Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-30

The Fatal Bullet Fired Through a Par
l0r Window.


On saturday night, shortly after O'Clock, the
neighbCrhOod OF New York avenue near 5th street
was thrown into excitement by the firing OF
pistol AMI tn fatal w0undiny Of Mrs. Annie Con-
ner, wife OF Mr. John L. Conner. a welI-known
carpenter, living at No 469 on the avenue men
toned Mrs Conner. with her babe In her arms
had left the family IN a back room, and having
stopped for moment 10 look out OF front p1rIor
window. was in the act OF turning away. when she
was struck by pistol ball She made but one or
two steps when, sitting her babe down, she fell
Oh the Moor With groan- Physicians were at
spending. subsequently Dr. b. b. Adams the
family physician. took charge OF The case IL was
found that the ball had entered her back between
The tnth anu eleventh ribs, hot far from the Spi-
RAJ column
WOUND LIKE PRESIDENT GARFIELD's
The wound was similar 10 that OF President Gar
neld except that IL was on the opposite side of the
body. Mrs. Conner ling red for about four hours
and died, her InptomS and sufferinys exactly cor
Responding with those OF President Garfield d.
Ypctly after ~ WAS wounded. Lieut. Greer Ser
feaht Riley Officers Shilling and Others were soon
Informed or the occurrence. UpOn making in
quirieS they learned that two colOred men who
were standing almost in front OF the housa when
tht shot was bred, saw man run into a house on
the south site OF the street. which was subss-
Quently ascertatned to be No $50.
ARREST or THE MAN SUPPOSED 70 HAVE FIRED THE
SHOT.
Upon this Information the police entering the
house Indicated, took in custody Nicholas Miles
vino WAS intoxicated, AMI had been but short
time In the house. Niles resisted arrest and fought
the officers 10 the sixth precinct staton-his father
helping % take him there He Is twenty-eight
eiGht years Of age, a married man, with two chill
dreh. an1 - o. very robust frame. Formerly lie
VS. quite wild AMI addicted 10 drinking at times
but 81 late has been conducting himself well. He
~as for some time engaged IN driving Tor WilIett
iiboeS. ana has Of lat" been employed at the lIIln-
bSf Nart ~ this firm ST 9Th street aud New York
avenue Yesterday Miles appeared TO feel his posi
tien k'enly, ana s1id Jtat he did not know that he
had had pistol. nor was he aware that he had
shot any one. adding that JOhuny {Mr. Conner)
AM DC hSi1 always been good friends
TIE VICTIM.
Mrs. Conner was formerly Miss Annie Saunders.
Sic had been married about ten years, and leaves
tour Children.
Dr. Patterson, the coroner, tmpanneled Jury YES
ter,.ay morning. hIt thc autopsy conducted by Dr
j F. H@ftlgIn. hot having been completed, adj
IournCd II Until to-day.
TIE cosOSEKs INQUEST.
The Jury re,sseu Gbled at the sixth precinct sta
tOn, M1S>a@huS us avenue, 1t II O'Clock today.
Bortie Stranger, ecIored, testified that she lived
neNtto Mr. Miles,and between and O'Clock saw a
drunken Iasn pass, ant the fash OF the pistol
-biaZe and smoke; ran 10 the GOOr and heard
screams OF children: Gid not recognize the man
bat thought the pistol was fred from the corner
OF the next house.
Laura E. Darlington testified that she lived In
the same house as the preceding witness. She saw
a drunken man coming from the reStaurant-a
small man much about the size OF Mr.. John Fall
eoner- This was after she heard the shot. and she
asked who had shot.
John W. Falconer. testified that he lives at 4O9
New York avenue, and was about forty or fifty
ieet from the paint shop when he heard the re-
pOv IN saw the Hash OF the plstoi, which was fired
Il front OF the houses west Of the paint shop: saw
the arm OF the man who fired the pistol extended
ana a. the party let his arm fall he went into the
DIRECTLY over and adjoining the alley on the west
snd i woman said something about smelling now.
DER, and then heard some ons nom thu onnositA