The Evening critic., 1884-08-16
BAD CONDUCT AND BAD TEMPER
Combined Make Albert Donaldson
AImnnf n Murderer of Hia AIafar.

Almost n Murderer of His Sister.
A serious shooting affair occurred about
midnight last night, in which young
white man, named Albert Donaldson, shot
his sister, Mrs. Fanny Warren, at her room,
No. GIG Ninth street, which resulted In the
loss Of her left eye. About 10 minutes past
10 o'clock Officer Hathaway, while passing
mp Ninth street, near G street, heard the
loud report Of pistol Retracing his steps
he heard some one rushing down the stairs
Of No. GIG, and opening the hall door he met
young Donaldson face to face with smok-
ing revolver In his right hand, which he at
tempted TO conceal behind him. Ho was
disarmed by tho officer, who blew tho dis
tress call, and when assistance came the
prisoner was turned over to another officer
and Officer Hathaway went up stairs to see
what damage was done.
In the meantime Donaldson was ques-
toned by the officer and stated that his sis
ter knew he was quick tempered and she
said things to him that she ought not
TO have said, and he lost his temper and
shot her.
When the officer arrived In the third
story back room, where the shooting oc-
CURED, he found tho woman covered with
blood from a wound in the forehead. When
Drs. Thompson and Harrison arrived IL was
discovered that
The BalI Struck Her on the Fore
head, Just Above the Left Eye,
and tho ball glanced downward aud
through tho eye. She refused to mako any
statement about the matter and was very
DESTROYS Of having the affair settled with
out publicity, even requesting that no
physician be sent for.
I'm the Police Court This Morning
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas called tho
attention Of tho Court TO charge Of assault
with intent 10 kill against Donaldson. He
stated that tho assault consisted in tho
shooting of lis sister and destroying hor
eye.
Mr.. Campbell Darlington appeared for the
defendant.
On account Of the injured party not being
able to appear the case was postponed in
definitely and the defendant committed in
default Of $500 bail.
what Donaldson Says OF the Affair.
A CRITIC reporter saw Donaldson in his
cell this morning at the Police Court and
GU sstioned him about the affair.
He stated that he is q carpenter by trade,
and las been stopping with his sister, who
occupies ono room In the third story of No.
GIG Ninth street. He said the whole trou-
bic grew out Of his being caught in tho raid
of the Avenue House, and being summoned
to appear against tho proprietor, Henry
Pond, who is charged with keeping bawdy
house.
She Charged Him with DIsgracinz
Her
~ being q witness in such a case, and has
been annoying him about 1t for some time.
He went to her room about II o'clock last
night and found that she had company,
and no went out and came back.
He told her that no wanted to be called
early in the morning, because he had to go
to the Police Court as witness in this
case She then began to upbraid him and
he went out on the street to cool of his
temper, and came back, when she began at
him again and he let his temper get the
best Of him and he shot her. She was
standing about six feet away from him at
the time.
'"Then you deliberately shot her?" said
tho reporter.
ooh, no." was tho reply. 81 had the pis-
tol in my hand, and it went OFF accident
ally"
He stated that there was another lady
present when they were fussing, named
Jessie Jackson, who occupies the adjoining
room, and is employed in the Patent Office
He said she tried to 60 between them when
they were jawing, but he don't know
whether she saw the shooting.