Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-16

Tie Playful Revolver.
San Francisco Chronielo,I

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On Wednesday evening last a duet
Of exceptionally experienced police
men perceived pacing up and down
the California street pavement, in
front of the Union Club-rooms, a
young lady Of phenomenally handsome
and homicidal physiognOmy and ply
sique, whose Jewels glistened in the
light Of the moon, aud whose eyes
shot up at the Illuminated windows of
the club-rooms, scintillatiing though
unspoken threats against life, contrary
to the statute, etc, and against the
peace and dignity, etc. The said po-
licemen asked the said lady what we're
her intentions. and she said she was
there merely to kill civilian Dewing
as soon as he should emerge from
the club-roOms, for the reason that
he had eeased to return her undying
love. They took her to Jail and
found in the pocket Of her princess
polonaise black silk demi-train dress.
a self cooking, fully loaded revolver
and a big bottle o fvitriol. The hand
some young lady, continuing her ex-
PLANTATION, said that with the revolver
she had intended perforating her
sweet William for disloyalty, and that
with the vitriol she had been about to
destroy the face and eyesight Of her
Williams brother. Madge, having
been confined in one of the cells Of
the city prison over night, was yester-
day morning convicted in the Police
Court Of carrying a concealed weapon.
notwithstanding that since her con
fession upon arrest she had had time
TO take a partially sober. second
thought, and testified that she carried
the s~hOoting-iron merely for the COM
mendable purpose Of shooting a hole
or two through any footpad who might
have imprudently attempted to rob
her. Mr.. Dewing having heard of her
arrest had entered an additional
charge against her Of assault to muir
der. in having heretofore shot at him.
upon which charge she had a prelim-
mary examination and was held to
bail in 5000 to answer before
the next grand jury. The evil
deace upon this examination disclosed
that young Mr.. Dewing had once
taken 30 fervent an interest in Madge
Taylor that he had provided her an
elegaut suite of rooms on Dupont
street, and had furnished here with
board and all the other necessaries
aud Injuries Of the life Of a handsome
young woman. In October last the
first speck of war appeared on the
horizon Of their Platonic attachment.
and Mr.. Dewing ruthlessly sun
dered the connection. At her earnest
solicitation. however. he subsequently
called on her, when Madge drew a
revolver and opened on William at
short range. The course of true
love never did run smooth" but
William did, run smooth and fast. and
to this day cannot positively swear
whether the bullets were distanced or
collided with some less sensitive OBJ
ject. Then he had conveyed to Madpe
a ticket for China and $500 in money
and the fair and fierce young shooter
went over TO the Oriental shore. But
she came back by the City Of Picking.
and William having wisely declined
an invitation to a second interview.
she lay in wait for him as described.
Madge Taylor herself swore that the
shooting in October was done in the
merest playfulness, and that it was
only q pleasant practical inke.