Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-03
MISS FLAGLER SHOT HIM
She Killed a Little Negro Boy
 Who Was Stealing Fruit.
ooRoNER's JURY ExoNERATED HER

The Only Daughter of the Chief or OrcA- nance Fired to Brighten the FsOys Away, She Says, and Did Not Intend to Hit Any of Them-Negroes Excited.
 WASHINGTON, Aug 3.-Miss Elizabeth Flagler, daughter of Brigadier General Daniel W. Flagler, chief of ordnance, U. s. A, shot and killed n colored youth named Ernest Green, whom she detected stealing fruit at the residence of her fa- ther, and was discharged by the coroner on the ground that tho homicide was un- intentional.
 The Flaglcrs and other families in the neighborhood have been greatly annoyed of late by boys stealing their fruit and damaging the trees of their gardens. Miss Flagler discovered young Green on the fence stealing fruit and firod n revolver from tho second story.
 One bullet entered the boys right side. and, passing through his body, inflicted l a wound that caused death in a short | time.
 Miss Flagler went to police headquar- ters and gave herself up. She is 23 years | old and is an attractive and accomplished l woman. Ernest Green is son of Dick l Green, we'll known to public men as one | of Secretary Carlisle's messengers. A coroner's jury was impaneled at once, and an inquest was held. The boys who were with Green at the time of the shoot l ing, servant in the house and others were called to testify. It seemed impossi- ! ble to ascertain absolutely which shot had killed the boy, although the testimony in dicated it was the first.
 She Describes the Shooting.
 Miss Flagler was called to the witness stand and made a statement. Her testi- mony was clear exposition of the cir cumstanccs of the case and was substan- | tially as follows:
 She had been used more or less to fire l arms all her life. She was not good shot, as she was nearsighted. The boys had been shaking the trees and stealing | fruit from their yard, and one day last | week she fired into the road. Some clothes drying on the line were recently stolen, and as there were so many boys around | she presumed that some of them were the | thieves.
 She had communicated with the police authorities about the boys doings and had tried to get policeman stationed in the neighborhood. Friday morning she was in her blothcr's room, which adjoins 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 Flagler said: "The window screen was down. I raised it and fired in a hurry, aiming at the road, and must have hit the boy then I then went to the side window, where I could see them running up the road, and there I found both window and screen down. I knew it would take toe long to raise it, so ran back to the other window and fired into the air.
 Told That She Had Shot a Boy.
 "Then Marie, my maid said that I shot a boy. I went to the coachman, who was working in the yard, and told him to gel the boy and bring him to the house. telephoned for Dr. O'Reilly, the army surgeon, but could not get him. Then called for a doctor from the army dispen sary, but failed to Sreach them. Then { neighbor came in and offered assistance and she telcphoned to Dr. Clark, who wa: the first to arrive.
 Monday, and then I called after them ant told them the next time would shoot al them, meaning only to frighten them.'
 After considering the testimony tn, jury gave out the following verdict: "W' , find that the said Ernest Green came tC his death by bullet fired from a pisto held in the hands of Elizabeth NJ. Flagler but we do not think that she did it witt murlerous intent. We believe that tn
 
 ly, but upon the evidence we cannot holt her."
 Miss Flagler was released.
 Unless some action, not now deeme' probable, be taken by the grand jury, Nils Flagler will leave Washington within few days for n long visit remote from tn scene of the lamentable tragedy. It hal been her intention to go next week to
 quiet rural retreat at Church Creek, Dor chester, Md, where quarters had been en gagged for her several weeks ago. He future movements will depend upon tn advice of her parents.
 The feeling in colored circles over tn
 killing is intense. While the cooler headc
 ones counsel moderation, there is always
 turbulent element disposed to make trou
 ble, and many suburban residents hay
 already sent urgent requests to the chic
 of police for more adequate patrol in tn
 suburbs.