Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1910 — SHOT AT INQUISITIVE TOURIST. [ARTICLE]

SHOT AT INQUISITIVE TOURIST.

Woman’s Story of Attempted Killing tn Monqae of Omar In Jeratalem. In a letter to a friend In this city, the Orange (N. J.) correspondent of the New York Sun says Mrs. Herbert Turrell tells the story of the attempted assassination on March 9 of Mrs. Moore in the mosque of Omar at Jerusalem, of which she was an eye witness. Mrs. Turrel says she is convinced that women have no business to enter sacred places where the country holds that they should not be admitted. She says that the fanatic who fired the pistol thought he was doing his duty. “We stopped at the golden gate opposite Solomon’s court," writes Mrs. Terrell. “to have sandals placed on our feet. We of the second party were as sembled just outside of the outer screen, when we heard a pistol shot, followed by four or five other shots In rapid secession. At first I thought It was a bomb; then I saw a flash and smoke. We rushed ot the right of the mosque In the oposite direction from the firing. "Following the report women shrieked and there was a rushing sound as of people running. Our guide told us he would see what the matter was. We crouched In the corner by a huge pillar, not knowing how soon an attack would be made upon, us. Our first thought was that there was an uprising of the Mohammedans. “The party which had preceded us was unquestionably invoked, as the shrieks of women plainly indicated. We were told that a crazy man had fired a pistol and that the women were frightened. We realized that there had been a tragedy, but. were willing to accept any kind of explanation. “The guide said the man had been firing blank cartridges and had been arrested. He then proceeded to tell the history of the mosque and we pretended to listefi to what he said. We passed out of a door Into a court and here we were horrified to see blood spots and a sheik was mopping blood from the floor. “Our guide insisted that it was a quarrel among the moslems and that nothing serious had happened. He led

u* across the court to the fountain o t purification. Just as we were about to enter the temple we heard a call that made our blood run cold. "Our guide hastened to see what was wanted and several sheiks beckoned to us to leave at once. We had our sandals removed by men, who hastened toward us for this purpose. Our guide told us that he was wanted and that he must leave us. He J tried to have us accept the services of a dragoman to conduct us from the mosq'ue. “Members of our party protested and he remained with us. The attitude of the sheiks, as though prepared for an attack, was not alluring, and I felt that at any moment we would be shot at Our guide finally took us to the Christian street, which led us to the Joppa gate. An empty carriage passed and several of our party took it and drove to the hotel. . "We learned the detafls of the shooting later. It appeared that a woman member of the party that had preceded ub in the mosque had been shot in the face. A priest in the mosque held the man, who was on the point of reloading his revolver and who was within twen-ty-five yards of our party. The carriage used to convey the injured woman; Miss Moore, from the mosque was the one in which Mrs. Anna L. Tichener, of Newark, and Mrs. Lebkkeucher, of East Orange, drove to the mosque.