The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-20

to struggle, this time trying 20 edge
along the sideboard toward his wife and
children, and, fearing that he might at
tempt to strangle one Of the children,
at last put my hand in my pocket and
took out the little revolver, determined
that he should not knock me down
third time, and that he should do no
more damage. In fact, as took 1t out
! said to him:
'Gillard, am not going to hurt
you, but l am going to see that you
don't hurt any one else, that you are
securely tied UP, put in a four mule
wagon, we'll wrapped up so you won't
suffer from the cold, and sent to Char
lottesville, where, think. they'll send
you to the penitentiary for wife beating
The Revolver IL Fired.
"All this time he kept his forearms
which were free, close to his side, and
misestimated the distance and came too
close to him. I was holding the revolver
In my hand, with my fingers around the
barrel and my first finger away from
the trigger. When got within Gillard's
reach he grabbed for the revolver and
pointed It over my shoulder directly at
his wife.
Nov I've learned to fence and prac-
ticed II a great deal. ! can fence with
either hand and have a very powerful
wrist. I knew that Gillard could not
beat me In a wrist duel"
At this point Of the recital the re-
vo.ver was produced. Chaloner identified
It, and with George NJ. Curtis. his at.
torney, representing himself while he
represented Gillard, he finished the re-
cital.
so I swung the revolver back again
until It pointed over Gilierd's shoulder
directly at the wall could not keep Il
absolutely still, but I could hold II 30
that II could point neither as Mrs. Gil
lard nor at me. The one exhaust valve
as they say Of automobiles. that Giiiard
had. was TO move the barrel toward his
own head.
As we stood in this position saw
his big powerful fingers crawl down the
barrel Of that gun like a tarantula-Ive
killed tarantulas and know what they
look like. Finally they reached my own
hand. near the butt Of the gun.
HIS fingers reached mine and they
pressed over them with such terrific
force that mine became numb, and do
not know exactly what happened. 1t
Is my theory. however. that his fingers
must have pressed mine against the
trigger. don't think could have
moved mine under his grip. And as he
pressed the barrel turned In the only
way It could turn, toward his head.
There was an explosion, the bullet
pierced his skull here and lodged here :,
indicating on his own head with the
mussle OF the revolver. He gave a
convuinve leap out of Col Moneys arms
ana fell. q dead man. without a cry"
With the details Of the entry OF the
negro with the rope and Of Giilard lying
In pool OF blood Chaloner closed his re-
cltaL Mr.. Wherry then took him in hand
Tor Contamination. He brought out
that Chaloner had carried a big Eun-a
colt .46-with him out of doors in VIr-
ginia, though Chaloner heatedly denied
that he habitually went armed.
I never carried a. gun out of DOORS"
ne SAID. until the Northern AUTOMOBILE
lists came down there and started com
hitting their ontrages"
He explained that these ~outraees"
consisted In falling TO stop their automo-
olles when signalled to do so by drivers
OF FESTIVE horses. He said that the
chauneur OF rich man from Pittsburg
named Hahn, who had a place near by.
was particular offender in this respect
Chaloner said the fact he carried his big
gun with him on one occasion probably
saved his life. He said he was driving a
Isl epfpeu young morse along a wire
fenced road when the obnoxious chaur-
feur came along and failed to stop on
signal Of Chaloner's hand.
Then pointed the gun at him and h.
stopped With one of the best examples of
oraking have ever seen" he declared.
Mrs. Hahn was In the car and Chalo-
ner said he was sorry about that. So
sorry. In fact. that later he met Hahn on
the road and told him he was going to
call on him to make the "amende hon
orable." Hahn. he said inslllted him bv
grunting in reply and then absenting
himself from his house when he called.
Mr. wherry brought out that ChaIoner
mad sworn out a warrant for Hahn's ar
rest. and though Chaloner first said IL
was because he had heard n rumor that
pal OF Gillard's had threatened 10 kill
MIN. when pressed he admitted that he
had had Hahn arrested because he was
the only person in the nelghborhood III
disposed toward him. and he swore out
the warrant after some one had fired nj
him with a rife while he was riding
through the woods. He also admitted
that he had held up three other automo-
oilists who failed to heed his signals.
But these. he said, were all transient
travellers.
The cross -eSaninaticn will be resumed
Tomorrow morning at 10 so