The times., 1900-12-23

upon tne sidewalk 10 De uStu III repair
ing the street along the west side of th'
State, War and Navy Building. While
sitting down he told several persons wht
came Up to him that be had shot tht
Auditor; then lie drew small knife
from his pocket and plunged it into the
right side of his throat
The Arrest of Mcdonald.
Sergeant Sullivan and Policeman Evans
of the Third precinct, had passed the
Winder Br!lding about three minutes be-
fore the tragedy and stood together neal
the corner Of Pennsylvania Avenue and
Seventeenth Street. a clerk in the Au-
ditor's Office rusned up to them and in
formed them of the shooting. They hur-
Tied back to the building and found Nc
Donald still sitting On me bag, bleeding
frightfully from the wounds in his tAroat,
When the policemen approached McDon-
aid he said:
Yes, l did it, and 1 know am done
for"
Az ambulance was hastily summoned
but before it arrived Mcdonald was
placed in an express wagon and removed
TO the Emergency hospital. In the mean
time medical aid had also been summoned
fer Mr.. Morris, but it was of no avail
Sergeant Sullivan and Policeman Evans
took charge of the once and the clerks
in the building were dismissed for the
day.
Charles r. Norris a son of the dead
man. who is employed at the department,
was on the third floor @ the building at
the time of the shooting, and reached his
fathers side shortly after he expired. He
hastened to his parents home al the West
minister apartment house. Seventeenth and
q Streets, TO inform Mrs. Morris. but she
was not there, She left the house shortly
after o'clock and went 10 the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, where. on Frida., her son
Frank underwent a sgrgieal operation and
is quite Ill. Aftsrward she went down
town to do some Christmas shopping and
did not learn of the death Of her husband
until several hours after the tragedy had
taken place. Coroner Nevitt viewed the
body about o'clock yesterday afternoon
and gave permission for its removal to an
undertaking establishment, where an au-
topsy was performed last night.
The Men Enemies for Over "a Year.
Ill-feeling has existed between Morris
and Mcdonald for more than a year. In
August 1899, Mr. Norris who had been
Auditor for the Navy Department, was
transferred to the position of Auditor for
the War Department. Mcdonald was then
the disbursing officer for the latter de-
partment. Mr.. Morris Insisted upon ad-
herence to very strict rhas which he laid
down for the government of the office, and
his rigid discipline made him unpopular
with his subJrdinates. Mcdonald freely
expressed his disapproval of Mr.. Morris,
and the two men did not get along well
together Mcdonald was addicted TO the
use OF liquor, and his close friend was Dan
c. Grosvenor, the Deputy Auditor and
brother of Representative Grosvenor. Last
February the two men were absent from
office, and It is reported that they neg
lected their duties and were upon spree.
McDonAld's accounts were not well kept,
and upon one occasion he went away from
the office and left open the safe, which
contained a large amount of money. Both
he and Deputy Auditor Grosvenor were
discharged, but through the influence of
Representative Grosvenor they were soon
Teinstated. Mcdonald, however, who had
been disbursing clerk and drawing s., 900
year, was Immediately reduced to 81, 400
clerkship. and transferred to the office of
the Auditor for the Postofice Department.
Fer this action he blamed Mr. Morris. and
from that time en- they were never on
friendly terms. Within the past few days
the resignation OF DepuIy Auditor Gros-
venoF has been asked for. He rendered 1t
yesterday and It was Immediately accepted
1t is also said that McDonaId's resigna-
tion was asked for.
Last Thursday he asked Ben Holden,
disbursing officer for the Sixth Auditors
Office, for his final voucher. He said that
he was going 10 make change, and that
it would end all of his troubles.
Gave Warming to "a Friend
About a week ago Mcdonald told
friend that within short time he would
read in the papers of great tragedy in
expected the papers would speak well of
Morris and he wished his friends TO see
that something good was said of himself
About that time he purchased pistol at
O pawnshop.
Shortly after II o'clock yesterday morn
ing he drew his monthly salary and again
asked for his final voucher which had not
been made out. He had taken several
days more leave than was due him and
insisted upon leaving S. with which to
make ii good. He said it was his final
settlement and il there was anything COM
ing to him his nephew, w Med. Miller, of
Steubenville, would be there and. get it
later. He appeared however, to be in a
cheerful mood After leaving the depart
ment he went to Norris saloon, Twelfth
and Z Streets, where he remained until /
I'll Twelfth Street, and is is supposed that
at that time he secured his .3S-calibre
FoTehand Wadsworth pistol, with which
he did the shooting. About O'Clock he
was again seen near the Raleigh Hotel |
and from there he went directly to the
Ninder Building, where he killed Morris |
At the hospital Mcdonald was operated !
upon. He refused an anesthetic while the |
wound in his throat was being sewed up !
Examination showed that the bullet had |
entered his breast near the left nipple |
penetrated both lobes of his liver. and |
lodged in his back He suffered greatly |
from internal bemorrhage. Upon reviving
from the effects OF the anesthetic, how
ever. he was able to talk and expressed a |
desire to die, and asked the physicians |
how long he was liable to live. He made |
hibited no regret for his deed.
Mr.. Morris was born at Pontiac Mich. |
end prior to coming to Washington was
Western manager for the American
Wringer Company of New York. He was /
a favored friend of Senator Hanna and |
was appointed Auditor OF the Navy De- |
partment in June. 1897. He was a man of |
good business ability and his conduct Of /
the office during the war with Spain led 4
40 his transfer to the Auditors Office for /
the War Department, which was somewhat /
behind in its business. He leaves a widow /
and two sons. Charles R. and Frank Nor /
ris.
McDonntd Veteran of Civil War.
Mcdonald was born in steubenyille, |
Ohio, ffty-six years ago. He served in |
one OF the Ohio regiments during the civil /
war. and on August Is, 1859, was appointed /
TO clerkship in the Treasury Depart /
Jnent. Later he was transferred 10 I
n 10 In,