The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-10
.LUNATIC SHOOTS,
FAILS TO KILL
New York Postmaster Wound
ed in Abdomen in Front
of His Home.
SUICIDE OF MAN WITH GUN
HAD ONCE BEEN INMATE OF IN
SANE ASYLUM.

New York. Nov. 9.-Postmaster Ed
ward w. Morgan of this city was shot
down in the street as he was leaving
his house in 10th street for the post
office this morning by Eric H. p.
Mackey, a stenographer employed by
downtown lew firm, who then shot and
killed himself. The single bullet which
struck Mr.. Morgan entered at the side
Of the abdomen and passed out at the
left side without penetrating the walls
There was no internal bleeding and
there is every likelihood that the
wounded man viii recover
The only excuse known for the shoot
ing was that Machey had complained
to roe authorities al the postoffice in
Washington that his mail had been
tempered with and that someone
was reading by it in the corridor Of
the postoffice
Believed to Be Insane.
Mackey had received reply that
there was no evidence of tampering
with his mail, and that the incident of
the light was an accident. Mackey's
employers. the firm of Hunt, Hill &
Belts. declared they could account for
the tragedy only on the theory that
Mackey was insane. Besides re-
volver. it was found that Mackey car
ried dagger and a slugshot.
Mackey was an Englishman. 81 years
old. and he formerly was employed IN
Boston.
The shooting took place in the pres
ense of Miss Dorothy Morgan. the IL
year-old daughter of the postmaster
who was accompanying him to the
subway station on her way to school.
Had Been Lying in Wait.
Mackey had been pacing up and
down the sidewalk near the corner OF
Broadway and 146th street for two
hours before the shooting. When Mr.
Morgan and his daughter left theiI
home and walked toward Broadway
Mackey turned down the side street
and met them. Evidently he had never
seen the postmaster before. for. as he
met Mr.. Morgan. he asked: Are yoJ
! Postma ster Morgan" At Mr.. Morgan
affirmative reply Mackey drew his re
volver and fired one shot into the post
masters abdomen. The wounded maj
| fell to the sidewalk. and as two wit
nesses came running up Mackey la,
down on the sidewalk opened his YES
and sent one bullet into his head an
another entered his heart He wa;
dead when the first man reached him
Wound Not Dangerous.
/ aIr. Morgan was carried into his owl
/ home. physicians were hastily sum
moned and it was found that the bulle
had merely passed through the fleshI
portion of the abdomen for eigh
! inches infiicting superficial wound.
! Mr.. Morgan declared that he did mo-
know Mackey and never saw him be
! fore the shooting. 1t was learned tina
a man answering Mackey's description
had called at Mr.. Morgan's home thret
times during the past ten days.
Mt. Morgan had been connected will
the postal service in New York foi
more than quarter of q century. HI
began his career as a letter CARRIE
thirty-one years ago. and worked hi
way to the top Last year he was pro
NOTED from assistant postmaster u
the position of postmaster. TO succeed
William r. Wilcox. who became pub
lie service commissioner. Mr.. Morgan
is the Republican leader in the Wash
ineton Heights assembly district.