New-York tribune., 1876-10-16
THE SHOOTING OF MRS. CHESMAN


RETICENcE OF THE VICTIM PROBABILITY THAT TIE
CASE Is ONE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
The shooting of Mrs. Chesman on Thursday
night at No. 97G Sixth-ave still remains covered with
mystery. Itis thought tnat tits case Of attempted
suicide as the evidence apparently dispe the theory o.
attempted murder Mrs. Chcsman is stiu IL ciliicd
condition at her residence attended by negro servant
and Mrs Blanchard who came from Lynn. Mass, IN
response to telegram which Coroner Eingcr says has
been erroneously published and which he says reads
"Come on at once" aud is signed CJfds me ler' lm-
Inedately after the shooting Dr. Mcclellan was called in
and the next day at Dr. :. d. Powell Of No. 70
West Ffty-ffth-st. took his place.
The reporter THE TRIBUNE called at the residence OF
Mis- Chesman yesterday, aud found the door OF the
house guarded by police officer who said he had been
instructed to admission to any unless by per
mission from Dr. Powell The reporter then called upon
the doctor who said that since the shooting took place
Mrs Cnesmdn had received many visitors that she
had become much excited. making her condition much
more critical He had found it necessary to apply for
officer 10 be stationed there in order to keep visitors
away. He said tnat Ms Chesman was very much eX-
cited over the which had been published and
attributed her and she declared many Of them untrue
The charges that her husband and herself had Quareci
AID that the deed which she committed resulted from
teolousv she pronounced 10 be absolutely false. She
stated that il was not by any family difficulty as
she never had a quarrel with her husband in her
life The cause she said her own bus-
ness. and she did not propose to tell why
she did il. Dr. Powell said that as she was
under the influence OF Opium many Oi her statements
were not Trustworthy She expresses herself as very
dcsrous O! living, and that D people VIII let her
sh, m, a brother who Is principal OF . school Gud
sister who rs teacher is also false, and that she has
neither IA her. brother ser living. As 10 where
she size does not KupW ana ildt sue
would NOT tcl knew The doctor thinks that the
circr,u Stances OF the show that Mrs. ChcS-
,ugu attcwutrd to commit suicide. she says that
v,au size fred the fTst shot she WIS standing
ncr the door tp bullet passing between her LETT arm
and SIDE aud lodging III the lower panel ot the uOuI
Size tEeu told her husband 10 20 OUt which he dld; rhct
That time she has him. Alter he Tcutcd she
fired the second shot, which passed nader the lower cage
of the seventh rib, lodging about three inches below Tue
line The rcs, was ScOcEcd Dy The charge. The doctor
saws that inflammation does rot 6e iu, bc THINKS there
il 40 doubt Of saving her life he ha not proDed Tor the
ball
Coroner Fugcr went To call upOn her yesterday morn
Ing and uTOn learning Of the doctors instructions 10 al
low no visitors fully approved Of the order and desstcd
from calling Re SAYS b. mas impaired some valuable
information to Superintendent M1uug VIXEN lie dctlhctl
uWi>cO lIye 20 the public at present superintendent
Naug VIII detail detectives Jdls morning 10 WoIk up
the case. Capt Mount Of the NiHcic ntn l4ccnct mas
detective dt work. and Is searching for INF rndtoi ana
for Mir Chcsman for whom there u warrant Issued ana
nc subject lie has not been since the shooting
too place 10 asserted that the name OF the family Is
NOT heIuan. The Ia about p years Of age IN
0uie were OF those living tie vicinity Of the
fnuoting, and one seemed 10 know anything about
the family.