Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-06-22
WILL IT Be MURDER :?
Sadie Heintz Seriously, If Not
Fatally Injured.
THREE SHOTS IN HER HEAD
On Spree Over in Salem the Young
Woman Meets With What May Prove
Fatal Injuries.

SALEM, June 81, Especial. )-Sadie
character, who was shot by her lover at
Q1inton Monday night, still lives. There
is possibility that she may recover, but
the chances are much against her.
This morning the physicians held a
consultation over the case. They agree
that the primary danger of hemorrhage
has passed, aud tina. she is considerably
better than yesterday, still they think her
condition most critical, with the chances
much against her recovery.
All day Sadie kept fighting for her life.
She felt at first that she would surely die,
but as the hours passed and she held her
own. she felt much encouraged, and now
feels that she has a chance for life and is
battling strongly for it. She is attended
by County Physician Jackson, and her
mother has not left her side. An intimate
acquaintance, William Elmer, from
Bridgeton, was here yesterday and passed
some time with the woman.
But one OF the four shots took effect in
Mrs Heintz's head. The ball entered the
face under the right eye. All attempts to
locate the bullet have thus tar proven
futile and there are great dangers of
blood poisoning.
Connolly was arrested by Constable
Benjamin Ray. He told Justice Birch
meier that the woman had fired two shots
at him. that he took the revolver away
from her and then shot her, but he did
not know what had become of the
weapon. Upon being searched thirty
two calibre revolver was found in his il
side coat pocket. 1t contained four
empty cartridges. Twenty, three empty
beer bottles were found in the buggy
after the arrest.
Connolly has not been given a hearing,
and will not until the extent of the in
juries of the woman are known. Con
nelly is realizing the awful position he is
in, and hourly inquiries after the woman
he has injured. He has told many cor
flicting stories, and it is believed by the
authorities that he will soon break down,
and admit the truth of the story told by
Sadie.
Several times after her declaration to
the authorities, Mrs. Heintz repeated the
same story of the shooting, and charged
that she was deliberately shot because
she refused to marry Connolly.
William Elmer took run over to
Salem yesterday morning, on his wheel,
and spent the day with Sadie Heintz, the
victim of Mondays shooting. The
woman was lying on a cot, in the hospital
of the prison, in great agony. Her
mother was by her side constantly. She
told Elmer that she and Connolly were
coming home from Salem, and just be-
fore they reached the bridge. at Quinton,
Connolly shot her. They were in the
buggy when the shot was fired. She told
the story pretty much the same as re-
lated in yesterdays PIONEER, about their
quarrels. She was rational and quite
communicative with Elmer.
There was but one shot in the woman's
head. The ball entered her face under
her right eye near the nose, and lodged
in back of her left ear. Her face was
burned by the powder, so close was the
revolver to the flesh.
Sadie said she could not live. and while
taking things the best she could, suffered
great agouy. The doctors failed to locate
the bullet.
Elmer said he did not believe that
Connolly did the act through jealousy,
nor did he believe that he wanted to
marry the woman. but thought he shot
her through aggravation.