The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-09
Senator Huey Long
 Battling For Life
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family were bitterly opposed to the Long regime, threatened to disrupt the political empire built by the senator. The house convened in somber nervous mood at the $5,000, 900 34-story Capitol recently dedicated as memorial to Long and his amazing political dominacy of an entire state.
 Capitol Is Guarded.
 State police, armed with every weapon from pistols to riot guns all prominently displayed, guarded the Capitol like citadel and there seemed little chance of an out break.
 and peremDtory, searched all who entered, and double-checked those who sought admittance to the house chamber.
 Five hundred national guards men were held ready at New Or leans ready to move to the capital If necessary, nut so far had not been summoned. Gov. o. k. Allen was prepared to declare martial law If necessary.
 Leaders of the Long political cohorts, badly frightened during the night and uncertain which way to turn, were improved in spirits today, notably the governor, and all expressed confidence that the senator would pull thruogh.
 IF Doctors There.
 At least 12 physicians were in attendance on Long, headed by Dr. Arthur Vidrine, chief of staff. Spec lallsts We're summoned by airplane. State police guarded the hospital admitting no one but close person al friends of the senator, and of ficials.
 Only the family and the closest friends, such as Gov. Allen and It. Gov. James A. Noe, who donated a pint of blood shortly before mid night, were permitted in the sick room.
 Mrs. Long visited her husband for l5 minutes late this morning, ac- companied by her son Russell, 16. It was her fourth visit since mid night, when Long was brought to the hospital from the scene of the shooting in the capitol.
 The sick roont was filled with flowers. Stacks of telegrams poured in from all parts of the nation. There was personal message from President Roosevelt, who also is- sued q statement at Hyde Park, de- nInJ.iaer "a at | as displaying an n-American spir- it of violence.
 No Immediate Danger 1t was considered highly signifi- cant that Dr. Vidrine and several other attending physicians had left the hospital, indicating they felt there was little danger of an i'm. mediate turn for the worse. No physicians bulletins were | being issued, leading to the as- sumption that the senator's condi- tion was unchanged from earlier announcements. Several doctors re- mained in constant attendance, | however
 Mrs Long was composed. She has not cried in public at any time since her first visit to the hospital at midnight. The children also were calm,
 While the doctors fought to save Longs life. the inquest was held on the body of the assassin, who was shot down by the sub machine gun bullets of Longs bodyguard sec ond or two after he had fired the shot. Fifteen bullets riddled his body
 The inquest was adjourned until four D. m. G D. m, EST) after only two witnesses had been heard They were Charles E. Frampton, United Press correspondent who witnessed the shooting from less i than 10 feet away, and John DAT mond Jr., hotel man. The two wit nesses merely established the facts of the shooting and the manner of pr. Weiss death.