The Washington times., 1913-08-23
VICTIM NEAR DEATH,
ASSASSIN PURSUED
Mystery Wells Motive for Shoot
ing Which Is Likely to
Prove Fatal.
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man who had called up the house sew
eral times.
The shooting occurred shortly before
2oG,S 0,flock j in Fifteenth street Just
from the Reilly home.
Reilly had been to the theater last
evening with young woman living
in Georgetown. He took her home
and was on his way home when he
Policeman Giles. who was in the
neighborhoOd at the time, was at
tracted by the shots and hurried to
the scene. Schultz was running east
in B street The officer started in
pursuit and several shots were ex-
changed, none of which took effect.
suer Giles then returned to Reilly.
who was lying on the pavement.
ID. H. Schultz shot me-" Reilly told
the officer. He worked at Progressive
League headquarters
DR., J. r. Wellington tNs afternoon
performed an operation on Reilly, in the
hope of saving the young mans life
His condition, however, is critical He
was shot twice, one bullet entering the
abdomen from the left side and coming
out on the right side. The other wound
was in the leg.
Schultz. who lived at the Grand Ho-
tel. started August II for California.
Since then his friends have received
pOSNd4S AAA OS4O4 eANO'
Mystery Shrouds Motive.
He is a good boy" declares the
mother. The only wrong thing ne did
was to keep company with this man
Schultz. after his father and l told him
not to-
Mystery surrounds the motive for the
assault upon the young student. Schultz
and he had been inseparable companions
for months, until the victims father
had given him strict orders to cut short
his associate Then the young student
and the older man had met each other
in the downtown section of the city
several times
This Scd reached the boys parents.
Reilly had subsequently ceased associa-
ton with Schultz. He had not seen the
older man for several weeks.
That Schultz arrived In the city yes
terday from Colorado. laid in wait TO
meet the boy and after having his re-
fusal to leave the city, shot him. is the
theory of the police
Post Card From Colorado.
To substantiate this theory OF the
shooting the detectives investigating the
affair point to the fact that Oscar King
Davis secretary OF the Progressive ma
tonal committee, by which Schultz was
formerly employed. received a postal
from Schultz in Colorado several days
ago. The man had left the Grand Hotel,
where he lived in this city, about a
week before the receipt of the post
card by Mr.. Davis. He had not been
seen in his usual haunt sabout the
city.
Either he went directly to Colorado
and stayed there a day or so, starting
in time TO reach Washington yesterday
or he never went to Colorado at all
but had some friend OF his in that State
mail the postal card to Mr.. Davis to
throw the police and others of the
track in event he did wish to cover his
tracks. # is believed.
Private Secretary To Davis.
For more than a year Schultz was
private secretary to Mr.. Davis. He af-
filiated himself with the Progressive
party's local headquarters on March l,
1872. He resigned and said that he was
going TO California to accept a position.
Schultz was formerly employed with the
Isthmian Canal Commission on the 18TH
mus.
Young Reilly is twenty years Of age.
In June he graduated with honOrs from
and then enrolled at the Georgetown
University Law School. He is a good
student and met Schultz, who is ten
years his senior, while working as
clerk at the Progressive Party head
quarters.
A raincoat believed to have belonged
to Schultz was found this afternoon on
the commons near Fifteenth and B
streets northeast 1t is thought Schultz
discarded the coat after the pistol bat
Tie with Policeman Giles.