Show SHOOTING engagement ANNOUNCED OF MISS ELIZABETH FLAGLER new york dc 14 A washington dispatch to the world says that the engagement of miss elizabeth moore feagler to dr W G mckeen of ba deck cape breton was announced by her mother the marriage will take place in june miss feagler Is a daughter of brigadier general james W feagler FI agler at oae time chiet of ordnance of the army in august 1895 miss feagler was the victim ot a most unhappy occurrence she shot a negro boy ernest green employed in one ot the departments part ments killing him almost instantly green had been breaking the branches ot pear trees in the grounds surrounding the feagler residence in washington miss feagler warned the lad to desist but he did not heed her whereupon she fired a revolver simply with the intention her friends say of frightening him away alsa biag ler surrendered herself immediately to the chief of police and was exonerated by the coroners 8 jury she was subsequently indicted and tried the following february she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three hours imprisonment and fine this sentence was carried out she has since then been living in retirement at cape breton |