Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-09
Shot by Her Jealous Lover.
MARRIED WOMAN ALMOST MuRDERKD IN A
ALLEGED ASSOCIATION HOUSE

a MARKED WOMAN ALMOST MURDERED IN AN
ALLEGED ASSIGNAf1oN HOUSE.
About $50 O'Clock last evening several pistol
shots were heard In the house at the northea5t
corner Of Sd and X streets northwest. occu-
pied by Mrs. Louise Anderson, who is known
also as Sadie Gaskins and LOttie Eaton. Several
people at once entered the house TO find out the
cause OF the shooting, among them Officer
PROSTATE body OF a woman, helpless from pistol
shot wounds Inflicted by man named Martha
J. casey, who was at once taken In custody.
Ihe bleeding woman (who was recognized as
Mrs. Matte Bergevin the wife OF Captain p P.
Bergevin, and the daughter OF Mr.. w. B. Whit
1ng) after regaining consciousness, by the ap-
plication OF reotorattves. was taken to her resi-
dence, No. 9l5 9Th street 1t was found that
three shots had taken effect on her person-one
In the eye and TWO In the feshy parC OF her
thigh. The balls were all extracted by Dr..
Eliot, VINO states that the wounds are painful,
but not necessarily fatal.
STATEMENT OF THB KEEPER OF THE HOUSE
MRS, Anderson. keeper Of the house, sta eS that
Mrs. Bergevin came there yesterday afternoon
In SPLENDID spirits and said she had been to Bal.
um0Ie, having good time uatA Casey came
Tor her. After waiting soma time Casey came
In and they went up stairs together, and fifteen
minutes afterwards the shots were heard
Fastening up stairs she found that Matte hal
been shot aud Casey stood there with the pistol
In bis hand. Mrs. Anderson states tn II they
had been IN the habit OF meeting there for four
or FIVE months past, and that they had freq lent
quarrels.
THE vICTIM-HER LOVERS STATEMENT.
The wounded WOMAN has been party to two
divorce suits, Instituted by her husband, Capt.
Bergeyin. She Is fine looking woman, q
blonde, about twenty-five years Old.
Martin j. Casey is machlnist and engineer,
and has served in both the army and navy. He
wears three silver medals awarded to him by
the navy for gallant services. He is native OF
ireland thirty.seven years of age. and unmar-
rled. When told that the woman would die, ne
sail that he would sooner die himself; that be
had no intention OF killing her, although he
knew that she was PLAYING him false. he had
Known Mrs Bergevfn between seven and eight
months, and had been keeping company With
her. During their acquaintance he had spent
considerable money on her, With the under
standing that she must not keep company with
any other man. She kept this agreement until
recently, when she grew cold toward him, aud
declined to have any further communication
with him. He had brooded over the affair until
yesterday. when he sent for her to come to the
house In which the shooting occurred, and talk
the matter over with view Of making up with
him. She was on hand at the appointed tlme
AID they went up stairs TO have chat. He up-
braided her for her course toward him, When
she declared that she did not care for him any
longer. and he, maddened by Jealousy, TOOK the
revolver out OF his pocket and fired at her re-
gaIdleSs OF the consequences.
THE TWO DISMISSED DIVORCE SUITS
The record OF the Equity Court shows that
Captain Bergevin died a bill for divorce from
his wife March list, 1879 and after various pro-
ceediDgs in 1t up to December Gath following,
the plaintiff entered dismissal Of the suit. Oh
July 9th Of last year another bill was fled bJ
Captain Bergevin, charging her With adultery
With j. w. Elder and Frank Wilson In June
1850, and at other times at 22I X street, 242l
street and New York avenue, and 18th Street.
and this case has also been entered dismissed
1t Is rot unlikely now that another suit Will
follow If she should survive her wounds.
CAsEY's BAIL FIXED AT 81 900.
This morning in the Police Court Assistant
District Attorney Hayden asked that the case
against Casey be continued until next WeineS.
Ns.l N Inn rSt.yrt boa <rl,,
Vas any danger OF the injured person dying,
and Oh being told that there was not, he fXei
the bond at 81 900.
The ply Scians think that Mrs. B5rgevin will
lose her right eye, the sight having oeen entiraly
destroy ed. Casey is a single man, about 81
years Old.