULTED BY MISTAKE.

When The Enchantress" opens 81
eAsl Grand Opera House here this even.
Nc there WIN BE- two vacancies In the
0rcAestsa. c. B.. Herman. 'cellist. Was
DETAINED In Montreal pending his hear
ing Tor the shooting Of three men. n.
Sanford, iirst violin. remained with his
friend In trouble.
having been discharged from custody
- prcct mat his act was In self
defense.
The saootlns oocurred early yesterday
In the Savoy Hotel. where the two mu.
-Seclsns wse staying during the en-.
gAgUment q The Enchantress" IN
Montreal. Three brothsrs named Chap-
msn broke into the room Of Herman.
ed while ehsy were attempting to beat
~ life out Of him. he secured his re-
viewer IN shot all three. The men
he no cause for quarrel with Herman.
their attack upon him being made under
. misApprehsnsion that he was Nan.
Ssrd.
eovR FOUGHT TERRIFIC Battle
IN DARK.
uhrIier In the morning. Herbert Chap
Don, who occvpied . room opposite
that Of Herman. created considerable
dioturbanos. In his room WIN ham was
woman. sAndford knocked on his
aner ana asked him to keep quiet. a.
oehsr ~ wanted 10 get some sieep.
ChaSman responded roughly and Dc.
aAscd that he would get" the
isusician before ne let owl. He then
~ the hotel In guest Of his two
eeoehsrs. returning about 30 o'clock.
n 10 claimed that the three men were
armed with brass knuckiss. They bat
tersd In the door and rushed upon
uonnan. who had been asleep. Tue
sf&nsom was shattered and the hrst
Ming the intrvders dh was TO smash
I'll the lamps in the room.
"a hattie royal was then waged In
~ DART. Herman 10 very powerful.
hit was no match fer his three 40.
sailsnts. Bruised and cut about the
head and face. no got away from the
oeres onslausht spd. s~tasssring to his
sultcase. sraspsd his revolver and ired
wess hit. Herbert and Edgar Chap
- u ~ vnOuBht WIS ue. hAtoso
Was woundeh In the leg.
The shooting created the widest com.
\Uotlon In the hotel and aroused all the
gussts. sanford rushed from his room
= the sound Of the fusiliade. ~ did ED.
vard fitzgerald. . stage carpenter with
'Ths BnchantreAs. Fitzgerald, 1t the
0eand OpsrA House to-day. save the
e4ns version OF the trouble a. the fore
',Wa had 70 get away from Montreal
oog1y yesterday morning." said he, land
NfVao late whom i turned In. I wa ~
~ an the bed partly dressed. when
hoasd Chapman tell Sanford that M
ubula get him- before he left town
IAtsr I was aroused from sleep by IN,
Gnnehing In q Hennan's door.
mlorook NOON ron THAT o.
oANPoRo.
s15Shnia Vas sattrslv innocent In tn,
0Qn1r., The ChA0maa brothers mad,
q ulOe61Ee n - Fee0s thinking Il va
oQngegGrA hard ths sounds Of IN,
6ouGu1a. tn GnADhtag a glass and tn,
Gdg6oS = the bretbers. I Jumped from
~, ~ beeeea.I had opened the doc
lyeD6an, VA aAooung. A. I reaches
4se9eted through the door and Int
stSssbsst drasgsd himself back to hi
49,. where the woman he had lsf
tHhse 'wAs' scrsemlaB. Harold ran dow
elein ,an1 me4s gee1 pregrsss despit
wsund. Ths othsr brother fell be
~. reAcaAng the stairoass. He ha
W. shet tn the abdomen. Herbsr
~ phet through the right breast. The
t1epGht when vi left Montreal that h
~ UdGar would die.
s1eeanan VA placed under arrest. bu
Z 1surt heiievc anything win happen I
I'm. ne oct having been committed l
G@lf,dAfenss. He was en- awful sight z
~ followed his three assaflants out Int
~ hallway. With several suits. on HI
h6aA and face. Sanford remained Wit
~ through Friendship and becausa h
NJ responsible for his plight. Hes
D9e's wife left here for Montreal la
Stght."
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