The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-24

About o CLOCK yesterday morning woman
living in q house at 80 Prospect place. tn
back windows Of which face the Chapman
house, heard two pistol shots. She looked GU
and saw Mrs. Chapman standing at one of tn,
windows In the Chapman house and clingine
to the window frame Then she saw her fal
to the floor. She didn't think at first that hel
falling had anything to do with the pisto
shots. man who lived In the house mex,
door to the woman also saw Mrs. Chapman
fall He entered Masters drug store in Sixth
and Fatbush avenues few minutes later
Mr.. Master is O friend OF Mr.. Chapman. The
man said to him:
There's been some trouble at Chapman's u
Then he told what he had seen. MASTER said
he did not think It amounted to anything. but
Bergen street station which is Just opposite
the drug store about It The man did SO. and
Searyant answered the bell. The policeman
house He said there had not been any. and
policeman went away Soon after Mr.: Master ter
ca!led, and the nurse again came to the door.
How Is Howly this morning% asked Mr..
Hes all right" the nurse answered. and
twsney MIMI minutes sws Dsst II O'Clock
sSe corner q Fiatbush aRd sl1ss AVENUES
manager. had heard the story Of the shots and md
also Of Mrs. Chapman falling. Detective Ser
sa wsynSs ss o. On and a 5@
aTs mnst Ke1naKs ee &c % hat
snS r. would foley sroSpa Ia %oa! S Be- 81
band ban y he Was needed sent boy
street Be-! ore he reached the house s the boy s
game running out. crying that a woman had
Reynolds hurried across the street and up
Sst N eea dSspmsn h
esSs mi mi & ssr ss @ h
tective entered the room Mrs. Chapman opened
by SS sss ,at the m.tter' What's happenod7"
."oh; what an awful dream" she replied:
9f ss SssG s asfsd
!, NO" said Mrs. Chapman. 1.-THE nurse did
take liberties with her. She had resented and
en A ths sa sas
sss hs:s
Stabbed h% BY neet drsesed Elm out
was arsnG He Sa got him on Rs fest Dalf1 and nd
Ied MIN over to where MIRA Chapman was
Fa u Am se and ao de
asked II this was the man who had shot her.
. The ambulance came then with Dra Name.
Cordweli. and Cameron. They put Mrs. Chap;
ss that f the Peeied h. had fq beea
.sss .fss q R ssns1 HSsSS put IL. psy
soS xsf Ssd
t. you'd %hsa
tRsm Tse tie and he WA ES5tsS
open. and s stu " anotSsr %%or i the PUMP:
II was found he had taken black fuid that |
% apa hnuaFh 4ad
TX tSssR Z. # to ki himself He admitted also
III s"1 ,.ss We SssP%ssn Ssd ssl$
was a lie He declared she would not have re-
hm r. ThS involved in this
Nj Chapman was not able to tell anything
; about what had happened. The doctors at
work on Mrs Ghnpman probed for bullets. and
rreeover, but her CHANCES were not the best
hap s.0 saa haR es Sarss haS
worked work, for her three months. and that he had
y About : o'clock searvant was taken to tho
'a aa fully Hfn Tsseve a phs
effects Of tho poison he had taken, He looked
ugly, and answered the Sergeant's questions
shortly He was born 10 England. he said, and
vas a, years old Chapman was brought to
, ,,, station with him. and was. questioned. He
Saep a. th to nnswsr questions as ne had
his mental condition
. The stories that Searvsnt told the police are
n ,.t accessible because the police inspector OF
the district says he doesn't favor printing that
20 i. apd Because CAPT Early thinks that
maybe they are not true. and It wouldn't DO
H nght 10 print the defence q man made II 1t
se ,a Is that no was Jealous q Mrs. Chapman ON
man. N '0
lhe police will only say that he alleged he
EAu mad a quarrel with Mrs. Chapman be-
s ,ore the shooting; that he had gone to her
to RSS AZ
en;,. VII not spy. He will be arraigned In
rnspt there. but II ]: not not likely. ~ ~
SShe is % years old. There has never been a
pEeath OF suspicion against her reputation. |
tS ss ru van Hawly said she knew nothing about
/. sha ueo, incident in connection with the. case
ant sri who did the hoSsswerE for Mrs.
y. = me house ut the time OF the shooting. The
, ~.ce nave not been able to get any trace Of