The sun., 1900-12-23
AUDITOR NORRIS KILLED,
wan DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL sHOT
DOWN ~ WARRINGTON.
The Act Of samuel ". Macdonald. . Discharged
Clsrk-Ths Murderer knocks . wstohman
Down and Tries to XIII Himself. but NAY
Reeo,sr-i,oth Men Came From Ohio.

ABINGDON, Dec. 20 frank II. Morris.
auditor for the War Department. was shot
through the heart in his once In the Ninder
building this afternoon by Samuel II. Mao
Donald. formerly dsburslng clerk under
Auditor Morris. discharged by him last
February
Macdonald fred FIVE shots at Morris. only
one hitting him. and then rushed from the
room. where he was ret by Waterman
Cusick. who tried 20 stop the murderer.
Macdonald struck Cusick with his revolver.
broks lway and then turned his weapon on
himself frinS tho last shot In the chamber
into his stomach. Ho plunged down the
steps at tho entrance Of the building. and
sitting down on the curb. iabbed his neck
with q pocket knife. The police arrive
at this iuncture and prevented him from
cutting his throat seriously. He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital. where an
operation was performed to remove the
bullet and he may live. Cusiok suffered
only a slight injury.
Macdonald had borne grudge against
Auditor Morr. since last February. when he
was reduced from his place As disbnrslns
clerk for the Auditor for the War Department
AuditSf for y2u the Post Pc 6iifHSs Department MIR.
Morris was net TO blame for the reduction;
q 900 was found in Macponald's aooounts
Macdonald had been carelnss In his HABITS
and drank q great deal which counted more
VA: Tas .ss.n Sss fes from f2Ss his safe n
ss5ys: SSn,ss since n tAs AAS4 S TS:p
Secretary shsrmap HS SoSt had always stTir, 6ssn
tsry tar vsnderiip said Mr. Morris did not have
anything 70 DO with IT, Mscponahia AZ ad"i,,ed nbei
Morris but would make, no other stat ement
He left his desk at the Post 0ftioe DEPART;
nehS mot be 'baGy bacE today od Ono Of Il. friends
wished him a merry Christmas. to which he
replied that ,here wa. nothing in onno. it,, from
Steubenville, Ohio. His brother Is mem.
ber Of the "Bostonians. lie is veteran OF
Frank ii. Morris was from Cleveland, Ohio,
His con Charles is clerk In the office OF which
his father was the chief Mrs Morris. 9 Wh9
Was at dsa homs = 9ers Fsr Tas Sasbdnd H0so
MIR Morris formerly Was Auditor for the
Navy pepartrert. His record In ms rosl.
ton attracted tho ,'trnuon 0t sfs,rSirny sm.iny
nett DDS. and rs the work ~ the Office ot the
Auditor for tho Var IeGartmcnt was way
behind following The SPANISH lmerican War,
the SeCroiarv had tir Morris tran sferred
10 that position in august, isv9. ~ lnaugn-
ration of new methods IN the oNlcr VAS IN
porular among some of the elnl loN eeS, VINO
trefcrred thor forr or rules Of discii HE 20
those Mr, Morri, established. Macp,nald
vas one o! the III satisfied ones, Mr.. Norris
had, however, the hearty support ~ Secre-
tlrv Gage in all lis methods and his course
Has hal ly approved -.
That the murder and the intention of self
destruction were 'reinediated IL shown 10y
Mac oDonald.s resignation to-day from his
niace in the Post Oflce Department and other
ARRANGEMENTS of hs affairs, Immediately
before the shooting no went to the treas.
urer Of the Treasury Employ ee's Beneficial
Associstion Of which he was member,
and chnnred the name Of the BENEFICIARY on
his policy to W. Macdonald Miller OF Stcuben-
Vile, Ohio, his nerhew.