Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-04
THESH0T IN THE CAR
MR.. CONNELL THINKS HE CAN tDEN-
TlFY THE ASSASSIN.
he Gives n Description of the MMu--Con
dttion Of the Wounded victim
Largely Interested in Virginia.
Especial iolegram 70 ,he DIspatch.l


CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. August 3.-An in
tcrvicw was again sought to-day with Mr..
u. T. Connell. the capitalist of Ports
mouth, O., who was go dangerously
wounded by q hall from pistol Gred by
some unknown person while Mr.. Conneil
vas lying IN his berth on Pullman sleep
or on the Chesapeake and OHIO railroad
early Saturday morning. but ms sons and
the Doctor positively refused 70 let your
correspondent see him. However, from
prior interviews with theiamliy phy'l' nm
Dr. ID. Il. Cotton, and Mr.. Connells sons
ii was learned that the statement tcic-
rraphcd tho DISPATCH SATURDAY. afternoon
Was substantially correct. His son siated
Lls father could identify the assassin
were he to see him again. ana d"t'fip's
him "a being five feet ought or zen lhchcS
tall. with hight complexion aud DARK NOUS
tache. and apparently about thfty years
OF age.
nIs Monty OR his IIfE.
Mr.. Conuo1 positively aeirns that the
obicc, Of the man was robbery. notwi'h-
,toudiuc the reports 20 the contrary, ana
thot he the assassin. Vohcmcntly demand
"a ms money or ms lie. and that he kicked
him clear across the AISLE OF The car. lie
son also laws the blame of the shooting on
the conductor Of the Pullman car, ana sal s
n tho roar door had been locked, as L
should have been. the crime could not
have been committed. Also that 1t Wa
fully five or ten minutes before either the
conductor or the porter knew of the assaS-
SINS terrible deed.
GOT on Al wAYNTsnoRo.
He thinks it probable that the man
boarded the train at Waynesboro. Mr..
gonuelrs three sons of Craig city, ms iaini-
IL physician. Dr. ID. Is. Cotton. and MAJOR
John ". Ovorturf. banker and capitalist,
vnrtncr of Council. both of Pprt-mouth,
O.. arrived here SATURDAY, and are now
with the wounded man. Several parties
60 il stated. nave been arrested at Base
City on suspicion.
HIS CONDITION.
Mr. Connoll is not 50 well TO-DAY, having
passed "a very restless night. lis physi-
can thinks the wound - very dangerous.
lut lust AZ this time cannot tel how II VIII
terminate. A consultation of physicians
was held this morning and laparotomy was
determined upon. and was successfully
performed this afternoon. II was found
that the bowels had been cut 10y the BAL,
which wore stitched up. Dr. II. /. Mel
son. a.! tins city. performed III" operation.
Nr. Counelr~ wife and daughter nave been
telocraphcd for aud are expected to-mor-
row. The wounded man Was removed
from the room he has occupied since he
was hrOugh; here 70 n more comfortable
one In another portion of the hotel.
Ms VIRGINIA INTERESTS
Mr.. Council l. largely interested in real
estate in Craig CITY. also III many opera
lions on the hauawha river. Mr.. iaxall.
who Is interested with Mr.. Conncll IN ms
zeal estate TRANSACTIONS Is al the White
sulphur Springs and has tclegraphed Soye-
-. S.. IN efstf ION
but has not been III the city a. stated.
MT. ConnelI noiDc Well.
A telegram received IN this city last
night says that Mr.. Council was operated
on hv Drs. Nelson. father and son, aud a
small pcrfoTatlOu was found IN one of the
intcslines. This was closed up and the
patient was dong well.