The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-12
A Bullet Fired in "A Ea@c.
KILLING HIS WIFE THROUGHA DOOR-A FU1
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KILLING HIS WIFE THROUGH A DOOR-A FUTILE
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
A New York telegram Of Tuesday says
Mrs. Rebecca Bruggy, thity-fiye years OF
age. who was shot in the right breast by
her husband. Franklin NJ. Bruggy. at md
night, at their residence, No. 3l3 west
Foriy-third street, died at ten minutes TO
> this afternoon at Roosevelt Hospital,
where she was removed in an ambulance
Immediately after the shooting. Buggy
was arrested and locked up in
the Fory-seventh-Stree station-hOuSe.
The prisoner, who was widower
at the time, married the deceased
less than a year ago. She was then a Miss
Reed, and was considered by her friends
and acquaintance a woman Of beauty and
attractive manner. Since their marriage
the husband has acted very strangely, and
became abnormally Jealous of his wife, so
much so that he constantly upbraidcd her
for fancied derelictions. great deal Of
the husbands Authorizations in this regard
are ascribed to a somewhat too free indul-
gcnce in stimulautS, and when he was ar
rested and brought TO the station-houSe for
shooting his wife he showed evident signs
OF having drunk too heavily.
SHOT THROUGH 4 DOOR.
1t seems that at the hour mentioned
Franklin VI. Bruggy came home. found his
wife in bed, and abused her first therefor.
and then qualTelled with her on other
scores. She tried TO paclfy him without
avail He picked up his revolver, which
was lying on the mantclpiece. and pointed
it at her. Mrs. Bruggy jumped from the
hptStn1 from fhp SbVffinar L..
door between her and her maniac husband.
He fired through the door. and the
ball entered her right breast, nflicting
deathly wound. The noise OF the
shooting and the screams OF Mrs. BrIIgcy
alarmed the neighborhood. Joseph Reed.
a brother OF the injured woman, who was
in an adjoining apartment, came rs quickly
as possible TO the assistance OF his sister.
The policeman on post in the neighborhood
was called in and he arrested Bruggy. An
ambulance was summoned and the diving
woman taken to the Roosevelt Hospital.
The revolver, OF the Smith IL WeSson pat
tern, carrying thirty-eight- calbre cart
ridge, was found on the floor, with one
chamber empty and one OF the cartridges
nickcd, as ii the trigger had been pulled
twice but had missed fire.
THE ANTE-MoRTEM STATEMENT.
AT | o'clock this morning DR.. NJ. l..
King, house surgeon OF Roosevelt Hospital.
sent message to the Forty -seyenth-Stree,
station-house stating that the patient. Re-
becca Bruggy, was in Il very dangerous
, condition, and that the coroner should he
notified to take her date-nlOrtem statement.
although it would perhaps lessen her,
| chances OF recovery ii she was Obliged 70
talk much. Coroner Meiklc was notified
and arrived at the hospital between and 2
O'Clock this morning. He obtained with
some diilicultya statement from the wound
ed woman, giving the facts as above stated.
soon after she lost consciousness and died
TINS afternoon. Mrs. Bruggy was a woman
OF about thirty-fiye years of age. tall. fine
looking, and Of commanding presence
Bruggy was arraigned in the Yorkyille Pc.
lice Court and held TO await the action Of
the coroner.