Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-17
THE GEORGETOws TRAGEDY.
Wore about the Homicide at Green
spring - statement of Mrs. Cum
ningham, the Wife OF the Victim

In order TO complete our account of the Green
Spring tragedy on Monday night near George
town, we give below the statement OF Mrs Gun.
ningham, wife OF Samuel q. Cunning CHAM, who
was shot and killed by policeman Charles H
oBrien. OF me third precinct, as stated in yes
terday's STAR.
Mrs Cunningham saws that she had not spoken
TO O'Brien since last summer, owing to a diff :.
Guilty between the two families, until she and
her husband met him at Green Spring on Mon
day night AT about ten O'Clock that evening
O'Brien came and took seat near herself and
husband in the pavilion when she said in atrieud-
ly way, Charlie, how is your baby?'' O'Brien
replied, sit Is not very well; il has the summer
complaint. Presently he leaned over and said
to her, 81
WANT TO SEE YoU ALONE
about that business on the hill" Not exactly
understanding what he meant by 1'that business
on the hill" but not thinking that he intended
any harm she replied, every WELL Charlie"
He then said, "Iou know l am going to get
Sam place as Waterman on the reservoir"
She replied, eyes; I hope you will do all you
can for him as you have influence with certain
parties Soon after he said TO her in her hus-
bands presence, Now that have got Sam a
place expect you TO grant me some privileges"
She then told him that she
WANTED NOTHING FURTHER TO 10 WITH HIM :,
when he replied. 80, don't put on any of your
ID airs with me; I know all about you.
Henry Nicholson had privileges from you, AMI
In, nigh, ,b lave had If chose Oonningham
what you say" O'Brien replied: .'YOu know,
Sam, have called to see your wife when she
was hlOIe, ana y L Gau CHOSEN L might nave
taken liberties with her. L don't know whether
Henry Nicholson took liberties with her Or not.
bat lie told me he did" Cunningham then ssi d:
MY wife Is as good as yours; and If you want %
know what your wife was before yOu married
her ask Joe Fletcher" Cunningham then got
up and left, and seemed TO
DESIRE TO AVOID ANY cUARIEL
with O'Brien. "MaBy a man." says Mrs. O.,
would have killed him on the spot. but nv
husband was always a quiet, peaceable man
and wanted 10 avoid any difficulty with o Brien
as they were Old friends, and. believe, went to
school together" After her husband had left
the pavilion, OBrien
RENEWED HIS INSULTING LANGUAGE
to Mrs. Cunningham, who said to him, "Char-
lie, don't want 10 have anything further to DO
with you, for L am lady" a lady" he re-
peated derisivey, ''hell is full of such ladies' as
You are! - he then left her, and in about ten
or fifteen minutes her husband came into the
pavilion and told her O'Brien had knocked him
Gown with his billy. She then told her husband
they had staId long enough, and must 90 home
They started, and Just as they stepped ont of
the pavilion O'Brien came rushing up, and said,
where is the son of -" Believing that
he intended TO strike her husband, she placed
b rself between them, and said "CharIie don't
z rlke Sam AT that moment she saw
PISTOL IN o'BRIEN's HAND,
ana before she could prevent him he had fired
over her shoulder, and she saw her husband
stagger and fall. OBrien then fired another
shot at his victim as he lay on the ground when
he was seized by the officer. Mrs. Cunningham
Is firmly impressed with the belief that O'Srien
fRkNEDlTATEp THE MURDER OF HER HUs-
BAND,
VINO, she says, exhibited the most exemplary
iorbearance in the whole matter, and sought 10
avoid trouble. She further says that O'Brien is
a rough fellow, whom she never liked, and she
cannot account for the insults he offered her I'M
less nc was striving TO find an excuse to Kill her
husband.
WHAT BROTHER OF THE VICTIM sAys.
MIR. VIM Cunningham, a brother of the muir
dered man, is attached to the pOIce force of the
fhlrd precinct, denies that O'Brien had procured
me promise OF the position OF Waterman on the
high street reservoir for his brother Samuel
and asserts that he knows O'Brien's statement
in this respect is wholly false.
THE FUNERAL
Of Cunningham took place at five O'Clock this
Afternoon, from his late residence on eth street,
between High and Frederick streets, George
own.