Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-02
4 washington SeEsntion.

CoDc S"teNent was caused yesterday a.ict
coon 90 & stree ho,wcco Sixth ard Sc7rpth
streets, liz WASHINGTON, b: tic ahooGcg OF inc.
81. Morgan, zoo Of Sona.or 'lorran, Il Ala.
anG the G., TX to thc Senate committee Oh rules,
oy young woman from The ito sauc State
Darned Lucy Wstt u Rhett Horton. hiss Tor
TOD net ycucg Morgan on q street, ncar S,xth,
| as the latter vas walking 'Sith some tTieods 10
Rald- Sixth rJet. WITHOUT uttrlips "a TorG
OF wsrul1g, The young @OInan DIE" rcYo yer
| and fir 4 ct MorsaD, striking him it me should
| or. MorgaG ,buu se zed her and held Der until
! a gentleman led her Way. She was subs Quent
| ly arrest d snd taken to the ceotrsI poico s'a-
| tiop, whsrc she was detalnGd hu. cot otkcJ
up il Gel /, and was kept uuiii shis mo!olrs.
wheD she was arranged iG the Police Cou,T.
alr MoFssn's injury, through serious, is oot
regarded a5 fatal. Some time -lGco Miss
| HortJn entered suit agaost hlr M,rgga 10;
breach OF premise ct marriage The SUI !. still
pendlng.
Sh, cims to Washinslcn e yesr ago
aud secured c!eskship in he Treasury
Department.. According to mr. statement
she was renew from tee Treasury
by the ibilehoa Of Mr. Morsao o.
her say TO the station shc Said size VS. so:T:
that shc hsd 10; killed h. q; and ,hst il vas b
ln;antoo &c do So; tia. Life WAS 90; worth iv:ss
10 her. h.y:ug been deprived II iDssiHg . Nv
ing by him. The police tyu4d upon hrr hire
grains Ht morphine VII Oh she iG:erS"a 70 sckc,
it Is stated, had she sucaccdct n k!!hAg tiu-.
ssn. She Is ab1u 81 years o. CIV and s
comedy IL appearance.
MIR. Morgan says that he has kuoan Miss
Hertoo sInce the sircg ct 1877; fist nc; her
| in Selma, Ais BE We az cfic>r lc Z military
COMPANY and she fr.qu:o;'y yisi;e,! b Is Civ,
by Lis onu. pany. Sho VAS oniy 3 css.st az
quaintaLc., AID as for L.: story that sha s>as 40
Acquaintance OF lis family, and ner la: i:er ;
law psrtuar of Sert,oc tlorsar. il 7sa un'.a.
He first received !ttt.r from her iE The al! c:
lST7. Hs bad come 10 Wsst,nstcu 20 i;va
and tho sent him G letter / which she thscstor-
ed to enter suit against hun uDless be keep: Ms
promise to marry Der. He did not reply 40 THIS
letter. and several others followed 10 1878 she
: father Office. Ste drew pistol oc ;,iia, out
he quickly tisarpcd b,r She repc4toi A@r
thrta. tc bring suit, sud he ,ull her 20
90 ahead and sua.' She brought tie suit, d. d
be has been to Alabama three timss to ;taod
trial. but the p)e'niff failed to appear each
time. 10 1878 or 76 Miss Hortcr, Woo vas
then i7lug at Daytvu, Ala. charged 3 youog
man banned Walton with sGduoiug Ter, ead
threatened to bring suit against him. Hsr re-
iatlTes learoed OF the matter aGl tolE her aHs7
TO South Carolina. The suit against Walton
| HOs thereupou dismissed. uer next appear
aace wes at Selma, where she met I'm (hioT-
ssn). H:r character 10 A'a5apla was bank.
rupt. end tho only rCasol ho coG d ASS 90 or her
shooting at him yesterday YES It's, she wished
: 20 oal!:t the sympathy Of the public. Sirc2 aho
las been IN Washington, Mr.. Morgan said. s q
had attempted to bl,cSm i auother party,
whose name be deoiDrG to give, now living
in Washington, by wiring Letters to- him, tho
burden OF which ga5 tCa: sEo yeas ID serious
trouble l0 cros quenco Df her association 9Th
him Mr.. Morgan sid that within he pest
/ month 10 had frequently seer Miss Horton On
, tho street and about tho Capitol. she had Mise
besn noticed hanging around lis reaidbnno on
| y street. and Ae had ossD warned TO look gu!
