The Washington times., 1902-09-16
His Daughter Charged
With Committing
the Crime.
OCCURRED AT THE STANHOPE
Couple Had Apartments There-Neither
Will Discuss the Affair and 1t Is
Shrouded in Mystery = Miss Ship
man Defes the Police.

Capt. Nelson H. Shipman, formerly Vi
Monroe county, Ohio. was shot yester-
day afternoon at the rooms of his daugh.
ter. Miss Nellie H. Shipman, in the
Stanhope flats, New Jersey Avenue and
H Street northwest. While it is alleged
| the daughter did the shooting, consid
cradle mystery surrounds the case, and
the police are unable to ascribe a mo-
tive. 1t is not believed the wound will
prove serious. The daughter was ar
rested. charged with assault with intent
to kill, and is confined at the House oil
Detention. She defies the police to learn
the facts regarding the case, and neither
will the father discuss the matter.
| Miss Shipman has been employed as
compositor in the Government Print
ing Office for the past fourteen years
She declines to make any statement as
to whether or not she fred the shot
and has told the police they can investi-
gate the case as thoroughly as they
please.
Captain Shipman is seventy three
years of age, and was commander of a
war. He has lived here only since July.
He is opposed to talking Of the affair
that came near terminating his life
While he admits that his daughter shot
him. he will not furnish any information
as to the motive or any of the facts
leading up to the shooting Physicians
have not been able to make thorough
examination of his wound. The bullet
struck him in the rear of the hip bone,
and it, is thought glanced down and
lodged in the fleshy part of the leg.
Neighborhood Is Aroused.
1t was shortly before 8 o'clock that the
quiet neighborhood in the vicinity of the
apartment house was aroused by the
shot. and many hurried to the scene.
Employees of the Government Printing
Office, who had just finished their days
work, were among those attracted. A
messenger had summoned Crossing Of
ficer j. G. McCravy from the corner Of
North Capitol and H Streets, block
away.
By the time the officer reached the
OdptiiH Hd0 OCch tohSh
to his apartments. and was under the
care of his daughter and Miss Mary A.
Law, also an employe of the Government
Printing Office, who resides with Miss
Shipman. Brandy was being admins
tered TO the wounded man when DR..
Battle took the case in charge.
An investigation was started by Ser
geant Goss Detective O'Dea and officers
Tracy, McCravy and Walsh. Residents
OF the Stanhope were not inclined to
talk, but it was learned that Captain
Shipman had been shot while descending
from the third floor, where his apart
ments are located. He was near. the
bottom of the fight at the time, and fell
but a few steps.
When asked regarding the affair, Miss
Shipman calmly, but firmly, asserted
that she had nothing to say. When ques-
toned about the revolver, she informed
the officers that they might look for it,
and a search was begun for the weapon.
At tnis point Miss Law advised her that
1t might be well to surrender the pistol.
It was then taken from a bureau drawer.
Taken to Hospital.
While the investigation was in prog
ress the ambulance from the Emergency
Hospital arrived. and Captain Shipman
was carried out on a stretcher. AT the
hospital an ounce bottle of opium was
found on his person by officer Hibl. Aft