New-York tribune., 1879-04-05
WASHINGTON NATHAN'S ESCAPE.
WOUNDED BY A JEALOUS WOMAN.

WOUNDED BY A JEALOUS WOMAN.
rup suoorING Al THE COLEMAN HoUsE-Mlss
uARpIso>'s ROOM INVADED By A RIVAL
DorBLr MURDER PREVENTED BY A FAULTY
AIM
A shooting afiray, in which Washington
Nathan OF No. Gs3 Fifth-ave. was seriously wonnde'
by woman occurred at the Coleman House on lnui7
day morning. Mr. Nathan had called about 10 ocIoch w.
visit Miss Alice HARRISON a variety actress, who was
boarding at the hotc and he had been shown 10 n'i
ROOM No 154 on the first floor After he had ehtereu
Nt,oe uor,ison,s apartinents a clambermad noticed
some peculiar movements the part of young woman
who had come the hotel late ON the prev Gus ngt c
companied by a servant. This woman had caused tue
clerk TO make the entry Mss Zuland and maid OF f-
dephia in the hotel register she had SHOWN e'"'
anxiety 70 secure a room on the first hoOr but as the
rooms on this floor all occupied she had peeh
obliged to accept No. u on the second hoor' WIN
n uromise Of being transferred TO better
room the next day. The chamberinad nan
noticed Miss Zuand walking in tho corridor
OF the first oOr in the morning, and had seen her aIei-
ward seated iu Of the parlors when commahueu
view Of Miss Harrison's room When Mt Nathah ha''
disappeared within the room. Mis- Zuana stepped cut
into the corridor again. and took few rapid steps
toward the door through which he had passed she
turned abruptly however before sac reached the door
and then walked directly to her own room soon aI''
ward Lcr maid knocked at Miss HarliSou's door ana
orcncd H. She looked into the room, seemingly WIN
tie dessn OF seeing who inside, and then
apologizrd 10 Miss Harrison for intIudIng SAVING
inst she had mistaken the room for No 10 The fr'
had not same red on the floor above longer han TWO
minutes when Miss Zulan descended and knocked also
M MS, Ulrrison's door She was admitted ana the
door closed behind her.
Nothing was heard from the inmates OF the room Tor
about ten minutes. and then two pistol shots ac.e'
the attention Of the servants and the hoaricrs q" '
hotel. The door Of Miss Harrison'S room
few oren and Mr.. Nathen hurried out, hold
mg his left hand to the side of bis he'h
from which blood was flowing. He passed ont
Of the TwcutyscvcUth-st. entrance Of the ho'"I ''o
crossed tire street to the ci of Dr. Wyeih al NO a.
Miss Zulaud. Gu- hci with excitement and trembling
violently, follow ed Mr.. than ont Of Mss HarnSons
room ana Went quickly 10 her room on The second Moor
Nes Harrison was found i'm her room in hafaintlne
corf'oo hnt she soon recovered her sclfposscsstou
woman had wounded Mr. Nathan, she said, pointing 10
n small clrtrdgc revolver that lay on the floor Mt
Rogers the proprietor OF the hotel was called to the
room and ma le inquiries, but Miss Harrison rc-
fused to give any information. She left the hotel h'ii
an nOur a;terwMd and took tram ior BOSTON, "A'I'
she said sue had engagement.
Mr. ROGERS went 10 Mis- 2Ildnd's room and found her
stauding hy table on which she leaned for support
She was greatly excited She admitted having wounded
Mr. Nathan and sald she Was sorry That she had nor
killed him IL had ruined her, she said, and had de-
for Mss Harrison. SNe falO Sne uiu uIfu
.hot at Miss HarrsOnasO but without effect MI Hoeeis
toId her hat she mnst leave tue hotei ana ,ht went
shortly a'terwarc 10 house In West ~,
which said her residence Before leaving the
Coleman House she said Ter name was Mrs blrIc,t ~
was learned that she had been known to many persons
as Birdie" Bel, the proprittress OF diSordery
Gcuse Tho po'ice made attempt 10 arrest
bnr vgsf--i9T Rumcrs 10 the effect that she was
Marion Ward formerly variety actress or TINS ctv
were d proved Yesterday afternoon by the appearance
Of vss Ward 40 the Coleman House Mss Ward denied
thar she was acquainted with he woman who had sh0i
Mr. Nathan, aud she was Indignant lhat heI name had
been connected win tire dhraY.
Washington Nathan Is the younger son OF BENJAMIN
Nathan inc miil!onaHe whose mysterious huuei @ un
Ju! % 1870 caused eIt * -Vuut ~ vi, :. ~
renamed secluded IN his fthave residence Yesterday
but It was learned that bls wolnd was not d3ISfious Gus
Dr. W NJ Polk IFS physicau sara ina the stoi na was
Embedded the muscles or the meek ana coud not be
removed without painful snIslcal o, no iI On
dancer 20 uc iedrtd was from cry -'eI"s IN thr
He lai ordered Nj. Nathan 10 remdn qWrI fOr rev
day- hut able 10 take his food with relish, ana
10 walk about the house Dr WVelb, VINO urcSsed MI;
Tatl'. wound on Thursday, SAID that the pistol bail
lad Iasscd very TO the base Of the BRAIN trhiDg
variation IN its course would hav- produced fata
,ycurd Tho Ilstol he said, had evidently been he'd
very close Mr Nath0ns neck az the collar oi MS over
cOdr and some locks oi Als haf Aad oee scoIc1u W
Sometime after the murder o' his father Washington
Nathan suspected OF being inlhcaIed I'D Ihe crime
III. irt.r.rrn II ls SAID however that the shadow of
this suspicion has never ceased 10 trouble MN lie mas
led dsiuatrd life since. often drinking 10 excess aud
o..nciYtiue with persons Of questionable character
ON tue evening of December o. 1877, he drove 10 the
T-ntiptn strrct Police STATION ~ company with
woman and said he wished to make complaint against
a slStu-ave. saloon from winch he had Deth 'J'ct'd.
deavorod 90 make HIM - home lie lea MN l. thc door
of ms carriage where MI Nathan stumbled and cut
his hand by breaking the glass oi lie door lie
v. locked up at eug for being drunk and dlsordcIy
Acl remaining In cell al night he was taken before
uce Morgan Thc discharged him, saying that le hdd
siT,..iy been sCvcr,lt punished Tie woman who ac-
comle. Lin tie police station on tbat occasion u
believed 10 the who attempted to murder him at