Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-14

said he was sitting in the dining room,
when suddenly Mr.. Stevens came toward
him from the kitchen. through the narrow
passageway. Stevens pulled his revolver
from his hip pocket and shot at Ihomas,
who was sitting on chair at the end OF
a small table just where the passageway
enters the kitchen. Thomas fell over
whereupon, he thinks, Mr.. Stevens, think
ing he had killed him. fired at his wife.
who ran into the small pantry on the
opposite side of the room. 1T was while
in the act of getting away from her nus
band that she received the bullets from
his revolver Thomas. he said. evidently
drew his revolver, and while Stevens was
engaged in shooting at his wife, he thinks.
Judging from the position Of the body,
that Thomas fired and killed Stevens.
pantry where Mrs. Stevens had taken
refuge Officer Kennedy, when he ar
rived, found the body Of Stevens doubled
up between the pantry and large table
in the west side of the kitchen. His race
was covered with blood. running from
wounds on the right side. No other
wounds seemed visible. The body lay I'M
disturbed in this condition until the ar
rival of Coroner hewitt. On the floor,
Just beyond the dead mans head. were
several papers and large leather case.
containing papers belonging to Thomas.
These were turned over to Officer Ken
nedy by the coroner.
In the dining room nothing had been
disturbed. The eight places were set and
the dinner was on the table. untouched.
Several of the chairs were placed at the
table and it was evident that the shooting
took place just as the dinner was ready
for serving.
Officer Kennedy's Statement.
Officer Dick Kennedy, in speaking Of
the affair last night. said that he came
out on the same electric car from the
III 10 inc
reporting for duty for the night at Ta-
koma Park. This was about 80 o'clock
last evening, he said, and his statement
of the time varies from that given by
Leroy Stevens. Officer Kennedy. on
alighting from the car. left Mr.. Stevens
and stepped to his call box. which is at
the terminus Of the electric car line, and
pulled in After reporting to the tenth
precinct he walked up in the direction of
the new subway, and while passing
through the subway he saw and recog
nized Thomas, who evidently did not see
Kennedy. as he did not speak to him, as
was his usual custom.
He was carrying small grip i'm his
hand at the time and was evidently get
ting ready to leave the Stevens home.
After the shooting Thomas came out of
drug store, less than a square away, on
Cedar street, to have the wound in his
face dressed On learning this fact. Off
Ger Kennedy discovered that Stevens was
dead and followed Thomas and placed him
under arrest. He sent for the patrol
wagon from the tenth precinct. Capt.
Elliott Precinct Detective Weber and
Privates Hoagland and Berr responding
to the call After placing Mrs. Stevens
i'm the vehicle it was halted In front of
the drug store where Thomas was also
put aboa rd and the vehicle was hurried to
Garfield Hospital Officer Kennedy
took charge Of the two weapons, each OF
which showed that three bullets had
been fired during the encounter. One was
a 80 and the other a 30, both being
of the tive-chamber pattern. One of
the bullets fired went through the pantry
door and left it's mark. while Kennedy
picked up another bullet on the HoOr near.
the kitchen stove. AS soon as the shoot
ing was over those who were, III the
house at the time scattered to various
parts of the city.
Thomas Gives Version.
In a talk with Capt. Elliott at the
police station, Thomas declared he would
not have shot had IL not been necessary
to do so in order to protect his own nfe
Il had feared trouble" the prisoner
stated land had arranged to start south