The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-11-27
A TRAGIC AFFAIR,
a Mysterious Shooting Affair Satur.
day Night-Jncob Angney Commit
ted TO Hail.

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tea 10 JAN.
tragic shooting affair occurred on Satur-
DIV nlrht I'm room OF Of tho st Marc Hotel ny
,,t,to, m xvt,,,o, = ro,,,o, 700 os,o, % con,
49, "i,inO' io'iiou 90 Sss.n
OF this city, who resides at No. oOU Nlntn
street noftnWest VIII prODhDly lose ms INC.
j. j.. Angney, OF Columbia, Pa an unsuc-
cessiul specula,or IN OIL ana a ne ins ,a
agent, came to the city ON saturday 10 demand
some money, as Wen as retractlons OF certain
huegeu insults, from MT. WILLINGLY VINO 10 ms
protherfln-law, ana Invited Wilmot ana a
friend named colonel Thomas II. TurnDul, 10
come 70 MS room, az the ~, Marc, 10 eAamine
some documents. rho gentlemen acco,npani,eu
Angncy to his room, and after some discussion
tho latter became excited, and, without warn
Ing, drew ms revolver ana nreu I'VE snots,
wounding Wilmot III the mead, shoulder, az.
arm;
When the nvobarreled revolver was empty,
Angnoy coolly walked TO an ADJOINING hotel
ana subsequently surrendered hlmsel! 70
Lieutenant Kelly; The Injured men both
walked TO Police Headqnarters, nnu were az
terward conveyed 10 Provluence nospltal,
where MIR. WilInots WOUNDS were pronounced
10 be probably fatal and colonel Turnpults
were considered slight. Angney would not
talk ny ilrst, put on SUNDAY was int9rVioWou
through inc pars AT Headquarters, anu
Furnished n Statement,
which WINS I'm substance as follows;
WWIlmot and nre brothers.in.lnw, having
married. sisters Soon after my marriage he
became Indebted to me for 81 ,0OO aud after
making several frultless efforts to obtain tho
money peaccably tnreatenea 10 sue MN. Az
that time was IN lhe WhoiesaAe cry goVus
business IN OhamDerspurg, "a, am wnen ne
received my notiUe tnat intonuou 70 suo nun
ne lolneu me " DnuinporspurB, hnu We starteu
lor me m0untalns together. IN tno way up
Wnile Summing on tle plauorIn no tnreh.vnou
oihrow me from inc tram uhiess eAecutVuA
telehse 70 MN. retusea 70 40 IL, anu no ,heh i
tenuercu me Two spuu ho.os vi tho n 'a
Estato trust anu Loan company Vi shls
Guy, when were hVt worth .he phpe., ,noy
were Mri,scn OH can,o " ~, .is 10y ~, w
endeayor 70 obtain some SATISFACTION regarding
tnem, ana ne IN company WIN ano ..i , nun
enticeu me lhto u pullulng on SeVentn street
ana, nithough nave never saiu SO peiore,
honestly pehoVe they aruggeu me. az uny
rate, Milmot came INTO tne possession ol nVtes
allegeu 10 nave poem signed py me Whlch
nave no recoieclon Oh signing, hnu ny 'neso
means ne maue me laii IN business. suen
went 70 C9iumpia, anu wniie INing tnere
ne INDUCED my WIG 10 loaye me, tnrough
her sisters influence, and l was separated
IRON her anu my TWO chliuren 10. iourteen
Inohtns anu uiu Iot soo lioiii untli WV Moo IN,
ago. Last Hlgnt went 70 MS nouse IoI tne
purpose OF oDtalninB reraVtlon Vi ietters
Iipellng me whlcn no nau writteh, unu Wnlcn
nave, ho wanteu 70 see tho tetler5, anu !
asked MN 10 20 10 tho nolei, wnero Woui9
snow them TO MIN. After We arrived more
demanded retractlon, whlcn ne refused 70
give, ana threatened 10 sue MIN Tor ilbel'
named the letters, anu Whon 1 roluseu 10
give them up ne endeaVored 10 draW MS re-
NOlVeT, Wnen
Got the Drop Oh Him
and shot him. Twas expecting the attack, and
nQd my piStOl IN my OverCOnt pocket, ana Wnen