Evening journal., 1890-11-19
"A MURDEROUS MADMAN
Pretty Gladys Price Wounded
h. by His Hand.
HE WANTED TO KILL CLEVELAND.

HE WANTED TO KILL CLEVELAND
The Deplorable Deed Of John t. Davis
The Fair Organist of the Mariners Tenn
pie shot on the Mission steps-strangs
Hallueinntion About the Ex-President.
NEw YORK, Nov 10.-Another lovelorn
lunatic Of the Dougherty type, who says
his name is John T. Davis, but whose
identity is mystiied by his varied state
ments, attempted to assassinate Miss
Gladys Price. the organist of the Mariners
temple. corner of Catharine and Madison
streets, about o'clock last night, just as
she left the lecture room to go to her home
at No. l40 Forsyth street The would be
murderer was captured by young man
named Harty, who wrested the smoking
pistol from him and turned him over to
Policeman Mooney, OF the Oak street sta
tion. The young woman fell to the walk
with s9-caliber pistol ball in her left
lung, and was taken to Chambers Street
hospital in an ambulance. She was con.
scious all the way, and told the surgeons
that she did not know why the man shot
her.
"I'n Shoot Cleveland, Toois
The prisoner, however, was profuse IN
his reasons for his act, but the principal
Naturalization under which the man la
bored was that the woman was his wife,
and that he shot her because she persisted
in accepting the attentions OF Grover
Cleveland.
I'm shoot Cleveland, too; III kill him
next. ! have another bullet for Cleve.
land the man repeated TO the officer.
The pistol, however had been taken from
him, and the lesson taught the judges by
the leniencg displayed by them in the
Dougherty case will probably result in the
prompt incarceration Of the would be mur-
derer
The Beautiful Victim.
The victim Of this poor, misguided
wretch's hallucination is a beautiful girl,
just 81 years old who is a talented musi.
clan and most exemplary Christian.
For three years past she has been the or.
ganist Of the Mariners temple, a mission
chaps for seainen. which is presided over
by the Rev. DIR. Bolt Three years ago the
girls father died. He was tailor and
kept little shop at the corner Of Market
and Henry streets. The girl learned to be
a tailoress and worked in the shop until
her fathers death Then she took charge
OF the organ and gave lessons TO private
pupils. She lived with her mother, mar
ried sister and half witted brother on
the second floor of No. 140 Forsyth street.
The custom Of this church is to hold
nightly services in the chapel or lecture
room Of the temple. Davis is a man who
has followed the sea in some capacity, and
this acquaintance led him to attend the
temple last night
Covered by a Revolver.
He left inst before the services concluded,
and those who observed him closely said
he acted strangely and had wild look in
his eyes After the services Miss Price
closed her organ and left the lecture room
bythe Catharine street door She had not
taken ten steps when Davis confronted her
and. without saying a word, leveled q re-
yolyer At her breast She saw the weapon
and screamed in fright Then she turned
and was about to escape when he pulled
the trigger and sent a ball into her back
on the left side
john Harry was passing at the time, and
when he heard the woman scream be turned
just in time 70 see the man fire Instantly
be was upon him, and fierce struggle en-
sued. Davis was trying TO fire again, and
Harty, trying to prevent him, got one OF
his fingers under the hammer OF the revoi-
yer. Then be wrested the weapon from
him, and by that time Officer Mooney had
come up.
More Raving About Cleveland.
Meanwhile the girl had staggered back
to the doorway aud had fallen helpless into
DR.. Bolts arms. She was bleeding pro
fuaely.
An smbuiance conveyed the woman to
the hospital, where Dr. Wells removed the
bullet Il had pierced her left lung, tract
uring a rib IN its passage He said she had
a fair chance to live
At the station house the lunatic retained
his brlvado, aud assured the sergeant that
be shot his wife because she had refused TO
live with him. Cleveland was ia the
church tonight aud sat beside her while
she PLAYED The organ, and l wanted TO kill
him Today | was in conversation with
the kings Of Spain and France, and they
say that ! am justified IN killing herr
That the man is insane there is no doubt,
for the girl says hs never spoke to her be-
fore.
Among his papers he had letter ad-
dressed 70 r. VI. Thompson, secretary Of
the navy, dated Aug s, 1884, asking for a
position Of assistant paymRster. This let
ter was signed by T. James McFadden,
pastor Of the Emanuel church, and George
W. DhAs. inspector Of police Another
letter was from Thomas z. Walsh to
Hubert y. Thompson. recommending him
very highly As bookkeeper and account
ant