The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-28
AssAs sInATloN.
An Era Of Lawlessness- One Successful
and Three Unsuccessful Cases.

The Attempted Assassination or tho superi.-
tcndent OF tho New York Incbrinto Asylum.
From the Bingnamton IN. " Republican, Nov. cal
DR.. Albert Day superintendent OF the New York
State IneDriate Asylum, was attacked by u patEnt
ut the institution last evening ana severely sLaDOed
In his left arm and shoulder.
About eight O'Clock IN the evening the doctor re-
At his orce VINO had a,sooey5 ps''' ,hs
rules established Tor the government Of tho
Was Employed to comps their Dy I0I Ss
persons VINO were seat with the ouYerintenjent's
request During the slight disturbance that fol-
lowed Dr. Day started to 30 - the OF the dis.
obedient patients. and wnea wa Sina through hall
young inmate, named EDWARD ). BiaAeiey, came
bly, taken from the hands OF another patent and
aimed blow ut the doctors sioe. The blow
was warded OF by tue doctor arul, but he was
hit and severely cut al the elbow ia such q man.
ner as 70 nearly paralyzs the nand blakeev struck
again, evidently aiming al nus throat put the doc.
shoulder. Before the assaiant had Time 10 do more
IN the execution Of ms purpose OF murder he was
Rrasped sand thrown upon the door and held there
unl disarned Dy Que OF The patients wh0 was near.
messenger was sent after sheriff Martin, who:
Blakeley and lodged him in jail. TlIs lnornIng the
prisoner was taken before Justice Andrews, whore
poned until next Monday aiternooa a. two O'CLOCK.
Blakeley ID from Augusta, Ga. where he was for
merry engaged In the mercantile business, retailing
lamps, crockery, DC. HIS age Is tweuty-lwo years,
and during the war he was rebel soldier. He 10 .
most unruiy man. aud WAS discouraged from tue
Likely TO DO benefited by treatment: BAT no was re-
admitted without the Doctors consent lie made
threats OF murder against the superintendent before
he committed the assault.
The injuries OF Or. Day. though severe. ara
not at all dangerous. aud he Will SOON resume his
Love and Jcalousy--Attcmpted Assassination
Of a Rival.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Nov. 2G.l
horace PhilnppS young MAJ vel known TO our
business men Tor long time as clerk for the
superintendent OF the Merchants Exchange, has
been engaged Tor about o year TO young widow
named Nary gummins, who boarded az tue house Of
his mother, corner or Race ana Lougw0rth streets.
For some time has been receiving the attention
OF IL. IL. Leonard. al employe VI uuODel, Swasey b
Last saturday Mrs. Cummns left the house OF Mira
Phlllippa, aud removed " freeman street, above
Popior. This circumstance together with tile at.
tentions OF Leonard, seem to have awakened In the
moval he heard that his mated rival was cor
responding with MS betrothed, aud yesrer
o pitch OF jealous frenzy thar he wrote
her letter. announcing the dissolution OF the
come wnoiiy reckless. LAST evening ne went with
young friend named James Al. MsckenZie 70 q liquor
store. owned by The lat er or the late, at No. 800
Nam street. where he drank fur.ously, uuiil he bs-
came very much inllamed with liquor. A little be-
lore haipast ten O'Clock the TWO uen eft the store.
and were passing down Vine street, where t-ey mes
Leonard and Mrs. Cummils, WAC nad just Jeff
Woods theatre. and were on their way toward
Philipps Immediately became very much excited,
but the young men conunued unti they reached the
door OF Phil Tleman's billiard saloon where he
states thar 1t was MS intention 10 snake "Mnckenzie
on" Arrived at the door. however, he suddenly
changed ms mind, and shouting. Jim, come along
street quickly outstripping his companion. As
ne neared Seventh street he saw MS rival
the street, directly In trout OF Waterman cigar
store. lie Immediately rushed across the street,
drawing revolver az ne ran aud ynel In front OF
the started pair, ne bred three shots ut Leonard in
quick succession, one OF tue Dals catering the lat
terra left thigh, Just ABOVE the siola. Mrs. Cummins
left her escort ana lied Into tne cigar Store shriex
Ing and wringing her hanas. Meanwhile Leonard
closed VITA his antagonist aud wrelched the pistol
from his grasp. wAereupoa tae latler broke away,
ran around the corner ana disappeared W Lodge
alley.
store, quickly followed oy an excited crowd, VINO
shootins9" But even they spoke Pnilnpps re-
turned, GREATNESS from his around the SOU ire,
dashed through tue crowd IKE mailman, ninging
them right aud lett, and made spring for Leonard,
room. The latter shrieked, "Don's let hun come
near me; he'll XIII me" aud tainted. on
IN. at once seized Phllllpps but wnile they were
searching him for other weapons he managed, by .
desperate effort to west one nand loose with which
he struck ms victim o savage blow upon the NOUN.
Onicer Anshutz Immediately TOOK hun to the Ninth
street station house, where he IS held Tor examlna-
ton to-day. officer stevenson procured o carriage
ana took Leonard to his room on the corner OF 1nlrd
ana sycamore streets, where. his wounds were
dressed. The hurt Il flesh wound, ana is not likely
to prove serious. MIS- Cummins was restored 70
consciousness by the liberal OF cold water, and
conducted to her home by friend Of The wOunued
man.
PnlIlipps says that he does not know why he shot
Leonard Tor ne WAS perfectly aDie 10 whip him. but
he ala not know what he waJ about. Mrs. Cumnins
Is said 10 be of very fascinating manners, AMI Phil
lpps seems to have been so infatuated IN his devo-
ton to her that The iancied loss Of her love drove
HIM nearly frantic and when ne saw his rival happy
in ner society his reason iofseoS him altogether.
An Old Grudse-Attcmptcd Assassination Of q
Virginiun.
from the Charlottesville va.) Chronicle, Nov ISL
occurred AZ Fluvanna court house on courl day.
1t seems Us we get the Story that more than year
ago the father oil u Captain hiclard Harlan, for.
merry OF company d, Nineteenth virginia regiment,
was seriously matreateu BY u man named shores,
o negnbor Of his Tue TACT that Mr. harlan was
worse. On hearing OF 1t Captain harlan called
Shores to account ana used his stick pretty
freely on HIN. Ine matter was brought be.
fore the court, but nothlng was done;
and here 1t rested un!il last Monday Captain
Harlan was standing in front OF ths court house
and began To speak to him about this old occurrence
Harlan remarked that he thought IL was settled TO
which shores answered tnat 1t was not, ana without
furrner notice raised an army five shooter wnicn ne
had under his coat and nred. The bali struck
CAPTAIN Harlan in the abdomen aud was at first
supposed to have inflicted . fatal wound. though II
hoped that II passed around the body instead
OF through In winch case he viii probably recover
Great Indignation was expressed by the bystand
ers, and there was one time danger that the
vices OF Judge Lynch would be called Into reunlgi-
ton. Shores Was n once arrested and lodged In
jail.
DeIiberare and Enfnl Cnse OF Assn sSfuntiOn In