The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
HER LIFE ENDANGERED.
cam coNpucroR cnARoEp WITH HAVING

CAR CONDUCTOR CHARGED WITH HAVING
TWICE ATTEMPTED TO AssAssINATE LADY.
Francis NJ Fairchili, OF No. 74S Sixth avenue, q
conductor on the Sixth avenue cara was arragnod In
tho jefferson Market Police Court yesterday on u
double charge An attempt twice repeated, to take
the life Of Mrs. Emma Sanders Of No. 100 wcst
Twenty -nnh strcct, WINS the complaint preferred
against him, to which a6ded court tho VIOLA
OF tho ordinance prohibiting the carrying OF
ccacd weapons. Farchid Is about thirty Eve years
age, his speech and bearing yesterday created tho
impression that ho Affected mentally else was
laboring under great excitement He gIsrcd savagey
at the complainant ana conferred attentions Ut a
kindred nature upon her husband, VINO vas himself
IN any lhng but good humor. Ofnccr McCooI, who
made the arrest testified that on Sunday night, about
seven O'Clock, he heard u call for assistance, and at
the same time saw man standing 10 front of house
basement window. There was a woman there who
just then seemed TO awaken to sense OF her pcrous
position and fed out oil signt before the weapon
discharged. McCovl was minute beside the would
be I'D turned away ana placed the pistol
who sad no was tho threatened womsns husband, the
prisoner taken TO the Twenty ninth prccuct sta
ton house ana locked up Tor tho night.
BIsTAsrErUL ATTENTIONS
According TO The story which Mrs.. Saunders told In
court she mas OF late been subjected TO constant per-
secution Ia various shapes ~ The hands oil Fairchd.
He formerly boarded, sue said at house, whtre
had been introduced by her husband whose friend hc
unpleasant ana soon no became !, an.
noylng that she was compelled to complain. He,
however, was all the more pcrsistsnt and recently
had acted IN manner Tor winch she was totally un-
able 10 account Un Friday last. while shc was aono
IN tho house. she claims, he entered y and showing
her newspaper slip IN which the muir
der oil Miss Cuumbine by Sam Kcarney In
Arlington, Ill, WAS uescrbod, told her that
no proposed 10 act toward her IA like manner. Tho
night he accoStcd her the corner OF Twenty
nth street aud sixth avenue, and alter muttering
some rcpioacnss Drew pistol put she ran on before
he could use II. On sunday she was sitting at her
window, when she became conscious Of hrs presence
on the walk outside and turned 70 meet revolver
pointed uil at her head With the instinct OF sci
preservation she 1ung herself on the noor and
thereby kept out of the weapons range
Fairchild sulisnly denied the charge "a toto, and
said the woman made II because no had refused to
give her $40 TO 60 Baltimore. Judge smith admin
istcrcd severe rebuks imposed line oil $40 for car
ryng the pistol and MIN Tor trial IN $4,000
Bail was furnished BY Alvin Alton, friend oil the ac-
cuscd.
Is rArRcnfLD fSsAxEf
Faifchild Is SAID TO have acted strangely oil lato
His conversation has been wild and errntc a. tines
aud some who know him express tho convection mat
HIS mind IA unsettled Tne weapon which no carried
Is Lsiacheux self-cocking Froncn revolver o. tho
very largest caIibro ana apparently quite new when
drawn IRON his hip pocket ~ Inc omcer every
chamber was found TO be loaded.