The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-13
RICH4RD sHAU,s DIssTPi TfON
Winding Up Four Years or Debruchery with
nm AMempt 10 KIN IIImseIE


Perhaps the most brilliantly lighted house
In the row Of brown-stonc dwellings in Thirty
first street. just west Of Sixth avenue. every
night is 1870. Lace curtains at the windows and
II rich rcd damask shade behind the glass
pnncls of the door screen the inmates. hut in
no way check the Illumination. The police shy
that tie house il visited Ivy only wealthy and
fashc nable mon. They arrive In cabs. and. ns
they dismount. hurrledy pull their hats over
their eyes and their cont collars to their ours.
ana do not expose themselves 10 view while whit
ing for the servant TO answer the ring But the
youth who sprang out of his cab and rang the
bc before daybrcak yesterday was careless.
lie was impatient. and. when the door opened.
pushed rapidly by the old negro servant and
stood for n moment looking into the parlor
When he saw the person for whom he looked
ho called her by name. and added some
incolcrent remark. Then he went up the
broad staircase which IL covered with the soft
,s Turkish cnrpcting and into n chamber over
the pnror. The girl whom he chilled hv name
sat few minutes in the pnrlor after h., went
up stairs Then she excused herself. Before
size WIS half way up sairs II pistol shot and u
sound us OF n falling body were heard. Tho
shot was heard IN the ,p9ror; Thr , whn
two seemed terrified. The men who were thnre
left their half full champagne gllsscs ON the
elegant centre table and hurried out OF the
house.
Blanche Osborn. the girl to whom The youth rtf,
heard the pistol shot. and then. ns she mounted
the stairs she saw-ns the chamber door WINS
opcp-tle man on the floor with the pistol in
his hand. md II wound on his head He was
moaning. and. she thought. dying. The policn
were instantly summoned from the Thirtleth
The youth lay on the floor near q. richly
carved low. black walnut bedstead. his blncs
The ricl. one figure Turkish carpet was stain
| cd with blood from the wound,
-. =" on my m.oth,r; the youth .,mnrmured, as
wishes to her. D." he fcebly continued. :" Ny poor
mother. nv poor mother. m
A. the Captiin 81 the police lftrl tho suffer-
crs head and hithrd the wound. three girls in
rich attire stood at the threshold. looking on in
! terror. They said that 1t was Richard shaw u
| is 1T 100 Fifth avenue.
The pistol was still in the hands Of the youth,
| md although the fumes OF wine remained. still
II was believed TINT other reqsons than int1Xi-
| cation led him 10 shoot himscl. Little could hc
learned from tn inmates OF the house. He
was tnken to the Thirticth street police station.
| nnd gayctv was ended al 800 for the night.
Police Surgeon sattcrlcc dressed the wound,
leave II marx on Shaw's forehead for life His
| hand WIS unsteady when he discharged the
pistol. and the ball cut deep furrGw up the
| temple
IN the police station Shaw submitted TO tho
dressing Of the wound without a word and the
oillrcr In command tried In vain to get an ex-
~ did it, hcsaii. and will try again un.
| I'll surcerd. SIN. as his mind seemed affect
ed purity by drink, partly hv the shock Il was
wns swing. ana that il might be best 10 keep
him IN the police station all night He lay IN
one ~ the upper rooms. moaning now and
thrn, and his thoughts upon his mother.
From infancy Shaw has not expressed wish
that has not been grniincd, and has nj no time
wanted for money. When he was only IL yrnr-
Of NJ ne n"lan u ours, 81 disS raiion that
retired to n quiet Connecticut town Inst sum
m,r. sine hS return TO New York his disSi