The New York herald., 1869-02-25
sTyENpr1B HvaDaa or 4 YOUNG LADY.
she i- shot Al by Discarded Lover.

The store Of Name 4 Brothers, No 2,3 Fulton
street. was the scene Of considerable excitement
abou; three o'c.ock yesterday afternoon IN conse
quonce ot q reckless young man, IN fit
OF jealousy attempting TO take the lie OF
Miss Cassie King. young lady employed
At that establishments While business was pro.
gre sing quietly Ia the store young man named
vrgi 4. Kr,pp-, with whom Miss King had
kept company, entered and desired 10
her. A soon as Miss King who was waiting
on some customers AT the time, became diseu-
gagged, she stepped up TO him and asked him
what mis- errand was without replying, he
took ner by the shoulder with hand and drew
from his pocket with the other fOur-barTeiled PTS
tol, with Whica he intended to shoot her. but
she the weapon she attempted 10 II.
hand. tearing the flesh slightly and passed close
by her head. Miss King screamed. anu Mr..
Manne, who was IN the store. seized Krcpps
aud wIrDched the pistol from him. Ine report
naturally collected quite 4 crowd aud considerable
excitement prevailed, but Name kept the young
man In custody until the arrival Of officer Brown
Of the Foity-lrst precinct. lie then removed
the station house In Washington street. followed by
large crowd OF the curious. who made all manner
OF Inquiries M regard to the afar.
II was evident that this Careless, lovccracked
young man intended to take the life OF Miss King
station stat house he TOOK piece Of paper from his
pocket, which proved to De the draft Of despatch
in regard to the disposal OF his remains which he
attempted 10 destroy unobserved. u read rs fol-
lows
X l.. Porr.
Please request - 10 DISPOSE Of my rensins.
Drecs,o T. l. Pope, D. 4 3. rsesraph- No. IL Broad
street, ~ Y.
Krcpps was under the influence uf liquor aud
seemed TO TIC regardless OF what he said aid. lie
sall he regretted nc did moi Kill her. but when asked
nv Captain smith what he said, replied that he was
not In the habit OF repeating.
1t appears he had been paying attention 20 the
Young lady for three years and they were nc one
time engaged 10 be married, but IN consequence Of
hts bad habits she discarded him. She told him
that she dd not desire hIs company any longer.
hut he still persisted IN annoying her Al the last
interview they had he told her that n she did
not have him she never would have another
man. and Yesterday be prepared himself to
make hts threat good. lie said he purchased the
pistol IN broadway, New York. yesterday morning.
lie was subsequently removed 10 Judge Cornwel's
court, where a complaint was made against him by
Abraham 5. Manne before Justice Riley. who was
on the bench. The complaint set forth that he had
tcnton ~ taking ncr life.
Justco-Whai have you to say IN regard to this
cbarget
rrisoncr-wnl you please give this to Mlss Kingy
The Judge took the pnper AMI read a. foliVws:-
cassie Tor the love hear FOR thee think OF the past
and not appear against me-
Miss KING told him she had not made any COM
plant against hun: In fact had nothing 10 say In the
cast.
.lt's all right. Cassie,r he replied: .have sent
mp"
Justice-Arc you guilty or not guilty
prisoner"Guity." lie then changed his mind
pleaded not guilty and asked " he could not have
COUNSEL
Miss King is qnne preposscssng and about
twenty years OF age.
The prisoner gave his name as Virgil A. Krepps
his oce eupation M telegraph operator and his age
IA twenty-five years. lie said no resided in Brook
1yn. but WAS born In Virginia.
Justice Riley Committed hln to await the action Of
the Grand Jury.