The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-16
1ttenBted Assassination OF Ex-Sena-
tor p0mer0y.

WASHINGTON, October u.-Ex-
Seaator Pomeroy of Kansas, was shot
this afternoon by ex-Rspresentative
NJ. +. Conway Of Kansas Senator
POmeroy was walking up New York
avenue, and when near the corner OF
Fourteenth street, he met Conway,
who drew q large revolver, and when
Eithin six feet of Pomeroy, fired three
shots at him, one of which took ef-
feet in the right breast just below the
nipple. Conway then put up his pis-
tol and started to walk of. Two gen.
tlemen, p. B. Stillson and Addison,
who witnessed the shooting, fmmedi-
ateiy stopped Conway Addison ex-
claimed: Stop, sirl You have shot
a man and you must give your rea-
sons for 50 doing" Conway replied:
ale ruined myself and my family"
He then SURRENDERED his pistol 70
StiIlson, and accompanied that gen.
tieman to the station house.
Pomeroy, who had fallen to the
pavement, was assisted to q carriage
and driven to bis house In * street,
near Fourteenth, where physicians
were Immediately summoned. Drs.
Bliss and Verdi have just made an ex-
animation of Senator Pomeroy's
wound, and pronounce it simply an
abrasion. The ball passed through
two thicknesses Of Pomeroy's coat. al
so his vest and shirt, and its force was
thereby 50 far sDent that after pene-
tratfng the skin it was thrown Oft by
the cartilage bone Of PomeroY's ribs,
near the end of which it struck. The
wound has bled very little, and will
cause no Inconvenience whatever.
One Of tie three shots fired by Con-
way passed through Pomeroy's hat
closely grazing his head, and another
missed him altogether, although fired
within a few feet Of him. Pomeroy
says ne has never bad any controver-
sy with Conway and has not the re-
motest idea Of the cause of the attack.
Senator Romeroy says that Conway
met him q few days ago for the first
time in about two years, and said
abruptly: al am out of money! to
which Pomeroy replied: 81 know then
how to appreciate your situation, for
1 am nearly in that condition myself"
This was all that passed between them
at this interview, and to-day not a
word was spoken before Conway COM
menced firing, surprising Pomeroy
more than anything that ever hap
pened to him before. Pomeroy is en-
phatic In stating that he has never
had any controversy or ground for the
difficulty with Conway. On the con-
trary, he says that about three years
ago he and Senator Sumner got Con-
ways wife q clerkship in the Treas
ury Department on her representation
that her husband would not support
her. subsequently, says Pomeroy,
Conway tried to trustee or draw her
wages at the Treasury Department,
and failed to accomplish it,n but he,
(Pomeroy), had no controversy with
him on the subject, or any other. lpj
Conway is q native of Baltimore,
Maryland, and printer by trade.
He studied law, emigrated to Kansas
and took part in the early struggles of
that Territory as free State man.
After serving as County judge for
while, he was elected to Congress as
the first representative of Kansas.
At the end of his term he was aPpoin-
ted by President Johnson, Consul to
Marseilles, but was removed by Presi-
dent Grant soon after the latter's in
auguration. He has been living in
this city Cor several years.