New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Horseman's ASsailant Pre-
fers Jail TO Release
OF Bail.
SELF-DEFENCE TO BE
PLEA OF DEFENDANT
PerfunctOry Examination Re-
suits in General Summons for
Grand jerry Tomorrow.

Country justice unroried its FIRST rec.
yesterday in the case OF Frederick
Fickinger, alias Schultz, accused OF as
sault with intent to Kill, following his
attack With p pistol on Thursday oil
Charles II. Wilson. stable manager For
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, a. tn
Wes;chcs.er County Fair.
A hearing was held in an improv,sed
courtroom in George Lents wagon
works, near The TAR grounds a. Whi.e
pla.ns. aHd following the somc~na.
perfuno:ory examination Of ;se si K.
witness called By thc District Al
tOrney. Schultz VAS he'd b. JGr..ce
MoorhouSe for the grand jury.
II feel ;lat my safety depends ~.
my staying in jail, and | shall TIER
fore not seek my release OIL bail,
Schultz said after tire hearing was OTt..
II have been haTassed by Wilson and
threatened by him FOR long time. /
had reason 20 fear for my persona
satety. J went TO the stables on Thurs
day and asked him a perfectly civil
question. lie made threatening move
Of his hand, and the shooting fol-
lowed"
II was shown by Inc manner in, which
his lawye". Lee Psrson Davis, cross-e%-
amined' Walter Kelly. the lone witness
FOR the prosecution. that Schultz's de-
fence will be that he shot in self-dc
fence Mr.. Davis asked the witness,
who said he had known Wilson for tei
years and been much in his company.
whether ne ever knew Wilson TO have
a pistol. and also what motions Wilson
ms ie with his hands when Schultz APP
preached him TIE day of the shooting.
Kelly said that he had never known
Wilson 10 own pistol. and that the
motions he made with his hands al the
zine OF the attack were simply those
that any man would make when he was
scared. From Kelly. who said ne was
Mr.. Wsrburg's stable manager. wa
drawn a detailed story Of the shooting
b. Assistant District Attorney FalloE.
81 heard TWO shots. he said. AM
saw ,he defendant with a revolver H.
his nand standing about nine feet from
~. wilson. who was in box stall.
stepped toward him. and he fired SCI
eral more shots. Then touched hin'
or the arm, and he threw his revolver
down and said: That's ali right. Gail
Il policeman Then Mr.. Wilson said 10
him. What IRE you doing that for
"You know me al! right the dc
PENDANT said Mr.. Wilson said. ! never
saw YOU in my life before. Schultz
thcr said. Il meant 20 kill you. but AZ.
clad I didnt. Shooting is too good Cor
YOU Then he made some rambling
remarks"
The witness later denied that he sd id
Schultz made rambling remarks, de
claring that .hc was coo! throughoH'
the attach. On examination Ny
Davis asked Kelly what was Wilson
"St bile MANAGER for Nj. Nsrderbl':
the same as ] AR 20" NJ. Warburg'
he replied. ., =,
Has he any other occuuaiion?" M
Davis sgid. not that know Of,
Kelly replied. ,
He said that the only other thing he
couId remember of the shooting IN ad-
dition to what he had already told was
that the name Of some girl was men
toned, but he could not remember Just
what was said, and wouldn't want TO
saw.
Wilson was in court, accompanied d?
a man who called himself Count Greg
ory. They sat chatting most of the
time with Sheriff William j. DoyIe;;
Wilson aud tho witnesses were al
served with subpenas 70 appear before
the grend Jury on Monday