New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
.REARRESTED IN MONTREAL
New York Musician Charged with
Shooting Three Brothers.
TWO WILL PROBABLY DIE
Wounded Men Were the Aggres-
sors-Mistook 'Cellist for
Another Man.

Montreal, April 1.-The police discharged
from custody this afternoon Carl r. Hem
mans member Of the orchestra Of a New
York theatrical company, who was ar
rested yesterday for shooting three broth
ers-Edgar, Herbert and Harold Chapman.
The Chapmans, it developed. attacked
Ilemmans I'm mistake for another man,
who, they said, had made an offensive
remark to a woman. They broke into the
musicians room at the Savoy Hotel and
were beating him when he got his pistol
and shot all three Edgar and Herbert
Chapman may die.
Hemmans's freedom. however was brief
The Crown Prosecutor declined to ac-
Quiesce in the discharge, and he was ac-
cordingly again taken into custody.
There is no reason why this man,
simply because he is an American, should
not be compelled TO await the investiga-
tion, like any Canadian prisoner" the
prosecutor declared to Judge Lanctot.
The air Of satisfaction apparent about
the Grand Opera House yesterday after
noon following the receipt of kilograms an
nouncing the acquittal OF Carl IIemmans.
'cellist Of the Kitty Gordon company. who
was arrested in Montreal in the small
hours Of yesterday for the shooting of the
Chapman brothers, was desuned To he Of
short duration. Early last evening Just
before the curtain was rung up on the
opening scene of THE EnChantress." fur
ther information was received To the effect
that the Crown Prosecutor had declined
to acquiesCe in the musicians discharge,
and he had again been taken into custody.
The story told yesterday by Edward FitZ-
gerald, a stage carpenter with the COM
pany, was, apparently borne out by the
testimony offered in the Montreal court
yesterday, since Hemmans was held on a
techncality only and will probably reioin
the company here tonight. Fitzgerald. who
had room near those Of Hemmans and
Sanford, the concertmaster of the com
pany, said that he was lying on his red IN
the Savoy Hotel about ! O'clock when he
heard Sanford come out OF his room AMI
knock on Herbert Chapman's door. The
latter and a woman had been celebrating
noisily inside and the conCertmastcr, who
had 10 leave early in the morning with
the company, wanted TO get some sleep.
Sanford and Chapman had some words
returned to his room Chapman. inside
the room, continued the argument long
after Sanford had gone back TO his room.
and finally became so aroused that he went
downstairs and out Of the hotel RETURNING Z
a few minutes later with his two brothers.
Edgar and Harold. Insead of going TO San
ford q door, the three broke In that OF
Hemmans. who had had no part in the
quarrel. dragged him out OF bed and beat
him numerically. In the fight that fol-
lowed Hemmans got out his revolver and
shot all three.
When the case came up in court yester-
day It was shown clearly that Hemmans
was guiltless and that the three men had
attacked him by mistake. He was dis
charged and was about 10 leave the court
when the objection Of the Crown Prosecu-
tor caused his rearrest.
SANFORD who held himself responsible for
Hemmanss plight, has remained with his
friend in Montreal.