The evening world., 1892-01-18

MRS CORA CHAPMAN.
lie gazed with a deeply Interested look ut
the woman who accuses him AMI with whom
he claims to have held an intimacy all during
the months that he was acting as nurse and
guardian to her husband, llawley Chapman,
the wealthy young Yale graduate, whose
ply steal and mental health was shattered.
Assault In the first degree Is the same as
the old statutory crime OF assault with intent
to Kill, and one convicted OF that ofYense may
be sent to the states prison for from five to
ten years.
Searvant is charged with having entered
Mrs Cora Chapman chamber ut her pretty
home, 80 st. Marks avenue, Brooklyn, on the
morning OF Nov. 23, and after making I'M
proper advances to Mrs Chapman, who was
awakened from her sleep by the intruder
and repulscd him, shooting her twice with a
revolver
The first bullet entered her hand, which
she raised as shield, and the second entered
her lett breast, penetrating the lung. Scar
want, she says, sat On the euge OF her bed at
the foot when he fired the shots.
Mrs. Chapman had strength enough lett to
call 1IA for an Toa ambuiance. iH w Whsx Poceman
Reynolds was called into the house he found
Mrs. Chapman lying on couch In her night
fODe ana SehTNant UNCONSCIOUS III Une Uuln.
room from the effects of dose OF poison lie
had taken.
In Servants pocket was found the re-
volvcr. with two exploded cartridges In It's
Both were taken to the seney Hospital,
where antidotes revived Searvant In lew
hours. But his beautiful victim fingered on
tha boundary line between this world and tho
next for many weeks, finally recovering,
though both Of the bullets still remain em.
bedded In her flesh.
nN pnA ma Atorko vaA
from the Seney Hospital Jan. Z. The next
day she appeared before the Grand jury and
on her sworn statement searvant was In
She told the Grand Jury that as Cora Cllf-
ford she met and married Hawley Chapman
five years ago, when Chapman was playing
as an actor. He was the son OF GeOfrrey
Chapman, and was known to the stage as
GeOifrey Hawley. lie had played In the COM
panies OF Joseph Jefferson, Minnie Maddern
and others, though his father was million
airc.
At his fathers death a life interest in
$3.50, 200 was left to Hawley, and like be-
quest went to his young wife. Hawley quit
the stage and lived such a fast ltfe that,
though he is but thirty-two years old, he be-
came irresponsible for his acts.
Herbert Searvant, trained nurse, was en-
iiated himself with both husband and wife.
He accompanied them ON tour OF scotland
| last summer.
| Mrs Chapman related that Nov. %, while
her husband was confined on the parlor floor,
she slept with only her pet dog for CON-
panion. The dog whined that morning, awak-
Ing her. She arose and let the animal out
She returned to her bed for another nap.
leaving the door aJar SO that the dog hight
| get in again.
| when she was awakened again. This time
she was startled to find her husbands nurse
| seated on the foot OF the bed.
He made an Insulting proposal sal and IL. she
"Now, don't be mean, Cora" said searvant
tnsinuatingly.
The frightened woman denounced him
again as coward to enter her room when he
knew that there was no one else In the house
save her hali-demented husband.
| "ue put his hand to his hip pocket" says
| Mrs. chapman, land then ] said You are
more OF a coward thnn ever to threaten me-.
| "He SAID ne was unarmed, and added:
But I'll show you whether am coward or
Then he hurried out Of the room, but was
back again before / mad recovered my pres
OF the bed, cooked and pointed the sevolver
~ had raised my hand. The bullet struck
It; Then her he pointed the pistol at my breast
II managed to get into the next room, and
rang for an ambulance. Then went down to
the front door and opened II. Then crawled
| back upstairs and lay down on the couch.
where The ambulance surgeon and the police
man found me-"
Mrs. Chapman denies that there were ever
| any improper relations between her and
| Searvant, but he insists that there were; that
be has letters from her to prove 1t: and that
the shooting was the result Of Jealous quar-
Meantime the husband, Hawley Chapman,
has kept himself In the public eye by his
! peculiar performances. His mind, for long
time plank, has regained power during the
lie escaped from his keepers at his home
and visited New YORK two weeks ago. He had
2 hilarious time, and was; reSaIPtured I 9y ex-
| Judge COOK, OF HoOOken, and william j. tate,
OF Brooklyn, his guardians. =.
| He was supposed to be demented and y
was intended 20 send him TO an asylum, put
decided that he WAS not insane, after
three days spent with him, and
certificate on which to base commitment
was refused, and Geof1rcy Hawley Chapman
was ii O oclock when Chief Clerk James
Walkley, OF the District-Attorney's once,
called the case OF Herbert searvant. o,oo,
overcoat and brown derby hat on his arm,
appeared at the head OF the stairs that lead
from the basement prison-pcn into Judge
lie appeared little apprehenslve at nrst
and his eyes wandered furively over tine
throng In the court-room. They found what
| they wanted apparently, for Searyant nodded
| familiarly and smiled at short woman wear
ing II brown-ribbon walking-hat.
| She returned the salute, ana SearVant
crossed the courtroom 10 the usual seat OF
prisoners on trial, which is placed against
one Of the great thick white CoIinthian col
umns that support the ceiling trusses-
| He told an EVENING WORLD reporter that
this woman was Mrs Childs. his good friend,
but refused any further Information.
Searvant Is defended In this trial by j.
Grattan Mcmahon, one OF the lawyers who de-
Tended the Italians charged with assassinating
| Chief OF Police llcnnrssey at New Orleans,
and who We're lynched by the Clay Monument
mob or Indignant citizens
| LAWYER McMahon Is New Orleans man.
| He came 10 New York because OF the illness
| OF his wife, on the recommendation OF New
| Orleans physician.
] District-Attorney James W, Ridgway con-