New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21
THE REJECTED LOVERS REVENGE.

JBF SHOOTING or kilZABxTu sklDgNWANo BY JACOB
soUTHERNAS-rHE INJURED GIRLS STATEMENT.
Coroner Eickhof took the ante-mortem
deposition rsy of Elizabeth sedeDwand who w"s
sbot by Jacob southeTman while she was standing In
Cothamst on Monday evening in the company Of Isaac
Brown and Anna Thomas. SOutherIoan also attempted
q, shoot .sac Brown had grsppled with him after
the firing OF tho Miss seden wand and doubtless
would have succeeded bad not police officer arrived at
,he .ccne and arrested him Tie prisoner was then taken
10 tho Oak street Police statGn and locked up but ON
the way there he attempted to break away from the
officer and could only be que,ed after receiving
q few blows with the poilcomsn'e club The wounded
cri was conveyed to tho Park Hospital. where IN
attempt " the ball! after which, at the
renest Of parents she wa taken 10 her home. at
No 40 CITY Hal place. whore the family pm! sican took
charge Of her.
II Gas entertained that the hall had not lodged IN the
s,su bu, Al passs around tho shu toward the fore
had There we're, therefore, hopes OF her recovery
unless monin gifts should follow the INJURY BLISS
appeared 70 be comparatively easy and com
,oriss YESTERDAY, sod when the Coroner Vlsted her
N. had the full possession OF all her mental faculties
and g.ye Ler statement clearly and without apparent
d.niculty Aref expressing hope that she would
recover from the effects Of tho injury although doubtful
n IN the probability Of her livog more than lev days
made following deposition OF the lactS o e Case
LII syeninc GMenday, about so'cock. cft my house
Vita Isaac and Anna Thomas to go to lrn hat
vskrd on 20 hstiaost opposite Roosevelt and there
pait4d Tor Thr,sye. A car was coming ap anu
Mr. Brown was lust going to signal for IT, whom beard
report aud ali suddfny firw apart felt SINGING
pain behind my left ear and blood ON my lett ha,d
-croaDed cut that was shot, and found hyren eIt
alone and away Into hallway. some ohicTfs csn.s
uv and asked me what Inc matter, aud said
I Was shot. 1 was taken TO the Pax Hospital.
and my mother was sent for amer ne a hsis
had my wound and oDdeaVored 10 mud ,he ball
~ brousst kepio ia ambulance, epd 4ttcutcd Dy
doctos whom my father had procured did not see the
person shot bat Guss Thomas called ont IN me-
xhln said thst SHOT that Jacob hoiins1aaa dad
,0rs. She tad thai sac him shoot me-
knew when was shot that SDJtberUan had sb0t ina,
breaEse be had tbeatsurd and said that he would
slnt He has been ollOsng mo around and threat
eued 10 n would not marry him. lie met me IN
tue street rbout slx months ago. and sad II dd vet
marry lac would shoot Poe the psst two months
Al lea.t no has boes following me around wherever
vent ana bss threatened IN shoot noe
Seiden wand ~ NJ. 30 Cty Dali place. father
Of ts wounded girl said thai ais daughter 10 years
ED aud had xs.sLed him su1 hts vile ~ attending upon
thGlr boar,ers ysooo Se0tbcsInaa boarded with Them
about months ego. he bs,us opened noc sl'r HeAt
door to tnem. lis rot very PiePosst In appear
k.s Sedan and aAa t6eI rs att niye "a nm ~
" The o.hsr ooadee2 lot DOT inoie so. ana "-' wy