The sun., 1890-05-17
FURIOUS YOUNG STEPHANT.
WHOM DID HE HURRY BACK FROM
ECROPE TO KILLP
His Mother was In Mortal Fear OF Him
aud Hid from Him, aud Her LAWYER
Got the nulIet-Mr. Eeynoldp Sull Aive.

His Mother was In Mortal Fear OF Hiu
and HID from Him. and Her LnwNe
Got the Buiiet-Mr Reynolds Suh Alive
Clinton G. Reynolds, the Wall street law
yer who was shot In his ofnce on THURSDAY
by Alphonse j. Stephani lay oil day yesterday
at the Chambers Street Hospital without mucl
change In his condition. The doctors though
that there was a slight Improvement. but 1
was not enough to warrant announcement
His family physician, DIR. William Pierson o
Orange. came to the city and consultation
was held. 1t was decided not to probe for tho
bullet or examine the wound thoroughly a
present. Laparotomy may have to be resortet
to to get at the bullet Mr. Reynolds's family
remained with him, and many friends called
TO make inquiries. He was conscious.
Young Stophani was brought to the Tombs
Police Court again yesterday morning and ar.
ralgned before Justice German. On the way
there he stopped for half an hour at the office
OF Howe Il Hummel. and Mr.. Hummel accom-
panied him to court. Stephani still main
tained o dazed and vacant air but 1t was less
noticeable than on the previous day. His law
yer seemed afraid that the young man would
make some outburst that would injure his
case, and he kent hand on his arm as ho
u L. Bgtterly; manaGing clerk for the firm firm
Stephani. and Police CAPTAIN Mclaughlin told
the court that MIR. Reynolds was likely t9 die
prisoner without bail to await the result Of Mr.
heynolds's injuries, and will hold an examina-
ton on Monday morning in case MIR. Reynolds
Is bY that time dead or out OF danger. ,
Capt. Mclaughlin produced bundle con;
tanning an nt the money and private papers found
plainants against Stephani were anxious that
the papers should remain in tho hands OF the
"The money" said Jus,ice German. "mav
ast as VEL be returned to tbe prisoner; it has
. Pardon me, your Honor" Interrupted Mr..
HTmmel m grayely. you forget h[s counsel,
with the pistol. Before going down stairs to
Sell stephani received his money from Capt
to Mr.. Humme. It saso was prIncipaIly % foreign @
currency of the value OF about $1,000. Stephnni
was SO nervous that he was unable to sign
ffSFYhRs h i0F the money but had his lawyer do 1t
Mr. Hummel. after another consultation with
MS client, spoke mysteriOusly of something
back OF the affair, and said that ii Mr. Reynolds
nVed ana told q true story OF what had occurred
at at me time oil the shooting StephGni would te
e&onerated. He also intimated that insanity
was hereditary in tho Stephani family. 1t was
hinted that Stsphnni might have had reason to
belleye that Mr. Reynolds wished to get the
securities Of the estate into his own control,
Reprssentattves Of Stephani,s relatives called
that Mrs. Stephani was too much overcome to
visit them herself, but that she was keenly
Effort be spared to save HIM "is Appointments Se nS
were made which will probably lead to a state
mont by the mother of the differences between
The Fsv Dr. j. Parker Morgan Of the Church
called at the Tombs and spent some time with
friends also called and manifested great In,
HIS lawyers ,oabed during the day to his
uncle, Carl J. Stephani. a man said to be of
m Hrhn 1ttynn Ifrn, f,,rf fArF,
Lawyer Harrison, Mr.. Reyn oids's partner, said
the circumstances. OF the dispute between
young Stephani and his mother was substan-
italy correct. He did not think. however, that
Stephani knew when he came to the office that
any suit had been begun by his mother. The
EapeSrs in the suit we're II the office when
lawyer was out hen. Managing Clerk Butterfly
asked Mr.. Harrison il he should serve the pa
the yo9pg Hoept s toTd fSe
clerk not to make the service in the office but
to wait until some other convenient time. He
bY. Hnd this Eas done Fhe seryse being
IN the law oftlce. The papers have not yet
been served on stephani;
rison said. Stephani asked the clerks If they |
could not tell him where bis mother was liy- |
Harrison says that this was literally true, and
that he thinks that Mr.. Reynolds was equally |
ignorant Of her address. Al thst was known
In the Office, he says, was that Mrs. Stephani
had moved somewhere with the purpose OF
avoiding her son, whose return from Europe
she expected. and OF whose violence she lived
Reynolds ( Harrison, MIR, Harrison said had
never known Mrs. Stephani or any OF the fam
lily until she retained them u few mon hs ago.
Mrs Stephan. however. appeared to them to
be refined and cultivated woman, although
about % or so years old. Before coming to them
she had been client OF Daniel Dougherty
10 sH ana hsE S9g the
which he had acted as her counsel before
REYNOLDS & Harrison, were retained. but said
having become acquainted Win them IN f6Iia.:
ddelphia,, where they formerly lived Mrs.
Moehring, well-known physician in that city.
and was n very fine woman indeed. Her
ia Mr. Th
and has since carried on the same business
alone. He lives in this city. As 70 young
10 say that his actions had sometimes been
purchased with the money OF his fathers es-
ate the bonds and other securities which he
name proceeding. that caused the whole
rouble with his mother; said yesterday that
md knew Of her present whereabouts. He had
been busyin helping TO look after MIR; Rey-
SSd al 20 DdFm M hHd s % ss
'hanl Of the event but he had sent some one
,lse. his wife, 1t is said. who had broken the
lews TO her as carefully as possible Mrs, Ste;
'hani was completely overwhel med by 1t, and
lad not been able 10 20 out or to see any one I
ince. She had already been. he said. in a
nervous and excited state over her trouble
With her. son. having undergone, vio- I
eaco a4d cross abuse at MS tnriHa. th9nHds
oence that she had left her former 6
esdence and ondeavored to concea! her living
lace from all except few trusted friends Tor
ear he might seek her out and Kill her The !
ows that he had wreaked vengeance, Instead,
n her. lawyer, had broken down the rem I
ant Of her strength, Although removed for 8
lie present from any danger Of violence at the O
ands OF her son. she still wished to keep her c
lace OF residence secret. 1t is, In small +
olel near Forty second street. Formerly she I
oarded at Fifty-iifth street and Seventh ave- o
ue. Her son lived with her there and at other
laces until lust before he went to Europe. s
Both Mr. Roed and Mr.. Harrison declared 8
oIiel that Stephani had returned tothis coun- s
y with the idea OF killing his mother in his
ind, and that tho new revolver he carried
as purchased for that purpose. His rage vas
Irnod upon the lawyer. they, suppose, first by
le refusal or inability OF the lawyer to tell him @
here to find his mother. and then by the in n
given him by the lawyer that the -