The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-25

bore no marks OF excitement, but was, on the con-
irary, placid ana seemingly in good numor. he
asked 10 have q boat for an hour, ana hired II
rom X. d. Collins. The girl getting IA after him.
Tae stranger took the himself and rapidly
rowed the boat out into the stream The current
was running very strongly ut the time, and the
boat was carried TO the westward The man con-
tinued TO row, while the girl sat In the stern and
watched his movements. They not speak
ing as they moved from the wharf Rapidly the
boat moved dlagonaliy In the direction OF Cover
nor's lsland suddenly the rover dropped his
oars and sat in the boat apparently speaking to
his companion, who did not move me boat rap
idly moved away under the influence OF the run
ming tide, and those on shore who had been
watching their movements began TO believe that
the man had lost control OF his craft. Edward
Delaney q whitehall boarman. and Collins, the
man who had let the boat out, decided 10 20 to
the rescue OF those in II. With that purpose IN
view they quickly Jumped into boat and steered
for the other, which was now considerable dis
lance away. With strong. rapid strokes they sue
ceeded In getting within speaking distance OF the
other BOAT, when they saw the stranger
DRAW A REVOLVER
from his pocket and deliberately fire at the girl
she screamed ana put her hanus up as \ 70 plu
tect herself against the murderer. lie tnen nreu
a second ana third shot at her, and she. Iell
backward evidently wounded The two boat
men FASTENED their speed TO eaten up with the
boat in which so terrible 4 crime was being done
before their eyes, But the stranger was TOO quick
for them. lie raised the revolver lourin Time,
pointed 1t at MS own breast aud tred. Al the
same moment the upper parE OF MS body Tell over
the side OF tile BOAT, while The revolver Went 70
the bottom OF the river. The boatmen quickly
reached the boil OF the criminal. they found Inc
err still breathing buL the man quite dead. They
took the BOAT IN tow ana rowed with their
CHASTITY burden TO Governors Island, where they
knew they would find 4 doctor The surgeon OF
the post attended the girl, who was not III much
pain, and then she was sent over 10 the New
street station house. whence an ambulance con-
han RI Has Al In fhaE n
tile body OF the man was taken 10 the Battery.
and lay there in the beat for some hours untl
the Coroner gave an order Tor It's Trans
fer to the Morgue, in Twenty-sxth street.
WHAT THE GIRL SAYS.
A reporter OF the HERALD saw the wounded girl
at the PARK Hospital. she had one wound on the
outside OF the leJ thigh, another IN the ball OF the
thumb, and third. which III all probability viii
prove fatal three or four inches below the right
of the umbllicus. Ibis mas undoubtedly trayersed
many vital parts. The girl was conscious and
did not seem TO specially regret ner position. She
SAID ner name was sophie Schaedler; that sne
had been In this country for twenty months, and
that she lived in Howard street Philadelphia, bdt
did not remember tue number. he man who
shot ner, she SAID, was her father. she declined
to give his name or 10 state the cause OF the
tragedy. When asked II his surname was the
same name rs ners she would not answer. she
said she had always been OH good terms with her
would live or ole. she had not ", rKed at any
trade here. More she refused TO say. She Was
was thence taken away TO Bellevue Hospital. she
Will, probably not survive ner injuries very long.
THE THEORY OF THE DEED,
which those who saw the actors In the tragedy
give, Is that the father was upbiading his daugh-
Ter for having gone astray, and that finding she
was obdurate and determined In her WAYS he had
suddenly made up his mind TO Kill her and him
self. When nc saw ner fall back at the third shot
ne, no DOUBT, thought her dead and then COM
plcted his deed by killing himself. He was
evidently poor, as only twenty cents were found
on his person and he wore no jewelry.
The air OF mystery which hangs around II ADDS
10 the interest OF the SAD Affair The parties are
utterly unknown in this city, and It Is a matter OF
doubt IL they have any relatives In the country.
When the writer last saw The girl she was getting
worse and becoming slightly deranged. She suf-
tered much and was unceaslng in her cries Tor
water.