The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18
SHOT IN HARRISON'S OFFICE.
Fx- ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER
SEXES WoULD-BE MURDERER.

ne Tried 20 XIII Client who We. Sitting
in One OF the Rooms nnd Mr.. Miller
Rushed TO the Rsse-s-A-other Lawyer
Was Also shot. but Mr.. MILLER Escaped
Ipiury-Ths wouaded Men Will Recover.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 17-Addison G. Harris
. lawyer and William IL Brunlng OF New
York. formerly OF Madison. were shot at noon
to-day In the law Offices OF Miller. Winter 4
Elan by William NJ Copeland OF Madison. .
brother-in law Of BruninR Neither victim IL
fatally hurt Copeland 10 under arrest, charged
with attempted murder. The shooting oc-
CURED In the room formerly occupied By ex-
President Harrison. who was q member OF the
firm OF lawyers occupying the apartments.
Ex-Attorney General W. IL II. Miller and his
partner. Ferdinand Winter. prevented further
shooting by q desperate personal encounter
with the man who used the pistol. Mr. Harris
was not an intended victim. but was hit IN the
indlscrlminats firing By Copeland. who was
trying to kill Bruning A family quarrel IL
responsible for the differences leading up to
the shooting and all Of the persons concerned
had gone to the law office for consultation
with the attorneys.
Mr. Miller said: II heard firing in the trout
room. / ran In and found Copeland with q
pistol When ] tried to seize 1t Copeland tried
to level the gun on me. made an effort to get
hold OF his arm and eventually succeeded In
holding both OF his arms so that he could not
shoot at all Ho resisted aud finally we forced
him down into corner with his head against
the safe. IL seemed to me that we must have
held him there ten minutes Somebody finally
got the pistol and the Superintendent Of Police
arrested Copeland"
Mr.. Winter was debating letter ct his desk
whom some one came in. lie turned and saw
that Mr.. Harris and Copeland. whom he used
to know In the Legislature. had arrived. All
were concerned in q lawsuit which involved
incidentally personal differences between
Mr.. Copeland and Mr.. Bruning. As
consultation on the suit had been ap-
pointed no surprise was created By
the entrance Of Mr.. Copeland. Mr.. Winter ex-
tended his haudt to Mr.. Copeland who respond
cd with his hand but said nothing. and was
intently looking beyond Mr.. Winter to the
shSGe NJ
Winter. MIR. COPELAND drew pistol and began
firing. Mr.. BruninR was seated In a chair In
the southwest corner OF the room and Harris
was standing near h IN. Copeland was nervous
but the first, two shots struck Mr.; Brnning.
seized Copeland and received q shot in the left
arm, below the elbow. One OF the shots struck
other in the arm The other shots went wild
and left their marks on the wall
Hearing the shooting In the front room. Mr.
Bruning, was then attem pting to escape from
Copeland by running Into the middle room,
he could get in BLOW. Mr. ' Hfiier s srspesd
str s his foe that he attempted to shoot
any on. Who intsT.sred Th M,. was stii one
tempt Was to hold copsiand's arms, SO that he
nsantims cone e the sssL.,.ps. ,, e Mr. mn;
around Copelands body. pinioning the lattsr's
arms to his side and after desperate strug:
gle forced I'd him into corner. with his head
fnsro Copeland struggled with the feroeity
for "a several minutes. NJ. Brunins msSnti@s
Offering Incidental assi stance. while the blood
D% ThsTs l was Wild G0 conn motion in the apart
ment. One OF the Office bore fed: Mr. Miles
goat was drenehsd in blood At the shoulder.
parel and there were clots on the floor OF the
Offices Superintendent Of Police Powell heard
STRUGGLING in the room. with one OF them
IN the ps Which he wa gsa
to use: Mr. Powell seized the weapon. and
Rs4s tss Inn qo o9 aOco N: psso
70 hold back the thrOnG that was pressing up
Mr.. Harris. meantime, was conducted down
stairs to the ofice, OF the Union Trust Com
pteaS:s n 10 his g TouSd r'es found MIN and at
.copslsnd said BrqnIpe robbed my wife.
He had threatened to shoot me. BY threats he
got me TO- sign deeds 70 property. I entered
the law office with Mr., Harris. don't remem-
Der who was there. only saw that villain.
don't remember what happened. hope Mr.,
Harris !; :, not Injured fer God knows didn't
hope he isn't hurt much" Copeland asked
tina. hiS VIE ps notfsd When a,t he vas
were found. He is a member, OF the law firm
OF Allison Copeland, well known In the
southern part OF the State.
The litigation which resulted In Tuesdays
ARRAY 10 81 many years standing. and involves
three suits. all pending in the FederalC Court
John Bruning. father Of Mrs Clara Copeland
and Mr., BruninG. died. leaving a large fortune
In Madison. warm attach msnt had always
existed between brother and sister. A quarrel
arose over the property. however. and Mrs.
BruniAg charged that her brother had coerced
their father in his dotAgs to allow him to con-
troll the property and manage 1t to suit him
self. She also aysrred that he com PEELED her.
whom racksd with sickness, to sign an instru.
msnt setting aside the will and giving him
OF tho firm Of Bruning Bon coffee and spice