Evening journal., 1916-01-27
shoots MAN He SAYS
BROKE UP HIS Home
Seufert Pumps Bullet Into
LeScallett Who Denies In
sulting Remarks About
Wife
WOUNDED MAN
IN DEATH SHADOW

Anthony Soufert. aged Al years, of
No. 6l3 West Seventh street, was ar
raigned in City Court today on
charge of assault on George Lescal-
lett. aged "a years, with intent to
commit murder Seufert shot and
seriously injured Lescallett at
o'clock last night
When Seufert was asked today If
he was ready for trial he nodded his
head yes
Assistant City Solicitor Lynn said
he was not ready to proceed because
OF the condition Of the injured man
who is in the Delaware Hospital. Dr.
G r. Watkins of the hospital staff
lsaid that the bullet lodged IN the
mans neck and took an upward
course and lodged near the base OF
the brain. He said an N-ray eXami-
nation would be made today to as
certain the exact location of the bull
let He said that in two weeks he
would be able TO give report as 10
when the wounded man could be in
court. if he survived that time The
case was then continued until Feb
ruary 10 and Seufert held in $1,000
bail.
According to information received by
the police Scufert and his wife had an
arpiment during which Seuicrt SAID
that Iescallett. who had been boarder
in the Seufert home since last October,
had told man named Hall something
about his CSewmert'sl wife. Hall has
charge of two men who arc employed as
canvassers by the Jewel Tea Company
ON Madison street
Lescallett had denied it. and it was
agreed to have Hall come to the house
when he should be questioned about tho
matter.
nan il is said. came to the house last
nioht Soufcrt was upstairs and al
though called. refused to come down, and
Hall finally left, saying there was no us. use
of his staying any longer. lie denied thai
Iescallett had made any remarks aoou'
Seufert's wife.
Seufert had apparently been WRITING
a letter as he soon came downstairs ah'
went out to mail it. He returned later
and running through the house cried
out: "Where is GeorgeF' meaning Les
callett lie had revolver IN his hand
BY this time Mrs. Seutert had gone
upstairs to put her five children to oed
and did not 90 down because she says
her husband had threatened her on
number of occasions.
Finally she heard her husband run
outside. He had apparently seen
Lescallett approach the house. Les
callett ran into the cigar store OF
Miss Mary Rogers, No. Gil West Sew
enth street and entered the sitting
room back Of the store. AS he did
so Seufert. who was then on the store
steps. fired at Lescallett and the bull
let took effect as stated above.
Seufert begged for a chance TO gel
at Lescallett so he could finish him
as he expressed ii, and after he had
surrendered to the police Seufert de.
clared he was sorry if he had failed
10 kill Lescallett He accused the
injured man with breaking up his
home and coming between him anc
his wife and five children. He was
cool and collected after he had beer
locked up and the predicament II
which he found himself did not ap'
pear TO worry him.
Seufert was formerly a soldier II
the United States army and he AM
his family and Lescallett came her
from Washington. ID. c., severa
months ago. Lescallett has been
boarder in the Seufert home since las
October. but recently Seufert is sal
\ TO have been making threats agains
him. His home was recently unde
quarantine because two OF the child
rem had scarlet fever. During tina
period Seufert is said to have tol
a certain city official that after tn
quarantine was lifted Lescallett ha
better look out for him and, he dc
clared. that when he said he was 60
ing to do anything he would do It.