The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16

the inquest into the death of Huey P. Longs assassin was re-opened.
 The inquest was resumed in the dark-panelled district court room on the third floor of the East Baton Rouge parish court house.
 The lofty spire of the State house where Long was assassinated, was visible, gleaming white in the sum- shine through the windows. The inquest was delayed while another coroner's jury considered half-dozen negroes who stammer- ed their stories from the witness chair.
 The courtroom was crowded, many friends and associates of the $ain senator being present.
 Were you present at the State House last Sunday night?" was the first question asked Fournet by District Attorney J. Fred Odom. T was" ~ s., e.. Did you witness the. shooting as a result of which Dr. Carl A. Weiss and Sen. Huey P. Long lost their lives?" @,-N .-. q did"
 Tell us what happened last Sunday" |. r Describes Shooting. | 'I had been in House of Repre- sentatives good part of the even- ing. followed Huey Long out of ! the house into the corridor. 1 couldn't see him at first. walked toward the governors office and met Senator Long," He, made some statement about getting everybody on hand early the next morning. A small man in black suit fash ed right among us, took out a gun 1 and fired almost simultaneously. "I put my hand on his arm, but he already had fired. Some of the boys grabbed him = one of them whose name I learned later fell down to the floor. The mans name was Murphy Roden. "Roden grabbed the doctor who kept trying to shoot but Roden had grabbed him with both hands. When they rolled on the floor the doctor had his gun and was trying to shoot. T was about to grab the doctor when the shooting began" Fournet illustrated the position Weiss was in when Longs body guards began pumping bullets into him.
 | Weiss, he testified, wkas bending over and was not on the floor when he was shot.
 The doctor was trying to shoot again, holding the gun with both hands," Fournet said.
 Tried to Grab Him
 FournAt said he tried to grab Weiss after the first shot but Weiss had been showed to his knees in the rush of bodyguards.
 Four'not arose from the witness ] chair and bent over in a crouch ing position to illustrate Weiss po- ;Ssition.
 Did you say Dr. Weiss was try ing to fire his gun again" asked i Odom. Yes" Fournet replied. "At whom was he trying to At Roden-that's the way 1t looked"
 Did the force of your shove knock Weiss to the floor?"
 ''No."
 Not to the floor; only to his knees"
 "Who fired the first shot at Dr. Weiss?"
 T saw Murphy Roden draw his gun as he got off the floor" | How did Roden get to the I, floor?" . r,-- ---,
 'I couldn't see. saw him talk ing out his gun as) he got off the floor"
 Did Murphy Roden fire the i first shot?"
 ''No. somebody behind him." Was there any machine gun shooting?" ,'/;
 Not that I know of. It sounded i like automatics." Weiss sort of shivered when the first bullet hit him and then he curled over on the floor" But Murphy Roden, didn't fire the first shot?"
 "No." Was Dr. Weiss shot after he was down?" -
 "The firing was continuous and naturally he was down on the floor and bullets still were hitting him" Father of Weiss Tcstifies , Dr. Carl, A. Weiss, father of Long's slayer, testified, while the courtroom noises were hushed in sympathy, that he had spent all of last Sunday. a week ago, with his son and his family. l He testified that young Weiss occasionally carried a gun at night. 1 Recently on at least three oc- casions, we had intruders in our garage" he said. 3 Weiss. a. stocky man dressed in white linens and wearing . polka dot neck tie, testified his son was frail and he had thought of urging him to take a rest. .ae and his wife and baby came