The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-05
NEW YORK.
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tress, shot Washington Nathan In the neck
yesterday In the rooms OF Alice Harrison. at
the Coleman House. The wound Ii danger
GUS. but not necessarily fatal. 1t ID said that
Nathan ruined and deserted Miss Ward.
NAthAn 10 son OF BENZ Nathan, who WAS
murdered In house opposite the Fifth Ave.
nue. Hotel one night several years ago Sha
got rooms near Harrison's and kept the
aoor open 10 such a way. as to command d
full view OF the main corridor, and appeared
as II she was waiting for the arrival II some
person. This was at 10 o'clock She had not
sat there long before Washington Nathan.
closely mutlied "a heavy ulster, walked hur-
ns ty through the hell stopped at the door
Knocked sl. s,l and was admitted the door closing
quickly behind him. Miss Ward, alias Bi,
lard, soon followed Washington Nathan into
narrlsons room and fired two shots in rapid
bs hsad oo1h % straight as possible at
screaming ss.al and - alarmed some Of the
motel people. Nathan was shot in the
I PECK, ann ran to the surgeons office, few
p ,,, ,., distant. me wound is serious one
complication should Intervene. For three
weeks past Miss Alice Harrison. actress has
been stopping at the Coleman House prior
W neI departure Tor Boston, where she has
M professional engagement which begins
Monday next She has occupied parIor and
ned,room on the first floor and has been in
the haDlt OF receiving numerous callers in her
own apartments. Shortly before IL O'clock
WEDNESDAY a night Miss Marian Ward arrived
tered as Miss Luland and maid. She said she
came from Philadelphia Zuland retired I'm
mo,ediately after the shooting to her rooms
IN Inc proprietor wanted both women to leave
1ns nosel Without delay. In less than twenty
minutes nut Zuland was out OF the hotel, and
within fifteen minutes afterwards Miss Har-
rison went also. She stated that sha had
gone to Boston. The hotel people did every.
1nlng possible to hush up the matter, and the
Until an esr were bo not th got by the reporters
or Ward, said that she had shot Nathan,
had ruined and deserted g because hsr q, he
me sne company Of Miss Harrison. She also
him and I tpst was asa sorry she had not killed
t woman who had supplanted her In his affec.
tlons, put she did not think that the bullet
LOOK effect. The woman said Nathan had
P Ma rr,a ner friend for years. Some Of Miss
to Boston Int y ~, a say she did not 60
LATER. 1t is learned to-day that the
woman who shot Washington Nathan Last
night was not Marion Ward. but a WON ) y
nam % BIRDIE Bell alias Mrs Barrett, who
Was+ Th;s., sAeeps al assignatiOn house In
YVES West Ihlrty-fourth street, and was iealous ~
h her lover, Nathan: The name Of Mrs. Ward
became connected with the affair through
ner former intimacy with Nathan. on which
a ae1adisn her husband, Jim Ward, the Irish
iaft Nath, nad ieit her, and she, In turn, had
n Nathan's physician says he Ie is
"a u no Danger OF death. What action will he
LAX IA regard to Mrs. Barrett is not known,
o ouL Il Is not believed that she will be prose.
ing between herself and Nathan.
Inc ne pictures OF the Spencer collection sold
lor So2, 40 at auction last evening.
Grain advanced from re to lie per pushel