The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-28
HE SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.
ANGRY BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT
MARRY HIM At ONCE

with Mood Flowing from Her Wound, She
Walked with Him TO the Priests House
she - Dying aud Ile 10 In Jail.
Mary c. j. Brown. handsome blond young
woman. employed by DR.. Charles H. Shelton
OF Grove street. Montclair. was shot and hurt
MORALLY yesterday afternoon by her lover,
Joseph N. Ryan OF this city. Mary was maid OF
all work at DR.. shelton's home In Montclalr.
She left this city year ago. Ryan. who knew
her here. loved her and made several visits to
Montcair to urge the girl to give up houses
work and be his wife. She Invariably told him
that she would be ready to marry him when
no quit drinking and gave her some assurance
that he would support her properly. Ryan Is
a house painter. % years old and Mary one
year older. She evidently liked him. but had
sense enough to refuse to marry man Of his
habits. Each time Ryan called upon her he
went away angry.
Yesterday DR.. Shelton and his wife went to
Brooklyn to attend wedding. leaving their
four children In Mary's care. Michael Coifey
the coachman. was In the house just after din.
ner and had the youngest child In his arms
when Ryan appeared at the kitchen door and
asked for Mary The door between the kitchen
and the dining room was open and Mary was
busy clearing the dinner table. Ryan saw her
from the door step and crossed the kitchen to
the dining room. He closed the door
between tho two rooms and began a CON-
versation with Mary while two Of the
children wcro playing on the floor.
He was in the room half an hour before COT
iey's attention was attracted by angry words.
he MS knew Tint Iyan was reproaching the girl.
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ton to her. Ryan caught up with her at this
Mary ' We will viii settle this at the priests
The girl staggered along at bis side, until
Mendl He was not at home. and they turned
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After examining the, young woman he sent
fGr an am6nIanse and had 4Sr removed to the
hospital he was arrested. He was per-
ss sn With H McSE he shot e nSss Sud Lac
night Justice Milligan committed him to await
the result OF tho Woman's injuries.
She was wounded In tho abdomen with AZ.
calbre bullet. which lodged in her back. An
night and the ball was extracted. After the
operation the young woman rested quietly.
Sho has no relatives in this country. Her
from home two or three years. Ryan was
taken to her bedside last night BY Chief OF Po-
lice Pier. and the girl identified him as the
man who shot her. He was then handcuffed
and taken to the county. Inil in Newark.
- Ryan told Chief Pier that he was sorry that
he had not shot hmse after shooting the Uirl
He was slightly under the Influence Of LIQUOR
when he reached Montclnir yesterday. and. it
purpose Of killing the girl. because he told her
the last time she refused to marry him that she
would be sorry some day for lifting him. There
clair police station while he was there yester.
day. and threats Of lynching were heard, but
when the crowd got too large the police dis