National Republican., 1880-01-03
MISS HORTON OUT ON BAIL
Brief Proceedings in the Police
Court Yesterday.
Mrs. Belvs A. Lockwood Goes on the Bond
and the Prisoner is set Free-A Further
Statement from Miss Horton-She
Explains Some of the Things
in MIR. Morgan's state
ment--Other Points.
Released on Bail.

the Police court yesterday morning Miss Lucy
Horton, who was arrested for sh oOting at John
Morgan, on q street, Thursday evening was
allowed to walk from the Fifth precinct sta
tion.houso TO tho Police court In order to
save her from annoyance, the police officer de.
tailed to attend hor walked some distance be-
hind her. This was in accordance with the
unusual courtesies extended to tho fair pris.
oner on the night of her arrest. The police
seemed toshare the public opinion in her favor
and the lieutenant of the Fifth precinct did
everything to make the law seem easy. A large
crowd Of curious persons assembled in the Po-
lice court room expecting that the young
woman would make her appearance there but
they were disappointed, as she was taken
directly to the office of the clerk. No one eX.
cept her counsel was admitted to see her
When the case was called the prosecuting at
tOrney announced that Mr. Morgan was un-
able to leave the house on account of his
wound, and asked postponemcnt of the caso
until the gentleman could attend, aud that
the prisoner he required to give bail IN the
sum of 81 600 for her rappeanncc. Judges
consented TO this and the papers having been
drawn up, Mrs. Bolva Lockwood appeared,
and she became bondswoman In the required
sum. Soon aftorward Miss Horton left the
court with Mrs. Lockwood by way of the pri
vate entrance on Sixth street.
Miss Horton went from the Police court to
the residence of Mrs. Smith, where she spent
as quiet day as possible, being fortunate in
securing a few hours sloer.
A FURTHER STATEMENT FROM MISS HORTON.
A representative of THE NATIONAL REPUB-
LTCAN having been Informed that she would
spend the evening with Mrs. Lockwood, called
at the lady's residence shortly after 7 o'clock,
and was promptly invited into tho sitting.
room. Here a sight met his eye that was
quite interesting, and one that ought to con-
vinco Miss Horton that she was far from
lrondlcss.
She was sitting at a table in an arm chair
at,ired in her black suit, and almost sur
rounded by five ladies, who were a few min.
utes later joined by three moro, and still later
in the evening she was summoned to the par
lors to meet two more. She seemed TO have
almost fully recovered from the excitement of
her recent experiences, and talked with ease
aud fluenCy to her listeners. The same quiet
modest and lady-like action was noticeable
that had been observed when she was dc.
tanned at the police station, and In converse
tOu she was careful of the language en-
ployed, and several times corrected her state
mcnts, or rather modified what she said, pre-.
ferring to do so rather than do Injustice by
| unntcntiOnal deviation from the truth.
She said that the charge made by Mr.. Nor.
gan and his friends, that she once preferred y
charge similar to the one made against that
gentleman against another named Mr.. Wal
ative Of The NATIONAL REPu BLICAN the fol-
lowing letter to her, dated Dayton, Ala, July
49, 1873, to nrove it:
It is certainly with great felicity that write to
deny certain charges brought against you. They
are simUly false. You never brought The charge
Of seduction against me in your lie, nor did you
| ever Try 10 make me marry YOU To the contrary,
| | always thought great deal Of you. How such
uuk.nd and injurious reports were circulated |
can not tel, an! hope the perpGtTatoS may be
| made to sGllcr With respect, W. B WAIToN.
| She said that Senator Morgan was godfather
at the baptism of her father aud after that
wrote 10 her brother that he would train tho
| youth in such way that he would be wcll-cdu.
| Gated and become such man rs his father
| would be proud Of, and with such promises to
| her father she could not see how he would
| support his son In injuring her. But since il
| happened she was no. really So much surprised
| FIR She had lUen tod u great many things
about the senator that did not reflect credit
upon him ~ an honorable gentleman. The
STATE Prosecutor Of Alabama aud Mr.. c. b.
| Lester had said there were hard stories about
him doing certain deeds in Mexico when the
| latter was in company with him, which she
| did not think she ought 10 repeat
She denied that she had been following Mr..
| Morgan for months with a pistol. she did
| come near shooting him on New Years eve in
front OF his own home,
She was out there and made threats because
believed that for some time past he has had
| two Of his friends constantly watching her
On New Years eve she was near his house
aud there was hack in front of IT,. These tw,
men had been watching her to keep Mr. Nor.
gan from coming out md told the haCknar
that he was not there. The driver said that
he would wait for his money. Mr. Morgan
then came out, ana she went toward him anC
he grabbed her hands. lie said that if she die
not let him alone that he would shoot her, and
If she kept coming thCro that he would hav,
her arrested. He then turned and went int
the house, aud she went away.
Two days before that she went and looked
In the window Of the room of the committed
Of which he WIS Secretary-not for the pur
pose of shooting, hut to see If hc was there
lie might have been there, but she did not Sc,
him; for there was a young man who KEEP
coming to the window and prevented her from
seeing inside.
She had carried pistol In her pocket eve
since they tried 10 kill her, and mover wa
without il. A man named Cleveland, q hOrs
trader, had shot ut her one night down a
her home in Alabama. Her mother aud twt
sisters were In the dining.room one night ant
J she in tho parlOr playing on the piano sh,
took th6 lamp aud started toward the room
where the others were, and in the hHll-wa!
was fired at from the piazza outside. The,
started to see who did it, and man iuIn pet
Oh a horse hnu rode rapidly away slnCl
that time she had carried pistol
Gentlemen in Alabama had told he
that she ought never to 20 without il
Cleveland did not admit the shooting, bu
there were two gentlemen who SAW him com
off the balcony with the pistol in his hand
When asked about ii, he said that "he did no
care about the girl, but Senator Morgan ha
given him 1900 10 watch her" Some tim
after that the boys went to Linden TO loOl
after Cleveland, but he had disappeared an
IL was said that he had gone TO MiEsour
When she first came here she did go TO MI
Morgan's office the next day after she arrived
lie tried then TO make her return his letter.
but she refused, and at the time sue had tn
! pistol in her hand. Ho caught her hand au
, again demanded the letters, turning the poin
of the pistol toward her head. In tho suual
the pistol exploded, and was so close that til
powder burnt her He then said that be ha
caught her with a pistol, and if she did nc
give back tue letters that he would have he
, arrested and hung, as he was Senator's son
lie tried to turn her out, but she locked th
door aud threw the key out OF the window
but there was another door with the key 4
it,. He called for Mr., Hawk, who came 1,
lie asked that gentleman to have her arrested
but he said that he would hear both sides an
= afterward took sides with hOr. She and Mr
Morgan each wrote letters 10 SIR. Shelley an
a Governor FOotc. She was advised by the lat
a ter gentleman and Mr.. Shellabarger TO brin
= suit against AIr. Morgan for breach of promis,
! but she declined then 10 do SO, for Mr.. Morga
I ia Nl..N 81.