Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-21
The Hing Div orce Tragedy

The hing hi, Orce Tragedy.
oSEILs DRAMATIC DEATH-BAFTi KID PROM
AN oFFICB TUNBLER BgF BE pRlFTING INTO
kTERNITN-sCsNE - THE OFFICE wHEKE HK
piED-H's TESTIMONY AGAINST KING IN THE
DIVORCE SUIT.
The funeral OF A. I. o'N-il. who was shot by
James {. King N New York on MONDAY last,
tan account OF the shooting appeared IN yester-
days starr took place yesterday. Judge
EaHcher yesterday granted the application tor
the children Of King 90 be given in custody OF
the mother, King himself making no OBJ sction.
CN d. 70 The social position occupied by King aud
his yi,tim. the affair has excited almost A. much
interest in NewNOrk ~ the NcFarland- Il chard-
aru>on homicide, OF the killing 81 Fisk wear
ago, and the Vapers continue q give a great
deal OF space 90 additional particulars OF the
tragedy. The Word prints graphic account
OF the
DEATH SCENE OF KINGS VICTIM
After Neil Was shot he walked. supported
by his wife, with little apparent difltulty al
hrst, but with rapidly failing strength. down
the remaining stairs and along the building uu-
III he could evidently 60 no turrhc-. HIS wife
then tried the door OF Mr.. Ducks Office and
ed him in, the door being shut IN the face OF
the curious and rapid ' increasing crowd. one.
cid not tall, but walked on teeby past the rail
ing which divides the office, and At last sank
into chair, his wife bending snNiouSly over
Inn, anu watching tesrfully his fast-chsnging
face.
AsURGEoS WAS SENT FOR AT ONCE,
but he did not arrive, and some eight or ten
leTsons, three policemen among them, had OBJ
tanned entrance TO his room, when the dying
him arrested" Mrs. O'Neil then looked M ana
sand IN clear, distinct voice The man who
shot my husband il James &. King: he is up
stairs; go up and arre-t him" Officer John Glib
ney thereupon went of in search OF King.
STRUGGLING WITH DEATH.
Meanwhile the dying man was gasptng for
breath AZ he sat crOuched all together in his
chair, and IL was deemed best 10 Law him upon
The moor. This accordingly was done, and the
change of position seemed II give him ease for
moment, but his life was evidently fast going.
No a 81 T.
could have passed the crowd, which now was
hlling not only the entries and stairways but
was surging on the sidewalks, and even densely
crowdng Pine street itself for full block on
either side.
THE DYING MAN BAPTIZED
A man leaned over O'NeIl and tried his pulse
lie II fast going said he. Mrs. Neil
looked up with AN AZ guish- stricken face 10 ask
| If there was priest in the room. &" am q
| priest said man, coming forward, and TO
whom the vile appealed: =" He il not CAthO-
| lie, but am, ana he would have been i'm a few
| days. Will you not bsptize hin?' The priest
| took the hand OF the dying man. 4" Ii you wish
| - be baptized into the faith OF the Catholic
| church, press my hand faint pressure was
the reply; and then and there, in the verv pres
enCe OF death, with water from an office tum-
bier, was the saving rite administered. aud
then in silence-for the mar was almost gone
and his wife was bending over him 10 catch the
last words he was too faint TO utter, but which,
stuffed al his lips, she was trying 10 read from
his eyes-tLe little group waited Tor the end.
THE CLOSING sCBSR.
IL was net long in coming No shudder or
struggle, scarcely sigh, only a sudden fixing OF
The open ey e., and II was over. IL WAS ten min
utes OF twO-iUst twenty minutes since the fat
shot was fired. Mrs. O'Heil, supported on either
side by her counsel and a lady friend, spent a
short moment in prayer, and then, turning with
wonderful calnness 10 those present, thanked
them Tor their sympathy and care, and left the
room.
THE VICTIMS STORY
The testimony OF O'Nel on Monday, which j.
thought to have been the cause of the tragic
occurrence, was substantially as follows lie
testified that King had introduced himself TO
witness in the Office OF the Erie Railroad Com
pany, where he called TO ask witness il he knew
OF any nice place in the country where could
take his wife and family TO live; found a nice
residence for Mr.. King at Turner's Station,
Orange, y. Y, and facilitated him in removing
his effects there; became very intimate with
Mr. King, and continued 50 until il came 20 his
knowledge that King was in the habit of abusing
his wife; he frequently called at Mr.. Kings
house in the morning, 10 ask him ii he was com
ing up 10 the city; on several occasions King
came out on the stoOp and told him he would be
ready in q short time, and would then return
into the house; on those occasions he had heard
King slap his wife on the cheek, and 10 the best
OF his judgment otherwise ill-use her, immedi-
ately aiterward coming out with a smile on his
face; On one occasion witness hal seen King
strike Mrs. King the stOOp OF their own house:
witness also testified that he had frequently
heard Mr.. King converse with lewd women on
the train; that he had on several occasions used
protane language to his wife in the presence of
ms children. and was In the habit OF going about
the house without adjusting his garments in
becoming manner, that Mr.. King had repeat
eddy said he did not believe in the solemn obi
cations OF oath, did not believe in the exist
ence OF God, nor in A state of future reward or
punishment; witness had also heard Mr.. King
lay that he did not the use OF his children
attending tine Sabbath school, A. he thought
they would learn more OF what was evil than
what was good by going there; that he did not
believe ia people being too highly educated-in
TACT, that men and women would get on much
better II there was less educat among them.
witness also testified TO general bad treatment
band.