New-York tribune., 1908-11-10

affairs The first time. il is said the shooting
occurred In the boarding house where Mackay
lived but no action was taken against him.
In 1903 he attempted 10 discipline some boys
who had snowbaI1ed him A passing laundry
man George A Smith. took the boys part. thus
incurring Mackay's enmity- Mackay learned
that the laundryman lived in Roxbury. and soon
eftarvard went to Roxbury. it Is said waylaid
the laundrynan and shot him The wound vas
not dangerous Mackay was arrested on A
charge OF assault, with intent 70 kill. but when
experts declared that he insane he was
committed to the Worcester State Hospital
When Mackay's father informed OF what
had happened In New York yesterday he w.s
greatly shocked but did not appear to be sus-
prised. The elder Mackay is about seventy
three years old He came 70 Cambridge hnn
Australia in 1895 and. although at that tine hsi
was sixty years old. he took special course ot
study at Harvard.
Besides his father. the only relative Mackay %
known to have IN this country is the sister
At the Worcester State Hospital for Criminal
Insane to-day IL was stated that Eric H
dackay was committed to that institution "a
June g. 1903 after trial IN the Superior Court %
the che = OF assault with intent TO kill. Whts
IN the hospital Mackay had decisions that he
was being prosecuted. hut he showed no vio-
Ienee On May .. 1904. while working with
electricians about the buildings. he escaped by
crawling through a shaft
A GOOD sTENOGRAPHER-
Ieavitt J. Hunt. Of Hunt Hill & Belts. said
Yesterday. Mr.. Mackay had been N OUT en- I
ploy for four years a stenographer- He had
always been an efficient stenographer- can
assign M reason for the unfortunate shooting
unless he was temporarily deransed It appears
that q wear ago he addressed the postmaster
hfIfr hat all T
know about the incident Mackay had no bad
habits and did his work efficiently. and 50 far
as We know from all appearances conducted
himself in a perfectly proper manner
Mackay was about thirty-fvs years old. and
seemed to the other employees OF the firm trins
odd in his disposition. While friendly enough.
they say he never mingled with them He was
very quiet and apparently never drank OF
smoked
Postmaster Morgan did not know his assailant
uersonany DR.. Titus Bull Of 14sth street ana
Amsterdam avenue. and Dr. John F Erdrnanf1
Mr. Mergan's family physician, arrived at the
scena lust after the shooting and got state
r,ent from the postmaster He said; Il do not
,,,,,,- che man who shot me- never saw him
before in nv life so far as know feel na
personal alarm
An operation was then performed by the two
physicians They said there was no INTERNAL
hemorhage and that the wound was not espe-
ciaIIy dangerous unless blood poisoning should
set in.
THE bullet carried along with Il a piece et
NJ Nforgan's overcoat." Dr. Bull said. and tni5
cleaned the wound. The wound IS about eight
inches long. and believe that he will recover.
70 the huffzt had entered Mr. Morgans body
.'+ber an inch higher or lower. IL would haTs
nroved fatal Mr. Morgan's temperature hs
safa last night. has not risen 20 great extent'
and he is recovering now from the effects o. ths
ether"
Mr. Morgan has spent thirty four years q
biz life in the local postal service. starting az
letter carrier in his sixteenth year President
Roosevelt appointed him to the place Of post
master Of New York TO succeed William R.
Wilcox
A police of1cer was on guard before the post
masters home last night TO keep curiosity seek
Arz awav. The police detail will be continued
until the excitement over the shooting dies ouI'
Immediately following the shooting hundreds
OF telegrams arrived at Mr. Morgan's home
Telephone messages were also received from
Washington and prominent men in this city
called up TO inquire as 10 the postnaster's con-
d,tion chairman WILCOX Of the Public Ser
vice Commission was completely overwheimed
when he learned of the attack on Mr. Morgan
TJa said that he had received many threatening
I.tters while he was postmaster. and knew that
his successor had also received such letters
..AIr Morgan is one OF Ins best and most EN-
cfent public of-scials I Gave ever known ne
said III do not see why any one should Want
To shoot him. He is a man of the highest chdl-
actar and probity. and L am simply over
whelmsd at the news"