The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
"OOFTY GOOFT" SHOT.

THE DUTCH COMEDIANS QUARREL WITH HIS
MISTRESS FRANTIC SCENE IN WEST SIX
TENTH STREET.
..Oofty Gooft dead? No. sir. Nor likely to be. OF
course he's very badly hurt. but not MORALLY,
think said the surgeon at the New York Hospital at
late hour last night. to the HERALD reporter mo,
he is not MORALLY wounded; that is to say, l
think not. He was shot it is true, but there
has been hemorrhage, external or internal that
discover. of any account The woman seems TO
have had good drubbing-yes. drubbing; that is the
only phrase that express tand Phillips is hurt
But he is safe il peritonitis does not supervene to
kill him. As nowdalk to you" said the physician.
fastening his glasses more securely his nose, Il
have no apprehension for Phillips ultimate recov-
cry"
How did the untowdrd circumstance occur?"
II really have straight account of it, DR.. J. F.
Quinlan, of No. 142 West Sixteenth street. tell
you all about it. He treated them both immediately
after the accident mishap, whichever you choose
to call it, and knows just what led mp to it,
The HERALD reporter visited DR.. Qunlan in his
Office last evening and obtained the following very
peculiar recital of the events from him
Mr. Phillips and Miss Mary Hooply had been
staying at No. 142 West Sixteenth street
for a month more husband and wife.
"Mrs. Phillips regarded invalid" said the
Doctor. e" had been treating her for hysterical
vulsons for quite while, but she had not had one
for four days previous to the untoward occurrence
which brought about the present difficulty. 1t
Thursday night that heard them return from the the
atre. AS you occupy the lower floor. and hear
them all when they come in, Mrs. Phillips or Mary
Hoopley as they call her. reached the house. ina
CINE. about half-past two A. NJ. with a stranger.
Phillips did not show up for some time afterward.
When he did there noise. All went mp stairs,
and everything quiet for the time being
THE TROUBLE.
"My Office being the lower floor" said the
Doctor, brought more or less into contact with
the people above, and heard them come in and all
their movements. Within hour after the folks
above me had retired heard good
deal of loud talking, laughing and growing
which was followed by quarrel between the men
aud the woman, whose screaming aroused me.
was in bed when my door assailed by the scream
/ opened the portal, My husband is shot,
and / shot him! Immediately, a matter
found Phillips sitting chair at the bedside, with
his hand on his side, saying Doc, I'm shot Yes.
and guess I'm done for Yes, said the woman
A WILD WOMAN
''Then," continued the Doctor. "the woman be-
havcd in perfectly frantic manner. She was des
hdbiiie and rushed around the room fourishing the
revolver like one possessed of devil. One of the
cartridges dropped out of the pistol which she had in
her hand and really did not think she was re-
sponsibe person. She even went so far as
to say that she would kill him if she
down, not. however. before the wounded man,
Gus Phillips, got up and took the revolver
wound which was in Phillips side and did not deem
it best to probe too closely for the ball, which
had perforated him between the lower ribs. At the
same time. not feeling that it would be we'll to
let the matter go without expert investigation. l
sent for DR.. Philip and, together, we sought the
missile which had put "Oofty in such terrible
He was
sedative, and about haf-past four A. VI. we left
him very quietly sleeping we thought. with Mary
Hooply, or Mrs Phillips. as we knew her, watching
beside him. / went down stairs and had retired,
when suddenly, loud noise startled me,
got out of bed and started up stairs to ascertain
what was taking place. When reached their apart
ments to my horror saw faoieau winch startled
her hand, screaming. 'You are jealous of me, and
that's all that ais YOU
1.-The patient sat up in bed and interposed between
them. He wounded. and was thunderstruck at
the situation. Doctor. said he. by God. can't
stand this, and won't stand it; I'll be damned il
will: she won't let me alone.
MARY said, you must let this man alone
II you don't allow him TO rest will have to send
him to hospital to save his life.' Then said
me; he is my Gus Wen ssld ]. il he is
there some interchange of feeling between them,
which supplemented by Phillips saying to me,
Doctor. guess she'll do right now. Good right.
An EXTRAORDINARY SCENE.
"Wel sir, had not been down stairs probably
more than half an hour when there another ter
ribe racket up stairs and fearing the worst started
up for the third time to the Phillips apartment
and to my astonshment found INN on his back
kicking for dear life. and her striking at him. Said
he. Doctor, by God, 1 can't stand any
of this, and without another word, he
Jumped upon his feet and struck out twice
her. and hit her in the face the blows setting her
mouth and nose bleeding profusely. thereby terrify
ing her. In her nghtdress she rushed down stairs
to the sidewalk and invoked the aid OF policeman;
and matters had become slrious. Phillips being
wounded and the woman inpetuous. did not
further interfere. He and she were taken to the
Twenty ninth precinct station house She
ried there. He walked. While in the station house
he tainted five times He subsequently removed
to the New York Hospital
Mary Hoopey. it was also officially stated. had
ceived nothing than a confusion of the
face, and in all probability, if her system did
not reaction. would be outof hospitat o-mor
row in her usual health.