The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-10
SHOT HIS WIFE THREE TINES.
snr WIZ pRoBsBLT n WE'LL AND
s~TSSiTTUN WIZ 20 y
L-ttt-~ Tro-u r-r-lnen; Nrr In Montreal,
ln,indirE - J-dre. Foard IN Mr.. Bridr-
NAV. Rocr-H-r Hu-sEnd SHOT tt-r h.
,,t-e Of Her D~-rr:ion ana vay CT tie.

81 - q Ntu II laFA W NJ
ln,indirE - J-are. roa-d IN Mr.. Briar
NAV. Rocr-H-r Hu-sEnd SHOT it-r H.
r.u.. Of nrr D~--r:ioa ana WAY eriise
N,~-1EAL. Mar a-Teayer Hal Hill. ore o,
a. .egd.rE t~horsBghfa-as al Montreal. va
n. S..ne o! y most sensational shoo ing 10.
ar. Laura E!IdCman. a pretty yoGac woman
w. -. Gown hr her husband. CORTLAND
J.az-an Eridgman, and now lies q; the cty
ba.t!tl. In q critical condition with three tGl-
-: wounds 10 her body. The case is involved
q, l..f5ernhle mystery. and the real reason
,'.ha srar. ~ has rot yet Developed. The cou-
81. ana Live been separated !or some Tina.
--,t 'ii. no. nlns ard went for a stroll Bridr-
49,. age! his vile to re'lr1 and live with
.,r MS demand she made an attempt 10 get
,vsv '"ura him. By this ti=e they lad reached
r.a,s. IA.! n!ll. The woman saw an open
s,r- I'D. on hcr husband threatening her.
,ht made l. rush into the hallway and Ella N n ed
The s,7r il his face. BrlCnan pushed opel
tbe a,or su5 followed the woman.
IN TIE hallway g terrible struggle began.
The rpEa rGlle1 q revolver from his poke
an threatened TO sboo; her j! she did not
,c-e5t . BIS demands She per.istedi in her re-
tusL.. ma tnen Briisman deliberately levslled
n. revolver q; her and fred The FIRST bullet
l,srea u ne woman's shoulder. Not content
With Ills. B-idgnAn fred again. and the SEQ
opd ale struck the woman in the forehead
~ this time q crowd had been attracted By
the shooting. and several Of the onlookers
;arcea :heir Wal into the hallwAy. BrtdCnan
trea q jdrtlrg shot at the PROSTATE woman.
which took eject In her hand. Then. throw
Ing tae revolver. ASIDE. bridgnAn calmly
uG.ksa out hailed n cab. and drove on The
The woman was found in the hallway In an
almost Lacunscious. condi1cn. The anbu-
!snes vas sym u T 4hed d Az she WAS WAS, 5e;n 10. to
wounds serious. and efforts were At once made
t. eItrIr; The tui.ets one Of them penetrated
~. .t siouId.r' and a third passed through
tue EFF hand. Irtdgnhn in the mean time told
ite ca m as 70 ei nv ss n!n hi i3 uas mo ao'i's heA'-
The man gave bis name ss CORTLAND Free
man brdcnan. - years Of age, a collector,
mar was taken 10 tbs hospital and confronted
with his vile. When she saw him she cried
-Tste sin away. take him av.y. he fred
three shots a; tas. and has been very cruel 20
me
ire prisoner maintained a perfectly IN.
eoneerue! demeanor and made no statement
It WAS then taken before the police u acis-
trt,. and con mitted on a charge Of shooting
BridEnan. who is q short slight-built man
Q. dark -conrle1ion. about g yehrs Of age.
aud until a couple Of years ago he was editor
q. & pEper called the HrSterI. ~uHbtoTs& MiD-
NE tJtLE-CnC- q renHrEhuIy DTtNty gill WAS
employed IN his Office. and he induced her to
msrry him. although she was eng Ac ed TO An.
ward removed TO Montreal and lived together
hlfIily Until last October. Then BridC-
nlu. who was OF a Jealous disposition.
QuLrrelled with his wife. and the result
WIS a separation Prom that date the Young
woman seems 10 have led 8 wandering life.
she soon lind q nun Der o: AcouRirtances
among the young men OF the town She
moved from one hotel TO another. but her stay
II each WAS brief. as she had 10 visible means
o. support. For the last few weeks she has
teen stopping at the Hichelieu Hotel, and a
search Of her room today developed the fact
that she wss on very friendly terms with a
hum Der Sot citizens. including q proni-
tent Judge and several leading business meu.
The womAn's an.e-rnorfen statement was
takeu by the police n magistrate at the hospital
this, evening. she was yery bitter Icains;
her husband. whom she charged with always
having treated he- cruelty. Unless com PLEA.
tons set n the woman Is e1Hected to recover.
And when the case comes TO trial there are
expected to be some sensationS! develop
inents- There rs no doubt that BrcErnsn
was led 10 attempt 10 Eli his vile BIZ jealousy
AnG her mode o.! life.