The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-09

was called from the Audubon hospital
the victim was carried to his home.
DR.. Titus T. Bull was called In to at.
tend him.
The ambulance surgeon found Mr.
Morgan's assailant dead and his body
was taken TO the police station.
Mr.. Morgan lives at GIG West One
Hundred and Forty-sixth-st., between
Amsterdamlave. and Riverside drive.
Ii has been his custom every morning
to walk from his home TO the One
Hundred and Forty-fifth-st. station OF
the subway and he was usually ac-
companied by Dorothy, on her way
to the Wadleigh high school.
Daughters Courage Remarkable.
Little Miss Dorothy Morgan display
ed wonderful courage and II is to her
presence OF mind that her father owes
his life, should he recover from the
wound. Mackey had thrust his gun
close against Mr.. Morgan's body. but
before he could fire Dorothy caught
his arm and tried to push II away.
Her little strength was only sufficient
to defect the aim OF her fathers as
sailant and the bullet entered the left
side OF the abdomen, missing the In
testines and coming out on the right
side.
AS her father staggered back and
sank to the sidewalk. the little girl
knelt, with tears streaming down her
cheeks and needless OF the murderous
assailant, attempted to staunch the
flow Of blood. She worked over her
father until help came and he was
carried back into his home. Then the
little girl gave way to the shock OF
the terrible scene and had TO be placed
under a physicians care.
Mackey had been employed for four
years as stenographer for the law
firm of Hill, Hunt & Belts. at 100
Broadway.
Light on the Mystery.
AT the office of Hunt, Hill & Belts,
members of the Arm said that Mackey
had always proved an intelligent. SOB
err and acceptable employe. An assoc
ciate OF the dead stenographer now
ever. threw some light on the mystery.
"Mackey was always erratic ana I'M
seined he had a grievance against the
postoffice department" he said. some
time ago he had letter Dox which TIC
rented, and we thought ne was en-
gagedfi in some financial scheme. he
told us that his mail had been Jam
pered with and he wrote letter 10
Postmaster Morgan complaining ABOUT
It.
"He also wrote letter to Postmas'
tere Morgan complaining that the cleo
trio light had been turned out TO an
nov him while he was reading letter
IN the postoffice. He received replies
to these letters, saying investigation
had failed to show that his mail had
been tempered with and that the turn
ing out of the electric light must nave
been accidental. He took the matter
ND with the postoffice department at
Washington, but go no satisfaction.
Mackey was an Englisman and came
from Australia nine years ago
An official at the postoffice threw
further light on the matter when nc
said Mackey applier. about ten days
ago. for another private box, and his
application, after investigation, was
turned down.
Mackey had contemplated the deed
for months. in an insane spirit OF re-
Venge, us SuoWH ny q ASe'S'
his room. He had attempted to run
q stock dealing business on the side,
and In this the postofiice authorities
interfered.
Mackey lived with Mrs. NJ. b.
Cogswel, widow, In an apartment
at One Hundred and Sixteenth-st. Ho
had lived there for six months. He
is a son Of II. w. B. Mackey, OF CaiI-
bridge, Mass. His sister, Frances. Is
a nurse in the Ann Jacques hospital,
Newburyport, Mass.
Among papers found In Mackeys
pocket was an envelope addressed to
Miss Anna Mackey, care OF Training
School for Nurses. Anna jacques hos
pital, Newburyport, Mass"
The envelope was empty. A slung-
shot and a dagger were also found