Show FITZGERALD TRAGEDY Slaycr of Eitsgernld Hakes a State mont to tho Court Declaring Killing Kill-ing Was in SelfDefense New York Dec MA copy of the statement made before the Court of Third Instance In Guatemala by AY G Hunter Jr son of tho Vnltcl States Minister to Guatemala regarding the shooting of William A Fitzgerald has been received here Hunters statement says I left the legation of the United States on tho afternoon of Thursday November JSOi In company with James G Bailey secretary of legation for my accustomed daily walk and upon reachlnc the Plaza de Armas its usuul about 5 oclock ve took a scat together facing thu muic stand In front of the statue of Columbus AVo had been seated there but a Cow minute engiisfd III conversation when VlJllarn A Fitzgerald whoso presence wn unknown to me hnd without u word being suld or anything being done to pro voko an assault seized ma by tho coat cal ar with his left hand and with his right struck mo n severe blow under the left eye which drew the blood nnd while thus loldlnp me firmly down on the seat draw u rovolwr which he snapped two or three times In my taco Recovering from the shock of this assault as-sault which for a moment lazed me anil thai surprise at the presence of tho asasll ant whom I hud not previously seen I at once sprang with superhuman effort lo my feet thrust him from me drew my revolver revol-ver and shot the wouldbe uusanpln dead In aelfucfense tiring live shots tho contents con-tents of my weapon In so doing male Ilaloly after tho tragedy 1 walked quietly a short distance away from tho sicono of he occurrence and surrendered to thn local lo-cal authorities W G HUNTER I JR Mr Bailey made a Mtatemont confirming con-firming that oC Mr Hunter |