Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-05
She Paid the Penalty.
A WASHINGTON LADY OF NOTE
FINED $500 AND IMPRIs-
ONED A SHORT TINE.
Miss Elizabeth N. Flsgler Uninten-
ticnally Kills a Colored Boy
She Gladly Satisfies
the Law.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 25.-Miss
Elizabeth M. Flagler, who shot and
killed Ernest Green, q small colored
boy, last August, to-day pleaded
guilty in Criminal Court No. 2 to an
indictment charging her with man
slaughter, and Judge Cox sentenced
her to pay a fine of $500 and to be i'm
prisoned in Jail for three hours. The
young woman's father, General Daniel
W. Flagler, U. 8. A., at once paid the
fine, and then, accompanied by her
father and a female friend, the dis
tinguished prisoner was driven to Jail
to serve her brief term of imprison-
ment.
The proceedings in Court to-day
were the result of a conference yes
terday between the District Attorney
and Miss Flagler's counsel, it being
then agreed that she should this morn
ing come into Court and plead
guilty to the Indictment. In Or
der to avoid as much publicity as pos
sible the matter was kept a secret,
Judge Cox directing late yesterday
that Court should be opened at $3.50
this morning, half an hour
BEFORE THE USUAL TIME,
When the matter could be disposed
If. At that hour this morning Judge
Cox appeared upon the bench, Dis
trict Attorney Birney, newspaper
men and the usual Court officials be-
ing the only persons present. In a
moment Miss Fla Ter, accompanied
by her father, her frierd, Mr.. Perry,
and Mr.. Wilson entered the court
room, seating themselves directly in
front of the bench. Mr.. Wilson then
stated that Miss Flagler was In Court
and desired to enter plea of invol-
untary granddaughter.
SIT Is needless for me to say" said
Mr. Wilson, sthat this is one of those
unfortunate accidents and cases which
in the pleading of the defendant of
guilty of involuntary manslaughter
does not call for anything but the
lightest penalty in the power of the
Court. Without making any further
statement, we submit the matter to
iYour Honor, and crave, on the part
of the defendant, the minimum pen
atty. To the Indictment she now de-
slres to enter plea of guilty to in
voluntary manslaughter."
To Judge Cox's inquiry. District
Attorney Blrney merely stated that
the plea would be acceptable to him
and then Judge Cox asked If he should
at once impose the sentence. Mr.. Perry
and Mr.. Wilson nodded an assent, and
as Miss Flagler stood up to receive
her sentence Mr.. Perry arose and
stood beside her.
THE UNFORTUNATE WOMAN,
Attired In smart street costume o.
dark material, was perfectly com
posed, and now and then held deli
cate bottle of salts to her face. Judge
Cox made no comment whatever
merely saying: 81 sentence you tt
pay a fine of $500 and to be impris-
oned in Jail for three hours"
Miss Flagler's face slightly flushed
as she heard the sentence, and ther
she calmly seated berself beside he
counsel.
Her father handed the Clerk tel
fifty dollar bills, and after the Clerl
had recorded the plea and sentenc
and marked the fine paid, the part
stepped across the corridor to tn
private room of Marshal Wilson
There they remained until Miss Flag
ler's commitment had been made out
when it was handed to Bailiff Thoma
F. Cook, who escorted the prisone
, to iaiI. Two carriages were awaitin
the party, and In one MISS Flagle
and her female friends seated them
selves, while Bailiff Cook and Geners
= Fiagler took the other. The Jail wa
:. quickly reached, the Bailiff formal
handing his prisoner over to the Gus
tody of Warden Leonard, taking th
Warden's receipt for his charge.
THE oFFENsE
Il For which Miss Flagler was to-ds
sentenced was the killing of Erne
Green, small colored boy, the morr
!, ing of the I'd of last August. Th'
u morning the little fellow, accom-
panied by a number of his friend
started out to play ball in the sui
# urbs. On the way they stopped nei
Is the residence of General Flagler, Cal
4 fornia avenue. Some fruit trees were {
: the place, and the boys had been
z the habit of robbing them. NoticiI
II the crowd of boys Miss Flagler ina
l. ined that they were about to rob Il
trees, and, to frighten them off,
n she explained afterward, she secur'
a small revolver and fred, as she h
l. always contended she supposed,
the air. She is said to have fir
,r twice, and the boy, who was said
have been on the fence, fell to t
Or ground, shot through the body.
The moment she discovered that t
in boy had been wounded Flagler b
him brought into the house, but
D. died before q physician could be
cured.
es AProminent Piker Dead.
es Special to the Ledger by La Crosse Lum
Co.'S. Telephone.
beI LOUISIANA, Mo-, Feb. 2s.-Homer
Murray died in this city at nine o'cle
he last night. Mr.. Murray was one of
leading Democratic politicians of P
he county and has held several offices
trust. He was well known in