Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-01
THE NEW HAVEN MURDER
Jack King Was Shot by a Fora
 1er Friend.
JEALOUSY VAS THE MOTIVE.
The Murderer Was George Donovan, and They Both Loved the Same Woman. Donovan Has Disappeared-He May Be Drowned.

Donovan Has Dfsappeared-He May Be
 Drowned.
 NEW HAVEN Dec. 1.-The murder of John D. King, son of ex-Superintendent Victor King of the Winchester armory, who was shot in front of Donovan's saloon, corner oi Orchard and Charles streets, has been cleared up, but the murderer Is yet at large or elsa he has committed sui idle. The affair promised to add to the long list of Connecti- cuts mysterious murders, but this is pre- vented by the good work of the New Haven police department and Coroner Mix.
 It is now established beyond the shadow of possibility of doubt that the person who murdered King was George Donovan, son of the proprietor of the saloon in front of which the murder took place. The motive was that both were attentive and intimate with the same woman, and that Donovan shot King out of jealousy King has always moved iu the best society," and the fact is now evident that he was intimate with many women. Jack King and George Donovan were inti- mate friends.
 After Jack had brought his father sister and brother to the city from West Haven, where all had had Thanksgiving dinner, | and left them, he drove to Donovans saloon, | Harry Donovan, another son of the proprie. l tor, was behind the bar. Jack called for
 
 l to take another drink Both went out on l the sidewalk. They talked there, and were l recognized by two persons. They had bean l there but five minutes when four pistol shots were fired in quick succession. 1 Four men-Wiliam Jones and Charles Pitt, | the barkeeper, William Forsyth, and Charles l Morgan-rushed out as King reeed and fell. | He said he was shot, He was asked who did the deed. George Donovan" was the an- ! IJo lfDI ofAa T When the police arrived these men said that l he did not say who shot him. They denied | that George had been in the saloon at all, l and asserted that he went away in the morn l ing.
 l Coroner Mix gives out the full details of | the case. As soon as the shots were fired 1 Donovan ran down Orchard street to va- cant lot, jumped oyer the fence and fled l down the lot, going between two houses. He l turned to his left and entered a barn. Here l he hid himself among some old junk, after which all trace of him is lost, as the ground became hard and his footprints could not be ! seen.
 l A newsboy named Hall saw Donovan fire the shots. He did not know who it was, but ! his description of the man tallied exactly ! with that of Donovan. At the time Donovan
 had on no overcoat, but wore a slouch hat.
 The police have learned from Donovan's brOther-ln-laW that immediately after the shooting he went to this barn and told George
 that the man was going to die and that he
 had better skip. CraESer went back and re- turned with Donovan's overcoat The Dono-
 van family here practically admitted that
 George shot King, and everything points tc
 it's being premeditated.
 Donovan's coat was found beside the city
 reservoir and his hat fioated on the water. , In the pockets was the revolver, a 36-caliber
 one. Four shots were missing, and the balls ! that took effect in Kings body were 3S ! caliber ones. Bits of 8 telegram were found. ! One had on it ''onovan," with the letter D ] left off
 When it was thought that the murder was 1 committed over woman scrape Kings , ! room was searched, Several packages of \ letters, all from women, were found, anC also directory of twenty-five names of mar 1 ried, single and divorced women. A few names were scratched off with lead pencil
 It is the general opinion that the coat anc
 hat were carried to the reservoir to misleaC
 the police, and that Donovan is at large. H.
 may be, by this time, out of the state. Th
 undoubtedly is true, if the murder was gre meditated, which it doubtless was.
 Meanwhile the police are proceeding on tho | theory that the murderer is at large, anC they are trying their best to find him. Hi , family is reticent and will not say word The murdered man was about p years old l Donovan is about 25. He has slight mus ; ; tache and is good looking.