Evening journal., 1890-05-13
WHO FIRED THE PlSTOL7
Elk Judge Masterson's Charges
Against Alice Hopkinson.
HE is HER COUSIN AND LOVER.


And He says She Attempted to Assassin
ate Him i'm Her Tlat-she states That
he Broke Down the Door and Fired
Upon Her-A strange Anair.
NEW YORK, May i9.-An elderly man
with a revolver in his hand accosted Police
man William +. Day, Of the Nineteenth
precinct, at Broadway and Thirty third
street last night and excitedly exclaimed.
A woman has attempted to kill me- At
the same time he handed the revolver to
the eofficer. See how had to fight for my
life" he continued, showing his hand,
which was bruised and bleeding II got
thoss wounds in attempting to take the
revolver away from her, after she had tried
70 murder me, Come with me and arrest
her" Day took the man to the police sta
tion, where Sergt Sheldon detailed Police
men Collins and Warner TO investigate the
charge The party went to an elegant
apartment in the Grand Central fiat at No.
SO West Thirty-s sixth street, where they
found "A young weman in Mysteries She
was pointed out as the alleged mnrderess,
and was taken, with the man, to the station
house.
An Ex-Judge aud Worth millions.
Here the man gave his name as Murah
Masterson ex-judge of Prescott, Ariz., 80
years old, and claimed TO be worth s5,00O,-
900 His fortune consists Of ready money
gold mines at Chihuahua Mexico, and
onyx mines in Arizona He is member
Of the United States Bar association, has
an office at No. s Wall street and lives at
No 81 West Thirty second street when ia
this city. He declared that the young
woman had not only tried to kill him, but
had swindled him out Of 100000 ia bonds
of gold mining company. and now was
| trying to blaekmail him. He alleged that
he had been duped by her.
The Young woman's story.
The young woman, who is q years old,
slimly built, and with the appearance OF
an invalid, said her name was Alice Hop
| kinson. She denied that she had shot at
| the x-judge, and claimed that he had shot
Mt her. He had broken open the door Of
/ her private apartments, she declared, and
then endeayored to murder her As to the
charge of swindling him, the young woman
said 1t was untrue. She was his partner in
| the mining business, and had simply re-
tanned her share Of the profits. Masterson,
she claimed, was jealous OF her week
ago he beat her until she was black and
blue. and tried to kill her by pushing some
sharp instrument into her ear He had also
stolen $500 and gold watch from her He
was intensely jealous Of q man named
| Warren, who is said to be a prominent
business man in this city.
she Tainted Away.
After hearing both stories Sergt. Sheldon
took counter charges Of feloniOus assault
, and announced that he would lock up both
parties When Miss Hopkinson heard thi.
she fell to the floor in a faint She wa.
carried into a private room and restored tc
consciousness Then she and the ex-judgt
were put in two cells. On the young
woman's person was found the following
letter;
The Psnitent Lovers Letter.
FIFTH AVENUE HorEI.
NEW NoRK, Palm Sunday 1900
Ny DEAR ROsE. George Caryll Warner, one OF
the best friends l ever had and who loves me
better than most brothers generally do has told
me all you said. My darling. I am truly heart
broken. just think Of III My III treating the
only woman | ever truly loved cannot write
tippantly any apology. ! am too much hear
wearied to attempt Il.
Oh, Rose, have pity upon me II you can AN
beside myself for want Of you. have not slepi
/ cannot visit your pretty fiat that 50 ruthessly
violated In my awful temper. must suffer fol
! my ungentemanlike conduct. and / will do so
But please say TO my friends, II forgive him.
and my great grief will stop. To think l eve
should raise hand 70 strike you, my little pet
! cannot write more. Oh, wish you could un
! derstand mel Your devoted MuRAH.
lie Broke In the Door.
! The only witnesses to part Of the occur
/ ~ aaf IN hax faE .In 4
] the fiat are Jennie Bradley, .Iiss Hopkin
] sons colored maid, and George Bradley
/ her husband. The maid says that the ex
: judge came to the fiat at o'clock last night
The maid was in the hallway, and wheI
r the ex-judge tried the doors he found then
locked He asked the servant II her mis-
( tress was in, and she replied that Mis-!
Alice was sick and my husband has tn
Z key to the doors.n
3 "Get me the key instantly, or TIL breaI
in the doorlN declared Masterson. The kel
was not forthcoming, and the Arizona maj
kept his word. He put his shoulder to tn
Z door and it yielded with crash He thel
z dashed into the room, and a moment or twl
Z after pistol shot was heard. The fright
+ ened maid rushed into the bedroom, fol
lowed by her husband. Miss Hopkinsol
+ was in bed, and the ex-judge stood over be
with the revolver in his hand.
y Feared Exposure.
i Indistinct hints were made that anothe
] occupant was in the room, but IL there wa
. the visitor escaped. The man and womai
Q exchanged violent words, he applying epi
9 thets TO her and she retorting. Then
: rushed out Of the house. Miss Hopkinso
e has accompanied the ex judge to Europ
e and various parts of the United States an
1 Z L. Al n
last nights disturbance occurred for th
past four years, occupying it when in th
! city. She admitted that the Judge was he
= lover as well as her cousin When Mi
= Masterson realized that the trouble woul
I become public he was terribly shocked
: and, clasping his hands, cried out, "Ol
!. my God will this be made known TO every
body"
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