New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
THE TRAGEDY AT RED BANK
YOUNG Mr.. sTEpHENgs NARROW ESCAPE
JEALOUSY CAUSED DR.. CURRYs CRIsfE--MIsS
wEsTCoTT ENGAGED TO HIS FRIEND

JEALOUSY CAUSED DR.. CURRY's CRIsfE--MIsS
wEsTCoTT ENGAGED TO HIS FRIEND.
fFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT CT THE TRfBUyE.l
RED BANK, N. j., Sept. 2.-The tragedy at
Newmans Springs, on Monday, is stil the absorbing
topic OF conversation among the townspeopie DR..
Curry o universal favorite among thems
as he always prominent in every scheme
OF pleasure. AS far back as 1879, when
be student at the Medical College, be organized
tho Shrewsbury Amateur Singing Society, which
gave representation Of tho then popular Pnafore Al
though full Of life and the pleasanes of companonshe
gave evidence times and moody tsmpera
ment He seemed disinclired to the society OK
women, and frequently, whom with his male
companions he would suddenly leave them in the midst
Of heirjolity and wander off by himself He was pas
sionatey attached to his profession and would
talk with high hope Of what he proposed to do after his
graduation
The general judgment of the community Is that his
mad act the result OF insanity which beginning In
his broodings over his unhappy experience with his
wife. was fed by Jealousy Of his friend. William u
Stephens, and eliminated when he found his suit for
Miss Westcotts hand was hopeless. IL seems almost
certain that he had formed adesign 10 kboh Stephens
and Miss Westcott when he urged him
so repeatedly on Monday night to so
with him hotel The anger he exhibited when his
request was refused his declaration that he was going
Fishers. which In the opposite direction and tho
petulant in which he rejected stephenss pro-
posal to 20 with him to the latter place, coupled with
the that he had in his pocket pistol although no
in the habit of carrying one. and handful OF
cartridges and that he had with him loaded cane all
point to such q purpose. In the light OF suose-
quent events, Mr. stephens, at least be-
lieves that II he had gone with MIN an
attempt would have been made to murder him on the
road. The thought came TO him at once tnat MISS west
danger whom lie learned that the doctor had
been his WY to the Springs and be started ~
pursuit Unfortunately for the Doctor when he arrived
the hotel he did not seek him out at once There was
first considerable feeling against Mr. stephens who
is Of English birth and first came to the town In May
last. as the frtends OF the doctor choose TO tnns
that he was AZ least the ndseSs .sTaq esaSe
as sensible people recognize hs right TO be suitor for
Miss westcotfs hand, and the Doctors father Orrin
To-day he aud Mr. Curry had long and Affecting inter-
view
to Stephens. She denied that the statement made by
friends Dr. Curry had asked her TO marry him on
saturday was true said that although he had shown
q marked fondness for her, his manner when
with her had always been wssa ssspec,isS, ~.
met him that evening he told her that he had te
XIII her, but she paid attention TO the remark and
when he asked her to marry him she answered sim
kindly that she could not she already engaged 10
in another State She says that she did noe
notice any unusual excitement about him when he
arrived at the house, or until he suddenly dre" hs
revolver and fired at her.
The doctors father between sixty and seventy years
old with snow hite hair and beard. He said This
thing TO thnnderclap can't explain II az az.
did think that my was insane for there Is no
divorce his wife produced great effect upon nis
and since he has been at times very despondent.
since leaving Brooklyn his practice has not amounted 10
much and he has given himself up wholly TO pleasure
IL was only few days ago that sp0Ee 70 MIN apoue
10 n Ssrs nd ao to this ta and
settle down to practice. He never spoke TO me aOoGo
marrying but said tnat there were some agreeable peo
an impulsive boy, and whatever ne did ne oio Ia
hurry" ,D.o,x ,,o,,
the Episcopal Church.