Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
Morris GiteIson of I'd, Street
Southwest is the
Victim.
HOLDS ASSAILANT UNTIL
RESCUED BY ACCOMPLlCE
Two Colored Men Attack Him and
His Wife, and q Third Comes
to Thieves Assistance.

who conducts a grocery and provision
store at $50 I'd street southwest, was shot
in the chest last night during an affray
IN which three colored men are alleged
to have been implicated.
Two of the men, the police were told.
actually participated in an attempted rob-
berry during which the shooting took
place, while the third man is said to have
rescued the one who did the shooting.
Gitelson, suffering from a severe
wound near his heart, succeeded in dis
arming his assailant and held him un-
I'll he was pulled away by the third
man. The revolver was dropped on
the pavement and a cap thought to
belong to one of the trio of colored
men was also picked up and turned
over to the police.
Possibility of Hemorrhage.
Hospital. DIR. Zinkhan, who was in
charge of the ambulance. found that the
bullet had passed through Gitelson's body
and lodged in his back. It was feared he
might suffer dangerous internal hemor-
rhage, and he was sent to a ward for
the night without the bullet being re-
moved 1t was admitted by surgeons that
the condition of the wounded man was
serious. Should he survive the night an
operation may be performed today.
Mrs. Fannie Gitelson. wife Of the gro
Ger, was In the store last night shortly
before 10 o'clock, when a colored man
entered and asked for a cigarette, pre-
senting a coupon in payment for 1t. He
left the store, Mrs. Gitelson stated, but
returned and purchased a pair Of socks,
giving her two nickels for them.
Then a tall man, who had been stand
ing outside" Mrs. Gitelson stated, "en-
tered and ordered the shorter man to go
behind the counter and take everything
he could get"
Had No Weapon.
The shorter man demurred. He said
he had nothing, evidently meaning a
weapon, and that he would not go be-
hind the counter.
Il saw the tall man have revolver
in his hand" Mrs. Gitelson told q Star
reporter, land when he ordered me to
get out Of the way called my husband,
who was in the dining room. with our
baby in his arms"
Declaring he would kill her IL she re.
peated the call for her husband, the tai
man pointed the revolver at her. HeI
husband put down the baby and rushed
into the store.
Get out of the store!" he commanded
the two colored men. advancing toward
the one who displayed his weapon.
One shot was fired. The bullet pene-
trated Gitelson's chest and inflicted
a severe wound. but the wounded man.
thinking of the danger of his wife
and child, rushed forward and grabbed
his assailant. His wife followed.
She Grabbed Him.
Il grabbed the man by the neck. /"
she stated, while my husband had
hold of his clothing. He held to him
and we shouted police but 1t was a
long time before one came. While we
were holding him the third .man came
up and pulled him away. and he fed"
Mrs. Gitelson told how her husband
had succeeded in disarming the one who
shot him and of how the revolver was
kept until it was turned over to the
police. The grocer and his assatlant
had reached the sidewalk before the third
colored man appeared and rescued the
one who had done the shooting.
morris was so scared" said his wife.
that he hardly knew what to do When
he came to the store from the dining
room the colored man had the revolver
pointing at him, but he never stopped
until after he had been shot.
Can Identify the Men.
Mrs. Gitelson told the police she can
identify all three OF the men, One Of
them, she said, she knows we'll, although
she does not know his name. He works
in the neighborhood. she said. and passes
the store every day.
Lieut. Flather. Sergt Kilmartin, Pre-
cinct Detective Kleindienst and several
priyates of the fourth precinct went
to the scene of the shooting. and were
later joined by Detectives Baur and
Cornwen, who have been detailed to
make the investigation.