Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-04-19

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there. He was Sc years old. ;.
The church was crowded with parish
toner's, many of them representatives of
the wealthiest families in New York,
when the shooting took place. DIR. Mar
koe was walking down the left aisle tax
ing up the collection while the choir was
singing an anthem. As he reached the
twelfth pew from the rear and leaned
seated next to the aisle. drew re-
volver and fired at the physician. The
bullet struck him over the left eye and
he collapsed in the aisle.
Women screamed and men rushed
from their seats. some to the aid of the
physician and others in pursuit of his
assailant. Shelley. revolver in hand.
leaped over the body of the physician
and started to run out of the church.
The choir. led by Charles Selford. con-
tinued singing in an effort to quiet the
congregation.
captured on Street.
Shelley continued shooting. His Sec
ond shot. directed at his pursuers. went
wild. John c. Ticdman. the sexton
dropped to the floor in time to escape
the third bullet, which grazed the cheek
of !. Morgan Jones.
Shelley then ran from the church into
square. DIR. Brewer was the
first man to reach him. He seized the
mans arm. but Shelley managed to free
himself long enough to fire another
shot. which grazed DR.. Brewers thigh.
BY that time several other members of
the congregation had thrown Shelley to
the ground and were holding him when
a policeman arrived. handcuffed the
prisoner and took him to the police sta
ton
Meanwhile. DR.. Markoe had been car
As he was being lifted into
the car he regained consciousness long
enough to say:
Rushed to Hospital.
Il will be all right" and then col !.
|apsed. He was rushed to the nearest |
hospital. but was dead when the insti /:
tuition was reached.
In the church at the time were George I
". Wickersham. former United States !
attorney general: Herbert l.. Sa.terlee t
brother in-law of J. Pierpont Morgan
and Mrs. Satterlce: X. Fulton Cutting /
president of the bureau Of municipal /
research, and many other prominent .
persons. !
Mr.. Morgan. who is a member Of the !
.hurch and whose father. was vestry i
nan there. was not present when the
shooting occurred.
Shelley admitted that he had shot DR..
Iarkoe, according to the police. !
'"'rhere are lot more who are s"ins
o get it too he is reported to have
laid. when questioned by detectives
Find Radical Papers.
Search of suitcase Shelley had
.hecked at the Pennsylvania terminal
loI hc
al papers aud pamphlets He also had
draft card showing he had registered
september II. 1915 under the name of
v. Simpkin. go Fourth street. New
FORK City. There were also several
BUSINESS cards reading Thomas W.
'impkin." and in the lower corner rep
esenting Swift County Printing COM
any" and 'kerkhovan Banner"
4 letter addressed to him and found
n the suitcase had the address. 511S
Peabody street. Duluth, Mimi.
DIR. James Wright Markoe was a
oted obstetrcian, He was son of
he late Dr.. Tho,has Masters Markoe.
famous surgeon The slAin physician
'as born in New York City. In the same
Office in which he met death he was
,arried 26 years ago to Miss Annette ,,
Vetmore.
Noted for Philaathropies.
DR.. Markoe was noted for his phil |
nthropies to the poor of New York.
He was physician to the elder Mr.. !,
[organ until his death and continued !
, be the family physician. He received
is early education At st. Paul's school. ,
oncord. ~ H., and obtained his di- .
Iona from the College of Physicians
nj Surgeons here in 1885,. He spent y
ne year in research work at Munich. i