The evening world., 1891-12-08
MRS. DOVE CoMsToCK'

When the Court opened, Dovie Comstock
and her uncle, Col. Forney, OF Washington.
entered and took seats beside Meserole and
his father.
Mrs. Dovie was blonde when the tragedy
In her Sackett street nat brought her into
public notice. To-day she is brown-haired,
plump and chic young person, dressed in =
suit OF Scotch goods, turban and an
astrachan cloak.
Col. Forney listened with much earnestness
to the proceedings. His light brown Dun
dreary whiskers, unkempt, distinguished him
in appearance.
Mrs. ComstOck. nee Forney, was the wife OF
wealthy Providence, X. l., man till four
years ago, when he secured divorce from
her. She then came to live In Brooklyn She
was dashing, comely and had Inherited much
OF her fathers social polish.
Assistant District-Attorney Clark, opening
the case for the prosecution, said that Larbig
had furnished the Sackett street fiat for her,
and that naturally there could be no warm
friendship between him and the young man
from the woman
The prosecutor retold the story of the
tragedy OF June 81. He said that Meserole
was lying on the bed In the nat wnen LarDig
/
stock had been his nurse through period of
semi-sickness.
There was quarrel, and Meserole from the
oea In the alcoVe ana' acSpraieg 70 @ ms own oWh
the fiat OF his hand, tred shot
that pierced Larbig's breast near the heart,
and second shot as Larbig fell into the bed
room beyond. This second shot struck Lar
Mr. Clark said that tenant OF the floor
above who heard some conversation by way
I..f Nn atr Sl,nft hn 10 nr In yuff
ness
The prosecution characterized Mrs. Dovie
Forney Comstock IN terms that caused her
face to burn with resentment.
Samuel II. McElroy, a civil engineer, was
| the nrst witness. He testified to the correct
ness OF the diagram OF the Sackett street
apartments presented in court.
| DR.. A. ". Shepard. who, as CorOner's physi-
clan, has made Il thousand autopsies, testified
that Larbig's death was caused by pistol
shot wound through the heart.
Lawyer W. j. Gaynor, with whom Henry
W. Siocum, 1r., is associated as counsel
! for Meser0le, cross-eXamined DR.. Shepard.
but brought out nothing new, except that
Larbig was a strong, healthy, athletic man,
nve feet eight inches In height, and 200
pounds in weight.
Police capt. James Levy OF the Third Pre-
Clnct, testified that during the evening OF
/ June 81 young Meserole and Mrs. Comstock
came to the station.
t "Meserole said: Il have come to surrender
myself At the same time laying arevolver
~ asked whom he had shot, and he replied
Theodore Larbig.'"
The revolver was identified by the Captain,
and that onlcer told how he went TO the nat a
little after 10 O'Clock the night or the shoot
ing, and there found Larbig's body lying lace
down, across the little dinins-room.
"The sergeant turned the body over" said
Capt Levy" and opened the vest and found
two bullet WOUNDS. The ambulance came,
and the doctor said the man was dead
"Then went back to the 81 alton and had
an interview with Neserole. l told lin the
man was shot dead, and he must be careful
II ne made any statement, as what he said
would he used In his trial.
! lie replied i have nothing to conceal.
heard loud talk, as OF Quarrelling, out In the
diuing-room, and presently, AS ! lay In the
alcove, Mrs. Coinstock came running In and
LarUig after her.
"He threw her on the bed asS got his hand
on her neck. ] Jumped up nd drew my
pistol. ] said that II he didn't Set go OF the
woman I'd shoot him.
"'Larbig replied that he didn't care; /
might shoot 81 liked. Then he made NJ me,
and nred. That's all there Is OF It,"
Young Meserole, grown prematurcly old
during his Imprisonment, stared hxedly at
the captain and made no sign OF hlsagree-
ment. r.~
/ Gen. Meserole coveredWais eyes with his