Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-26
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Mrs Louisa Niedman AccidentaIly;shOt Last Night by James w. COOk-The wOman's Condition Critical.
 There was a sad accidental shooting on Grand street last night. There was a big parade in honor of the Turner's who had returned from Paterson, N. J. after win ming laurels at the national turn fest. When the parade turned into Grand street the members of True Sisters. D. O. H.. who were holding meeting in the hall of the American hotel, went to the front win dows to see the display of red fire and hear the music. Among the number was Mrs Louisa Niedman of 57 Scovill street, who with Mrs Marcus HelImann and Mrs Lena Honegger looked out through the sam window. As the parade was passing the sound of a pistol shot was heard, Mrs Niedman was looking over the heads of the women in front of her. As the report sounded she exclaimed: "Some one is pushing me-" Mrs Hellmann turned having felt the wind of the bullet as it flew over her hand. As she turned Mrs Med man almost fell into her arms and blood stained the front of her light waist. Her friends placed the fainting woman on a couch and at once summoned medical aid
 Dr J. J. McAvoy arrived in a short time
  fortunate woman. On regaining conscious ness the injured woman was probably the coolest person present. Dr McAvoy found that bullet had been shot from below and had entered near the right nipple, passing upward through the luug and lodging somewhere unknown. He inserted probe into the wound to a depth of seven inches, but could find no trace of the bullet. He stopped the flow of blood, bandaged up the wound and had the woman conveyed to her home.
 Here the scene was extremely sad as the two young children of Mrs Niedman had learned of the accident. Dr McAvoy made no further effort to find the bullet but visited her several times during the night.
 Detective Egan arrived on the scene i'm mediately after the shooting. He learning the course the bullet had taken in the woman's body, and was told by the women present that the shot came from across the street. On the street he learned tbat while the parade was passing small, smooth faced man had come from Cook s restaurant out on the varanda and fired, | apparently in the air. Detective Egan went to the restaurant and from the description arrested the proprietor, James W. Cook. On being seached a self cooking, five chamber, 32 calibre Smith < Wesson | revolver was found on him. Every cham Der. however. was loaded. He denied the charge emphatically and swore by his hopes of hereafter that he had not fired ! the revolver that night. The weapon was 1 taken apart and it was easily discerned that the weapon had been recently dis. charged Cook maintained his innocence
 Later iu the evening Louis King the cool | n restaurant tn hn ct hr see Cook. and his statements were so pc culiar that he also was locked up. He claimed to have been cooking a supper fol a customer at the time the shooting oc cured. Mrs Cook said she YVES upstairs but had heard a shot
 Detective Egan went back again to tho restaurant. which is kept open all night | Early this morning he made discovery which explained the whole affair In tho | back yard of the restaurant, hidden under tree, was found box of cartridges Several had been taken from the box h stove in the house were found the empty shells which had been dis charged. The hiding of these things wa. probably done while Detective Egan wa. | questioning Cook on the veranda Confronted with this evidence Cool broke down about six o'clock this morning l NA4N H>AAANNSN hAH SultI' III court tuI morning he said to the complaint charging him with assault: "I did shoot. bu thought Was shooting in the air"
 Only pr McAvoys testimony was taken It was the same as given above. with tho exception that he said the wound was lia | ble to result fatally. Bonds were fixed a g 800 and the case continued until Satur day morning.
 Mrs Siedman is a we'll known German lady and her wide circle of friends ar, grief stricken at the sad accident which be fell her She is the mother of Emil Med man, Mrs John De Borde, and Miss Louis, Niedman of Beacon street and two younge children.
 Cook is a respectable young man an, looked this morning as if he was about {, be led to execution. It was an accident and shows that a loaded revolver is dangerous thing to fool with.
 Mrs Niedman was taken to the hospita this morning in Bergin's ambulance and i now resting comfortably.