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upper right side. The colon was
punctured in two places.
Condition thoroughly salts
factory.
ct will be from " to 80
hours before further develop
mentS can be expected. Blood
TRANSMISSION had good results"
In a vigorous effort to prevent
any weakening at all, oxygen was
administered to Senator Long
last night and was being con
tinued today.
Physicians said, however, adj
ministration Of oxygen in connec
ton with blood transfusions was
not indicative Of any dangerous
ly weak condition, but rather they
were being used to forestau any
such weakening.
Martial law was declared short
ly after 2 a. m.
The troopers patrolled the Capt.
toll and all State buildings.
Throughout the city hundreds
Of citizens appeared on the streets
to discuss the shooting, but as
soon as they gathered the soldiers
dispersed them.
State DumbfOunded
The suddenness with which
Long was shot down and the in
Simultaneous Staying of his aSsail
ant left Louisiana shocked and
dumbfounded.
It was almost impossible to OBJ
tain coherent accounts Of the
shooting and the events immedi
ately following it.
This much, however, seemed
established:
Nattily dressed, as always, the
Louisiana Senator left the House
of Representatives. AS he stepped
into the hallway leading to the
office of Governor Allen, young DR.
Weiss, dressed simply in white
linen, walked up to him, placed a
revolver against his body and
pulled the trigger.
Struggle With Assassin
Murphy Roden, one of the Sena.
tors bodyguards, Immediately at
tempted to Wrest the revolver
from the assassin's hand. He
failed to jerk the gun free, but
did succeed in jamming the trig'
ger.
A second later the roar and
rat-a-tat of machine gunfire
echoed through the halls of the
Capitol as the accompanying
State police and bodyguards
opened fire upon Weiss.
Riddled with bullets, the doctor
fell in a tangled and crimson
heap.
In flash, pandemonium reigneo
in the stately halls, where only
a moment before all had beer
quiet and calm. From the House
chamber a crowd OF men poured
out, seeking the reason for the
shooting.
Confusion at Hospital
The confusion also prevailed as
the Senator was hastily taken &c
the operating room after having
been taken to the hospital. X-ray
pictures were taken to determine
the seriousness of the wound.
Rumor after rumor flashed
through the city and State. Sena
tor Long was shot in the stomach
according to one; in the lung, &C
cording to another.
Meanwhile the physicians re
fused to comment until the X-ray
pictures had been developed.
At the Capitol, Governor Allen
and Allen Ellender, Speaker al
the House, hastily put through
phone calls to New Orleans, sum
moning other physicians to attend
the wounded dictator.
Assassin Kin of Long Foe
DR.. Weiss, who was 80 years old
was identified by means Of a wal
let in his pocket. He was son-in
law of Judge B. H. Pavy, Of
OpelousaS, La.
Judge Pavy, bitter enemy Of
Senator Long, was believed to be
the object of a special bill intro
duced at the present special ses
sion of the state legislature. The
bill, which would have reappor
toned the part of the State where
the judge holds office, was de
signed, it is said, to remove Judge
Pavy from office.
This legislation, reports stated
is believed to have led to the &C
ton taken last night by DR.. weiss
The doctor is survived by his wife
and a three-monthS-old baby.
Drew Big Crowd
Extremely restless, the King
fish sat still scarcely a moment
when on the floor. He would
clean his fingernails, brush back
his hair with his hand, change
his handkerchief, fidget, squirm
in his seat, and bounce around
with endless energy.
People who scarcely ever both
cred about the Senate and its do
ings came to the upper chamber
to catch a glimpse of him. They
would creep into the gallery, awed
waiting for the Kingfish to arrive
When he failed to make an ap
pearance, a disappointed gallery
would move out.
Except with a few intimate
friends he would not take the time
to talk about trivial matters. He
seemed to be driven by a super
human force.
An outstanding example Of Sar