The producers news., 1935-09-13
Huey Long Assassinated

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ing from his mouth. The next |
words Long spoke was when Lieut.. !
Gov. Noe entered the operating
room to give his blood.
Assassin Killed Instantly
The assassin, DR.. Carl A. Weiss
brilliant 30-year old Baton Rouge
surgeon-was killed an instant
after he fired on Long in the main
corridor of the state capitol last
night. Fifteen shots from guns of
Longs bodyguard of ten state
policemen riddled his body. Weiss
motive was apparently political.
Long was planning to oust his
father-in-law, Judge B. H. Paw of
Opelousas, from office by legis-
lative maneuver as he ousted many
of his opponents.
Arms Much in Evidence
Observers marvelled that many
persons had not been killed or
wounded in the wild panic that
followed Weiss two shots and the
barrage of machine gun bullets
that dropped him. Many Long po-
liticians habitually carry pistols
fearing reprisals. The instant the
first shot echoed in the marble and
gold corridor, dozens of pistols
were drawn from their holsters.
Even O'Connor, Longs companion
stood in that first second of sur
prise, waving a pistol in his right
hand.
] A few minutes after Long was
taken to the hospital, white haired
Gov. Allen came out of his office,
his face frozen by emotion.
did they get the Senator?" he
demanded.
"No," someone said.
"Give me a pistol" Allen shout
ed. "1f there's any shooting around
, here, l want to get in on il"
Weiss Was Brilliant Surgeon
DR.. Weiss, a graduate of Tulane
university and considered a brilli-
ant surgeon, married Judge PAWS
daughter more than a year age
= and they have a baby. He has
been practicing four years with
, his father, DR.. C. A. Weiss, a for,
mer president of the Louisian;
Medical Association.
His wife was shocked by thu
news. 81 knew he was opposed t
: Long," she said. "But | didn'
dream he would do anything likt
that"
Immediately after the shooting
state police threw a heavy guar
4 around the state house and order
ed the dispersal Of a crowd in tn
corridors that had been watching
: the session of the legislature. Bot
: houses Immediately adjourned.
: Attack Not Unexpected
The assassination was not un
anticipated by either Long or hi
political followers. The rise of hi
machine to absolute dominance o
u the state ruined scores of careers
/ At least 10 men have publicl
spoken of what they considered tn
= desirability of assassination. With
I In the past year Long himself al
> nounced that two seperate plot
D. aiming at his death had been brol
en- up by his state police.
= Dictator Undergoes Operation
:. The Senator-DiEator underwer
4 an emergency operation Sunds
= night upon arriving at the hosp
" y tai, and blood-transfusion, short
N after being taken to the operatin
table from the crowded corridol
!. of the state building.
! Monday a second blood transit
u sion was administered after re
~ ~ able reports indicated that the A
~ ~ year-old Senator wounded in 4
- abdomen, was losing strength.
At first the doctors hoped tn
Z the Senator, would survive but o
- timism faded as the hours wore 0
rs Was Delirious 1.
~ Long was alternately .delirio
- and unconscious during his Ia
y night Of life while the best phys
- clans in Louisiana labored despe
- - ately, trying every means, to sa
= him. Four tanks Of oxygen we
used. Adrenalin and ephedri
were injected hypodermically
I'D bolster his heart. Ali without
ha vail.
% The bullet from the Weiss z
g struck the senator in the right 81
81 penetrating the colon in two p
h ces, injured a kidney and pass
ID out Of his body in the back.
at Governor Allen saw him thl
hours before death.
"Moye over Oscar" he whisp
a ed. fHet me breathe"
- The tent was lowered again q
more oxygen pumped into it.
rid A few minutes before dea
or which came. at that hour OF I
ed morning when human vitality
DC lowest, Long was conscious and
bill tional.
IRE "My University boys,p he WI
ely pared.. sssWhat will happen