New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-28
he had been studying upon invention to increase the
speed OF locomotives, and II Is thought that his MIND
was unbalanced. lie left his homo Saturday.
SHOT BY HER HUSBAND.
MR.. AND MRS GEBHARDT HAVE A QUARREL

TWO SHOTS FIRED, ONE OF WHICH WOUNDS her
sIIGHTLY--THR HUSBAND NToxIcATED.
Two pistol shots rang through the boarding.
house Of Mrs. Amelia Perkins. No 30 West twenty
fourhst just the gong called the boarders to tho
midday luncheon yesterday. They came from rear
room the second story occupied by John W. Gobhardt
and wife, The reports heard by people passing
tho house and also in the Hoffman House,
and in a short time largo crowd gathered
Immediately after the reports OF the revolver therc
were loud screams, evidently by woman, and hoiNo
was heard as II struggle going on in tho room
Several people rushed to the room, the door
of which was slightly ajar They found Mrs. Geohardt
engaged In a violent struggle with her husband. ihey
were the he'd. aud the who seemed to be inu
rated trying push the away with his ieit
hand, while in his right hand was pistol OF smsii
cabre, which the had hold OF ana was tryhs u"
wrench away The mans attention was diverted Dy tne
people coming In and his wife pushed him upon the oe
and erked the pistol from his hand He remained quiet
Mrs. Gebhardt was overcome by the excitemeh' a"u
fell faDtng policeman made his way into the mousse
and to the room where TIE shooting occurred. sirs
Gebhard reused heref sufficiently to tell him that het
husband had shot and to ask That lac be taken INTO
custody. she afraid him When he had been taken
away 1t discovered that Mrs Gebhardts dress was
stained with blood upon the left arm doctor was
sent for and found that OF the shots had taken eec
just above elbow II had first strucKJust
below her passed throu n her dress and oeeh ue
nectcd from its by striking against the steci "
her corset 1t followed the line OF the corset for lew
inches hurst through her dress and hit her arm Inc
wound only slight and the ball was easily cx-
tracted.
The prisoner when taken to the Twenty ninth Pre-
cinct Station gave OF John W. Gebhardt ana
said that he born In Africa, thlrty-nne years
old and a civil He appeared to bo intoxi-
Gated and after admitting that no had quarrelled WIN
his wifi. refused to say anything about the shooting
The prisoner and his wife came TO this country from
Ireland about seven weeks She Is twenty -ciehI
years old and has been married about year MT.
Gebhardt has two children by his first wife.
He brought about 900 with him and lived for month
Introduction been trying to get into business
but without success This seemed to discourage
him and he began drink heavily about two weeks ago.
He has since quarreled frequently with MS WIFE, she
had the money her possession and he wanted to get
She made partial arransem to go into the board
house business with woman and advanced S3oo on
Friday This angcred her husband and they quarrelled
Friday night. On Saturday she gave him 500. ana lie
did not return until about noon yesterday Mrs. Geb-
pocket gan firing her The pistol is of twenty
two caibre Mrs. Gebhardt thinks that after firing one
shot AT her husband pointed the pistol at his head
ana tried shoot himself Five chambers we're found
loaded. Mrs. Gebhardt refused to make q complaint
against her husband stating tnat she was satisfied that
he did not know what lie was dong.
At y. III. Mr. GeblIardt was found insensiDe IN the
ponce station ana moaning II In great pain He was
taken the NewYork Hospital. suffering from alco-
hOic COMA