Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-03
COLORED BOY KILLED.
Shot While RiflnS q Fruit Tree In
Washington.
THE VICTIM OF MISS FLAGLER.
She II n Daughter of General Flag
ler's, aud Ayers That She Fired
Only 10 Brighten tie boy Away
Discharged by the Coroner.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August 2.-SIiss
Elizabeth Flagler, daughter % Brigadier-
General ID. f. Flagler. chief OF ordnance,
United States army, shot and \kilied a
colored youth named Ernest GreenSwhom
she detected stealing fruit at then SUD-
urban residence Of her father, about nat2n'
and was discharged by the coroner I'm
evening on the ground that the homicide
was unintentional.
No tragedy in Washington has in re-
cent years caused more Of sensation.
The residence of General Flagler Is in the
northwestern section of Washington, on
California avenue, and the grounds sur
rounding 1t have been carefully Guilt
waited for the production Of fruit and
flowers, and this attraction was the in
direct cause Of to-day's fatal event. The
premises, as well as those OF many who
live in the same suburban section OF the
city, have been frequently despoiled by
youths, and in many cases adult men, TO
an extent that has tried very much the
patience OF the property owners, ana w.
day a sad elimination was reached when
Miss FlagIer, who is between Is and 80
years Of age, saw some one busily en-
gagged In breaking the branches and gath
ering fruit from one Of the trees In their
garden. A demand to leave the premises
not being Immediately complied with, the
lady, without, IL Is asserted Dy herseit
and friends, any further intention IMAM
to frighten away the intruder, discharged
the contents of an army revolver IN the
direction Of the plunderer. The bullet
tho hQdy of the DOE.
who was about Is years OF age. The shot
attracted the attention of the police, who
found the body.
Miss Flagier at once left the premises,
and her parents being absent from the
city on summer pleasuring tour. sought
Captain Shaler, Of the Ordnance Depart
ment, United States army, and accom-
panied by him. promptly proceeded TO the
office of Major Moore. the Chief OF Ponce
and surrendered herself to the civil au-
thorities.
COI.ORED PEOPLE EXCITED.
A police ambulance had been sum
moned to take away the yet undermined
body and large crowd, prlncipaiy
composed of colored persons VINO were
greatly excited and murmuring protuseiy
their indignation at the killing, gathered
upon the approach OF the ambulance. AZ
as would for the purpose of identification.
and finally the body was recognized as
that of Ernest Green, whose father Is
employed as a messenger In one OF the
executive buildings.
Whether any demonstration would
have been made against Miss Flager
herself or not had she remained at home
Is rather uncertain, but while the muir
murlng and excited comments were loud
est, that lady was safe in the custody of
the Chief of Police, accompanied by
Captain Shaler and a Miss West. She
was outwardly calm and digniiied, and
had little to say beyond acknowledging
that she fired the fatal shot and ayerring
that 1t was not aimed at the intruder
nor intended to have any effect beyond
soaring him away. She was very quiet
during the day at the police station,
where she was detained, though not
under lock and key, in the Chiefs private
room, awaiting the coroner's inquest late
this evening. General Flsgler was tele-
graphed for, and II Is announced that he
~ en- route TO Washington, and will reach
there tomorrow evening from Canada,
where he has been outing.
The inquest was begun late this eve
ming at the morgue. and number Of w.t.
nesses were examined. None OF them had
seen the shooting, but all had heard the
shot Miss Flagle's testimony was the
only discriminating evidence offered. II
she had denied the shooting, no one could
have proved otherwise.