The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-09
POSTMASTER MORGAN.
OF NEW YORK, SHOT
ASSailed Near His Home
by Man With Alleged
Grievance.
PLOWS
THROUGH BODY
Bravery Of Daughter May Save
Life of Victim-Assailant
Kills Self.

NEW YORK, Nov. edward NJ
Morgan, postmaster Of New York city,
was shot and probably fatally wounded
today by a man who accosted him near
his home at I45th street and Broadway.
The assassin. who was later identified
as Eric II. Mackay. a stenographer,
then blew out mis- own brains.
Mr.. Morgan was accompanied by his
twelve-year-Old daughter. Dorothy Nor
gar, when he LEFT home, and was near
ing the subway entrance when Mackay
| walked Ecross the street toward him.
Is this Mr.. Morgan ne asked. and
! tho little girl moved or a few feet.
| Yes. j am Atr. Morgan" she heard
her father say. and then she saw
Mackay press a pistol against her
fa,her's stomach and fire. AS the post
master reeled and fell, his assassin
placed the gun against his own fore
/ head, and, With the third shot, tie first
/ going Wild. blew a hole through the
/ top OF lis head.
/ The whole tragedy was over in a
| minute. Alarmed by the shots. men
| came running from all directions, and
/ Mr. Morgan, unconscious and badly
/ wounded. was at cnce taken 10 his
! home. There it was found he had been
/ shot in the left side of the abdomen.
and that the bullet had pas sed through
/ and came out on the right side II is
! believed certain that the wound win
I prove fatal
Lies in Wait for Him.
/ The man was laying In wait for Mr.
Do rF
store at the corner Of Amsterdam ave
/ nue. and Is5tb street. He had tried re-
I peatedly 20 see Mr.. Morgan al his nome,
I after his failure To obtain a position
/ in the postohce, but his Insistence
I caused him to be denied access 10 the
I postmaster.
/ II was shortly before O'Clock when
! Mr. Morgan and HE daughter LEFT his
+ home and walked up I46th street toward
Amsterdam avenue. As Miss Morgan
drew aside Mackay spoke a few words
/ 10 Mr. Morgan. The latter made some
reply and Mackay whipped out g re-
/ volyer and fired one shot
1atkay looked wildly around him as
/ MISS Morgan screamed. He saw sew
eTdl persons Tunuius toward them and
/ pushed the muzzIe- Of his revolver
against his head. At the first shot he
staggered, but shot a second time and
then a third, telling dead 10 the side
walk.
Mr.. Newberry and his clerks rushed
out and Mr. Morgan was carried into the
/ drug store superficial examination
showed that the wound would not be
/ Immediately fatal and while an ann
buiauCe was being called from tbe
Audubon Hospital the wounded man
was carried 10 his home Dr. Titus T.
Bull was called in 10 attend him.
Assailant Is Dead.
The ambulance surgeon found Mr.
Morgan's assaiiant dead, and his body
was taken TO the police station.
Edward n. Morgan has been connect i
cd with the POstoniCe Department for a
long term OF years. He started as
Ietter-caTrier in 1873. Promotion came
TO him rapidly, and in 1874 he was made
chief clerk Of Branch B. In 1888 he was
made superintendent Of Branch /.
In 1857 he assumed charge OF Branch
ID, remaining there until 1888. That
same year Postmaster Van Colt made
Mr.. Morgan superintendent of CITY de-
livery. In 1897 Mr.. Morgan was an
pointed assistant postmaster. He served
in this office under POstmasters Van
Cott and Wilcox,
When AR Wilcox resigned. President
Roosevelt appointed Mr. Morgan 10 his
place, the appointment being made on
August IA. 1907.
Mr. Morgan was born I'm Marshall.
Mich. November Is, 1850. He married I
Miss Fannie TaJteTsalL They have three
children. all daughters.
Mans Identity Learned.
At the police station, the mans iden-
THY was learned from a notice Of preu1- /
ium due from the New York Life IN
surance Company. addressed TO Eric II. |
HIackay, care of Mrs. CogsweII. 239 East
10th street.
Indication that Mackay for some time
deliberately had plotted the murder of
Morgan Was also obtained bv a card
found in his clothing. II was the bust
ness card Of Hunt Hill & Belts. attor-
neys of 165 Broadway, and on IL was
written in pencil. In the event o any
accident please notify the above iirm 80
I'm addition TO this, an empty envelope
addressed Annie Mackay. care Train |
ing School, Anna Jacques Hospital |
NewburypOTt. Mass" was found The ]
only other thing I'm Mackay's clothing
was a dagger and a slungshot.
Inquiry at the office of Hunt Hill &
Belts. developed the information that
MaCkay had been stenographer for tibet
firm. After that, all other requests for /
information we're refused.
Morgan Talks.
At the hospital. Mr.. Morgan made the
following statement:
Il am resting easily. I feel no per
sonaI alarm. ] do not know the man
who shot me. So far as I know I never |
saw him before"
1t was said in the neighbOrhOOd. how /
ever, that Mackey was member of /
the Sterling Republican Club, of which /
Postmaster Morgan is president
At the Office of Hunt, Hill & Belts. /
members of the firm said that Mackey
had always proved an intelligent and 1
acceptable emplOye
An associate Of the dead stenographer,
however, threw some light on the myg- |
terry.
''Mackey was always erratic and i
imagined he had grievance against /
the Postoffice Department" he said. /
Some time ago he had a letter box /
which he rented, and we thought ne /
was engaged in some financial scheme. !
He told US that his mail had been tam i
pered with and he wrote a letter TO 4
Postmaster Morgan complaining about +
it.
He wrote a letter to Postmaster Nor /
gan complaining that the electric light /
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