Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-25
THE STORY OF CRIME.
Cohen has Gone Wrong Financially y,
and his Suicide Theory is Played
A Sad Story Of Murder and Sui
cide-Gray's st. Louis Rec
ord Shows him Up
A Stage-Struek LunatIc He Is Held
Over in $4,000 Bonds to Answer
Charges OF Assault with Intent
to XIII Edwin BOOth-He's
Haunted by the Ghost
Of his Father.

CHICAGO, April 24-Mark Gray. who at
tempted to shoot Edwin Booth last night,
was before Justice Summer6eld this morning
on the charge of attempt to kill. After the
identification and brief recital of the facts
by Mr. Booth, Gray pleaded guilty. The
magistrate remarked that 1t was lucky that
the charge was not murder; whereupon Gray
returned: 81 wish it was" Bail was at fir
liked at ten thousand dollars, but, as Mr..
Booth represented that he had been told that
Gray had expressed the determination to kill
him when he was free again,
HIS BAIL WAS MADE TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
And the would-be assassin went to Jail.
The grand jury being now In session, an in
dictment and speedy trial are not improbable.
The penalty for the crime is from one to four
teen years In the penitentiary. 1t transpires
that Gray made an attempt on his own life
about three years ago In st. Louis. At that
time he was very disslpated, but has since re-
formed. He bought his revolver yesterday
with the express purpose for which 1t was
used. 1t is said that he is stage struck, aud
that he intended to go on the stage next fall.
HIS ST. LOUIS RECORD.
ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Mark Gray, who at
tempted to assassinate Edwin Booth in Chi
cago last night, was a clerk In the dry goods
house of Scruggs, Vandewart & Barney, of
this city, till few days ago, when he left
because he could not obtain an increase CT
salary. Mr.. Barney, the junior member of
the firm, says he was good salesman, and
knows nothing about him which would lead
him to commit such deed, The clerks in
the store speak of him as a quiet, reserved
young man, making few acquaintance, and
somewhat infatuated with the stage. He
frequently said he intended to become an
actor. Mrs. Abeling, with whom Gray
boarded, and Mrs. Billings, at whose house
a lndued cav ho freounptlu did ofroooa on1
foolish things, and they though him
HALF CRAZY.
He said that all his relations were actors:
that he came of star actor family, and he
was going on the stage, and do the same his
relations had dine. On the other hand,
Mrs. Bruin, cousin OF his, who has almost
raised him, says that none of his family were
ever actors, but he has passion for the stage
himself, apd j. gFedatb free freqqanter Of the
but last fall, when he came here from Keo-
kuk, he said to Mrs. Btuin, while calling on
her: 'My father is not dead, and l know he
is alive, for ! sat at the table with him some
days ago, and he would not speak to me.
damn him, but will get even with him.
Mrs. Bruin thinks Gray had an idea that he
was his father. She also thinks be is not
responsible for some of his acts. He drank
hard some time ago, but for some months
past his conduct had been exemplary. The
K atie" to whom the letter found is ad.
dressed, is a half sister to Gray
COhen's Going Attributed to a Series
of irregularities Financially.
MILWAUKEE, April N.-From events
WHICH have traaspired to-day it Ia probable
that Alexander Cohen has, instead of COM
hitting suicide, left the city to escape pun
ishment for a series of confessed forge-ies
committed at intervals during the past three
years. About twelve thousand dollars of
forged paper has already been disco
| cred, and it is likely there ig more \
existence. The parties whose names ne
| forged are Messrs zellner and Rens, both
| brothers -ip-law of Cohen. Cohen was age 1t
| of tie following Insurance companies: British
| American association, of Toronto; Firemen's,
| of New ark, New Jersey; Germania, of New
York; Glennsfalls Lancashire, Of Manchester,
| England; Merchants, of Newark, New Jer-
| sey; Renire, of Boston, and Safeguard, of New
York, and tits likely that all will suffer losses
at his hands. Cohen is supposed to have
lost heavy in wheat speeulatidns, the money
used being obtained from forged papers. The
refusal of the bank to grant loan of four
thousand dollars, last Monday, probably pre-
| cipitated matters, and oapsed his hight. The
police riacule the suicide theory, and think
that he has gone to Australia, where he for
merly resided. IT'S estimated that he tool
between eight and ten thousand d." =
cash with him. He is ahn--i ee.,, liars ,.a.. II
agS, anu ieaSe -onlnd him wife and fou
. -.Af6n.
a Murder and suicide, with a sa.
story.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, April 24-Charle
Sweet, deaf and dumb mute, separate,
from his wife two weeks ago, this evening
met her In house of ill-fame, drew pis
toll and shot her through the head tire
times, killing her, and then placing the pts
tol to his head fred, killing himself instantly