New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-21
SHOT IN HIS OWN OFFICE.
,opN DRAKE SEVERELY WOUNDED.
ms IssAILANT WILLIAM G. RHINELANpER-oiNN""N
ny HIS w1FE's CONDUCT

ny HIS wIFE's CONDUCT.
,r.u,.. n Rbnelander shot and seriously in
,urcd John Drake, his fathers lawyer az af
ernnon An energetic effort has been mace oy ,se
wonndcd man aud his friends to conceai 1e siness
OF inc case i'll the wealthy family Of his assaant
The effect of this has oee ed minor that
Oakley SsS ,,t RnDsSs1 aS Kin r Drake HS The
facts are that William C. Rhnelapder at aO ST
$3.50 the day mentioned ss' t i.A latter. They
M Mrrs alone suddenly Mr. RhinelsndeT drew r
pistol and fired one shot which wopSde Sith his as
infant and, although seriously hurt was enaoieo
to prevent him from doing further harm un. da 40
N n, Offices on the third floor of No 79
Ccdar-st, consist Of six rooms a:o lawyers
Douglas and James +; f hpakes a private Office
tontson Cedar-st. Two rooms are connecteI WIN
II one on the north and one on the east sue eaV %
rwyhon ~ Drake. after some conversation, the
,et"re Of " hich he declines to disclose, was sh;9
h seized ID The by shS into the smaller
roow and when those who heard the shot ana ~. ,he
ssH'ne der % pinned against the wall
holding his two arms 9ppo oyS s,na1
head Rhnelander in his night nam no, second
revolver which he was trying to dschalsG Fan
tnue George Douglas, his son Malcolm Jonn ar
rei the clerk of MIR. Drake, and the o Ice S so
rushed into the ROOM and Mr. Douglas ana ms TOg
sciZsd Rbinelander, pushed him INTO the aoJ3 1s
Soom and threw him on the floor aud George Doug
Jas wrenched the pistol from ms gr"1P cae crashed
handler struggled TO his feet and MT Drake kiasPttu
him and pushed him toward the 'ioot rra honS
the hall. and at tins moment SAID TO George Doug
i"s ri send for policeman" said Mr.. Douglas.
"Io > said MIR. Drake "hold him and let the
boy run for doctor" ,n, t,, RON ont
and soon returned with DR.. Edward Peck. to,,rd
Mr.. Drake was then quite eXhauseSSu, nortioi col
him said Dr. Peck, Gin state OF partial con ON
lapse from shock but he rallied IN quSr'ffr -;
hour | found that the bullet entered run u;
,ont NJ INN across his desk and the ball had shat,
tered The bone OF his right upper arm IN the snoul
der joint and below 1t. 1t Is very o""so'''
There was no attempt made to arrest RhineL lander
at the moment. Mr., Drake SAID sS wmGd bs
scnt to the Tombs that he could DE hau VIZ .It
wanted and must be let alone he aIso sau :. i i
there had been no Immediate Quarter IN no said
before the h.oting Rhnelander came e. m hS bd
leaked cXced and said that he felt Ill, as ne h%u
eaten ppIhing IN five days Mr.. Drake toiI MN u
90 over "a pelmOncos and get some boulllon, anu
kyG"eiandcr then Turned upon and shot HIM with
ont a word The wounded man was cohteSou "
the house Of Dr. j. H. D0uga OrT,H s 81 and was
tbsnce taken to the Roosevelt Hospital MheIe III
Henry b. Sands operated upon hlm [ehoNtns SUIh
of the shattered pieces Of bone from lno lisn'
Weantime George Douglas held Rhineander I'M
Ill the uncle of the latter; H. cruger O%Ad hat
had been sent for arrived. MI Oakey h"'u lie biS
he would be responsible for the appear ahce vi LIS
nephew if he slould be wanted, ana tooA niii
George Douglas gave the following account OF the
shooting: - liz nis
Yesterday afternoon was sitting here TN pi. mI
shot but paid great attention ,o 70 soo w
as dia sHt pDse movement in the offices adjoining
Went i'm there and passed to the further room "heIe
M Snab Dra map WS IL was wsm hlneander tan tau
young about thirty years Old ,o Mr with bis arms
aofi In his right hand Rhneander hea pi hi Imt
a abont the arms and shoulders that ne Is more
shan q match for Rhnesnder, VINO Is inucn ~ it
NJ NJ r prs mere at the door at geae6e
there. Mr.. Drake said TAKE hold OF ms nt ,boT and
sczed hm ana holding him 50 as TO pIeVen. MS 4oS
the pistol got him into the o2'er of fTo ami bm Before
did al ne tried TO suap and called out TO my son. 80
81 OF ol and went Sa mo the office TLen for the
nrst time Mr. brake s sMd at 'n% "ncq nc Mr. Drake
behaved with great pluck and GOODNESS When MS ga.
