, 1890-10-02

was killed, was about the same age
and build of O'Connor. He has not
been working lately, and during the
day yesterday he applied to Il. J.
Davenport, of tho Merchants hotel,
for the position of runner on
the hotel bus. Mr.. Davenport told
him to call tomorrow night and he
would give him q job. He formerly
worked at the Merchants hotel In
Portland, and came to this city not
long ago.
SCENE OF THE SHOOTING.
Great excitement prevailed at the
scene of the murder i'm mediately
after the shooting took place.
Crowds gathered around the VIC
tim, who was lying on his face on
the ground. He must have died
instantly, as he never spoke or
moved after utterlng q slight ex-
clamation for help rs he fell for
ward. An ambulance was tele-
phoned for, and one from the Spo-
kane Undertaking Company's office
was soon on hand, and the body
was removed to the morgue. Here
a search was made, but no weapons
were found on the dead mans per-
son,
MRS. o'CoNNoR INTERVIEWED.
Mrs, O'Connor was seen Thursday
evening at Mrs. Cartwrights lodg-
ing-house on the corner of River
side and Division street, where she
is employed. She remarked that
she was very much excited, but to
all appearances she was not In the
least disturbed. She Is about 35
years of age, fairly good looking,
and speaks with an Irish accent
barely perceptible.
"I have been Mr.. O'Connor's wife
for about seventeen years." she said
calmly. "During this time do not
remember that he ever appeared
jealous of me on account of another
man, until we made the acquaint-
ance of Canning, although he often
threatened to-
"Shoot you?" ventured the re-
porter.
mot exactly shoot me, but to tor
ture me to death"
WAS he jealous of ofyou?"
ooh, no! Just because wouldn't
wait on him as he liked, or some
such little thing. In the first part
of last February we went to the Lit
tie Dalles, on the Columbia, where
my husband had bought n lumber
ing camp. l kept n boarding-house
for his men, and there first met Mr..
Canning. He seemed nice, decent
sort Of young fellow, and so, after u
while, my husband asked him to
help me around the house. He was
very handy at such work, and being
about me so, all the time, l got to
know him very well.'
"Did you ever give your husband
occasion to suspect you of being un-
duly intimate with Mr.. Canning,
Mrs. O'Connor?"
"Oh, never, sir! He was very
nice young man, and seemed to be
quite u gentleman
when did you come to Spo-
kane?n
"About six weeks ago. My hus-
band and left the Little Dulles at
the same time. l had always been
afraid of him, and when he started
for the Kootenai country / came
straight here. He followed me here
about week afterward, but since
that time have not lived with him.
After getting here worked for
about two weeks in the Wolverton
block, and then came TO Mrs. Cart
wright's."
Had Mr.. Canning been in the
habit of calling upon you?"
"He came here Saturday evening
because sent for him to make him
explain about the things my hus-
band said he hau been saying about
me. My husband came n little
after, and they had the fuss which
was told about in the papers"
'Mrs. O'Connor, it is said that
your husband declares that he has
more than once seen Mr.. Canning
embracing you. Is this true?"
"Oh, not at all, sir! He Just
wanted to injure me because
wouldn't live with him any longer"
Dlr. and Mrs. O'Connor's only
child, boy, is IA bright, handsome
youngster, about 10 years of age,
who appears just at present to be
rather prejudicial against his papa.
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