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father and husband, a truck driver,
about year ago. They have re-
Gently moved into a rooming house
an the 500 block of E st. n. w.
Two park policemen, w. F. Shell.
ton and r. F. Shelby, rushed to the
scene o fthe shooting and with Pat
Corriden, guard in the old Pension
Office, made repeated efforts TO get
an Emergency Hospital ambulance 10
the scene. they say.
Commander Taxicab
Finally, in desperation. they COM
Wandered a taxicab driven by r.
SorreII. in which Mrs. Bongers was
taken to the hospital. while one of
the park policemen took the man
there in the side-carriage of his mo-
torcycie.
1t was Tbs a. m. when the call
was sent to Emergency Hospital,
say the police, and it was 1855 be-
fore the couple reached there.
Couple Have Two Children
The Bongers have two children,
George, II years old, and Wilson, IL
years old.
Mrs. Bongers has a sister, Mrs.
: William Dowell, Of the $500 block Of
Bel Air Pl. n. E., who has been noti-
fled Of the shooting.
Col. u. s. Grant, 3D., Director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks,
clamped down "a mouths shut"
order on all employees of his di.
vision who were in any way in
velved in the events Immediately
following the shooting.
Robert Corridor, guard at the
main door of the Pension Build
ing, who twice called Emergency
Hospital for an ambulance, and
William HUMPHREYS, colored, also
an employe of the. building, were
given strict orders to make no
statements to reporters. Hum.
phrfes was an eyewitness to the
shooting, police said.
Heard Loud Words
William Hastings. who lives in
the 400 block of Fourth st. n. w.
was on his way to work in a
Seventh Street hardware store
when he came almost abreast OF
the couple.
IT heard some loud talking, but
i couldn't make out what they
were saying.
Suddenly I heard shot and a
Woman's screams.
THE woman fell to the road
way-the man walked back-still
holding the gun.
There was another shot and the
man just sort of grinned. He didn't
fall-just stood there. He finally
walked over to grass plot and
started to sit dean.
Instead, he tossed the gun away
and began to walk toward Fifth and
q Streets.
Quickly OVerpOwered
''I ran for an officer. The gun
in his hand looked mighty big and
! didn't want to get shot. Some
other men and the police came up
and we quickly overpowered the
Mrs. Bongers was carried 10 a
bench-one of the guards (CorridonD
called the ambulance. The police
and I leaned over the wounded
woman.
'She was trying to say some
thing, but the pain was too much.
She finally choked out that he had
tried to kiss her and make up, but
she wouldn't let him. Then they
took her TO the hospital in a taxi
cab"
It developed today that Mrs.
BOngers was scheduled to appear
this morning i'm Police Court TO
obtain an attachment against her
husband. On june 5, last, he was
arrested Tor an assault committed
upon his wife the day before.
Failed to Appear
He failed TO appear at that time.
but his bondsman, Max weinstein
surrendered him. Just as BongeIs
entered the prisoners dock, he
handed a package to Weinstein TO
be given to Mrs. Bongers.
The package was opened by a
United States marshal and found
TO contain a revolver. Judge Me.
Mahon ordered him sent TO Gal.
hnger Hospital for mental observa.
ton.
Mrs. Bongers went to District At.
torney Ralph Given and asked that
Bongers be released. She told Given
that she was leaving the city and
that Bonger could not bother her.
He was released and she. with the
two boys. went TO the Loudon
county. Virginia, farm OF her father.
The domestic war was resumed
shortly after Mrs. Bongers moved
to the = Street address.
Mrs. Martha Woodward landlady
81 the E Street Address where Mrs.