The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-17

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-Mrs. Lu-
An. Lane, younses: daughter OF er-sen-
,,or Joe Blackburn, Of Kentucky, shot
bt..l, In her apartments at the Well
layton hotel last night According TO
.ss s;a:.nsnt given out by The family
II. ,noosing was accidental. Both OF
Ma Laue'. physicians refused to dis
cus the subject even to the extent Of
stylnr whether or Ect the wound would
move fatal, but from the best that can
be lsasuel. che will probably recover,
,shoush now suffering severely from
saock. !-.t...'t -..---.,,5.--- ?.
A friend Ct the family, nominated 20
r1ye out statement OF the occurrence,
sata thu, about midnight on Saturday.
Nrs. Lane was p:epar.nS 10 retire Her
husband al the time was In the nd5oin-
inr room Iooklag over the paper. MI.
lane opa1sd bureau crawe- to get q
handkerchief and picked up a handful
II gloves and lacss, which had been toss
ed together In the drawer. Cnder this
tut.y mas vas tiny lady's pistol. q
r.tt % Mrs.. Lane from her father and 4
possession Of which she was particularly
tood. /. caught In q piece OF lace as she
raised her hand, an1, falling OF It's own
WEIGHT, struck the hammer oa tie e3se
OF tie open drawer. The pistol exploded
and the ball penetrated her left breaz;-
What became OF !: is impossible 10 say.
According 70 tie statement given out, Il
struck a rib ari r1nse1 around peI.ath
II. left shoulder, making only a super
sctl wou-d X q rs. \
AZ the same time Il Is said that Mrs.
Lane is suffering SO muck from shock
that the physicians haze devoted al their
ertrgies to rallylns asr wi:io1t attempt
Ing 10 ascertain the extent OF the injury.
Tie most precise statement that e.:her
PHYSICIAN would make tonight was that
Ms. Lane would probably live uEtil
-prring. At the request CT the family.
the block IN which tAe hotel IS situated
cas- been roped oS. : S n i4s43 g
Senator Blackburn Is deeply affected
by TIE occurrence. He doss not i've with
Sis daughter. ana Wlca the aTIIr Occur
rsdEFas sua:ca6aed fr5n his room forr
New YorktarenIa, remaining thereafter
a.Mrs- Lanes otel.i ,sss| s7s';' I;
Lucille was the Youngest o. Senator
slackburn's tWo %iaUgnters.5 She was,
married In 1855 TO Thomas 3. Lane. a
prominent business man and politician;
ot Summit, New Jet say. AZ ths{ time OF
;he marriage Mr. Lane was q CHIEF Of
division In the treasury department.
Subsequently he accepted a place with
the Maxim Arn Company. OF Eew York,
as their agent In Washington. The posi-
ti0n Is reprted good one and the Lanes
had apparently always an abundance OF
money which they spent freely.
living at a fashionable hotel and SEEM
!ag TO lack none OF the gnod things OF
life Their little girl. something over =
year old, was one OF the flvorites about
the house, with all who knew her and
the particular pride Of her mother. E
Mr. and Mrs. Lane, according to those
who saw them every day, were unv2ry-
tngiy atectton1,e and attentive TO each
other, and she. while OF slight physique,
was In excellent health. 7i
Mrs. Blackburn, who Is nos IN the city,
has been teleg-aphed for. Mrs. Lanes
elder slEer. cor4nae. Is the wife of'Lieu-
tenant Colonel Han, now at Fort Worth,
Texas. s