The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-29

Samuei Mcdonald, who. just z week ago
today. shot dead Frank H Morris, the
Auditor ek the Treasury for the War De-
partment. in the letter's Office En the Win
der Building. and who then f-ed shot
into his own bcdy and also siasEed his
threat, died from Ire effects OF his wounds,
at O'Clock tsis morning, at the Emer-
geney Hospital, where he has lain, under
police surveillance. since the afternoon OF
TIE tragedy. The end. though rot alto
gether unexpected. cane suddenly The
attending physician rad left the patients
bedside but for a moment, 70 give in
| structioHs 70 some one N Al adjoining
| room. and when he returned, he found
that il the brief interval Mcdonald had
passed away.
For few days the physicians at the
Emergency Hospital had entertained the
| belief that Mcdonald might survive his in-
juries Although their patient had rot
eviaeed desire to recover, fact which
Of itself initiated against his improve
rent, yet MS excellent physical condition
and robust constitution gave the doctors
ground for sanguine expectations. After
the second operation on McDonald-the
! removal Of the gauze packing
from the intestinal wound-the patient's
condition became much more favorable
The stomach began to retain foed and
! taeTe appeared to be less Of the mental de-
preston which had marked the precsd-
ing days. The presence of MeDonaId's=
| nephew. Judge ". Mcdonald Miller. OF
SteabenvilIe, Ohio, also see1ed to exer-
else cheering and sustaining influence
upon the patient
Judge Miller left for his home in Ohio
yesterday morning, his inteBt1Jn 5eiBg to
return here Immediately after New Year.
His uHcle's condition had taken Sc prom
ising turn that no risk seemed TO be in
volved IN leaving him for 2 few days.
Almost Immediately following his de-
partuTe. however, change for the worse
was noticed IN Mcdonald The patients
stomach again became rebenious. refIs-
ing to retain the light liquid diet which
Tor day or Lvo it had successfully as
simulated II became necessary in or
oeT 20 sustain vitality, to resort again
TO injections, but this also proved una
yailing-
Al day long yesterday MeDonald
steadily lost strength His pulse became
weak and irregular, and there was an
evident ebb;ug away OF vital force. To-
ward evening, however, he seemed te in
prove slightly, bat IL q few hegrs b was
again On The decline. Theu DR.. Speyow.
OF The hospital stan, came On duty last
night, he noticed At once the unfav vora-
bic condition OF the patient. No one vas
permitted to see Mcdonald except q Mr.
Dyer whom the patient had desired 20
cali and who came early n the evening.
he vas the last Of McDonald-s friends
who saw him alive
Mcdonald ra res6 . ,-orv- re.ss7.--, --=-Ls
He moved uneasiIy, meaning all the While.
About o'clock this morning there came
sudden change for the worse Life he
gan 10 eeb rapidly. Stimulants were ad-
Hinistered, but without effect Dr.. Spe-
row WAS with him About $50 o'clock
Mcdonald exclaimed: "sfy Gcd In chk-
ing TO death." At this moment Dr. Sperov
stepped out Of the rooa for a moment
&c give Instructions 10 a nurse. leaving
Policeman Stone in the room With the
patient When Dr. SpeToRv returned Nc
| Donald was dead The immediate cause
CT death was exhaustion. it being inlpas-
si5le 10 give the man sufficient noarisif-
ment TO sustain life
The physicians at the hospital declare
that MeDonaid was one OF the most per-
| feet specimens OF physical DEVELOPMENT
| that has ever come TO their notice Ee
stood feet inches IN his stocking feet
and weighed 255 pounds There was not
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body. and his muscles were those or
| blacksmith
information Of MeDonaIG's demise WIS
al cgce telegraphed 10 " Z McDcnaId.
| nis brother. who is q member OF the Bos-
tOHiaas Opera Company, and to judge
! Miller at SteubeBvilie, Ohio. II their zb-
| sence Or. E. s Kimball arranged for The
removal OF the remains 10 the uaGertak fng
establishment CT " s. Spezre. cn
Street, near Tenth, where II VIII remain
/ until the arrival Of the relatives
The news of McDonaId's death spread
| rapidly, and all the morning there vas a
STEADY flow OF his former friends al the
undertaker's. Many people came 20 fcok
| at the body from motives of mere curl
osity, cut as a rule these were excluded
Among McDonaids friends there was a
general feeling of relief that the matter
] had ended as it has done, and that their
friend was thus saved from having 10
face a public trial and its consequences