National Republican., 1883-04-04
CURIOUS PISTOL PRACTICE.
A Stenographer and His Wife Call Upon His
AmanuenSis in a Coupe.
He Forces the Front Door Open and a
Fusilade Follows.
There's Doubt About Who Did tho Shooting, But tho
Driver Knows Who Was Hit
The Amnnucnsis Arrested-A Curious
Story Told by a Janitor.

Last night shortly before 10 o'clock, man
named Jacques, driver of a coupe, was shot at
the corner of + street aud New Jersey avenue
southeast. The occurrence is n mysterious
one, and the circumstances, as learned late
last night, are about as follows:
Tho coupe was engaged by H. II. Alex
ander and wife, who directed the driver TO
drive to No. 1858 New Jersey avenue SOUTH
. cast which is on the corner Of street.
Jacques did as directed, and when in front of
the house Alexander alighted, his wife remain
ing in the coupe Alexander went up to
the house and demanded admission,
and upon being refused he burst
open the door of the basement, assembled
the steps and stood ON the stairs leading to
the second floor. A woman named Annie
l.. Fields, but who is also known as Had
ley, was standing at the top of the stairs.
After some words shots were heard in
quick succession, and then there was pause.
About a minute afterward n shot was fired
from the window by some unseen person, and
Jacques who was standing on the pave
ment, cried out that he was shot,
Immediately after Alexander rushed
from the house, sprang into the coupe,
Jacques got into his seat, drove away,
and has not been seen since Jacques
was found at an carly hour this morning
at his house, No. 1858 Maryland
ave nue. southwest, with a pistol shot wound
in his groin. He says tina after taking the
Alexanders homo he went to Drew's drug
store. From there he was conveyed to his
home and physician called in. He was
said to be in precarious condition
and could hardly speak of the affair. Tho
woman Fields, or Hadley, was arrested, and
held at the eighth precinct station. She claims
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she did not fire the shot which struck
Jacques or any other. She says that she
came to the city and went to work
in Alexander's law Office during the
Guiteau trial, and has been working
as an amanuensis for him ever since.
She says that he did not pay her very good
wages but that he had furnished the house
for her, On Saturday last Mrs. Alexander
came to her and told her about that She
did not like the attentions her husband was
paying her. Yesterday, she says, Mr.. Alex
ander sent her some whisky, of which herself
and the servants partook freely. Last night
he came to the house, and, upon being refused
admittance burst in the door and attempted
to shoot her, firing five shots at her and then
left. She did not know that a man had been
shot and denied shooting, although pistol
found at the house was entirely empty.
She seemed to be in stupor Mt the station
house and could hardly talk but said her
that night. The police were notified to look
out for Alexander.
Carter, the colored ianitor of the Gunton
building, on Louisiana avenue near Sixth
street, in which Alexander has his offices,
told the following story last night:
Miss Field has been working at type
writing for Mr.. Alexander for long time and
she said he had not paid her her money. Sat
urday night she was here and she gave me
So to go to market and get her some things.
went, and when l came back | went
up to Mr.. Alexander's room where
she was, and took out my pocket
q. book to give her the change-$225. |
gave her 50 bill and then Mr. Alexander
grabbed my pocketbook. ! made him give il
back and then he grabbed tho ~ out OF Miss
Fields hands. i went out then and was down
stairs; in about ten minutes | went up and
as / was standing in the third story hall
Miss Fields came out of the room aud started
down stairs, but Mr.. Alexander caught her
and dragged her back. About twenty
minutes aitcrward Mrs. Alexander came
and there was three corncrcd fuss.
Mr.. Alexander took Miss Fields satchel
and took some letters and things out of it,
and put her type writer out in the hall and
looked the office door in her face, She
declared she would break in the door,
and went after Officer Middleton. He
came and persuaded her TO leave
Well, she was down here yesterday
again and | heard Mr.. Alexander tell
her If she would send him his satchel and
boots and some other things, she could keep
the furniture. She said she wouldn't give up
anythinguntil he had returned her money and
her brothers letters. This evening" about 8
o'clock Mr.. Alexander told me to get car
riage and Mrs, Alexander and he got in il and
they told the driver to go to ii and Fourth
streets, where Mr.. AleXanders's brother lives"
Miss Field is described AS a good looking
blonde of twenty-five. She is from Philadel-
phia, Alexander is a son Of Columbus Alex
andcr, and his numerous wild freaks and es-
capadcs are well known. He has always been
addicted to the use of liquor, and year or
so ago she, k d his family by causing the pub
lication OF his own death notice, to which was
attached n few lines of poetry. He was one of
the stcnogmphers in the ir,' star route trial,
and is an expert in his pI. IN. His resi-
dence and Office were wa officers all
night last night, but at . this morn
ing he had not been apprci
The coored servant at Mis-. ods's house,
Alice COilscn, SAYS that when Al, Xander came
to the ouse pMrs. Fields was in bed with
some gentleman whose name she did not know,
and that when the door was broken open she
jumped from the bed, and, going to the
mantel, took Smith Il Wesson five
chamber revolver and started down
stairs. Alexander said that if she
came down stairs he would kill her,
but she Immediately opened fire on him from
her revolver, emptying the whole five shots
one Of which struck the hackman. She saws
the woman did all the shooting that was
done.