New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-21
MRS. COL EMAN'S CRIlMH
THE DEATH OF HER VICTIM.

LIE LIZA Ill Of HEX VICTIM.
TIE WOMAN ARRAIGNED IN COURT AND COMMITTED
TO JAL-nEE HUSBAND DETERMINED NOT TO
PRESS DIVORCE PEoCEEDINGs-CoLEs's ANTE
MORTEM STATEMENT
MIS- Ehzabetn Coleman of No. 50 Catharine-st,
who shot and fatally wounded George T.
Coles, the booklecper at Miners Theatre, in the
Bowery,at late hour Tuesday night. arraigned
yesterday morning at the Essex Market Police
Nouit ne sh"otlng caused so much interest in the
case that It was with difficulty that Justice Smith
was enabled 10 reach his seat. Captain Allah re-
El'ei the particulars of the shooting, and then
male charge of felonOus assault aud battery on
Information and belief. He then presented to JUS
tce SMITH the following certificate from House Sur
grnn McCoSh. of the Chambers street Hospital:
.his is to certify that George 4. Coles, who was
diton, and will probably die Ills condition is very
, Gad rms morning Justice Snth then committed
OF the wounded mans injuries.
Mrs Coleman was ACCOMPANIED by her husband,
enough. He sat beside her ana talked to her in an
undertone, speaking wor OF comfort. lie had ca
Gagged counsel 20 defend his wife and was iong his
utmost yesterday to make her as comfortable both
III mInc AMI body rs circumstances would permit.
=, ~ Miners Theatre and elsewhere IN the vicinity
the shooting was much discussed. Tie general
sentiment condemned the course of the wounded
man: Even at the theatre it was difficult
was tha, he had betrayed Mrs Coleman TO her hns-
band. Patuc Rooney. one of he actors. who, 1t
ing afraid Of coles. Sid: II do NOT know posi-
lively whether Coles did hetray the woman. but it
|
| sp"k' h@hly OF coIeS, who Ae said, had the best
OF reccnIm'ndations from Hartford one being from
| The postmaster
The father of the wounded man who was tclc-
graphed Tor Tuesday night, arrived here yesterday
ana in,netilateY went to the Chambers street
Hospital. where he had an affecting interview with
hls son He was very much overcome and could not
believe that h's son had been 1mlty of all that was
cuaIg"I number OF Colcs's friends called upon him
~ II rlay, but the only allowed To see him was
IhoinAS Moore, the treasurer of the theatre. To
inquiries COZ corning his condition the answers of
the physicians were not encouraging. 1t was con-
sa ot unS9te 70 probe iot the bullet Coles did
Coleman. The doctors insisted upon his keeping
perfectly quiet.
In the afternoon Coroner Herman was called to
the hospital To take the injured mans autc-morten
statement. In answer to the Coroner he said
y, was in Miner Theatre about halfpA-t nine. asked
t. the balcony when young man Of light complex on
iady wantcd 10 Sec i c I ' vi 5 ann '"4
said he did not know. He said he Was not win
aud the Eowrry went tnrrr she said l@r
husband knc" II all and size irrd. said nothing her
NOR han few moments: was hot in The abdo ,cn.
rcn cc for GS i' icf ns G@c to 2 aT 2e
C"',man w's acquainted with her Tor tle past i've
months. Her husband came SATURDAY aud ,skrd
knew Where Ire ' coad md n1r S S si me sa5
non 10 q" WIN hs "lic hu that h might ind hey
Coleman before The represented horsc to me
a. priuE 5iL' nag su,i'io1 that she wac married
count did not yi.i. her again lived At 80 ~; Cth.
Had known that she was married would not have yis-
ltch hcr became acquainted ~ifh her In theatre
never gave her ans strong drink dui-1cd her.
never visited her in oiHtravc AMI the only place
with her was to house Ashore place With tb, eXcr,-
ton OF her house Ia t.thafut--t.
Captain Coleman, when seen last night by
Tribune reporter, was very much incrns Il on
account OF What he called the " living statements"
that had been published in tine evening paper, about
the ease. When asked If he intended to abandon the,
divorce proceedings, hc replied that such was his
determination. His wife had suffered enough and
pc would help her AL he could lie said that he
hld received many letters of sympathy and o. or,
of help from hi, friends.
. Coles d'd last evening AT the Chambers - rret
Hospital He was conscious up ~ death bur did
not SAY any thing hci"r" hc diri. Or Met o>h said
thai an internal hcmprrha2o was probably the ina
mediate cause of his death