The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28
Shot ira Jest.

\ You've LADY POINTS A PISTOL AT a YOUNG
MAN AND WOUNDS HIN MoRTALLf.
An unfortunate circumstance, involving
the supposed fatal shooting OF Il wcll-knoWn
Young gentleman. occurred last night in
the residence Of young lady on north
Fremont street. The young gentleman was
Mr.. James T. Murphy, secretary OF the
Ashland Mill Manufacturing Company, OF
WcathcrcdSvilic. Baltimore county, and
book-kecpcr for MeSSrS. w. J. Dickey Il
son, corner Of Charles and German streets.
in this city, The name of the young lady
is Miss laura Bannan. and she and Mr..
Murphy are second cousins. He lives with
his brother and mother ut No. $50 north FIRE.
mont stree. and she and her brother and sis
Ter live AZ No. IA. Il few doors distant, in the
same square. They were friendly, but did
moi associate much. He is twenty-nine
wears old and She twenty-five, and both are
very respectable. Miss Bannan for some
time past had desired Mr.. Murphy to go to
church with her. This was accomplished
last night hy winning his mother as an ally,
and the couple. accompanied by Mrs. Muir
ply, attended Faycttc-Strect Methodist
Episcopal church. After service, when Mr.
Murphy and Miss Bannan reached her
house. they went in, and Mrs. Murphy
went home. IN about quarter of IN hour,
which made Il little after Q O'Clock, the
report Of a pistol was heard. and Miss Ban
nan appeared ut the door, crying "Help,
help" and arousing the nCighborhood.
With excited manner and wrnging her
hands. Miss Bannan cried, 90, my God, /
have killed him. What shall | do !!
What shall l do 2" Mr.. Murphy
was found lying on the floor with
pisto-Shot wound in the right side
OF his head. from which the blood was
tricklng to the carpet. He was throwing
his arms about and raving unlntelligibly.
The nei"hbor> We're much agitated, and the
near relatives and atnuaintanceS OF the par
ties were deeply moved. As soon as Miss
Bannan could control her excitement she
explained that she went into her room to
lay aside her bonnet and wraps, leaving Mr..
Murphy alone. There was no one else in
the house. In the room she picked up a
small sin@lc-tarreIlcd cartridge-pistol,w which
was loaded. Miss Bannan said that it be-
longcd to her brother, and on previous
occasion She had snapped itat a pet dog and
scared the animal, but the weapon did not
90 off. She saws that she brought the pistol
out with her, and telling Mr.. Murphy
how she had scared the *dog, pointed
the pistol AT him playfully and snapped
it in illustration OF her remarks. 1t went
of, and Mr. Murphy threw up his hand and
fell. Miss Bannan showed deep distress.
The wounded man, moaning and talking
incohercntlv, was carried into his house.
and attended by Professor Johnston and
DIS. Gibbons and Baldwin. The bullet had
penetrated the skull, going in very straight
and lodging in the brain. The surgeons
probcd the wound rs far as they could, and
pronounced the injury fatal beyond Il
doubt. The young man might survive a
few hours or a few days. they said, but it
waS fatal. At O'Clock this morning he
seemed to be dying. Sergeant Flannery
deemed il his duty to take Miss Bannan
into custody. and she was driven in a car
riage to The Northwestern station, where
she was assigned proper quarters until an
investigation is heid.- Baltimore american,
roth.
[The Young lady was discharged yester-
dav, the SHOT having been accidentally