The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-16
Ex-senator Pomeroy Shot.


Misforiuncs never come sll9ly.
From the dispatches III Sunday morn
ing's papers we see that the political
reneyade. Martin f. Conway, well re-
mem bercd by all older citizens of Kan
sas, attempted the life Of ;. {. Pome-
roy. The dispatches say:
Ex-senator Pomeroy was shot this
afternoon by ex-Reprcscntative NJ. r.
Conway. OF Kansas. Pomcry was walk
ing up New York avenue tins alter
noon. and when near the corner of
Fourteenth street he met eX-Rcprcscn-
tatiyc Conway, who drew large re-
yolyer. and when within six feet of
Pomeroy. fired three shots at him, one
Of which took effect in the right breast
lust below the nipple. Conway then
pul up his pistol and started to walk
off. when two gentlemen, }. IL. Siillson
and a man named Addison. who WIT
messed the shooting Immediately stop
ned him. Addison exclaimed, stop,
sir. YOU have shot n man; You mnst
rive your reason for SO doing. Con-
way replied, ''lle ruincd IN. self and
family" He then surrendered his pls-
tol. and was taken to the station house.
Pomeroy, who had fallen TO the pave
meut, was assisted to a carriage and
| driven TO his home in X street, near
Fourteenth, where physicians were inn
mediatelv summoned. Drs. Bliss and
Ncr made an examination OF the
| wound and pronounced il simply an
abrasion. The ball passed through
| IL Of
| also his vest and shirt. and its force
was thereby so far spent that after
penetrating the skin it was thrown of
| nv the cartilage Of the ribs. near the
end of which it struck. The wound
has bled but very little and will cause
40 Inconvenience. One of the shots
fired by Conway passed through Pome-
rows hat. closely grazing his head, and
another missed him altogether. al
though fired within few feet of him.
Pomcrov SAYS he has never had any
| controversy with Conway and has not
the remotest idea of why he was shot.
| Senator Pomcroy says Conway saw
him few days ago for the first time
in about two years. and said abruptly
| Il am out OF money! TO which he re-
piled, IL know then how to appreciate
your situation. tor | am nearly IN that
condition my self" This was all that
passed between them, and to-day not
a word was spoken before Conway
commenced firing, surprising Pomcroy
more than anything that had happened
| to him before. Pomeroy is emphatic
| in stating that he has never had any
controversy or ground for difficulty
with Conway: on the contrary, he says
| that about three years ago he and sen.
ator sumner got Conway wife clerk
ship i'll the treasury department Oh hel
representation that her husband could
not support her. Subsequently, says
Pomerov. Conway tried to draw hel
wages at the treasury department and
| failed to accomplish il. but he (Pome'
row had no controversy with HIM on
that subject. or any other.
Conway is at police headquarters, il
custody of the authorities. Excepting
the remark he made when stopped in
the street by Stilison, that Pomeroy
| had injured him and his family. Con
way has bccd entirely reticent and has
not alluded to the affair. As the
wounds of Pomery are not of a serious
nature. Conway will be arraigned be
fore police justice. The weapon used
was a siX-shooter. three barrels OF
which were discharged. After the
shooting he was very much excited
and upon the first remark made to
him by oiill-on. What have YOU dnoe:
he replied. Il don't know" 81 hardly
know what | am doing.