Evening journal., 1895-08-03
MISSFLtGLLR SHOT HIM
Size Killed s Little Negro Boy
Who Was Stealing Fruit.
o0RONER-g JURY EHONERATED HER

Tho Only Daughter Of the Chief Of Ord.
nance Fired to rrighten the Boys Away,
She says, nnd Did rot Intend 20 nit Any
Of Them Negroes Excited.
WAsHINGr0s, Aug. 3.--Aliss Elizabeth
Flagler. daughter Of Brgadicr Gonora
Daniel W. Flaalcr, chief of ordnance, ~.
5. A., shot ana killed % colored youth
named Ernest Green, whom she detected
stealing fruit at the residence Of her IA
ther and was discharged by the coroner
on the ground that the homicide was un-
Intentional
The Flaglcrs and other families in the
ncighborhood have been greatly annoyed
of late by boys stealing their fruit and
damaging the trees Of their gardens. Miss
Flaglcr discovered young Green on the
fence stealing fruit and fired a revolver
from the secord story.
Ono bullet entered the boys right side,
and, passing through his body, inflicted
n wound that caused death in short
time
Miss Flaglcr went to police hoadquar-
tcrs and gave herself up She is 23 years
old and is an attractive and accomplished
woman. Ernest Green is n son of Dick
Green, well known 10 public men as ono
of Secretary Carlislo's messengers
A coroncr's jury was impancled at once,
and an inquest was held The boys who
were with Grcon at the time Of the shoot
ing, q servant in the house and others
were called TO testify. It seemed impossi-
hle 10 ascertain absolutely which shot had
killed the boy, although tho testimony in-
dicatod it was che first.
She Describes the Shooting.
Miss Flaglor was called 20 the witness
stand and mndc q statement. Her testi-
mony was q clear exposition of the cir
cumstanccs Of the case and was substan-
TALLY as follows:
She had boen used moro or less to fire.
arms all her life, She was not a good
shot, as she was nearslghtcd. Tho boys
had boon shaking the trees and stealing
fruit from their yard, and one day last
weolg she fired into the road. Some clothes
drying on the limo were recently stolen,
and as there were so many boys around
she presumed that some of them were tho
thieves.
She had communicated with the police
authorities about the boys doings and
had tried TO get a policeman stationed in
tho neighborhood. Friday morning she
was in her brothers. room, which adioins
hers, when she heard the branches Of the
pear tree rustling. She ran to her room
and got her revolver from the bureau
drawer.
Then, continuing her statement Miss
Flaglcr said: "Tho window screen was
down / raised it and fred in q hurry,
aiming at the road, and must have hit the
boy then. I then went to the side window,
whore / could sec thcm running mp the
road and there l found both window and
screen down. l knew 1t would take too
long TO raise it, so / ran back 20 the other
window and fired into the air
Told That sho Had Shot BOY.
"Then Marie, my maid, said that ! shot
a hoy. / went to the coacnman, who was
working in the yard and told him to get
tho boy and bring him 20 the house.
telophoned for DR. O'Reilly, the army
surgeon, but could not get him. Then /
called for a doctor from the army dispon
snry, but failed to reach them. Then
noighhor came i'm and offered assistance,
and she tclcphonod TO Dr. Clark, who was
the first TO arrive
"The first day shot at the boys was ON
Monday, and thon l called after them and
told thom the next time | would shoot at
thcm, meaning only TO frighton them. "
After considering tho testimony the
jury gave out the following verdict "Wo
find that the said Ernest Green came 20
his death by q bullet flrod from pistol
hold in the hands OF, Elizabeth NJ. Flaglcr
but we do not think that she did it with
murdcrous intent. We believe that the
shots were fred carelessly and indifferent
ly but upon the evidence we cannot hold
her. -
Miss Flnglor was released.
Unless some action, not now doomed
probable be taken by the grand jury, Miss
Faglcr win leave Washington within
fow days for a long visit remote from thu
scene of the lamontablo tragedy. II had
boon her intention TO 60 next week to a
quiet rural retreat at Church Creek, Dor
chester, Md, whore quarters had been on
gagged for her several weeks ago. Her
future movements viii depend upon the
advice of her parents.
Tho feeling i'm colorod circles over the
killing Is intense. While the cooler headed
ones counsel moderation, there is always a
turbulent clement disposed TO mako trou-
Bile and many suburban residents have
already sent urgcnt requests TO the chief
of police fora moro adequate patrol in the
suburbs
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