The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-06
ANNIE'S LITTLE GUN.
she Threatens the Life Of
Dr.. Pyle, of Bergen
Avenue.
SHE SAYS HE RUINED HER.
BE Says He Never Saw Her Before
and She Is Insane or :
Blackmailer.

There was sensation on the Hill early
last evening, caused by the attempt Of a
young and delicate woman to shoot Dr..
William l. Pyle at his residence. No. k1s
Bergen avenue.
Dr. Pyle caused the arrest Of the girl by
policeman Williams. on charge of
threatening to do bodily harm. and she
was taken to the Fourth precinct station.
This morning the girl was arraIansd
before Justice Wanser. Her name u
Annie NJ Jones. her age twenty-two
years, and her residence Coitsville, Penn
sylvania.
From Dr. Pyls's statement, It appears
that yesterday afternoon just as he W.
about to step into his carriage prepare
tory TO calling on a patient, he was &C.
costed BY the girl, who inquired il be
was the doctor. On his reply in the
Affirmative. she asked If she might havo
interview with him, and the two en-
tered his Office for the purpose. There
his visitor announced herself as the
author Of several letters. received re-
Gently BY the doctor. aad which. he says.
ne regarded as blackmailing epistles. He
admitted the receipt of the letters. but
disclaimed all knowledge Of the girl
STRANGE STATEMENT.
According 70 his statement. the girl
then said, IF you will give me E300
NUNS the word II you don't. IN hang
for you -
DR.. Pyle says be ordered her to leave
the house. and she did so. but she re-
turned about an hour latter TO the ONCE
and during the conversation that ensued.
drew loaded revolver from her pocket
and threatened 70 shoot him. The doctor
seized the pistol, and calling in the po-
uceman, caused her arrest.
The doctor admits that while studying
medicine ne boarded at house on Wal
nut street, Philadelphia, bur he declares
that he never knew the girl or Il Dr.
Webb, TO whom she refers to in her
various statements
THE GIRLS STORY.
In an interview with o reporter Of THE
NEWS. Miss Jones said:-
About three years ago was working
IN Philadelphia 1 bearded at No. 4S2
North Forty first street. DIR. Pyle was
then student at the university and
boarded &C No 5419 Walnut strAeL He
and another young man followed me on
the street one evening, and that was the
first OF my aequalntance-with him. Ha
nnally accomplished my ruin. Subsa-
quentiy he brought DIR. Webb TO see me.
had previously told DR.. Pyle of my sus-
picions. but DR.. Webb told me I was not
IN that way
soon after that visit I told Dr.. Py.e
that | felt very sick, and / thought I
would have to go home to Colfsville He
adyisel me TO remain. and soon afterward
he ca4ed.''
The young woman here accused the
doctor OF criminal malpracfice.
He never called sgain I went home
i RI iF4au f1r r<1.<1
no answer. subsequently went into the
hospital, but my health has been ruined.
and the doctors say nothing can be done
for me. ascertained DR.. Pyle's address
from his brother-In-law. Prof. Phillips. of
the Pennsylvania State Normal School
TO whom had written on the subject
THE LETTERS.
AFTER lett the hospital about q year
ago, wrote three letters, at brief inter-
walls. TO DR.. Pyle, at this city, but received
no answer TO any OF them l had some
letters written BY him before l went
home. left Philadelphia on tho noon
train yesterday, and on my arrival in this
city. / went 20 his office ana had alixuter-
view with him. He said, i know L @osa-zsx
about you Ill buy the letters you s,a M
at 81 apiece, and give you IS to pay W J!e
way back home He acted peculiarly.
and ordered me out of the house, threat
ening TO have me arrested
In answer 10 enquiries made she said
she took the pistol from her pocket. Size
did not know whether IL was loaded. but
declared that she was too weak TO have
discharged it had she been so disposed
She refused To say where she procured
the pistol.
AT the conclusion OF her statement she
appeared TO be exhausted and was per-
mitted 10 lie upon the lounge in the JUS
tice's private ROOM
Justice Wanser said he thought sha
would have 10 be sent TO the hospital,
pending the examination for which sne
was conmirIed.