Evening star., 1920-02-28
FATAL SHOT ENDS
UNWELCOME VISIT
Albert H. Erskine Declares
He Killed George Sauer in
Defense of Home.

Declaring he had shot George Saues
he thought the latter was about to
draw a weapon and kill him. Albert
H. Erskine, thirty-five years old. 27s0
2Sth street. Langdon. appeared at po-
lice headquarters about 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and surrendered.
Sauer died at Casualty Hospital
shortly after o'clock this morning.
his death resulting from hemorrhage
caused by q bullet wound in the abdo-
men.
The shooting occurred in the
Erskine house about three hours be-
police say. resulted from unwelcome
visits Saurer had paid occupants Of the
house. 1t was declared by Erskine
and other members of his family that
Sauer had been ordered % remain
away from the house and to cease an
noying Mrs. Erskine, but he had per-
sisted in going there.
cuaintances since boyhood days. The
latter. twenty-eight years old and
unmarried. 1t u stated. had spent
much Of his time at the home of I
sister at 2416 Evarts street. three
blocks from the Erskine home, and
was W0A AuoWu Ia LuO
18th and n streets northeast.
Ars. ErskAe Coaplained.
Mrs. Erskine had complained to her
the house during her husbands alb
sence. followed her on the street and
that his forced attentions were an
noying. A week ago last Monday
night. her husband told Inspector
Grant. Sauer boarded a midnight car
on which Mrs. Erskine was returning
from her place of employment in a
restaurant and he also boarded 1t IN
time to prevent annoyance to his
wife.
Yesterday. the husband stated, he
oversight and did not go to work 1t
was after I o'clock when he arose,
he said. and he and his wife were in
the dining room near tho stove when
Sauer, without knocking on the door,
entered.
Il had repeatedly told him to keep
away from my house and to stop an
noying my wife," tho husband said.
II told him I had three children. the
look right for him to continue his
visits during my absence"
When Sauer entered the house yes
terdAy afternoon. Erskine said. he
reminded Sauer that he had told him
to keep away and to stop annoying
his wife. He added that Sauer NUT
tered something. unbuttoned his coat
an IL to draw q pistol and moved In
the direction of the door. Erskine said
he picked up a rifle that was on the
sideboard and fired one shot. not even
Raising it to his shoulder to take
aim. -
had been warned by his daughter and
others that Sauer carried pistol and
that he was armed only q FEW days
ago. After disch1rging the rine. Ers-
kline said he told his wife ne was Eo-
headquarters.
wounded Mans statement.
A. Casualty Hospital yesterday att
.rnoon the wounded man told Detec-
tive Sweeney that Erskine saw him
Thnrsdav night and asked him 70
come to his house yesterday Wnen
he reached there. he stated. EIskins :;
remarked. I'm going 10 Hn'sh ~ ~'A'
and shot him. ...,
Sergt. Philip Browne and Detective
DeIla m;co Of the ninth precinct SlS-
tied the scene Of the shoting aho
heard Mrs. Erskiue's version OF tns
affair. She told OF having sSen ooSeG.se enass
absence and Of his annoyances, ano
said he had been ordered to remain
away from the house.
Mrs. Erskiuc told OF Saner's appear
ance at the house yesterday aiter-
nom and corroborated her husbands
.tatement of the movement he made
as II to draw a weapon. and. after the
shot was fired and the wounded mar
ran out the back door. she warned he'
/! husband that Sauer probably W1s 60
ing to get his pistol and return. and
saw her husband, she said. he In
ouired il the latter wanted to see him
and was told he did not. Her husband
added that he wanted him to keep away
from his house.
! measured at police headquarters to-
day and returned to the ninth pre-
! cinct Later he was taken to the
| morgue, where witnesses were pres.
! emf to tell a coroner's Jury of the
! shooting.