Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-08
The Tragedy Near baltimore.
HOW LAWYER CONRAD WAS SHOT DEAD BY a

The Tragedy Near baltimore.
| HOW LAWYER CONRAD WAS SHOT DEAD BY HIS
Lawrence Lewis Conrad, gentleman widely
known In legal and social circles In Baltimore
was shot and Instantly killed by his wife yester-
| day morning, about half-past / o'clock, while
peacefully sleeping In bed at her side as stated In
| yesterdays STAR The affair occurred at Mont
morenci, the Worthington family mansion, which
is IN WOrthingtOn valley, about two miles from
Glyndon, on the Western Mary land railroad, and
| 16 miles from Baltimore. Mrs. Conrad has for
| years suffered excessively from neuralgia of the
stomach. which has produced nervousness and in
somnia. Yesterday she was almost frantic with
pain.
Mr.. Worthington brought Mr. Conrad's mail TO
him from Baltimore last evening. and when he got
While Mr.. Conrad was reading his letters Mr..
Worthington held his sister In his arms She fire.
quently called her husband to come to her, and
said she could not bear to have him leave her.
When tea was announcer, Mrs. Conrad said she
was so nervous that she could not 81; down, ana
she she. walked up and down the room She took
hands. saying it made her pain even more intense.
Mr.. Conrad asked her several times how she felt.
setting me Wild"
Soon after that Mr.: Conrad gave her an inhala-
tion OF oxygen, which had been recommended by
Ph'ladelph1a doctors At about 10 O'Clock he gath.
cred up the things he used for her comfort during
the night, and started up stairs, carrying light
His brother-ln-law followed, Carrying Mrs Conrad
In his arms He then left the room, and Mrs.
Worthington and Mr. Conrad prepared the invalid
Tor bed Between 10 and II O'Clock Mr.. Worthiny-
ton went TO the door OF the sick chamber and got
lamp TO set in the hall door. Mr. Conrad gave tt
to him. and this was the last time he ever saw his
brother-n-law alive.
THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
1t Is not known, and perhaps never will be. ex-
actly how the shocking affair occurred. Mrs Con-
rad does net appear to know herself Her expla-
nation is that she was trying to commit suicide.
A more loving couple c'uld scarcely be fOuni.
They had been married for fourteen years, and
were most aSSidu1uo in their attentions to each
other. Mr.. Conrad had a lucrative civil practice
at the Baltimore bar. but had gwen 1t up six
months ago, SO as to be able to take care of his
invalid wife. During the evening, in speaking or
her suffnrings. she said that the pain Travelled
about and was agonizng. mo two mon in the
world said she. "cOuld suffer what have and
will suffer without committing suicide" Her
husband came TO herand the u ual dose Of oxygen
was administered through tube. Size appeared
comparatively cheerful after the gas had been ad-
ministered, and said she thought she would 90 to
At 12 o'clock everybody on the place was sound
asleep apparently: 1t w2s shortly after 80
O'Clock when Mrs Worthington was awakened by
sh,1Ak at her door and her daughter cried out TO
her 10 come quickly as she had hurt Mr. Conrad.
MY God. am AFRAID have hurt him badly"
she said. Mrs. Worthington called to her SON
They found him lying on his right side with his
right hand unier the pillow and his left lying
against his side. The position was natural, and
sleep into death with hardly tremor. HIS face
was turned slightly upward as II he was about TO
turn toward the side OF the bed on which his wife
lay. Blood streamed from small hole above his
left ear and raddened the pillow and sheets AS
Iolley Worthington felt his pulse the wife asked
Goa. oh tell me, is he?' "He is not dead" was
the reply. second after this the pulse ceased to
1utter.
THE INQUEST AND VERDICT.
An inquest was held, and the jury rendered
verdict that the death was caused by pistol shot
wound Inflicted by the Wife, and that it was from
accidental causes. The verdict gives general sat
tsfaction, especially as the wife is believed to be
dying.
TWO DISTINGUISHED FAMILIES
Mr.. Conrad comes from illusrlous ancestors
His father was Chas M.Conrad, a Virg nian, and
native OF Winchester. He went to louisiana
years before the war. and was soon Well known in
tnat state: He was sent to Congress, and was ap-
pointed Secretary OF State under President Fill
more During the late war he was member OF
the confederate congress. In 1873 he died. His
nephew OF George Washington. The deceased
was also cousin Of George Washington Parke
Gusts Lee OF Arlington, and of Bernard Carter
ana Edmund Law RO1gars OF Biltimore. He
leaves brother in NV Orleans, and TWO cousins
Holmes Conrad and Dr. Conrad. in Winchester,
THE wORTHINGToN FAMILY,
TO Which Mrs Conrad belongs, is very old one.
Several brothers em!grated from England before
the revolution. and john Tolley Worthngton set
Il on vast estate granted him in Maryland.
Mrs Conrad's sister. Miss Sallie Worhlng,on mar
ried Count Cipriani. OF Italy, nearly thirty
years ago They had one son, Leonetto
Ciprlani, who, when being educated, spent
IN the Italian Chambers OF Deputies, and six
months In this country. He has for some time
lived with his mothers family at the old home.
stead Mrs. Conrad is cousin OF Mr.. Samuel Han.
son, who recently killed Charles Ridgely White in
Howard county. She is also a cous n OF John Tolly
Johns and his brother Rich. .rd, both OF whom
committed suicide All Were suffering from IN
sanity ct the time.