Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-12
WASHINGTON.
Kansas pOmerOy Shot down ON the
& Street. 80
Ex-COngressmah Conway His AS
sailant.
POmerOy's Wound not Dangerous.


tor Pomeroy, Of Kansas, was shot tflis af-
ternoon by ex RepresentAtite M. 4. Con-
way, Of Kansas. The ex Senator was
walking up New York Avenue, and when
near the corner of Fourteenth Street. he
met Conway, who drew large revolver,
and when within ak feet of Pomeroy, fred
three shots at him, one Of which took effect
in the right breast, just below the nipple.
Conway then put up his pistol aud started
to walk OF Two gentlemen, ]. B. Still
con and Addison, who witnessed the shoot
ing, Immediately stopped Conway, Adci-
son exclaimiDg, "Stop, sir; you have shot 4
man, and you must give your reasons for
SO doing" Conway replied: ssIIe ruined
myself and my f4mily.n He then surren-
oered his pistol to StilIson, and accom-
panied that gentleman to the station
house.
Nature Of POmerOg's WOunds
PcmerUy, who had fallen to the pave
ment, was assisted to carriage and driven
to bis house in 4 street, nesr l4th, where
nhysicians were immet lately summoned.
Drs. Bliss and Verdi have just made an ex-
animation OF his wounds and pronounce it
simply an abrasion. The ball passed
through two thicknesses of Pomeroyls
coat, and also his vest and shirt, and its
foTce was thereby 90 FAR spent that after
| penetrating the skin it was thrown OF! by
the cartilage bone of Pomeroy's ribs, near
the end of which it struck. The wound
has bled very little and viii cause no incon-
venience whatever. One of the three shots
passed through Pomeroy's hat, closely
grazing bis head, and another missed him
altogether, although fred within few feet
Of him. Pomeroy says he has never bad q
controversy with Conway and has not the
remotest idea of the cause of the attack.
Lateral Woman in ID Soneway.
Senator Pomeroy says thst Conway met
him few days ago, for the first time in
about two years, and said sbrubtly: 81 am
out Of money!" to which Pomeroy said, 81
know then how TO appreciate your situa-
ton. for Lam nearly in that condition my
self" This was all that passed between
them at this interview, and to-day not q word
was spoken before Conway commenced
firing, surprising Pomeroy more than any
thing that over happened TO him before.
Pom aroy 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
Senator Samner got Couway's wife clerk
ship IN the Treasury Department, on her
representation that her husband would not
support her. Subsequently, says Pomeroy,
Conway tried to trustee or draw her wages
st the Treasury Department, and failed to
accomplish it. he (Pomeroy) had no con-
troyersy with him on that subject or any
other.
VINO is Conway?
sa g 81
printer by trade, studied law, and emigra-
ted to Kansas and took part in the early
struggles of that territory as q free state
man. After serving as county Judge
awhile be was elected TO Congress as the
first representative of Kansas. At the end
of his term he was appointed by President
johnson consul at MarseiIles but was re-
moved by President Grant soon after the
la.ter's Inauguration. He has been living
In this city for several years.
His DemeanOr.
Conway is at Police headquarters in the
custody of the authorities, Excepting the
remark he made when he was stopped in
the street by Stillson that Pomeroy hid in.
jured him and his family, Conway has been
entirely reticent and hassnot alluded to the
affair. As the wounds of P, mercy are not
Of serious nature Conway viii be detain-
ed at Police headquarters till Monday
morning when he will be arrsigned at the
Police Court. The weapon used was six
shooter. Three of the barrels were dis
charged. Conway is small sized man and
appears to be between forty and forty-fve
years of age. After The shooting he seemed
very much excited ard upon the first remark
made to him by Siills0n, "NVhst have you
done?o re replied 81 don't know" or 81
hardly know what am doing"
Conway was taken b efo.e justice Smell
this evening, and released on $4,000 bail,
Alexander Adamson becoming his bonds
man. A certificate of q physician was pro-
duced to the effect that the wound of Pome-
roy was very slight. Conway was laboriDg
under very great mental excitement. 1t is
said that the cause of the shooting is that
Con way has had frequent political reyerses
in Kansas, which he attributed to Pomeroy.
His council have advised him to make no
statement, and upon Icing released this
evening he was taken away by his friends.
Red Tape Rather slow.
The Secretary of the Interior has Ie-
ceived official dispatches confirming the
press reports Of the release of Satanta and
Big Tree.
The POIarites.
There is said to be good deal of feeling
among members of Polarites party now at
Washington, sgainss Capt. Tyson and par
ty, and seem TO consider reported poisoning
of Capt. Hall as c1arges specifically made
by Tyson party, and are much disturbed by
the idea Tyson advanced that separation
from the party on the ics fee was intention
al. This feeling has sprung up since the
Buddington party learned Of the statements
made by the Tyson party. Although prom
inent men of the expedition before the sep
2ration were not in accord, the crew were
[not] influenced by their division, and did
not champion any one.
The examina ion of Csps Baddington of
the Polaris was commenced. at the navy
yard to-day By the Secretary.
A Negro DueIIO-A Son of Fred Doug.
lass On his Muscle.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-One of the con-
sequences of the unfriendly feeling between
some of the prominent colored men of this
district, growing out of their disagreements
on the question of mixed schools, is fight
which occurred to-day, the participants be-
ing Louis Douglass, son of Fred Douglass,
managing editor of the NeaG Era, the col
ored organ in this city, and ore Greener, a
colored graduate of Harvard College. The
latter was, sbort time sgo, dismissed from
the position of teacher in the preparatory
high school, and has since vented bis spleen
through the columns Of the Era; but some
dissatisfaction arose in the office, and
Greener decided to sever his connection
with the organ. He wrote his own vsledic-
tory, and finding that it had been omitted
and merely four line item about him sub
s;ituted for it, be in rage called at the
Era Office and demanded an explanation.
In the heat of the argument which ensued,
Greener called Douglass liar, prefacing it
with an adj, ctive not in consonance with
the requirements of the third command
ment. Thtreupon Douglass knocked
Greener Off bis pins. Other parties inter
fered and took Greener away, and thus the
matter stands. The grand finale, it is said,
is yet 10 come.
Spinner's Figures for the Last Fiscal