Evening star., 1921-03-05

EA-SENATOR 4. Is. HENDERSON.
Senator Charles b. Henderson OF
Nevada, who retired from Office yes
terday, was shot through the right
forearm while in his office at the Senate
Office building today by Charles August
Crock of Takoma Park. Md.
The shooting was the result of an
old grievance held by Crock against
the senator resulting from a land
deal in Nevada in 1896
Senator Henderson probably saved
his life by his quick action in throw
ing up his right arm when Crock
pulled a gun on him and fired one
shot. Immediately Senator Hender-
son stepped into his inner office and
slammed the door in Crooks face.
Senator Henderson was given first
aid treatment by Senator Ball of
Delaware. physician, in Senator
Balls Office.
Physicians at Emergency Hospital.
where the senator was taken in the
ambulance Immediately after pre-
IlmIrary examination in Senator
Balls office. announced that the bull
the wrist, but that no bones had been
fractured.
Women in Office.
In the room with Senator Henderson
at the time of the shooting were three
young women employed in his Office.
They ran screaming into the hail. call
ing for help. George Il. Messer, clerk
to Senator Broussard of Louisiana
whose Office is Immediately opposite
Senator Henderson's, heard the
screams and ran into the hall. One
of the young women told him that SEN
ator Henderson bad been shot.
Mr.; Messer went into Senator
Henderson's office.
The man who had done the shoot
ing was standing in the middle of
the room holding his gun in his hand"
said Mr.. Messer. II told him to drop
his gun. Very accommodatingly he
laid the gun on a box. | picked il up
put it in my pocket and took him
by the arm, led him downstairs and
turned him over to the Capitol police
at the entrance of the Senate office
building He made no resistance.
asked the man why he had shot
Senator Henderson and he replied:
II too long tale to tell"
Woman Saw shooting.
Mrs. Frank Healy. private secretary
to the senator. and the only eyewit-
ness Of tho shooting, told the follow
ing story to a Star reporter while the
senator was beirg examined at the
Emergency Hospital:
The man first came to the Office
interview with the senator. Mr. Hen
Gerson talked to him for a moment
and asked him to return between 1
and o'clock. believing that by that
time he could avoid him
The man went outside. The ssua-
tor told me then that he had a re-
NolV.r- within two minutes the man
returned. lie had his hand inserted
inside his ovcrcoat over his left
breast The senator lit cipars,t.
, Ia n In he.
second and the latter told Senator
Henderson that ne wanted to settle
the matter finally. The senator was
very cool He told the man to return
later aud he would adjust matters
Then the iuan drew a revolver and
tired.
Turned Gun on Her
The senator went into his priva+e
o'hce and the man turned tn. gun ON
me ran through the door and
sought help"
Senator Henderson took the yboIc
affair smilingly
The mans insane" said co,,,o
Henderson. He has had :, f.nc;ad
grievance OF long standing Twenty
years ago We employed him as an
attorney. but later turned the case
over 10 attorneys in Reno The 80
was in an insane asylum out IN ,bn
state. They let him out too soon
that's all
Colleagues Visit senator.
while Senator Henderson vas ia
Senator Balls Office several of his
sorHer colleagues in the Senate came
in 1" see how he was including SEN
a'pT Hitchcock of Nebraska Senator
Hale Of Maine. Senator Capp.r OF
Kansas and Senator Robinson Of Ar
kansas.
Leaving the oice of Senator Pail
Mr. Henderson walked to the elevator
and went to IN" Emergency Hospjt,
ambulance which WAS waiting at the
I street basement rntranC"
As p" WAS stepping into the ambu-
lance Mrs. Henderson arrived.
ON. hello. dear" smiled the sena
Tor. ana placed on" arm around her
while q. Kissed h.-
With his wife. Mrs Heaiy, his sec
f''arE aud III" physician. Mr.. Hender-
sou was taken in the ambulance to
III" hospital
Crock Taken TO Police station.
crock was taken out of the Senate
Ollie" building and turned over to
crossing Policeman SincavitZ. and
later sent to No. s precinct station.
',rO"k said h" - sixty five years old
AVID formerly lived III Nevada. He
stated that h" had a @rudgc against
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