sevg M, Hi mo sonlder was reached. where there was
hood STAN about the size of half dollar MI Drake s@
about gong 70 Europe and wanted money l have the
pistol. with four chambers loaded anu one uiSh"i7
)l Nh Douglas exhibited the weapon, small silver
mounted Remington hye-shooter, ana lneh ooH
iinued -, nau
they were talking pleasantly, Nj Drake said TheI
was counsel for William Rhinelander the father OF Mi
lam c. and disbursed his money HNaS Lne The fahe
what MS father directed that he should nave Io IN
and all his family except William - are h hid ~
mar Il a NJ
! s t make AGAINST him because he was not Iesponsi
be 1 know that Mr. Drake has long oe zen id dstIcs
them Young Rhnelander is married ana , mas D sW,
children he Goes nothing ior ed4sf Of three sons
John Drake is son of Elias G. Drake, the banker
and brother of Elias q. Drake Jr; VINO - q G0i
known lawyer The injured man laS Eceit tP % -
law for thirty years. lie ls aD0nt NY - fS l
old and has long been the trusted llleh 1 an
counsellor of William Khnea4Geff r wno bie fothsy
William c. Rhinelander after whom me Hpunl
man who shot Mr. Drake was nainod ST; hnlne
lander Is about . feet 1Ol2 inches OF light com
11n,inn and with a cOuntenance not expressive
ct great intelligence. lie wears Cyl s go
which dropped off in the struggle anu ~
iiebt mustache He walks bent over with I
sbamblinQ unsteady gait, and among BIS 1Ilehu
he is spoken of as "a little touched Ill INC upPo
insnector Bynes learned yesterday eth9t Mr.
Rhiuelander had been staying 1or several Idy
at No. 2d3 Schg stili there. Acting Of
the information he sent Detectlve-SeTgeans 1lche!
and Crowley to the house and at nVe. . CLOCK tnol
arrested their man. He submitted quietly ana wa
tLsn IN nolice headquarters in this city and loci et
up. lie stated 70 the Inspector mat w Tn
reason ,d for s shooting was Hr engaged RsaES va
asrbeme TO ALLEVIATE the affections Of his wife IL
said that his wlfewas in the habit OF visiting Dah
a In abont his aversion for mutual friends
He mentioned the connection, OF on, Moult tor
Ia the Beecher-TiltOn tnaL ana III
case of Conkling who shot iayerStcK. .
Al a late hour last night Mr.. Drake was rest
ing comfortably at tho Roosevelt iOspital
sIbose i'm attendance upon him SAID that IL was tO
sarly 10 tell whether he would recover OF not. Ill
arm has not been amputated. -, =. M.
The landlady Of the house ID Whlcn nj R Rmante
lander hnarded No. 243 Schermerhorn-St bIoOK
iyn, said last evening to a TRIBUNE reporter:
think he is out of his head decidedly ne Drooa as
over hIs wrongs, he called them lie thOuEht Mi
brake stood between him aud his vie. sue was III
sanely Jealous OF him They had lived together very u
bapuily for many years. She was much oenedti
nm In station and is very lniterate: IN
Is Irish and her name was Maggie MeGlnns before Sn
"a ink
Whenever she did anything against his Wi tn1s
,he ALWAYS said that she had Ms IOIH
- hack her np. and she could do as she pleased