Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-04
A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR.
The Driver of n Coupe Seriously. Per.
haps Fatally. Wounded.

The Driver of a Coupe Seriously. Per.
haps Fatally. Wounded.
| About ten O'Clock last night shooting affair,
! which may end fatally. occurred at No as2 New
Jersey avenue southwest. the victim b,ing Ahrlm
Is. jacques, coupe driver. The cab driver had
taken MT H. IL. Alexander, the stcnographer, and
Ms wife TO the house named. Alexander entered
the house, several shots were nred, and the
result WIS one OF the bullets struck jacques
In the groin. lie subsequently drove Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander home, not feeling any
serious results from the shooting
lie fell from his seat at Ford's Opera House
| Inc machinery OF the police was al once put In
motion, and Miss Annie L. Field. the young
woman living al the house on New Jersey avenue
was arrested. Alexander disappeared, and the
police were unable TO ind him. IL appears that
3eAdhdrr went 10 the house to get possession or
some furniture, which he claims because he had
gone security for It He went into the house, and
IL is claimed by. Miss Field, fired All the shots
| away.
MISS FIELD CHARGES II. H. ALEXANDER WITH AS
| sAULT WITH INTENT KILL
| Miss Field WIS brought into the Police Court
this morning ani held prisoner In the clerks
Once While In court she swOre out warrant
charging III. III. Alexander with as s tull and bat
terry with intent TO Kill her. The warrant was
put in the hanCs OF Acting Detective Edelin, who
mas been looking for Alexander ever since the
shooting occurred.
MISS FIELD CHANGED WITH ASSAULT WITH INTENT
TO KILL JACQUES.
Miss Annie L. F.eld was then called ana charged
with aSsaulting Abram B. Jacques with intent TO
XIII. Mr. Campbell Darlington appeared for the
derendant and pleaded not guilty TO the charge
Mr.. Darlington stated TO the court that the de-
iehdant hoCS was broken into In the night and
II She did anything il was only Ia her own de-
Tense. He also called attention TO the charge OF
assault with intent To Kill against Mr.. Alexander
Inc pr cutting attorney asked that $1,000
fsr lnf-C
for trial.
| JACQUES INJURIES SERIOUS
Judge Sell, IN replying TO Mr.. Darlington said:
"The party injured is represented 10 be In "A dam
| gerous condition. The defendant is charged with
being the offender and the court must assume
that she is the offender and iU cannot take anv
notlce OF charges against other persons who are
aliegeq 10 oe also connected with the easen The
court declined To receive any bali and the defeDd-
ant was committed, the case being continued I'm.
uenhltelV 10 await The result OF jacques wound.
RELATIONS OF MISS FIELD AND ALEXANDER
MISS fleld or Miss Adler, came here from Phila.
delphia at the beginning OF the Guteau thai in
November, 1881, TO work q typewriter arnanu-
ensis for Alexander, who was one OF the steno-
graphic reporters OF that trial. Since then she has
remained here working for Mr. Alex inder who
has been engaged In reporting the star route trial
anu in other work. When she appeared al tina
roice court today she was very elegantly ariired
In silks and furs Her hair has been changed
Since her residence here from a less attract
I've hue TO blonde or the old gold type
MISS FIELDS ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
A Joint statement, made by her and her counsel
MI Campbell Darlington, to a STAR reporter was
TO the effect that Alexander had. In q certain way
given security for furniture purchased AT Moses'
for her rooms On the LIST OF April Alexander wrote
her the following note:
ii. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Stenographer and Law Reporter,
Of1lce 40 louisiana ave,
WASHISGT0N, DC, April 1st. 1888.
WASHINGTON, DC. Apfl, lss3-Win Miss Field
send tomorrow to This Office such articles as be-
long TO me in the way OF clothing shaving uteI-
sls, reyover, ciairfonet, music, rubbers. spring
rsIS TeSker oiii0e towels, hats my ph9togrspns pa
&C, are yours. Very respectfully.
Ii. ii. ALEXANDER.
transfer 10 Mr. Charles II. Knight, a law partner
OF Alexanier's brother. OF his right 10 the furni-
ture Yesterday The narshal's officers went TO
the house for the purpose OF taking possession or
the furniture. Miss Field said she refused the ofi-
GERS admittance. but showed them Mr.. Alexander's
note by holding IL up 10 a window pane. ana gave
Them everything that Mr. Alexander claimed as
belonging 10 him. Last night Mr. and Mrs Alex
ander came 10 The door, Miss Field saws. and
broke in TWO panels ana broke the door down.and
TOOK away typewriter and scne other things
MISS FIELD SAYS SHE FIRED NO SHOTS
There were five or seven shots fired Miss Field
claims that she fired none. rather singular COIN
cidence in the case is that Mr. Carrlngton her
counsel yesterday filed demurrer ia a divorce
Field said that yesterday, fearing some trouble,
she sent to Lieut.. Boteler, OF the eighth police
precinctand two officers came TO the house little
Al do not think" said Miss Field TO TIE STAR .
reporter, that he fired at me- think ne fired the
shots to frighten me 1 was upstairs, and he
down stairs III Shoot the heart out OF you'
heard f1ve shots Tired, and afterwards heard
other noise that may have been shots. A man
across the street said there were seven. I was
going TO call out OF the front window FOR The police
they out into the carriage as fast as they
could 60" Miss Field said she was asleep when
Alexander came, and the servant said he came up
to her room and threatened TO Kill her with bar
OF iron When lie began firing she thought OF q
revolver that was upstairs and went TO get IL but
found that the chambers had been eInptied OF
cartridges She Said she was married, but sep
arated from her husband In the west
were furnished She told Mr. Alexander that she
was afraid her husband would come here and
raise trouble with her and take the furniture. So
Alexander had her assume the name OF MIS- Adler,
In which name she took thefurniture. Her husband
was here e sometime ago and made considerSSls
MT. Alexander's relations with her. Field was heI
maiden name.
REPORT OF THE LIEUTENANT OF POLICE
The police lieutenant OF the eighth precinct
Capitol HID reported this morning that between
and 10 O'Clock last night house No. ]6s New Jer.
sey avenue southeast occupied by young woman
named Annie L Field, was broken into by NJ. h
81. Alexander, who kicked IN the basement door
cSSrSec a severai shots from pistol; that during
the shOotfng one OF the shots took eject In the
tbirh OF the driver OF the coupe who had COM
dmcfed Nr Alexander 70 the house; that Acting
serreant Marks and On1ceN Edelln and Wagner.
hearing OF the afair, proceeded to the house, but
driven away. = >--.
Tm ALxxANpxRs MmsmG
Oaoer Eoelin went to the house OF Alexandek
no i7s6 street. and was told BY M. Alexanaes0,
mother that Mr. and Mrs. Alexander LEFT the house,
1, r1xr M haAr ~
turned. A typewriter and a pair OF shoes ana
other art:, ,es w,.i.h are claimed by Mi0 E1e10'
as her property sisc which she alleges were t1keol
from he as, Eili. Vera recovered from The e0oDos
that A. S..:s.tf Il s-E.enCrr niilssclf toAlG0A