New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-15
REVENGfNG A SISTERS WRONGS.

The neghborhood of the Fourth avenue and Twenty
seventh street was thrown into state of great excite
ment about 6, O'Clock last evening, in consequence OF
an attempt having been made to shoot man by the
name Of Robert Stephens, employee in the omnibus
and carriage manufactory Of Mr. John Stephenson, in
Twenty-seventh street. The aSsaiant was a young
man by the name of Robert Bell who pursued his u-
tended victim through the street toward the Second
avenue, followed by large crowd Of persons anxious
to ascertain the cause and result of the affray.
Officer Jenns Of the Twenty First Ward, being ap-
prised Of what had occurred, took young Bell into
custody. At the same moment Officer Armstrong OF
the Mayors squad who happened to be in the vicinity
rendered his assistance in conducting the prisoner to
the Twenty first Ward Station House, where, in
answer to the questions of Capt. Speght, he made
strange statement relative to the which led him
to commit the oirensc charged against him.
He said that he born in the County OF Cayan,
Ireland, of respectable parents, who gave him good
education and subsequently placed him in a CONNER
cial house in Dublin where he has until his recent
departure for this city remained for period Of nine
years. Receiving information intination that
one of hs sisters had been seduced in some other
manner deeply wronged by Stephens, he came TO this
country without the knowlenge of hs parents ayenge
her.
II seems that an aunt OF young Bells 'hs father
sister married Stephens. About six seven years
ago Miss Sophia Bell one of young Bells ten sisters,
came to this country to reside with her aunt and did
so until last Fall or Winterabout which period her
aunt died with suspicious suddenness noticed at
the time by persons in the neghborhoOd, and ~ II ia
now alleged by young Bell, in consequence of auda-
nun having been administered to her, with view Of
removing all obstacles in the way Of Stephens marry
ing his niece. No the aunt cut OF the way,
than Stephens mportuned his niece 10 marry him, but
shc refused, she had admirer of more suitable
ege, a young dry goods merchant doing business in
the Third avenue, to whom she about to be mar
ried.
Stephens, with q view OF creating breach between
the lovers, aud Of preventing the proposed marriage
wrote five letters 10 the dry-goOds dealer, lnnatlns
that hi, intended was anything but what she ought to
be. One of them was, in substance, a. follows:
&C: am astonished that YOU should think Of mar
ryiug sophia, who is as much my wife to-day n she
can be- yours, if you marry her Tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the receipt OF these Infamous in
situations, c., although the wedding was postponed
for short time, continued to visit the young lady at
the house of Stephens until the latter day seized
him by the throat, and committed an aggravated as
saut upon him. Miss Bell and a sister, Miss Fanny
who had also come to this country about the same
tine that their aunt died. left Stephens house and
engaged board elsewhere when Miss Sophia was mar
ried and removed into the country to reside.
Whatever the conduct of the uncle stephens may
have been toward his neoes, their communication On
the subject Of their wrongs to their brother had the
effect Of inducing him 70 hasten htler TO avenge them
and last evening he undertook to cay his designs into
effect by dscharging heavily loaded pistol at
Stephens a. he was leaving the carriage yard for
home The ball passed through the lapel Of Stephens
coat. Young Bell asserts that he is prepared TO prove
that Mr.. Stephens was poisoned; and that her hus-
band rrned his sister. He professes TO be very
sorry that he did not succeed killing him. and hopes
yet to accomplish his design.