, 1875-06-16
ALL FOR LOVE,
Mrs. Eva Richards Makes an
Effort to Kill HersolE.
And Selects q Crowded Street a. the
Scene Of Operations.
Tho Reasons for Her Attempt.


atreet entrance OF tho Grand Pacific Hotel about
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon wess starslcl
by Tho sharp report OF pistol, which came from,
buggy juat driven up to tho door, and III n
moment aftoswsrd two mon wero lifting tho
ptoattato form Of = fnoly-dsesssd and handsome
lady from tho vohicIo. OF course tho singular
acusation cauaed = crowd to gather In worry fow
mfnutos. and Chief Detective Dixon and eoyoral
othor officers connected with tho Central Police
Station, which is but 4 few stops from the scono
ofthe shooting, Hero quickly on hand, and. witt-
out htoppinE 10 Aud out tho oauso Of the strange
act, had tho wouan takon Into Hnpt. ltehm's pri-
vato room aud attondad. Or. IoVtckar WAS on
hand, and discovered bullet wound In tho left
side Ae applied soasoEAti1as, md tho sufferer
WAS nlado ~ comfortable as puasIblo ludcr tho
circumstances.
It mas aolno tins before N explanation Of tho
matter could bo obtAintd aud after tho excite
I1ous had partially subsidized tho following do
tails of thiH most
s1suuLAn AND SENSATIONAL Arr1MPr
at anicdn-loE such 1t was-woTo giYon BY tho
parties concerned:
When tho woman, whoBo pamo 10 Eva Rich.
ards, was brought into tho atation, Blo erclAltn-
cd 10 \ rather ilno-tDuktng man before her: II
20 to lcll for your shkel told you would do
it." Tba man. who appeared to DO utterly
SQU QECuIl9NGPs 40Vk94 fRCAuk-
II at her without replying.
Mrs. Ntchartls Is widow of about 35 years Of
age, residing at No. 3i8!< State street. and has
hon II yea.u Of ago. Her husband has been
dead Hcrerai yeArB, and left her IN comfortable
circu1uAtnuces. In settling nfFairH Attor hiA
daa.h, she became acquainted With
LEVI 4. nopp,
4 tnoenbcr Of tho rcat-eathto i1rm OF E, Rich i
Co., No. ~ Dearborn street. According to Mrs.
Iioha1da' utaso'nsnt, which baa not beei! contra
IL fnf a fAtt fHf11d 81 i,A
came very intimate with Dodd, who
aBsissod hor In her business unttors.
This ordinary friendship lad to cloaor
Intimacy thnn society aud tho law porinits be-
things was continued without any unpleasant In
tcrrdptiuu until mouth or tWo hgo, when. Airs.
Nlollarta Says. Dodl be9An to indulge 10 cossse
aud unEantlomAnfy language, and finally Abusc,
towards hor. Bong Of : htgl-spisltod aud scn-
d!gnItios strongly and harshly Ctiminatfona
and locriminstions followed, md hard words
and threats woto froely aHod. At last. becoming
exasperAted BY tho roat or fA,ciod wrongs In
lictod by her psramouz, tho unfortunats xoman
SHE WOULD K1IL r1EnaEtp
IL lle did not troat hor bottor. The Wat Of
Words continued, Anl tho threata OF self-
destruction weto resumed. The struggle oul-
tsoual scoue and winning notorioty rarely
acquired. Her mode Of killing showed a bitter-
nesa aud yengefunsss seldom recorded. Tho
pair quarrslod sharply fcw dnys aHo. and Sl1a.
Richards again told Dodd sho would take her
lsfo. and asked him ii 10 cared. I1e ssd
he did not, and hoped that eho would,
and thus rid him Of her prcsouco and annoyance.
How we'll she carried out hor threat tho sequel
shows: Sllo sccsetly provided herself with a
small Dorringor, and sent noto to Dodd yoster-
day to tho ef1oct that nho dosred to take Turk
ISL bath at tho rooms IN tho lrAud Pacific Hotel
building. and wiahcd him to take hor tloro In
his buggy. II 30 lapponcd that Do0l aud hln
pattnes, Ebonozor Rch, wore about to laaye
received tic note from Mrs. Rtch.rds. sud tue
two men dforo down to No. 94s1< Stats stroet
Dudd nlighted and won't into tho house. leaving ha
partner ii tho vehicle. Mrs. Richards received
him oo!dly: and. astet tho lapso Of few min.
uullappy woman askod Dodd II ho cared wAosl,ol
sue killed horaoIf or not uo Had. with N oath
that ho did not, and hapsd that she would do &c
aud avoid troubling him any further, Notwlth.
standing, the row, the woman prepared herself
for tho visit to the hotel and got Into tho bugg}
with tho two men. When they reaclod tho Ciarl
| street entrance OF tho Grand Pacific, Aioh go
/ out and stretched forth hfs hand to help alra
| Richards from tho buggy. Dodl WAS about t
| help hor, also, aud, a she rassca up from th'
seat, she
pnxw FROM TIE nosoA or rxn DRESS
tho pistol shc lad copcoatod, and placsnR It clos
to tho left sido Of her body fired. With IN OK
| clausstlon ot rnin, slie sank back IN sho sest
| uumbfoundod aud astonlshed beyond 1neasuso
tho bdwiidarod mon could not recover thsts
| presence Of mind for momant, and when thoy
| did number Of poraona had rushed out Of tht
hotel aud Btoroa and the pasaora.1Y stopped tc
inquire tho CAUSE Of tho shot aud Its effect. Th
IN carrying tie roundod woman into tLs Cou-
tral Station, end dispensing tho crowd.
Dodd and hia partner followed tho officers Int
supt. .Rohm's room, and, scarcoiJ ,recoyoret