National Republican., 1882-12-30
BACK TAIN LkFROGTHETOMB
A Man Supposed to bO Nor ! Hurt Lives TO
Refuto the Story Of His Assailant
The other side OF The st. Marc Hotel
Shooting Array.
TO The Editor.

To The Editor.
No. 5O6 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. %, 1sS2.-Dear Sir
Having recovered sufficiently to be removed
from tho hospital to my home, / desire tC
reply to the statements of tho would-be muir
derer already published in your journal and
other papers Of this city.
At the time Angney made his statement t.
the police ho supposed was dying and that
his infamous lies would not be, at least by me
answered
His statement is utterly false, except that
portion that refers to my writing letters in
reference to him to certain parties in different
portions Of the country. Letters were written
by me to members of fraternity to which
we both belong-the ..hiasons. Angney had
been for considerable time travelling and
obtaining money by false pretenses, repre-
senting himself as just being robbed, and re-
quiring means to get to some imaginary des
tination.
also wrote TO the st. Louis and Kansas
City Railwayicompany at the time he made a
claim on that company for the recovery oI
some diamonds to the value of about ST., 600
which he alleged had been stolen from his
baggage while in transit. He never owned
q diamond, and it was SO proven, and his
fraudulent claim fell to the ground, but he
managed to escape punishment as he did iu
Leavenworth, Kan, where he endeavored Ia
get possession of a farm in exchange for some
worthless real estate bonds or notes. he refers
to as having received from Mr.. II. II. Hadley
of Washington after being drugged by him
and of which transaction | had no knowledge
being absent at the time from Washington
with my family spending the summer in Belle.
fonte, Pa, as the hotel register will prove
and, further, | never had any connection with
the trust or insurance companies he refers
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Estate Loan and Trust company, which he
received from Hadley, he used to obtain dry
goods to stock his retail store in Chambers
burg Pa, on credit, leaving the notes as col
lateral security, when he knew, as he asserts,
that they were worthless. He soon afterward
failed, and the merchants suffered.
i deny inducing his wife to leave him, but
her sister (my wife) and myself used argu-
ments to the contrary on account of the chill
dren, notwithstanding his mean and despicabe
conduct toward them all for after squandcr-
ing his wjfe's fortune in riotous living and
wild spectllations, he deserted them leaving
them dependent on other members of her
family. deny ever drawing revolver on
any person or being put under bonds for do
ingso. i have never had charge of his chill
dren, neither did ever whip them, as stated
by him. l never intercepted or received a
letter addressed to him or his wife. | deny
being a party to any fraudulent transaction
In New Jersey or any other state | deny be-
ing a gambler, though play cards as gentle
men do, to while away few hours. / never
owed him dollar much less 81 900, but he
owes me over 5000 borrowed money. l deny
threatening to throw him off the cars. stand
five feet four inches, and he six feet. ] weigh
120 pounds and he about 165 pounds. On the
evening of the attempted double assassination
he called at my house, having arrived that
morning, and, as he stated, he had spent the
day finding out my whereabouts. He was in
good humor, and conversed on general topics
business prospects, &c. He stated he desired
Inc to 60 on his bonds for 1000; it would be
considered q great favor / refused, and stated
my reasons for so doing-that he had not
acted properly in the past and failed to ap.
preciate those who helped him. He said in
reply that l could not lose by it; he could
convince me that he had good offer from
New York, and we could make a great deal Of
yif we associated together-fully $4,000
per year, and all | would be called upon to dc
would be to furnish security to the com.
pany, and if j would go to the
hotel he would convince me by docu.
ments in his possession At this moment
a friend of mine, Col. r. Il. Turnbull, entered
the parlor, for the purpose of making Il visit
with me, and after introducing him to Angney,
the visit to the hotel was agaiu urged, and l
invited Col. Turnbull, if agreeable to him. we
would go with Mr., Angney, as it would only
involve about twenty minutes. In about ten
minutes we left the house, walking leisurely
down Ninth street to the hotel, and pleasantly
chatting On arriving at the st. Marc hotel
Angney asked for his key, and desired to
know that we would drink, stating he had
been around all day, and needed little stim-
ulant. l replied if anything, u cold punch
would suit me, and he ordered three to his
room. On arriving at the room, top floor,
extreme end of the hall, he proceeded to open
his valise and take out papers. The waiter
came in, left the three wine glasses,
The handling of the papers in his valise was,
then resumed, and he remarked that he was
somewhat surprised to be put under arrest on
his arrival in Columbia, and was glad that /
did not accompany his wife to get out the
warrant; that we had had good times, been
good friends, and hoped we would be in the
future. He then advanced with paper and
Gaid, " there is good OFFER $50 per week sure
read it," He then changed the position OF
the bracket to afford, as he said better light,
and | unfolded the paper while he resumed
his seat before his valise, about four PAGES off,
and commenced to read, and said, without
looking off, this is conditional" At that
moment hg itcl TWO shots at me, both taking
rheCt. ta D nbull jumped to his feet
auI he iguyy) wheeled and fired two
sAots in equally rapid succession at him,
and the fifth shot at me, which also tool;
effect. This, from self-cOcking pistol
was all executed in the count of five. His
object in firing ON my friend was undoubt-
edly to remove the only witness to his cow
ardly attempt to murder me. Angney rushed
from the room and my friend kept in his adj
vance to give the alarm and prevent his
escape, he being unarmed and wounded
through the right forearm. | hastened after
him as soon as could wipe the blood from
my eyes, but found that Angney had gained
the sidewalk, and was shortly after my ar
rival at police headquarters led in a prisoner
and consigned to cell. My wounds were
then examined and proceeded in an ambu-
lance to Providence hospital, where my
wounds and the wound Of my friend were
dressed. He returned to his rooms and 1 re.
mained in the hospital for three weeks, and
since then am confined to the house under med
ical treatment, with the hope eOfeventually fully
recovering and seeing the cowardly culprit
punished by the strong arm of the law.