The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-25
ALBERT SERVANTS CRIME.
HIS ACCUSATION OF MRS CHAPMAN
BELIEYED 10 BE 4 LIE
He Had been Observed 20 Keep Hts Eye
Fixed on Her During Ordinary Business
Trnnsnc Ions, aud Evidently Was In Love

made to the Brooklyn police after his arrest
| included an assertion that their relations had
been improper. and also that she had misused
her husband. Mrs. Chapman has hundreds of
friends In and out Of the theatrical world. As
many OF them as were seen yesterday said
bluntly that the nurse lied OF the woman's
relations with her husband. they said she was
| a devoted wife and TINT she had suffered
| greatly since he had had parcsis. She had
| boon begged to have him put in an asylum.
| but had always refused, because shc wanted
| him near her. where sho could sec that he was
properly and kindly treated. Capt. Early Of
the Tenth precinct. in his report OF the cnse to
Superintendent Campbell. said at the end Of
the report:
| Tho prisoner was questioned by me as to the
motive for committing. tue crime. and said that
he had been engaged about four months ago to
take charge OF Mr. Chapman. and that about
two months ago he became intimate with the
wife. that the intimate relations with her con-
tinucd until last Saturday, and that he noticed
her in the morning dressing with great care.
and asked her where she was going. She re-
fused at first to tell. and thcn began to abuse
him. and said that she loved another man. He
then requested her not to meet him. She re-
fused, and then hc shot her
want is II loaicr who would say anything TO
give n cause for his act. He apparently took
no poison, ana went through INC 1DTnl III nD-
pcaring TO be drugscd lust for q blum. Why.
he was taken to the hospital. md an hour aud
ard he WAS a. WI ths as ySn no
Hines stun scarvant had swall lowed was ' in ali
Mrs. Clapman's condition yesterday was
said TO be tho same as on Monday: She was in
H. dlnser Of d ST. hut had fry
possessor nf Il large estate. aud. in ease Of her
death. it would 60 to, her, insane husband.
hns all that is necessary to maintain him in
luxury as Iongas he lives. and he will pro.a-
Mrs. Chapman's counsel. therefore. called at
tho hospital for tho ,purposc OF drawing upa
Mrs. Clifford. Mrs. Chanman's mother. spent
Marks. place. where the shooting occurred.
caring for her son,inI I She said; rSiuting
more than a, week ago, Mrs. Chapman had sni
to her that she certainly would have to dismiss
the nurse: that he continually insulted her
maltrcutcd his patient, The story Of the shoot
ing as Mrs. Chapman had repeated it to her.
She was in her j. room dr ,.;, when tho
a n1y sc he'd ONLY @
in which she was found aftcrward by the po:
lice. He made an insulting remark TO her md
of and started for the door to cry out. He
succeeded in putting his arm about her waist.
She pushed him away and then ' he he placed his
volvcr he rcl twice. She did not remember
a;nythiGs mere f. until Defective Reynolds came
As ii was only about o o'clock when searyant
went into her room. and It was i 80 when
house. she must haye been UNCONSCIOUS for
nearly two and a half hours. What searv4nt
probabiy did NJ" not take the opium COMPOUND
Immediately after the shooting: Mrs. Chap
man has not been informed Of the accusation
E"ut lnanmnn and lis wife sir Frank Eeiiiy.
the estate was worth probably half million
dollars. 1t vas necessary for the proper man
".a Of the oS S5aS CHECKS nd as lint for d tho
to the Office: On these tr!ps she
the nurse: Mr. Weinberg -disapprovcd Of the
nurse and insisted that Mr.. Chapman should
receive proper treatment anywhere else. Mrs:
Chapman always answered that shc wanted
her husband ~ her when he was sick. and be-
he feared some day he would become insane.
and he begged that he should never be taken
tried to b, near him. she sad because she did
not want to hnye him alone with the nurse ! for
when she lett him he cried like II child. Mr.
CHIEFLY said he had noticed, and that NJ
Weinberg had also NOTICED: that the pig
Chapmnn.and that then she was in consultation
With them he kept his eyes on her all the TING
mother lived with the family or Mr. Wernburg
would certainly haYt insist.d that II" nurse
Chapman, and her husband and the nurse
made TO the lawyers Office was on Friday. She
ward 81" dii dscharse her. That accounts for
the disappearance Of the servant. which was
mentioned "A strange incident in tho
Yesterday, From Friday to the time of the
shooting Mr. npd Mrs Chapman were alone in
wants assertions Mr. oIieilly said that he DO
ltsyed every one Of them wns lie. Mrs.
anrc and was in every way good woman and
n,good wife, Had she chosen TO be otherwise
e r T?a S IL whs ss4a ssp tay
~" hs g a the sn"9ts E w
had been, treated ms such SO long that it was
possible that he began to think hc had IL right
to- be jealous.
The detectives in the Bergen strcct station
said they had very cnrcruy Investigated every
statement Of the nurses and TINT they had
"ms r% G IN y my
Sraiyant was taken to Justlcc Tighe's court
Yesterday and was nrraiEncd on an accusation
would make no statement. lie looked sulen
and answered, all tho questions asked him
manGcd tho man to Nov. 80. or to await tho re-
SUIT OF MS victim $ INJURIES.
Superintendent Of Police Campbell had an
interview with the nurse luter and asked him |
how he came to have the revolver with which |
he shot Mrs. Chapman. Searvant said he |
bought IL several months ago because ho |
thought it was II custom to carry weapons. |
He had taken il home and had not thought OF |
it until Mrs Chnpman's sections cXnspernted |
him. Then he got it and shot her. This doesn't |
Mh o Sr ch r " ter b,S SIo s"y
pistol pocket and drew his revolver and fired" |
What Scurvant did IN the house during tho |
two hours and Il half between tho time the |
shots worn heard and the time he was found |
IN tho bathroom stupcllcd with opium or max
ing believe no was Is ~ matter of conjecture.
il is known that he came to the door once and |
told an enquirer that nothing was tho matter.
The question arises why ho did not complete |
the murder; Possibly he thought Mrs. Chap
man was dead. II not. he must have lost |
nerve after seeing what he had done. II he |
had killed her lie could haye concocted story
Of suicide. or Of attack by tho insane husband |
that could not have been contradicted.
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