The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-21
A Physician Had Looked at His
Wound and Pronounced It
o Trivial One.
TURNED IN THE STREET TO DIE.
Taken In by Another Woman and
Finally Sent to Bellevue
Hospital.

william ripley, an actor, who be-
longs to Terre Haute Ind, but who for
some time has occupied apartments in
the boarding house 261 West Thirty-sev-
Fnth street. is lying in a precarious con-
Hilton in Bellevue Hospital.
He is suffering from a pistol shot in
khe head, self-infiicted.
The physicians at the hospital regard
Rpley's case as one of the most re-
The man has lived over thirty-six hours
with a heavy calibre bullet in his head
Further, that while he must have been
unering untold agony. he was able to
walk about the city and keep the mat
ter secret. So far as can be learned,
he was able even to conceal the fact
that the bullet was in his head from
AZ least one physician 10 whom he ap-
The boarding-house at 2sl West Thirty
Eventh street Is run by a Mrs. Nc
some tmy fad eeen stepping there
vent up to his room on Wednesday
syening, there was nothing unusual in
ns demeanor to attract attention.
II was about midnight, and nearly
al the other boarders were in bed, she
avs. when she heard the sound OF two
rstol shots. fired about ten seconds
bors. She thought that It came from
npley's room, but was too much fright
med to make either an outcry or In
estigation. Instead she shut herself
~ In her own room and awaited de-
They came next morning, when shortly
More IL o'clock Ripley walked slowly
own the stairs. His face was covered
Nth blood and bandages. and his CLOTH
Ing was blood-stained. She evidently
te9Nd Tor the reputation of her boarding
howe as she at once ordered Ripley from
Mpace. He was scarcely able to walk
W but he staggered out into the street.
Is not very difficult to trace the
M ms movements after that. Less than
of Dr. suSsn ne 2s sa West T # the
ghth street, and asked for treatment.
y never mentioned the fact that he
~ attempted suicide. He told instead
mixing heavily, and DR.. Sullivan d.
tnosed the case as alcoholism and ner-
hls prostration. The physician also
tncei the wound in his head, but took
Y, fact the mans statement that he
~ fallen. All the time, however, the
net was in the actors head.
he :ett the physieian,s office. and at 3
sarding- house, but she again refused
.et him in. Then he wandered away
"a, oae na block SIt away from the house he
noarier at Mrs. McKennas. Seeing
hat Ripley was injured and suffering
We u stopped him and asked him the cause
kenna would not let him return to the
where. ~ ''1 N"' so''
Wis Miss ro'Brien led him around to 2os
WAS WAS known, and Ripley was given a
,,SSOm Even then, however. the fact of
sne attempted suicide and the mans
oI H condition was not known.
ms appearance, however, started lot
Sa GOSSIP which in time reached the
Tb eTw, who began an investigation.
snen at Mrs, McKenna's. They found the
HAM suahW which Ripley had occupied like a
WSs hesrIy as ao they t describe it.
%nen they had got through with their
tWSsss grraarded. Then they called at 2O6
ERInlsv iInirty-eighth street and found
scInnSS lying on his bed in a semi-con-
bear condition. The bullet had then
hours '' Heau III ieast twenty-five
man mSs W6. ringing up an ambulance, the
for ~ vas taken to Bellevue, and there
was me first time Ripley's real condition
va" W. ascertained.
Acton Wrat convinced the detective that the
Ne discovery OF this note in his room
MIS- McKenna's:
Father and Mother,
an Is no one to blame. ! am simply llret
ius Claim u ii struggle The life insurance II
h i noon n to-day Ripley was still alive
ence cn o, known as yet in what insur.
w. company he had taken out a policy
win his relatives W;;i try and communicate
wess THtqrt, who keeps the house 20
o-dav IhiIty,eighth street, when seer
ast said that shortly after O'CLOCK
bonsoH ieht Miss OBrien was at he
ecsie,0aa hd told her that Ripley probabi,
santsSu ms INJURIES in a fight, and sh,
fbsn H,hlm Kept quiet for a day or two
ans ST S Mass oBrien started for br. suili
wa5teSdh e SAID, when Ripley got UP an,
ala ba 10 go TO the Casino, where h
but she was engaged. He did 90 out
back sent after him. and brought hin
Then Or, Sullivan came again an,
De an rttating the man said he woult
La nsht The physician again TOOL
he s,parture and Ripley went out n,
S'99op and for an hour or 40 san,
Mrs HHHue Girls in Blue"
iEbtb Obrlen called at the Thirty
Sdn n street house again this morni1,
smovats surprised to hear Of Ripley
!. "a as >, relatives are said to be wealth,
WThe' an old family.
E mi die ospltal physicians say the ma,
!. 'umped Into the River.
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