The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-18

Extra srdinary Statement Of n DYING Man
Alleged Inndclity Of His Wife A Doctor Inn.
plicafc -Ante.mOrtcn Statement, &c.
In the HERALD Of Thursday morning appeared para
graph rssive 70 the shooting Of Henry Davis residing
q No 1e3 avenue A, BY pistol in his hand while
laboring under temporary alteration OF mind great
mental excitement the result Of Jealousy. Davis. being
dangerously wounded conveyed TO Bellevue Hospi-
tai whore he made . statement 20 the surgeon
In attendance n which he alleged that he
Davis vas ass shot Wy Or. George Rosenberg,
whom he caught in room with his Davis) wife, after
which the latter shot himself In the head sApsd out Of
window into Tho yard. and, while lying on the pave
men, swallowed quantity Of visrio which no had In
his pocket Davis says he shot himself and swallowed
the vitrfol In order to himself from the police
whom he imagined he heard coming 10 arrest him.
Davis being in critical condition late on Thursday
night and believing thst he about 70 die, summoned
Coroner Cover 70 his bedside and made the following
extraordinary statement By which appears that his
life attempted By Dr. koscnbcrg Who then made
nis escape with MIA Davb.-
Rsssabsrg q ie3 aveaus A. the Same house in which
resde WITH my wife, had enticsd my wife from me and
sa sp room !. sss sans nouss s0s herr knew such
months NJ wife hss bssn visiting ihs doctor In this
room against my WI, estrsngiug her affections
husband q ths issusasioa Of iAis DIT George
Rossnbsrg; demonstrated with her several tunes bat
on wednesday evening" between sine and ten o'clock,
cav my wife and DIT Rosenberg 80 into The room
spoke q; went V ths door armed with knife and
revolver, 70 Do them mischief on account Of the
doctor scsing with my wife; entered the room
ny wife sitting sofa and the doctor lying 10
which oas aimed a. IL would not s1pIode: the two
then rushed upon me- my wife Uspsd the pistol By The
barrel ana sne doctor seized me by the arm, when
q Shs knife which ssI held in ny had q / stood
beard the report o. pistol Nv ~ss wsSidsd IN The he'd
and fell 70 The noer Inssnsbls; u ny belief that ny
che: from hand y VIE DE-
senses heard noise in he house and thought Inc 20
Of the room In which we had the struggle and
pus the pistol 70 my head and nred, and tnen
mrs. myself Sss Of y? yaa.w INFO va Ss
Ia ny arm belief that Dr. Rosenberg shot mo while IN
sheos myssn until amer me struggle. :,
Dr.. Charles Young, House Surgeon, testified - fol
w.dnssasy ssSs; on s1smlSs:ios found isss he ives
ne .dss q =: .h. s.ss, bose s,a u: - s's ::
found there was another wound IN ths postsrior part o.
the sams bone / cut down and made an sxaminaiions
ss n ,Srss sons On shs Inc q he smbdOds suu
he pasieas had no uarhet ymPtems % comPrSnea
ne Ss ssss ~. ~. u.ss ns q 4: .ssss S
nom - ssaa OF fracture, lying ON Me bone, Ne
oxey uenssyptnR the mater and lying On the bran
- renovel several pieces a the outward table q Ne
skuli; DAVIS tod me ,hs. doctor living IN Vie sans
hssos with him haA shot binA El#i
Tbb closed the isssimopy, and the caes beng sub
ittsd 70 NE jury they rendered the following verdict
sThna asasy Davis cans "a hs wounds By psssol ID
..s sss1s q esssg. nossnS:5s % Ne hish' Of Nay
fsr Ne arre of Dr. Rossnbsrg anu aso for Mn Davis
ssA Dscs1 IN the haads Of Captain JehnJ-ount q
ne bsvsnsesash prscincA for execution.
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