The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-31
Aw,.,eriou, INSTRUMENTATION.

a HNstcrtOu> STANDARDIZATION.
once more has Saturday rolled round.
and once moro has that DAY been character
lied by fatal aud heartrcnding tragedy.
The supcrstitious have como TO regard this
day with horror. and there seems TO be
some foundation for their dread. Tragedy
after tragedy has happened on the Sabbath
rye-a time when toll is for a brief period
land aside, and preparations for enjoying
the pcacc and quiet from the harassing cares
Of business are generally made. II was
about 5 O'Clock Saturday evening that Mrs.
Connors, wife OF the well-known builder
and contractor John l.. Connors, residing
Al 4eq New York avenue. dispatched her Sis
fer 10 an adjacent market 10 purchase some
household supplies. Mrs. Connors was
alone in the house at the time with three
snail children, and experiencing all wo-
mans nervous dread OF being left alone at
night, instructed her sister Laura TO not de-
Law, but return aS speedily rs possible.
NyS. ConnorS took her thirtcen-monthS'-
old babe in her arms and stationed herself
Al The window 20 await the return OF her
sister. In the position In which she stood
her left side was pressed closely against the
window-pane, about three feet from the
Ground, and she held her infant on her
right ann. suddenly there was 4 loud re-
pori. a crash Of broken glass.
woNAN's BEARTRENpiNG SCREAM,
and Mr.. ConnorS iell to the ground wei
terlng in her gore, her LIES warm blood
slowly triekling across the ti0Or, hut with
mothers instinct tightly clasping her
babe TO her heart. The noise Of the report
alarmed the neighbors and brought to the
scene her ten-ycar-0ld boy, who released
the infant from it, perilouS position and en-
dcayorcd q restore hi, mother. Mrs. Dom
aldson. who lives at S47 New York avenue,
MAS pos>ing the house at the time. and,
alarmed 10y the frightened screams Of the
children. entered the house to see II she
could be Of any assistance. She found Mrs.
Connors stretched on the floor and said 10
her: ..What j. the natter" She said, "
have been shot" Mrs.. Donaldson then SAID,
.No. YOU have only tainted Mrs. Con-
nor. again repeatcd, " have been shot. y
Mrs. Donaldson. passing her hand behind
the Homan's back 10 raise her. found blood
flowing from a wound. She then knew
that Mrs. COnuor, lad been shot, and sent
for a doctor. Or. Nailor WAS speedily
summoned and responded. and in few
minutes afterwaTd Or. Adams, the family
physician. made his appearance. Every
thing that science could suggest WAS
done for the uniortun ne woman, who
but few moments before was the embodi-
mcnt Of health and happiness; but the IA
tai shot had done it, work only too well.
and no mortal hand could rctard the pas
sage Of the mothers soul - il winged its
way over the dark river. 1rs. Conncrs
was perfectly conscious ~ the last. and
only complained Of IN intense prickling
sensation in her limbs. 80, if, rs she cN-
pressed it. ten thousand needles were be-
ing driven into her feet. These symptoms
were similar 10 those experienced by the
late President after being shot. and, rs
will De seen. The shot took almost the same
course. After nearly four hours OF in
tense suffering
THE VICTIM DRT AFFIXED HER LAST.
Her husband was terribly Frustrated 10y
the sudden blow that in one fell moment
had deprived him Oi q wife and rendered
his little children mothcrlc,S. \ Few NM
utcs after the shooting took place officers
from the sixth precinct wee trying to ind
the uCrpctrltor Of the da,tardly deed. Nick
Miles. % white man thity-tWo years OF age,
q Watclman for Nillct q Libby, was AZ
rested on suspicion and taken 20 The sixth
Precinct station. where hc was locked up.
Miles lives Just across the street from
the COrnor,' house. ald Gt the time
he was arrested was in a hcasiiy state Of in
toxication. The evidence against Miles is
purely circum~tantial. The following are
fhc facts leading the police 70 believe that
ne is the guilty man: some negroes pass
Inc alone the street at the time, and 4
woman who lives next door, say that they
saw Miles standing i'm front OF his house,
fr1 L. turned
into the ll'cvWay leading TO his house.
80 pistol was found on his person nor
could any weapon be found i'm the house.
There i revolver kept i'm Willctt 4
Lihhy's office, which has disappeared
and cannot be traced. Miles stated to
ReptbhcGu reporter yesterday that he
was too drunk 20 know anything about the
shooting; that hc never carried pistol.
and bore no malice or had any ill-feeling
against MIR. COunors or amy OF her family.
The relatives of the unfortunate woman
c1rrob0ratc thi. statement. Inc police Of
fccr- and the neighbour, say That Miles Is
decent. Woodworking man. and a good hus-
band. ap, at times 20 90 OF on "tcar
but when IN this condition is quiet and
peaccablc. Personally Miles i> q man about
six feet high, with al open cOuntcnancc,
light blue eyes, and blonde mOustache.
NE APPEARED TO DE TERRIBLY AFFECTED
by the awful tragedy, and >wore that he
would never touch another drop OF whis-
Key. MR.. Miles was next interviewed,
and stated that she had been married seven
years, and during that time her husband
had always treated her kindly, and al
though drunk at times. he had never while
under the influence Of liquor ill-treatcd or
abused her. Saturday evening her husband
came home in a disgusting state OF int0Xi-
cation, and sat on the bed nursing their
little child aud talking with her. He then
went out: she heard the shooting /;
her husband returned, and shortly
aiterward he was arrested Yesterday
morning Coroner Patterson empaneled
a Jury and proceeded to hold an in
quest. After viewing the body DR.. Ilarti-
.an made post morton, and found that
the ball evidently fired from large old
navy revolver entered the body on the left
side between The eleventh and twelfth ribs.
perforated the left kidney, and lodged IN
the yertebra, striking the spinal cord,
where il wa. found imbedded. The cause
OF death was hemorrhage OF the renal YES.
sels. The inquest was then ADJOURNED
until II O'Clock to-day. These are the
facts. whether any new evidence VIII Dt
revealed at the inquest to-day remains 10 Dc
seen. It would appear that the tragedy
was caused by the consumption OF toe
much wbiskey, an agent which has already
becn responsible for too many crimes
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