The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-09
ASSAILANT IS RIDDLED
BY MACHINE GUN
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extraordinary session of the legis-
lature.
First reports said his wound
was not critical. He was said to
have been shot once in the stom-
ach.
A man believed to be the assas-
sin was killed in his tracks by a
blast from a sub-machine gun, pre-
sumably held by one of Longs
bodyguards.
The attempted assassination oc-
Cured as Long stepped from the
house of representatives chamber,
where the nights session had just
adjourned.
A crowd was pressing Senator
Long from all sides. The gun-tot-
err fired at close range. The crowd
scattered in the utmost panic.
ASSAILANT RIDDLED
WITH BULLETS
Long was rushed out of the
capitol to Our Lady of the Lake
hospital. The man who shot him
was left lying in the corridor, his
body perforated with Is bullet
holes. State officials ran for their
offices, panic stricken without
their leader and fearful of further
reprisals against Senator Longs
ruling political machine.
The dead man was later identi-
fed by a wallet in his pocket as
DR.. Carl A. Weiss, Baton Rouge
surgeon. He was the son of for
mer president of the State Medi-
cal association. He was a young
married man, graduate of Tu-
lane university.
Weiss body was left lying in
the corridor for half an hour.
State police drove everyone from
the vicinity and state officials
clamped on rigid censorship. A.
P. White, secretary to Gov. o. X.
Allen, struck a newspaperman
who asked him for a statement.
Governor Allen and most of the
other state officials wept openly.
DIR. Weiss was the son-in-law Of
Judge B. H. Pavy of Opelousas, a
bitter anti-Long political leader.
One of the bills before the pres
ent special session of the legisla-
ture would redistrict Judge Paws
area to force him out of office.
LONG STAGGERS,
MUMBLES I'm SHOT"
Spectators all agreed DR.. Weiss
was the assassin.
Long staggered into the arms
OF James O'Conner, public service
commissioner, after the first shot.
Blood oozed from his mouth. He
mumbled: 'I'm shot"
An emergency operation was
performed on Long Immediately.
Doctors said the bullet passed.
completely through his body.
DR.. D'Aunay Rigner and DR..
Urban Macs of the Louisiana
State University faculty stationed
at Charity hospital, New Orleans,
were rushed to Baton Rouge by
airplane to be in attendance on
the senator.
BODYGUARD WEEPS;
HAD DEFLECTED GUN
Murphy Rhoden, one of Longs
bodyguards, who DETECTED Weiss
gun after Long had been shot, was
shot in the left thumb.
81 couldn't get at the gun quick
enough" Rhoden sobbed, as he
wound a handkerchief about his
thumb. He refused to be consotaI
by the fact that only his uu,,k
action prevented almost certain
death for Long.
In the hospital, Long was for
hidden to talk, and when Lieu.
Gov. James, A. Noe entered the
operating room, his eyes smiled AZ
the wounded man looked up at
him. P "'
ITS all right, Jimmy" Long
whispered.
Noe remained but a moment be-
SIDE ms chief and when he left the
room, his eyes were wet with tears
tnat ne had bravely hidden while
inside.
Meanwhile, Gov. Allen who was
IN ms office at the time of the
shooting, and who had dashed out
side at the sound of CRASHING
guns, demanded instantly to know
injured. Oeeh
: NO. friends told him. Imme-