The sun., 1890-05-23
BROKE IN WITH WITNESSES.
JEALOUS DAVID RAMSEY GOES HIFE-
SHOOTING AT 4. NJ

has won suit In Brooklyn court, since np-
pealed. against George j. Ryerson, a grocer OF
Ramseys. for alternating his wlfe's affections.
He got Into Mrs. Ramsey's boarding house. at
III West Forty-1fth street, at o'clock yester-
day morning. smashed glass Panel OF the
door to her bedroom, thrust pistol almost In
her face, shot her in the neck, then kissed her,
said he was sorry he'd done it. and rushed out
OF the house. He was accompanied by two
strange men. The police tried all day yester-
day to get some trace OF the three and failed.
Ramsey has lately made an attempt to patch
up the misunderstanding with his wife and
get her to live with him again. He has O suit
for divorce pending against her In New York
court. Mrs Ramsey refused his advances, and
did not hear from or OF him again until his
murderous attack upon her on Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Ramsey left her husband In Brooklyn.
where they had been boarding and won't to
live at the boarding house in Forty ffth street.
Tho house was then kept by Elizabeth Merrill.
Last February Mrs. Ramsey took the house Off
Mrs. Merrills hands. and she has since run 1t
herself. Tho house is four-story and base
ment brown stone front Mrs. Ramsey ocou.
pied the back parlor as bedroom. 1t is sp-
preached by q door from the end Of the main
hallway. There are four panes Of stained glass
In the door.
Ramsey and his two friends got into the
house little after / o'clock il the morning.
when everybody had gone to bed They evi-
IDENTIFY had key to the front door. for they
made no noise. Ramsey went at once to the
end OF the hall and tried to open his wifes
door. He shook it and presently Mrs. Ram
sey's voice was heard from with in asking who
was there. Ramsey made no reply, but one OF
open the door quick A water main has
With that Ramsey shook the door harder
than ever, and hammered on II. Mrs; Ramsey
d the door Sxho1 k sSe ard
turned In moment and opened 1t. She had
thrown wrapper over her night dress. When
and slammed the door shut. Ramsey with u
loud exclamation. threw himself against The
hsr foot against it and was pushing hard:
This struggle lasted about minute and
Of nS S 6d SeaS 6G o aS
It looked, for mompsns as though Ramsey
vas w. s NOT going to get the do9r open He raised raised
she M on the inside Of the door he on the outside.
ment. me and then drew pistol from his pocket.
thrust 1t through tbe hole within foot OF her
and
lioor and fell down by the window. kamsey
kicked the door open and rushed In, followed
bent over his wife. and she looked UP and
asked
He did not answer, but drew the folds OF the
wrapper WHICH she had pressed to the wound
T1 sde from a the he 8.ek fbs 6
inx her piaht Dress. her WRAPPER. and tho IIoor.
the s faashi fmasi1 against i MD t. oe, anu pf0SS0u
mseI Anne; am Am very sorry did II" be said:
ddooil. ddi TEe whole thiPs had had epiy taken two s Of
deal of excitement in the house. the boarders
were too confused to attempt to restrain the
appsaa Rfs 9 81 as as fQs MIS- fad Smy a
up and laid her on the led. and then went out
for the police and an M p pambulancS Mrs, Ham
Davis Of l26, West Forty nth street. Dr. Davis
had come within the sixteenth Of an inch Of The
carotid artery: As 81, II va, thewound was dan
6s IN 9 aay hs 6 tSa the
the meek wheTs Wi6 II had M4dEs9
Cheaiton and Reilly worked all DAY on the case
put got NO trace Of Ramsey Or his iEiends. It
ooS atey SY TSeE lie had
pon ng WITH HaRa Il mhH8S Hasd hoa oa
SuSF Also said that NH edery Woman had dSIsG eais4
bSt bSSt she she | |a ase Hfl au'f&nd R%%soS SSRhRa Rna
Jersey % city, and DetectiSe keiy ST sad aGde last st
Right that II is now thought that be- is over
nT i wSrs yno
dressed; Mrs; John Fl, Fl; Hermi99n; 9 Mrs: Ham,
terday upon o teeRraphic summons Rhe says
the family win maka great efforts to find and
9sSid Ram.ey L the son OF Peter Ramsey.
rich, retired farmer OF Ramsey's. The young
Rs ms44ea HnnS VIII + ny Esh
Ion and brown hair. Though only 20, she had
Burial. and had applied to the courts for an
enpulment Of the MARRIAGE on the ground that
She took her maiden name when sho had won
her case. Tho Ramseys moved to Brooklyn.
and lived on koscIusko street in house owned
summers at Ramsey's. Several years ago the
f%o Guar:elled and separated. and a year ago
wife In this city. About the. same time he be-
gan suit against George l. Ryerson. the GO;
damages for alionatinG his wiie's affections.
Ryerson was q well-to-to storekeeper at Ram
Sts 80 yS@s of Hnd the , Of
trial, The suit, against Ryerson was begun
the CGnited States S%ss Gou4 nge ShS0'RS Sr HSmse4
testified e, that, NJ Kyerson lrequeptly visited
mer OF 1887 ne received warning letters. and
Oh Aug. II Of That year he secretly tracked his
vile from Eamsey'st 70 New qrk and 10 room
street and West broadway. He took the room
next to i and recognized the voices OF his wife
and Mr. hyerson talking. lowent down stairs
to get permission to burst the door in. and
while he was gone the pair elipped away, but
he found his wiies parasol In The room. He
said his wife aiterward admitted her relations
Mr.. Ramsey declared that his wife used TO 20
to New York to meet several young men, The
defence trl ed to show that Mr.. Ramsey WAS OF an
e3eeedingy Jealous nature and suspected his
Mr. liamsey $1,000 Mr.. Ryerson at once APP
pealed and the appeal has moi been tried.
What ltamsey's object was In breaking into
hiR wfes room when he did is not known
Mrs. iiermiOn, Mr9. Ramsey's mother said
yesterday that hP had never threatened his
20 fear violence from him, its not considered
likely that he went there with the announced
purpose OF shooting her or he would probably
have found 1t difficult to get two men to ac-
company him. II his object was murder ho
probably deceived the men who went with
that he could secure additional proof for his
divorce suit by breaking into her bedroom
II Is pretty clear that some one in the boarding
house gave Ramsey tho kcy and told him