The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-13
shooting Of an Ecu. 8. Senator by
nm Ex.Member Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. Senator
Pomeroy, Of Kansas, was shot this after
noon by ex.Representatiye N. +. Conway
OF Kansas. Pomeroy was walking ur
New York avenue, and when near the
corner Of 14th street he met Conway, who
drew large revolver and when within
six feet OF Pomeroy fired three shots Of
him, one oil which took effect in the right
breast just below the nipple. Conway
then put up his pistol and started 10 walk
of To gentlemen, P. B. Stillson and O
man named Addison, who witnessed the
shooting, Immediately stopped Conway
Addison exclaiming, "Stop, sir; you have
shot a man and you must give your rea-
sons for 80 doing" Conway replied, "He
ruined myself and my family" He then
surrendered his pistol to Stillson and &C
companied that gentleman to the station
house. Pomeroy, who had fallen 10 the
pavement, was assisted to q carriage and
driven to bis house in K street, near 18th,
where physlcians were Immediately sum-
moned. Drs. Bliss and Verdi have Just
made an examination OF his wound and
pronounce It simply an abrasion ball. II
passed through two thiclinesses Of Pome-
roy's coat, also his vest and shirt, and It's
force was thereby so far spent that after
penetrating the skin 1t was thrown oil by
the cartilage bone Of his ribs, the near
end OF which II struck. The wound has
bled very little and will cause no incon-
venience whatever. One of the three shots
fred by Conway passed through Pome-
roy,s hat closely grazing his head, and an.
other missed him, although fired within a
lew feet OF him. Pomeroy says he has
never had any controversy with Conway,
and has no idea Of the cause Of the attack.
Conway Is at the police headquarters In
custody OF the authorities Excepting
remark he made when he was slapped In
the ttreet by Stillson, that Pomeroy had
injured him and his family, Conway has
been entirely reticent, and has not alluded
10 the affair. As the wounds oil Pomeroy
are not ol a serious nature, Conway will
be detained at the police headquarters
until Monday, when he will be arfaigned
before the Police Court. Tho weapon
used was a six barrelled revolver. Three
of the barrels were discharged. Conway
is q small sized man, and appears 10 be be.
tween forty and forty.five yeais OF age.
After the shooting he appeared 10 be very
much excited, and upon the first remark
made 10 him by Stillsop, "What have you
done?" he replied, II don't know, and |
hardly know what I'm doing" %
Senator POmeroy says that Conway
met him few days ago for the first time
In about two years, and SAID abruptly !:
II am out Of money" 10 which Pomeroy
replied: Il know then how to appre-
ciate your situation, for am nearly In
that condition myself" This was all that
passed between them at this interview,
and TO day not word was spoken before
Conway commenced firing, surprising
Pomeroy more than anything that ever
happened him before. Pomeroy Is en-
phaiic in stating that he has never had
any controversy or ground Tor difficulty
with Conway, on the contrary, he says
that about three years ago he and Sena-
tor Sumner got Conway's wife clerk.
ship in tho Treasury Department, on her
representing that her husband would not
support her, and subsequently, says Pom.
eroy, Conway tried TO trustee or draw
her wages at the Treasury Department,
and failed TO accomplish It, but he (Pome.
roy) had no controversy with him on that
subject or any other. Conway Is q ma.
tive Of Baltimore, Maryland, o printer by
trade. He studied law and emigrated to
Kansas, and took part in the early strug.
gle Of that territory as q free State; when
after serving as County Judge for a while,
he was elected to Congress as the first
representative Of Kansas. At the end Of
his term he was appointed by President
johnson, Consul at Marseilles, but was
removed by President Grant soon after
the latter's Inauguration. He has been
living In this city for several years.