The Washington times., 1935-09-09
FAMILY RUSHES TO SIDE
OF THE SENATOR

Corlal SnoWmanShlpS, ne was the
first member Of Congress to come
to either chamber this year at.
tired in a white summer ensemble
He likes colors, and expresses a
preference for loud" shirts. Usu.
ally he wears a brown business
suit to the chamber in the Senate
although often he is seen in dark
blue suit, with blue tie and shirt
to match.
All night the State House was
alive with officials awaiting the
bulletins on Senator Longs con
dition.
Longs Foes Silent
Crowds gathered about the city
and discussed the shooting but
there was no indication of any
mob action. Anti-Long units were
quiet and expressed no views in
the matter.
If the city is placed under
martial law, it will be the second
time within a year that it has
been under military rule. State
troopers were called out last
February by Governor Allen at
the request of Senator Long when
his murder plot" trial was in
progress. Senator Long charged
at that time a group had planned
to kill him.
This trial was laughed off as
a play for sympathy as no one
was charged with the attempted
murder officially and only a
mock trial was conducted over
the radio.
Authorities agreed that the at
tempt last night on the Senator's
life was a lone wolf" affair.
won't Be Long Now"
Fred Watkins and N. A. Shell.
ton, who saw DR.. Weiss in the hall
shortly before the shooting, said
he was mumbling to himself and
was alone. They quoted him as
saying, 1T won't be long, now"
but they said they thought moth
ing of it and did not stop him.
While DR.. Weiss was waiting
alone in the hallway, Senator
Long was in the House of Repre-,
sentatives joking with members
Of the House. He appeared in fine
humor and was throwing his arms
around friend and foe alike.
AS always, the gallery was
watching him and paying no at
tention to the usual legislative
proceedings which were moving
forward at rapid rate as the
Long machine ran roughshod over
a small minority.
Guns Roar in Corridor.
AS the proceedings drew to a
close, Long left the floor, followed
by his bodyguards. Less than a
minute later the session was ad-
journed and, as the crowd was fiji
ing out, the roar of guns broke out
in the corridor leading to the gov
errors office.
"Firecrackers," said someone,
and laughed. But as white-faced
spectators raced out of the CORR
dor, where the shooting occurred.
the laughter stopped.
Reporters ran into the corridor
and found DR.. Weiss lying on the
floor face down. blood pouring
from a dozen wounds and with
members of Longs bodyguard
driving the spectators back with
drawn guns.
Following the shooting, Long
had rushed toward the back stairs
followed by Paul Voiture, a body
guard, and State Supreme Court
Justice F'ournet. The two sup
ported him as he walked to a car
and was driven to the hospital.
Long Remains Conscious
Long was conscious all the time
and directed the telephoning 70
his wife and gave some instruc'
tons.
Official bulletins issued hours
later by the doctors said Long
was shot in the side, puncturing
the colon twice.
Gen. Louis Guerre, upon Gov
ernor Aliens order, has ordered
the State militia to make them
selves ready for a call, if such
becomes necessary. All State pc.
lice. Bureau of Identification men
and city police have been ordered
to come to the capitol today.
Huey P. Long, ST., Senator
Longs father, arrived at the hos,
pital this morning.
Attempts to contact Dr.. C. A,
Weiss, ST., father of the dead
man, and Mrs. Weiss, jr., were
met at the home with the blunt
announcement that the family
had gone and no one knew where
they were.
The family of Weiss are known
to be anti-Long but never were
suspected of being militantly so.