Evening journal., 1891-07-01
SHE SHOT AT SIX BOYS.
Peppered Like So Many Birds
in a Tree.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS LIFE UNSAFE.

ONE OF THE VICTIMS LIFE UNSAFE
His Eyes We're Put Out and He May
Die or Become Insane--nIrs. Mary
Forbes the Name OF the Woman Who
Used AN Air Gun.
NEW YORK, July 1.--6eorge Reihorn, the
lad who lost the sight of one eye by being
struck by a bullet from an air gun in the
hands OF Mrs. Mary Forbes, was not the
only boy who suffered from the woman's
strange imprudence. There were five other
youngsters in the branches Of the tree on
East One Hundred and Twenty street
at the time that young Reborn was shot,
and all but one OF them had previously
felt the sting Of bullet.
Although the detectives could not find
Mrs Forbes when they went to her House,
16l East One Hundred and Twenty-third
street, shortly after the shooting, they sue
ceeded in arresting her later She showed
no emotion when arraigned before Justice
Diver, although she wept when she was
committed without bail.
His Eyes Destroyed.
The lad is at the home of his parents,
l55 East One Hundred and Twenty-third
street, suffering intense pain He slept
none on Friday night and kept his parents
awake by his pitiful cries The physician
/ says the eye Is destroyed, and is somewhat
| fearful that worse results may come The
/ bullet, which Is somewhat smaller than
one OF % caliher, struck just above the
Il left eye directly under the eyebrow, aud
| worked downward under the eyelid to
ward the nose, where it was found and ex-
tracted.
He May Die.
The boy complained Of intense pains all
over his head The front portion Of the
skull is very thin and brittle and the doe.
tor fears that the bone has been fractured
and that little pieces have touched the
brain. If such be the case the boy, II he
lives, will become insane. His condition
does not warrant an operation at present.
She shot at Them All.
The story Of the shooting as told by John
McManus, twelve years old, Of 100 East
One Hundred and Twenty-third street
places the case in a much more serious
light. There were six boys in the tree ant
Mrs. Forbes shot at each.
The boys are John Ridley, twelve year
old, of l59 East One Hundred and Twenty
third street, William Riordon, sixteeI
years old, living on One Hundred ans
Nineteenth street, near First avenue; J
| Kronenberg, nineteen years old, of 10
East One Hundred and Twenty-thirl
street; Harry Johnson, twelve years old
Of 1856 East One Hundred and Twenty
street: young McManus and Reihorn. Tn
Il fAs,l f,a
of a large maple tree, which stands II
front Of the house adjoining Mrs. Forbes
and about twenty feet from the woman
window.
He Thought nee stung Him.
! It was about o'clock in the evenin
when the boys climbed into the tree. o
big limb sat Johnnie McManus jus
where the branches form a comfortabl
seat He was reading and was facing Mr.
> Forbes window. In front OF McManu
sat Kilborn, also reading and facing th
window. Riordon, who was on the to
! branch Of the tree, yelled with pain an
fell from the branch TO another a distanC
Of about ten feet He explained that a be
{ had stung him on the hand. The ski
s from between his first and second finger
; was slightly torn. Young johnson the
; said that a few minutes before somethin
& struck him on the chest. Kronenberg ais
said that something had hit him.
She Had an Airgun.
Just then McManus felt a stinging ser
sation in his left cheek. He found hi
: cheek was bleeding, and, looking up, sa'
1 Mrs. Forbes in the window with an airgu
: in her hands.
"Hey, you better look out; you just she
!, mep he shouted.
Mrs. Forbes then deliberately pointe
the gun at young Reborn and shot him
the hand According TO McManus, sh
tossed an empty cartridge shell out Of tn
window, left the window for a momen
and returned. Young Reihorn was lool
!, ing straight at her She took deliberat
Z aim and fired.
d "Oh, I'm shotp' cried Reihorn, 'reelin
I backward. He was saved by young NJ,
$ Manus from falling to the ground MR.
!, Forbes then disappeared from the window
r Mrs. Forbes is taR, slim woman, wit
a bard features. When in court she was IL
; formed Of what a serious turn her victiI
+ might take it did not seem to bother he
y in the least Her husband is Edwar
o Forbes, bartender. She claims the boy
8 were making a noise and she was afrai
J. her husband would be awakened. Tn
e boys say that Mrs. Forbes made a practiC
of shooting birds in that tree, and that 0
e last Sunday she killed two birds with th