New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
SHOT BY HER HUSBANDS NURSE.

AN ENGIISHMAN TRIES TO ASSAULT MRS. HAW-
LEY CHAPMAN AND THEN TAKES POISON.
Herbert Scearvount trained nurse, who for the iase
Eve months has been attending Hawley Chapman OK
No. 50 St Marx save Brooklyn, at little before IL
o'clock yesterday morning fired two shots al his en-
rloyer's wife, while attempting an assault on her.
One bue: entered at the left breast while the second
took effect in her right arm. Immediately aitsr 'no
shooting soearvount went TO the bathroom ana en-
seavorcd 10 commit suicide by taking poison. Ihere
he was founs writing In agony. Word was Q"cAs
sent to the Tenth Precinct police station in Bergen
st. On the arrival Of the police, ScearVo"h' "'
victim and Mr. Chapman were taken 10 the oc"o,
Hospital where scearvount soon recoverea uhoer ueaV
ment. Mrs. Chapman found to be In cf'ue"'
condition. Scearvount taken to the TENN r'o
cinct police station where he was locked up ior eho
keeping. Mr. Chapman taken bnck TO MS home'
where some of his friends agreed 10 stsS "''' mum
and care for him. r., ,.o,.,
Ism for several months. He spent ias' so'","o, ~
the Catsills with his wife, where his malaoy oecaihe
50 bad that male nurse was required 10 ma"'so NIUE
They engaged Herbert ScearvounI an H"sn''
twenty nine years old, with forid compicAio" anu "
powerfn plly sque. He had been In ,hls country ou0
q short time. Mrs Chapman Is wen'y-o"r so"ls o'u
ard is of dark complexion They were ao'lseo "
take scearvount by Dr. Edward c. Mann, OF No. l2o
Park Place, Brooklyn, who had been treau"s w
Chapman for his alcoholism On returhhS W pio"n
len Nr Chairman was confined In DR.. Manns prl-
vate osylum until six weeks ago, when they went TO
scotland as II was thought an ocean voyage would
benefit the patient
They returned 10 Brooklyn three weeks ago, ana
lived in their home, No. SO st. Marks-ave scear-
yount having accompanied them everywhere IN MS
o.nacitv az nurse Although improved in bodily
health Mr. Chapman was worse in his mental trouble,
his brain having become softened. Sccaryonht was
continued in his place as to Mr.. Chapman MI.
Chairman was confined 10 his bedroom, which was the
hack room on the second floor. Yesterday morning
scearvonnt entered Mrs. Chapman's bedroom, whch
was the front room second floor and on her repcllng
his advances he shot her and then ran into the OATH
room where he was found by the police shortly AFTER
ward in n stupeRed condition. He was unable to
rive an account OF himself. The revolver was iound
BY his SIDE completely loaded 1t is thought that ne
reloaded II after the shooting, with the intention OF
shooting himself
The father of Hawley Chapman was George OFip-
mail n wealthy manufacturer in this city, VINO oied
sbout four years ago, leaving fortune OF %3ooooo.
An annuity went 10 his widow. Mrs. Chapman WHO
lives nj No. I,CO7 Lexington ave. The fortune was
left In trust to the son and his VIE cacp eehs s
canal share which amounted 10 $500 month 10 each
OF them. iIawley Chapman gained some hotore! III
Proohlyn Ave months ago by being eXpclicd from e
instaed under legal Injunction, upon which ne pan
his arrears lie well educated, having Deei
graduated from Yale and is now thiry-two years 0u.
After leaving college he went on the stage as icauhs
member of the Amaranth Dramatic society, under inc
naule OF Geoffrey IIawley, where lie mace nv III
the ,jtlerolo Of I" jim the Penman.' After that ne
IN tl,r profession and at the Montauk Cub where ne
hylslIy entertained his many friends.