, 1890-04-17
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Georgic Harland Lying at the Point
Of Death From a Gun
shot Wound.
M. Morea Arrested as Her Assasl-
ant, but Was Released BY
Justice Garry.
The woma Iaims That She Shct
Heraeii, but Hor Story Ia
Doubted.


AZ oi5 o'clock Tuesday night the
report Of n revolver, isaiiluk from a
room In the front part Of tho Una
tillA house, corner Of Front and Ber-
nard streets, attracted tine othor In
mates oi the building to tho room
in question.
A general rush was made 10 tho
room and within waa found NJ.
MOred and woman calling l.crself
Georgic IIarland. Tho latter wes
suffering from "a wound In her lett
side, directly below the heart. and
tho stiil smoking revolver lying on
the floor told the story OF how she
nme by tho wound.
Aiorca, who is member Of tbs
firm o. Albert Hansen NJ Co, jew-
elors, WAS very much excited and ut
fipt could scarcely talk. When
questioned, the woman said:
~ sIIoT MYSELF
by accident. was fooling with tho
gun aud IL went off. No, he did
not shoot mo, so help me Godl l did
II myself, so don't blame him.
Morca, very shortly after the
shooting, disappeared, and for q
time could not be found. In the
meantime officer Coyerly arrived
ON the scene, and, taking In the
situation, Summoned Sergeant
Mckernan. DIR. w. w. Elmer was
also summoned.
After examining the woman tho
doctor pronounced her nOrially
wounded, and predicted that she
could not 1.-Two until midnight. lie
administered aiI opiatc and left the
woman rsatlng easy.
WHO TffE WOMAN rs.
Learning that the woman was an
inmate of Winnie Iurdy's house of
ill-lamc, ON the river bank eaat Of
Division street, ~ REVIEW reporter
called ut the house In search OF in
formation concerning the woman
"She goes by the name of Gcorgic
said Alias Purdy, in
answer TO the reporters question.
''Iler ago isabout 10 years, and sho
lame here with mo from Butte,
Mont, when ! opened this houze.
Her parentsn are respectable and Well
10. do persona residing at u little
.Own numcd Quick, In Iowa.
know the young mnu who was With
her when tlie shooting was done,
but don't thlnl, he did II. They are
nest devoted to each other aud L
ion't think that he would harm, her.
"CieOrgie LEFT here at 7o'clOck and
said she wOuld only be gone about
fifteen minutes. We had becn hav-
M wine party here all afternoon
md she was very much under tho
influence of liquor when she left.
her rs ] do, de- not thiDk
.hc would commit suicide. She
may have had lovers sput with
ier friend, and drunk ns she WAS,
ried to run hluil on him by
To commit suicide. The
cvolver was u seif-cocking one and
think went on heforc she lSnew It,
l'his Is all know about the AFFAIR.
do not know the mans name who
Gems 10 figure 30 conspicuously IN
his AFFAIR."
MoREA ARREsrHO-
After learning the facts Of the
ase and all the surrounding elrcum-
tanees, Sergeant McIlerDan becnuic
atlsficd that II would I've wen 60
lace Moree under arrest, especially
= he owned Pie nistol with whNh
he shooting was done.
Sergeant Mci,rfuan lefi Officer
overly at the unconscious woman's
edside aud started ont 10 hunt for
Gorca. At that time his name was
rot known, hut by dint Of inquiry
hc officer learned ii, and nom i
Dung nmn connected with Han
cn's jcwelry store II was found that
iOrea ruOned Ia the 'iidhall block.
ioing there Sergeant Mckernan
lund his man Ia bod md placed
i'm under arrest.
sergeant Mckeruan Immediately
onductcd his prisoner 10 the he'd
lde Of the wounded woman. There
lac latter repeated her declarations
hat she had shot herself and chat
\ orca was innocent.
From the Umatilla house Morca
vas aiken before Justice curry.
There lie said In substances;
1.-THE shooting occurred In a suite
Il rooms. l stepped out OF one room
nto the other, leaving Georgie in
lac one | had vacated. Presently [
ieard the shot aud ran h,.ck into
he room had just lefC, and there
Ound the woman blccsling from
wound la her left side. do not
NOW whether she had shot
icrsolf 10y accident OF Intention
.lly. We have hnd no quarnel,
nd I can assign no reason why she
hOuld commit suicide, if such WAS
caliy her mentions
Justice Curry did not deem IL
leccssary to hold Mmpa, and ac-
ordered his discharge
rom custody.
MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Exactly how this woman came
" her injuries Is surrounded 10y con-
lderablc mystery. Tho pelice are
nonplussed, and win
Tot venture an opinion, bat shake
heir heads In an important way
md say when askc q ahout tho hat
or, 'It looks mighty queer to man
Up q stump"
The reporters met with difficulty
II the Umatilla house from ono
who conducts it. He
Sunted TO "lifc them OUT and 10
vas only after lie found TINT his
'blufls' wouldn't work that
10 buried his hot head updcr his
wing and strode away 10 vent his
lcnt-up feelings on tho pet tom cat.
Onc after another OF the inmates
II the house were questioned, and
hog wcrc ell at y loss 70 account Tor
no shooting. They had heard no
luarrcl ir the room, and the report
Il the Sa-callher smith n Wesson
ovolver was the first lntiinAtion