New-York tribune., 1886-11-09
with jacob W. Jenny for months Several physicians
testified in favor Of Myers
pysTOL. SHOTS IN CENTRAL PACK.
TRYING TO KILL HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.

. rAuOR's UNsUCCEssFUL ATTEMPTS AT MURDER
AND sUlCiDK.
ooarsc-featured man Of middle age, VINO
wore a shabby suit With frock coat, walker Win
plainiy dressed young woman along inc Ce"tr" 'i''
in Central Park Inst belaw the Mall soon after no
terdav They talked earnestly IA to attract tue "'0"
t,on ~ Park Policeman George Walker. The man APP
,earei 10 De much excited and was urging n''
comr auion to do something to which she c''"o"'''
objected. They passed the officer anu Ia" t
scarcely twenty yards when the woman u'eeroa
scream. Two plstol-shots followed quickly. "aikei
,roa ahout in time to SEQ the fire tho second shot
and the woman fall. The thsn placed his revoi'or
10 his head aud snapped it. but 1t failed to 40 on.
seeins Walker approaching. the man ran toward 'no
transverse road at Sixty fourth ST. an" maoc "o o''
vain attempts shoot himself Reaching the transverse
road at a point where :he roatbed IL fully 'tren lco'
below the Park level he threw himself healoug no .o
cut But he only bruised his forehead and wa "'o
vak IN tne Arsenal after the officer arrested MIN "o
still nela his revolver self-cooine one OF sna
which had been fully loaded, although 'hr0o' u '"'
cartridges had missed bre - ,. ..a
Msanwh,e Park Policeman John F. Murphy hao
found the woman suffering from wouha III 'no o"s
md had taken her TO the Roosevelt Hospital o"o wa"
h,o .o walk small bullet had entered the muscles OF
her back below he right shoulder Another bullet haa
heen stopped by her corst The wound did not appear
to he dangerous. ,
The woman said she had been shot by her Iusoahd
Roadway, from WHOM tn6 uhu o""i'
tne after marraee Her husband WIS brought 10 the
nosnita 10 we head tied ana she identifed hi
WI en- he bent her oed mud kissed her. she reurneu
the salute. Rod way said the wo nan was MS srconI
wife He mnrred her In London seven month. ago, anu
brought her this country In comranv WIN her ssle
Elizabeth Parker They had always lived IN Lopdn an"
had no friends In this CRY when they arrived here
Rodway WAS q tsioi. and had saved fe~ huhurei
hounds, with which he started business at NO ~
Nassau ST. He left two children In London ln'orna-
lion hat they Ind been drowned while sailing on me
Thames Reached HIM +hou two mon hs aro ana nearlv
broke his heart Hs hu-iness lid not nay ana he "st
all his money! The combination Of tronhes drove MN
into fits NJ INSANITY aud lie wanted to XVII himeIi aoouu
iwn weeks ago. when his wife ohta"rd position as
domestic private house. Sne wouiu ho' 'eh "'"i
whore she was emf loyed. - -.-.s
Mos, OF th4r furniture and clothing hac been pawned
and Rod way went t. IN the boardnc-honse No 2oS
East twelfth ST. Iii iabeth Parker visited bim occasl-
allv She occupied a AZ No 52 linton place or u
week hut she left that place on san ay u" "een W.T.
ms a domestic .ervan'. On same day she "a I" huu-
way and took from him message to IFS VIE oeRtns
her 10 meet him yesieinay In Central fdH ne
sister woul rot tell him where MS WIFE was stas' o"V
his wife met him according 10 his request -, r,,
RndGay d been drinking hard 10 .eV'Tal ua e. ~,
WI q refused him where she was ehplove", NJ
wold no. uromi-e live with him again III case ne Gov"
hpd enrloymeut which would enable hn 10 SupPuii'
her Al lenpth he >aId he drew the revolver from us
rocket intending Kill himself in her preHeuce' pu' s"c
screamed and he shot her. - ,,a o.
At Tie YorkNille Police Court Roadway was hrlu u
await the result OF ls wife injury. IL was DeIiev"u
tht she would be well 10 appear III court III
| few days.