New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-22
AT1KMrIED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
IN REVENGE FOR FASCIED WRONG, A RE-
PORTER SHOOTS A WOMAN.


Crazed with excessive drinking and with resentment
over a faneed wrong, Casslus Morey, reporter who
once occupied prominent place in his profession yes
terday made an attempt 70 murder Annie Ward by
shooun CHER. The bullet aimed at the woman's
brain, but ony inflicted slight wound in the eye
Having, ~ he believed. k.d his victim, MoIcy turned
tho revolver on himself and aimed bullet at his heart
The ball glanced upward and lodged in the shoulder.
Morey and the woman occupied rooms I'm the house
Kept by Mrs. Annie Pearsa, at No COZ West Twenty
fourth'T. The Ward woman lived with her husband,
clerk In a laundry, In room on the third hoor
Morey, who has been in the house for the last four
weeks, occupied adjoining apartment Morey who
was nearly always drunk, lost opportunity OF
Insulting the woman, and she retorted In kind.
About week ago girl called Lizzie, to whom
Morey was deeply attached, left the house with some
OF Mrs. Wards clothing Morey, it is sud, believed
that Mrs. Ward had Influenced the girl to leave him,
and his bitter feeling against her intensified 1t
was shortly after O'Clock last night when Mrs. Ward
going upstairs from the supper room, came face TO
face with Morey on the landing OF the first floor
Without uttefng word he drew a revolver from his
pocket and fired. Mrs. Ward felt the sharp sting OF
the bullet in her forehead and wheeling round, ran
screaming with fright into the backyard, climbed over
tcnfoot fence and got into the house adjoining
Morey dred into the back parOr and closed the door
Mrs. Pearsuu into the street calling for a police
Officer Kessler, OF the sixteenth Precinct, went
The door held fast on the other side by Morey.
AS the officer slowly drove his way forward hc-leard
pistol shot, followed by a heavy full The door
yielded to his hand and he into the room to find
Morcy lying on the bed bleeding from wound in the
left shoulder.
In the meantime Mrs Ward was brought back TO
the house, and then both the man and woman were
taken in an ambulance to the New-Iork Hospital
Neither IS seriously hurt. After the bullet had been
extracted Mrs Ward able to return home. Morey
will be able TO leave the hospital in few days. Up
to five years ago he employed on the city stat OF
"The sum- but recently he has done little else than
contribute occasional special articles to the daily
papers.
Morey is about fcrty-nve years Old and his acquaAt
ance with Mrs Pearsall dates back to the old "Tweed
ring" days Mrs. Pearsall then kept dsoderly house
in Crosby-st Her sister, Mrs. McCiTaw, had Sought
a divorce from her husband Judge Canozo lad
decided that Mrs. McGraw should not have the custody
of her little daughter The mother and child escaped
Into Canada out Of the jurisdiction Of the New OK
courts. Then Judge CardOzO, who believed that mrs.
Pearsall had aided her sister to escape, ordered hf
arrest for contempt Of court and imprisoned her IN
the Tombs. Henry j. Raymond became Interested ~
her story and fought and her battle: Morey: VINO
was then q reporter on "The Ncw-lorK Times was
put in charge Of the and In that way began
friendship which has existed ever since.