The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-28
4 woMAs SHOOTING A WOMAN.
I fccpo In the streets Of Providcnce-A
Respectable Lady Draws Hcvo yer
rom her MuR, and shoots IA FIarrtCd

rom her muf, and shoots IA IarriCd
w-mnn.
rom ne prortdcncs Reran. ian. q.
Last evening about q O'Clock that portion OF
our cily in the vicinity OF Broad and ron streets
WIS thrown into u wildest excit ment BY the re-
port that shooting affair had occurred in the street
between two won n. AMI that the affair iud cuimi'
nate IA tho ounding of ono aud the arrest Vi inc
other.
Tie real sircun stnnecs Of tho case 'eem TO be
thtse hrs. MERCER, who resides at as Broad
street, was =, turning from market al out quarter
before O'c oci, and wh,n entering the gat' ut her
reside nee. was intercepted by woman dressed 70
black, wn. without sp'ak,ne; suddsniy u's ss, .
IN nent Mrs. hcrcier threw up her hand, anu me
bullet passed through one OF Ter nnetrs Toe as
.ailunt tcn made another attempt TO Orc. but was
sc!lcd by Mrs. MERCER, Who struggled desperately
VII Ler, being drasaed from the ,0 Sa dd
tho scene ut this juncinte, he seized tie wnud.bo
murderer md forced her TO give up the weapon.
Mrs Merelcr, whn was In ct. & OF intense e1eitv
mcnt, Cunt d. and in the confusion tue woman
Wake down Broad street. few ,llnutes later sue
was arrested oy Officers Stone an9 Baird, and -,
Quoted to the Central Police Station, where she stDI
remains.
Tier name is Mrs. sutclac, formerly OF this city,
but now res ding IN Manchester, N. H., VII re her
husband engaged in one OF the departments Of tho
c,llico wnrSs. And now for tue cause Mra. but-
c! Nc alleges that Mrs. MERCER has tndeavorcd to
aCnitr the affections Of her (Mfs. sutchnes) lus-
band from their proper domain and Appropriate them
to hcrsell That she had, bv those ATTEMPTS, dis,
turbod the peace OF her family and that her husbind
had been guilty Of using violence toward Icr at
yaious times caused indirectly BY the Influence o.
VIII pprd her in the open street Tor o1postulaiing
with him about bls conduct.
hihgs went so nf at last that she commenced
SUIT against Mira. MERCER, on tie ground ui enIeav-
Giing to scduce her husband irou his PROPER alic-
Z agtc, aud, on tile otuor hand, Mrs Mere or en-
I, rcd coss suit Tor defamation Of chatac-
ter. Trua the matter stood n year ago, at
wicb time the SATELLITES In Prnyidcnec and
vent 10 Manchester. Mrs. sutclifc clums that her
hueband bad received letters from Mrs Mere err
within the last few months urging linn to NOV TO
Providence and leave his wife behind A few day
81 u
ent It trial oi one Of the cases referred t", and
uavlng worked herself up IN a pitch Of frenzy mndc
NJ htr mind TO Nil her ent my She accordingly de-
beratcly purI based the pistol bad II loaded, and
asst evening determined to put an end tn all unoer-
tSintoa. What followed we nave narrated above.
Wacn she arrived az tie station aitr her arrest,
she declared that she sorry she had sucreeded
no lie ter. or Ia her own words, she "~ished II
might have been worse" From nrr talk and nI-
orarance ono might suppose that she was suffering
nom temporary insani (which Il probaoy the
case. Che was furnished with excellent room
and every accommodation for her individual c,'nfort
last night and " ia mere than PROBABLE that SIZE Will
be discharged this morning.