Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-09

domen and passea out at the left side
without penetrating the walls. There
was no internal bleeding. There is every
likelihood that the wounded man will re-
cover.
The only excuse known for the shooting
was that Mackey had complained to the
authorities at the post Office in Washing
ton that his mail had been tampered
with and that. some one turned out an
electric light when he was reading by it
in the corridor of the post office.
Mackey had received a reply that there
was no evidence of tamperng with his
mail. and that the incident of the electric
light was an accident
Mackey's employers, the firm of Hunt
Hill & Belts, declare they account for
the tragedy only on the theory that
Mackey was insane.
Besides revolver it was found that
Mackey carried dagger and a slungshot
Mackey was an EnglShman. thirty-one
years old, and formerly was employed in
Boston.
Escaped From Insane Asylum.
Mackey when in Boston shot man for
fancied grievance. and was adjudged
criminally insane and confined in an asy-
lum, from which he escaped.
The shooting today took place in the
presence of Miss Dorothy Morgan. the
fourteen-year-ol daughter of the post
master, who was accompanying him to
the subway station on her way to school
Mackey had been pacing up and down
the sidewalk near the corner of Broad
way and 146th street for two hours be-
fore the shooting When Mr.. Morgan and
his daughter left their home and walked
toward Broadway Mackey turned down
the side street and met them.
Evidently he had never seen the post
master before, for as he met Mr.. Nor
gan, he asked:
Are you Postmaster Morgang
At Morgan's affirmative reply Mackey
drew his revolver and fired one shot into
the pOstmaster's abdomen. Ihe WOUNDED
man fell to the sidewalk.
AS two witnesses of the shooting came
running up, Mackey lay down on the side
walk opened his vest and sent one bull
let into his head and another INTO ms
heart He was dead when the first man
reached him.
Mr. Morgan was carried into his own
home. Physicians were hastily summon
ed. 1t was found that the bullet had
merely passed through the f1eshy portion
of the abdomen for eight inches, infiicting
superficial wound.
Mr. Morgan declared he did not know
Mackey and never saw him before the
shooting 1t was learned that man an,
at Mr. Morgans home three times during
the past ten days In his absence
Mr. Morgan regained CONSCIOUSNESS
while the physicians were working on
him. He said he never saw his assaiiant
until he confronted him this morning. He
knows Of no reason for the attack, he
said.
Shot Down in Street.
Mr.. Morgan had left his home in West
146th street for his office and had just
reached the corner at Broadway when
the man stepped in front of him.
There were several persons within a
few feet of the two men. None of them
heard word spoken. The first intimation
they had of trouble was when a shot
rang out and, Mr.. Morgan fell to tho
ground. He lost consciousness imme-
diately.
For an instant after the shot had been
fired the assailant stood looking down
upon his victim. Then. lying down. he
raised the still smoking revolver and.
pressing it against his forehead. pulled
the trigger. The bullet did not cause a
fatal wound. The man then sent bull
let into his, own vitals The man fell
dead. AS. he lay there, with the revolver
sons who had witnessed the double shopt-
ing. rushedsup to the assistance Of Mr..
Morgan, whom some of them had recog.
nized."~ - -.
A physician was called from "a, house
nearby and was with, the wounded man
within few moments after the first shot
had been fired. He was unable to do any
thing to relieve the wounded man at the
moment but had Mr.. Morgan removed
to his residence, only a few doors from
There another physician was q klled into