Tor her, as she Intended TO do him bsrm Ge
paid no attention t. the matter, and il cu:uins.-
!; I'd yesterday, when sne shot MIN
Elss Horton states that her father, Mr.. iOr
ton, and Senator Morgan were both generals IN
the Southern army and fast friends. At the ter
, mnaton OF the war they formed law psr,ner-
, ship Of Seua, Ala which was dissolved ny me
| death If Ter father.
In This manner john Il. Morcsn and sho be-.
came acqusinted ahe being thon nearl- seven
teen years Ut ago. and in the ?aar ISL they
, were engaged 10 bs married. Wale ocgupyin.
this relation to each other he tooK adva1tagc CT
| ner confidence. batrsVed her, and sf:er TIA. 70
6 fused TO keap the mslrisgJ com pact. There
was no male member Of ne- family Twin. 20
whom she could 60 to compel him 10 mako
| restitution, and he resisted sl her APPEALS 20
save and protect her II In 8har1e and ex pcsr 70.
Finding persuasons useless shu lock recourse
to the law, and ne was indicted for seduction,
al The Indictment is still pending Ggains. him
| IN alabama.
Last Tuesdsy, while a: the Capitol, she ssys
ii st she WAS met by General Shelley, q member
Of Congress from A!Eb ana who asked her for
the letters written By Dir. Morgan, and che de-
cllned to rive them to him. He then told her
thst che would starve for wasn't Of SON etding 10
do, or be driven OUT Of town If the letters We're
not given up These and other circumstances
had worked ner into despsrs!e State OF mind,
until she lost lmoat sIl control of herself. she
! had possessed the pistol for time, but car
ryiDg it with her yesterday sId meaning Nor
gan were both accidental SILL when paasi.g
along the street and seeing him APPROACH, and
knowing thst to him she was Indebted for all
her sorrow, sho made the sudden resolution to
do the shooting, and when she got close she drew
| the pistol from her pocket and fired, snd wss
. sorry that she had not killed him. She supyo,.
ed low they would aend her 20 prison, but !:
they did she had the satisfaction of knrwinc
that she would not stsIve, and neither wouiu
Mr.. Morgan get back his letters.
SENSATION AT The WHITE EtUSE The
monotony OF the reception at the White Hous,
, yesterday was varied by vel3 Interesting ~
cidoot, growing out Of civil ceryce reform
Among tho org string Of visitors who pasacd
! through The Blue Psrior during the goncrst re-
cepton WAS Colonel Henry G. lie Aims. la,a
Collector At Silk Alaska When De Aii:,a VS.
presented to the Prosideu' the latlor put chi hls
hsnd, but De Alma drew hirusait up in 9 dix.
ni6ed way and scorniull7 r. ected tho proiiered
, hand. Then he made lit..c speech wLi.n ne
had prepared, IS follows: Mr.. President :c5
eighteen months I have in vain aadeavcreG %
, get justice from yea and what brings mo acre
to. Lsy is to tell you t. at If Divine Providence
should resolve to il act on on the one .hundrcdih
part of all tie disgrace hardship stuff rig, sick
! ness grief aud want that 9ou have msnss.d 10
il aicl on me and my people for the :a;. two
, years, you would never have h.ppy .no,oen.
again in your life and bsliove thrs you do not
, de:erye it," De Alas va: removed srnii great
excitement, by the police Wash. Cor. Baito,
american
CUTTING GLASS WITH SCISSORS Mary per
= scns DAY no; be aware, Says 40 America 40 ocu
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