New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04
GUARDS STOP CORONER.
NRS. COILS p. HUNTINGTON
ALSO BARS HIS WAY.
HER WOMAN SERVANT PROBABLY FA-
TALLY SHOT BY ANOTHER. \ PRIS-
oNER AT COUNTRY ESTATE.


ONER AT COUNTRY ESTATE.
Mystery surrounds the cause of a shooting
ARRAY on the beautiful Huntington estate at
ThroSs Neck in which kitchen maid was
probably fatally wounded by "A gardeners as
sistant Mrs. Coils p. Huntington made every
EFFORT to battle the police and the coroner
when they went to the estate to learn the
facts in the case, and the news of the shoot
ing did not leak out for many hours after
it had taken place. The kitchen maid
Elizabeth Connell tWenty-four years old and
the man now under arrest charged with the
shooting is Daniel Hawkins. forty five years
old, who lives the estate with his wife
and seven children. The young woman is said
to be of excellent character and the only mo-
tive for the shooting is said to be one of fancied
wrongs. The victim Of the shooting is now at
the point of death. suffering from three wounds
Situated on the sound the estate Is pict-
uresque -Four gates in the massive iron
and stone fences which border the estate lead
up TO the main building. surrounding which are
many small cottages occupied 10y servants on
the estate proper The house servants have
quarters in the servants hall. The big mansion
in which Mrs. Huntington lives faces the
Sound, and the kitchen Is in the rear Of the
house with an entrance on level with the
ground
Just before a m. yesterday Elizabeth Con
nell was seated in The kitchen preparing food
for the cook for breakfast. Without mo-
ment's warning. she says. HaN kins entered by
the garden door and before she could look
around to who it was. fired point blank al
her with a revolver the bullet entering the back
at the left side and piercing the lung. The girl
wheeled around in her chair and rose TO her
feet yelling
BATHERS PREVENT SUICIDE.
MY Cod don't Kill me What have I done?
Oh. please don't kill me! l have done nothing"
As she spoke the girl drew her right hand in
stinctvely up to her face and Just then Haw-
kns fired again. the ball hitting the wrist and
breaking it. She was just sinking to the floor
when the man pulled the trigger third time
and the bali entered the 1eshy part of the right
arm. AS she struck the floor the young woman
raised herself up one arm and cried family:
MY God. I've been killed, I've been mur-
dered.'
Hawkins is said to have watched his victim
for fully minute. and then. run around to the
front of the house and down the gravel path
leading TO the landing place. Reaching the dock
he Jumped into the water and sank out OF sight
Mrs Huntngtons brother-in-law. Mr Hoilhss-
worth was in the water at the time taking
customary morning swim before breakfast. lie
yelled for help and William Cahill Mrs Hunt
ington's coachman. who hundred rect
away. responded. Hawkins was hshed out 'i
the water unconscious, and the TWO men WIN
did not then know of the shooting N"iN7u 80
hin, for ten minutes to resuscitate him Nheh
he came n he looked around for moment ana
then when memory came back he crled OUT
What made you stop me? You knew
thing was coming yesterday
Believing the man was raving' tne W.
riad hin, 10 his own cottage where his VIE put
him TO he'd. bor
In the mean time the household hdu 80
a,.al,eped bv the shots and screams. ana NlIS'
Huntington sent for DR.. Deming one ol INC
hest known physicians in West Chester "ii' 10
also health officer OF the district. he a.
IN fifteen minutes in his automobile anu -
an examination ordered that the elrl oe -,
into the next room, saying that her
was too precarious to move her 10 H''
room. According to Mrs. Huntington d.
as he learned the facts in the case ne Wv
~ Give orders that no one should be aIlo"eu
to leave the estate who could not oe 49, a.
ond that no one should be allowed TO en'e, ~
including the police and the coroner -.
Huntington issued the orders and ss9 eH''".,1
we're placed at the four gates and inner eu'' 80
we're placed around the dwelling
About noon Captain Walsh, OF ths s
Chester station got wind Of the ah'iI,
gent Detectives Dillon and Morton 70 ii'HHe
Investigation When they arrived al 'iie 80
the we're stopped, but finally succeeded III
ing Hawkinss house after threatening ~ pc.
the guard who tried TO stop them under arreSt =,
They arrested Hawkins on Suspicion, eo.a
not succeed In their effort to bring MN 80.
Miss Connen for the purpose or iueH.iit. - -
Hawkins was taken to the station anu -. -.
the Harlem court. where he was ne'u
bail by Magistrate Crane. ,.C,.r,o
Captain Walsh informed Coroner 'Ioi ma, '''-',
of the shooting. and the latter. wheh "e 49,
that there would be difficulty In reacli"s ,"o
wounded woman. called on Captain
three policemen and the patrol "ason ~
took Coroner Berry along to ASSIST NJ"
coroners drove in carriage ana -"
wagon followed. When they reacheu "e
of the estate six men jumped out anu
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