The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-09

men held back the crowd that assassin, the young surgeon Weiss, waited behind marble pillar.
 Long Was Too Late | When Long came abreast Dr. Weiss stepped out. leveling a Ger man Luger pistol. Long saw him an instant before he fired and whirled as if to grasp the pistol, receiving the bullet in his right side. Bodyguard Roden also saw Weiss, but could not fire his sub machine gun in time. Weiss fired two shots. One ripped through the dictator's body. The second hit Roden's thumb. The machine gun spat out a stream of bullets ana Weiss fell on his face dead. Blood oozing from his mouth, Long sank into O'Connor's arms. He was half led and half carried to an automobile which took him to the hospital. Events passed so quickly that O'Connor didn't realize his boss had been wounded.
 "Im shot," Long said.
 "You're joking" said O'Connor. Then O'Connor saw the blood coming from his mouth. The next words Long spoke were to Lieut.. Gov. Noe in the operating room.
 Hello, Jimmy" Long whisper ed.
 Assassin Brilliant
 Dr. Weiss, graduate of Tulane university and considered a prll- liant surgeon, married Juoge Paws daughter more than year ago and they have a baby. He mas been. practicing four years wlth his father, Dr. c. A. Weiss, for- mer president of the Louisiana Medical Association.
 His wife was shocked by the news. q knew he was opposed to Long" she said, but l didn't dream he would do anything ike that
 Immediately after the shooting state police threw a heavy guard around the state house and ordered the dispersal of crowd In the corridors that had been watching the session of the legislature. Both houses immediately adjourned.
 RepercusslOns Coming
 Political observers, both nauon- al and state, predicted the widest repercussions should Long die. Ma i tionally his death would mean elimination of probable third party in the 1886 presidential cleo ton. Long, a persistent and bitter enemy of President Roosevelt, is known to cherish presidential ann bitions and to be planning to run on a share our wealth" program in 1886, if conditions are right
 In Louisiana his death probably would result in disintegration or one of the most powerful political machines in American history. ob- servers believed that no one but man of Longs peculiar genius' could hold together the organiza- tion that controls practically every state office from governor to con stable and most of the federal elec- tive offices.
 With Long's own senate seat and many state offices coming before the voters in 1886 elections, op- servers predicted the widest scramble should he die.
 Relatives There
 Mrs. Long was in the senator's 0,O0O mansion in New Orleans. She was brought here by automo- bile and saw Long for few min utes between his blood transfusion and the operation. Their two chii- dren were expected here today.
 Longs brother, Dr. George 5. Long left Tulsa by air, foreshadow- ing dramatic reconciliation among members of the Long fam fly which has been bitterly split like all of Louisiana, by Longs pol itics. The arrangement between Long and Dr. George was particu- larly bitter, with each denouncing the other as a liar"
 Long had called the legislature into special session, the 11th In two years, to pass another group or the so-called spite" bills by which he haa punished his enemies. The newest special sessioi- was to manu- facture laws to make his capture of judiciary offices certain.
 In lis typical manner, he super yised introduction of AZ bills in the ornate assembly chamber of the capitol he built while governor. He