The times., 1900-12-24
MCDONALD STILL ALIVE |
Slayer of Frank H. Morris LingerS
Between Life and Death.
He Talks Freely but Docs Not En-
Guire About His Victim-His Prin
cipnl Concern Is About His
Chances of Rccovcry-Funerni of
the Late Auditor This Afternoon.

Samuel Mcdonald, who shot and killed
Auditor Frank II. Morris in his office at
| the Winder Building Saturday afternoon
and then attempted suicide, still fingers
between life and death at the Emergency
Hospital. He is extremely anxious to
| die, but tie physicians are using every
| effort to bring about his recovery. The
laceration in his throat is not dangerous,
but considerable difficulty is being expe-
rieIced with the gunshot wound in his
| abdomen.
Both lobes of his liver were badly
| torn by the bullet and that organ had to
be packed with gauze. This the physi-
| clans say unavoidably presses against his
stomach and produces nausea SO that he
is able to partake of but little nourish-
ment. Notwithstanding, Mcdonald pass
ed fairly good day yesterday, consider
ing his injuries, which in man of feeb-
| Ter constitution would have proven fatal
Last night he vomited blood. but the doc
tors state that his condition is no worse
| than it was Immediately after the opera
ton upon him.
He is able to converse quite freely.
but at no time has he enquired after his
victim or expressed a regret for his deed.
He takes little interest in his surround
ings, and his principal concern is over
the fact that he has Il chance of recov-
ering. Several times yesterday he asked
MS physicians when they thought he
would die. He occupies a room on the
third floor of the hospital building. and
is under the constant surveillance of a
policeman to guard against further at
tempt on his part to end his life, and
because of the fact that he is prisoner.
Policemen Evans. Hollinberger, and
Buckley alternated yesterday in watch
ing him. Policeman Evans asked Nc
Donald yesterday if he desired to have
a minister visit him. but he replied that
he was materialist, and did not feel the
need of the services of a member of the
clergy.
message was received at the hos
pital from William McDonald. a brother
OF the murderer, who is the baritone
singer with the Bostonians, stating that
he would come to Washington at once.
His company was in Denver during the
past week. Mcdonald, while in office
here, supplied the money for his broth
er's musical education. Another message
was received yesterday from Judge W.
Med. Miller. of Steubenyille, stating that
on account OF illness in his family he
would not be able to reach Washington
for several days. Mr.. Miller is a ne
phew Of Mcdonald. and one OF the lead
ing politicians of the Sixteenth Ohio dis
trict.
A large number OF McDonald's friends
visited the hospital yesterday and ex-
pressed deep regret over the affair. They
declared that in case of his recovery he
would have all possible assistance at his
trial. Mcdonald has been very popular in
Washington for many years, and the trag-
edy was the chief topic of conversation
yesterday at the places where his friends
congregated. He has lived in the District
for nearly thirty-fve years, having been
a protege of Edwin NJ Stanton, whose
home was in Steubenville, where McDcn-
aid was reared, Stanton took deep n
terest in Mcdonald as a youth. and after
he came out of the civil war secured him |
Government position.
The funeral of Frank II. Morris will be |
held at o'clock this afternoon at the |
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. |
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe will deliver the |
sermon, and the pallbearers will be w. a. |
Rogers, J. Q. Kern, NJ J. Hull, S f. |
Faunc2, Elias Mann, A. C. Martin, w C. |
Eldredse. and L. T. CHM. The body will |
be shipped tonight to Cleveland, Ohio, the |
former home Of the deceased where it will J
be inferred in the Lake View Cemetery.
The Coroner's inquest Will be held at |
II o'clock this morning at the Sixth pre-
cinct station. The autopsy, which has al !
ready been performed, revealed the fact |
that Morris E.s shot three times. One /
bullet passed through his left hand and |
lodged in the door casing and another |
passed through the fieshy part of his left |
leg just above the knee. The bullet fell /
TO the floor when his trousers were re- |
moved at the undertaking establishment. |
The fourth shot which caused his death, /
severed the main artery leading from his |
heart
a singular incident in connection with !
the tragedy is the fact that on the night /
of December . last Mr. Morris delivered |
an address before the Christian Endeayor |
Society Of the New York Avenue Church |
on the uncertainty OF life, and the de-
STABILITY of preparation for the end at
any lime it might come. Within less than
two weeks he was the first of his hearers
10 Illustrate the truth Of his subject. when
without warning he fell dead by the bullet
Of an assassin. DR.. Radcliffe in announc-
ing the funeral yesterday morning al
luded TO the remarks made by Mr.. Morris
at the meeting two weeks ago.
IN MEMORY OF DR.. STRICKEN.