The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-16
The Attempt at Assassination Fol-
lowed by a Fatal Use Of the
Weapon on Herself.
Jealousy of Her Old Admirers Al
tenton TO the Actress the
Cause Of the Tragedy.
Especial TO the Chicago TImcs.l

l WOIlUs ullslIchs, uQO5 Def mau grow
cold, and deliberately shoots him in tn
reception room OF the Burnett House, an,
then sends ball through her own brain
The man who was shot il Sylvester NJ
Hickey, manager for Mary Anderson, tn,
actress, and the woman is Florence Nc
Donald, who Is from Syracuse, n. y an,
Chains 10 hsye been
HiCkEfs MISTRESS
ana his ardent lover. At ) o'clock thi
afternoon the won an sent a note 10 Hicke
al me burner House, saying that she wa
IN the reception room and wanted to re
hlm. IL also stated that II he did not se
her sne would follow him to the train an
10 .nicago. MISS Anderson having com
pie'eu nei engagement mere last night, wa
70 Start TINS evening at Z Tor Chicago
npoh receiving The note, hickey, who hs'
peen our gfi'ing, anu VINO had an engage
.i,thI 70 dine al ! WIN some gentlemen o
The press, went to
i hEkEcEPrioN ROOM
ana iound The woman there alone. TheJ
sal uown togeiher on the dIvan at II,
norm end OF the room. What happened
mere Is known only from H!ckey's ow;
statement Oh Inc occurrence. lie said t
ner
| Nhat 90 you want from me :"
Sne replied, u want money"
Al THIS he arose and ssid, You shal
nave some.
She arose also, and stood behind him a
,he end OF the diVan. lie reached his RICH
hand 10 his hIp-pocket for his purse, ant
u'' 50 MS ia'e "eine turned from her
L SHE sltUI him,
me pau striking hIm on the head, back o
Inc ieit ear; lie iell iorwsrd on his hand
ana scrambled toward the door. As hs
dii So ne heard another shot, but was no'
struck sgaln. He continued his fighr
tnt0ugh me nan, which Is on the hrst floor
ana IN slSht OF The cfhce. Guests in the
nan, seeing man emerge with blood
streaming from his face, and, hearing
another shot In the reception-room, rushed
l ~" p.n,o ou. y. the range; hIckey ran
49, L. nc oii9 vi H. pruning,
E"'''' a"u was
-, H' ~ fiis ho'N'
- pO1tei VI 'he no'ei, VINO
entered The recen,;nn r,nm h. w a.
woman s,srrer toward tbe frs.nIoc. 81
| E m With he, he,J -, e. II HI ~
hearth. Itw,s inst,nt,v s,.;raJ u;,b ~
blood that wss on.bins f. a. u. - 70
on m. rigbt side of bar La.J 80. II IL
e,- sbo ,r-;,ba5 - - 'Ie
fifteen minutes end expired. DIR KemDer
was called In and llickey's wound was
carefully examined. To their 10y il wss
found that the bali had struch his head
EEHIND THE LIFT EAR.
and had ,Is,caI ,,,w,5 .t,,..
;r, o. &C., 90 - ="
f,s,tnring The strII r.. l.aiIeI,
caIIs5 . 80, 81 IL IL - t NETS 'I
DYING administered. he nlso m.de bis
will. The physicians ordered tina. he
should be Kept perfectly quiet, and that
ne shou. %, Io' IaiE 10 any one except his
will Tero,er 'A-' 'N' '"iHH lit
tn. wo,,,.,, ron
:.
"as .ie"su y the coroner anu aiierward
pu' ~ "a ei1he' ana tsSen 10 an undertak.
ef u me inquest VIII mol he hcid until
"i'ei iiichey testimony can De taken.
MISS ANDERSON.
Ii is proper to say that Mary Apderson
and her frir.,ds say emphaticslly tina. there
was no feeling Of love existing between her
and her mauager. She had been on friendly
terms with hlm. and n, Thing more. If he
entertained any special affection for her
he never told 1t. The woman had
DETERMINED TO DIE
,,FsI e. 'I t5 siN ti.'Iu Pis'ol Whlch sne
hau IL Hef o0eou t~0-ounce
and in ope of her .tockincs br;IIi.n, na.,
dagger, eight inches in length. She wore
on her bosom a bunch OF lube ro.es. and
these were covered with blood when she
wss found on the floor.
urcvrv pr,r,.c r.sv
.. . s,.,oot- a.. Il
al -, ms n9tuins' aau IL IL said
WA NC ou' IN &c" uAyS'
EXCITEMENT AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE, n. v, Oct. l2-Syracuse ia
the home Of S. NJ. Hickey, Mary Ander.
sons manager, and the woman who shot
him, and the report OF the shooting created |
intense excitement In this city. Both par |
tiss are wen known a, syracuse and the
: ~ i'as Oeen ~, sh yais one Oh me most
'' 9 Nouieu oi the 'Isn. her rignt name
: ioieoe omitn. ngr parenls formerly
l.sit. ~ III her iatner kept a
.oi nutis e Ta IN 'his Guy.
~ y.'i aso i-st InahhI'ing she nrst maze
tIo al u'I.' "a ~ VI Nf. ,iiGhey' che was
-,oans a. 'ne onespio hou5s' on Est
c suee'' IpPoslte 'ne Iark opera
= 'Sro" piayed henry
i,oue aHu we
IL. +, hef as one OF
Ae 'A'o' was oi inis occssion that
FLORENCE FIRST MET Mr. HICKEY,
md she at once became enamored of him
She followed him everywhere, and contin-
laly logged his footsteps. Hickey endeay-
'red on frequent occasions to get rid of her,
,ut without avail. When Mr.. Hickey
Elected an engagement with Mary Ander-
,ecsme inoydinsteIv issIons Hsr 60
,snions state that she on u,sny occasion.
threatened Uickev,s life a vsar 400 Last
pripp she msde an enyspement 10 meet
Hickey a. the Hart Hnnss in ,h;s c;,v
florence openIv
r,,c -, -
AAD ih.Ahh WIN DfShhiiN' HE
or Mary Anderson, and swore that If she
ould rot have Hickey, no other woman
houid. AS Hickey lei; the room she
alsed her hand suddenly and fired pistol
I him. Hickey had closed the door, and
he bullet from the pistol crashed clear
n y lhe ooor. Hsf Jealousy DID not
ding .W.v IN . ,rsvaI;,. to-, 90 ;,,;,S
i'm 70 co,,e 70 go hs, 49, - - a.u .n' ~
omnjisd x;,b bsr 80, Ia ,.,In III IL
az 3. ,ba hon,a - - anu eA.iea upon
$780, "a n.o,;aeI s-e "as s'oPPlng
- H. =. se oeef 40 $
"a n.;es, " .e sHine. ne .oos
~ ha ., 80. ,ia,i ~. 'I VI \
syipg that il w,s bi,,s, snd ,h., :. o oa q
W ciinA H. Iiorence aIterwaro told