Evening star., 1919-02-18
SHOTS THROW BIG
CAFE INTQPAN|C
War Department EmpIoye
Fires at Wife; Turns
Gun on Self.
BULLET MISSES WOMAN
BULLET MISSES WOMAN

nee OF thH war Deartment, Shot nlm-
self in the chest after firing a bullet
at his wife. Mrs. Mary Else. in a cafe
at 10oS street northwest, where she
is employed, this afternoon.
After the shots had been fired and
before the dazed occupants of the res
taurant had recovered from the sur
prise, DR.. Richmond J. Beck of Gar
field Hospital, who was in the place,
put the woman in his automobile and
started for his hospital Before he
had gone far. however, he discovered
that the bullet did not wound Mrs.
Else. but had passed through her hair
Else was rushed to Emergency Hos
pital, where it was found the bullet
entered the left side of his chest. He
was unconscious when he reached the
minutes later.
Unnoticed in Crowd.
The husband entered the crowded
cafe shortly before o'clock. His
entrance was not noticed. as there
was crowd coming and going. He
walked UP to the cashiers desk near
the steam table, where he asked the
young woman in charge where he
could find Mrs. Else.
He was directed to the steam table
short distance from the cashiers
desk, where Mrs. Else was engaged
in serving dishes from the steam
table. The man went to the end of
the line of people filing past the
steam table service. and when he
reached his wife he drew a pistol
from his coat pocket, and fired at the
head of Mrs. Else, who up to that
moment had not seen her husband
The woman screamed as the shot
rang out, startling the hundred or
more persons. men and women, eating
their noon lunch. Almost instantly
shot, the man imm ediately after firing
at his wife placing the pistol to his
chest and pulled the trigger
The woman fell behind the steam
table counter where she was standing,
apparently dead, and the man col
lapsed after he shot himself
Scene of Great Confusion.
The scene that followed the murder
was one of great confusion. Almost
instantly the diners gathered In front
of the building, while the managers
Of the house. with the assistance of
the police, were making arrange
ments to transport the mar and wom-
an TO hospital in an automobile.
Employes of the cafe with whom The
Star representative talked a few min
utes after the tragedy said that they
kn6W but little cf the personaI bis.
tory OF the women and could not
glss ghss her ssrnr arst name Mas stated &.
the cashterss desk htit recently she
had been Transferred to the steam
table One young woman cmploye
there said that. Mrs. Else was the
second wife Of the man and that he
woman resided with brother some
where near Woodbridge, Md.
Another girl employed in the cafe said
that the couple had not lived together
for some time and that she had heard
Mrs. Else say on more than one occa-
sion that her husband had threatened
that unless she returned and lived with
him that he intended to kill her and
would not stand for her living away
from him longer.
Employed in War Office.
Else is native OF Berwickboro. Pa.
and has been employed in the adjutant
generals office of the War Department
since September, 1908
Mrs. Else is probably thirty five
years old. prepossessing, it is said, and
had many friends among the en-
employees of the cafe and patrons. The
manager stated that she was efficient
and that he had not known of any do
mestic trouble the won a n. had had and
in fact he said that he knew but little
about her personally.
Daughter in Cafe.
The police say sixteen-year-o
daughter was in the cafe when the
shooting occurred Mrs. Else is thir-
ty-five years old and lives at So Adams
street The police say she is the sec
ond wife of Else
Else is native of Berwick boro.
Pa, and has been employed in tho
adjutant generals Office since 1908.