The morning call., 1892-06-18
TRAGEDY IN OAKLAND.
A Negro Shoots Two COIOred
Women and Kills Himself.
Four Shots Fired en- the Local Trair-He Sent
Ball Through His Heart TO
Prevent Captare

Enoch p. Morrison, negro, shot and
wounded his former mistress, Josephine
Jones, and her sister, Title Jones, in a
crowded car on the Seventh-street local
train in Oakland last evening, and after
ward, when he saw that capture was newt
able, sent ball crashing through his heart.
The first shooting occurred at Seventh
and Harrison streets, just as the trein
slowed. The two women were sitting to-
gether 10 one Of the middle cars when Nor
risOn entered and walked past them. He
turned suddenly ana confronted them,
drew a revolver from bis pocket and fired
four times. All four shots took effect.
Both women were wounded twice, but the
woman Josephine, with whom he had once
lived was the most dangerously burt.
One Of the balls passed just above her
heart and was afterward extracted near the
sixth rib. The other bullet struck the palm
of her hand as she threw il up and came
cut at the wrist, 5hattering one Of the small
bones.
The other woman. Title, received flesh
wouad also in the left breast and the second
ball struck her in the 1leshy part Of the left
thigh.
CLIMAX OF THE TRAGEDY.
Morrison did not utter word. lie turned
and made for the platform and jumped off
before the train had come TO full stand
still. He walked rapidly down Harrison
street, turned into Sixth and proceeded to
Webster, then 10 Fifth and then to Frank
lin where he began 10 run. Two boys fol-
lowed him and he faced about and again
drew his revolver, pointed il at them ana
said
keep back or Phi frev'
BY this time Officer ScanlOn was in full
chase, and Morrison saw him. lie ran
block further to Fourth street, and there,
in, he MD IN IT In .frxsau ha onafa
faced about, put the pistol to mis- breast and
fired. he staggered to the corner of Fourth
and Franklin and theTe ftll dead against
the side of house inhabited by colOred
family named AguIlar, with whom he had
been boarding.
The two women were taken off the train
and conveyed at once TO the Receiving
Hospital. The body of Morrison was also
taken there. but soon afteTwaTd the Coroner
took it TO the morgue.
At the hospital Josephine Jones. who is
fleshy, coal-blaek woman, rold the follow
ing story:
JOSEPHINE JONES STORY.
Morrison brought meto this country from
Montgomery, Ala, four years ago, and
lived with him until year ago, when j left
him. Ever since then he has tried to get
me back, but l would not 60. He threat
ened to kill me and to kin himself, but |
never paid any attention to him. by sister
working to-day at Mrs. BOwman's, Eighth
street and Eighteenth avenue. We got on
the train at Brooklyn station, but we did
not see Morrison until he came in, just be-
fore the shooting / think he believed he
had killed us BOTH We live at go Fifth
street, and have boy - years old"
Morrison was about % years old, and
kept bootbiack- stand at Brooklyn station
until short time ago. OF late lie had been
doing odd jobs as a cobbler.
A the moTgue his advertising cards were
found In his pocket, and lie had written in
fine hand the following verbatim notes on
the back Of two of them:
MoRRIsoN's NOTES.
To one and all who has been mlslead hereto
tore and Ben under the impression that the
woman commonly know as Josephine Morrison
Is not the wife Of l.. i. Morrison and never has
been. Montgomery Advertiser please copy.
L. p. MORRISON.
This IS TO certify that the woman known as
Josephine Morrison is not the wife OF L. T.. Nor
rlson nor has never been. Red Bluf Sentinel
please copy. T. +. MORRISON.
1 VIII chgs Sat.
In another note worded the same as the
previous one the writer concludes with:
Josephine Morrison Is not the wife OF Z. T.
Morrison nor ever has been and never Will be
unless we meet In heaven and make friends.
Some letters, in which he had tried to pour
out his grief 10 the papers were also found.
They We're we'll written but badly jumbled
uuu cHb6IO n utSodbcQ III QEunhtl HliHu.
One of them was:
KIND Sir: Please permit me space 10 your ex-
cellent paper TO edit short, but brief mlsslye,
contemplating II necessary and Just 10 one whom
mas been wllliully traduced by some unwise pra-
varicalOrs who have taken upon themselves
load which may not be so easily carried TO It's
destination. Had they OF had their justice the
walls wo1ld have had Its own. In regard to my
Incarceration your wishes has been granted In
one instance, but 1t was not for any henous
crime aud you, who know my name so frequent,
had better let up or your wishes may not come
true. i hold my own ana am not blocked by
parties who consider themselves above my
source for neither buy nor sacrifice myself 10
be called popular. Had l. OF wanted 10 be / could
have been IN some church ana ordered my
name put 10 the lambs book Of life DO what
you wish 10 me that stone heart Of mine is too
gully 10 say larreS hint TO the wise ought TO be
SUFFICIENT. signed without fear or contradiction
ANOTHER LETTER.
In one Of the other letters, the wording
OF which is nearly similar, he says:
I'm glad I'm not like some, carrying God In
one hand and Satan In the other. III just i'm
agtned bad deceptive heart like some l would
go down 10 The bottom OF the aud let The
hshes deeompOse this carcass.
a letter dated at the Executive Depart
ment OF the Alabama Convict Bureau, Au-