The record-union., 1895-02-22
THE FURY OF A WOMEN SCORNED.
There is Nothing in Hades That
Equals it.
Mrs. j. p. Brissel, In a VhfrI of Jeal.
ousy, Shoots and Wounds Mrs.
Lizzie Moore.


took place yesterday morning about
o'clock in the Mansion House on Sew
enth street, near I. There was not only
woman in it, but two of them, although
but one was armed.
The person who did the shooting was
the wife of Constable John P. Brissel,
and she planted bullet in the feshy
part of the thigh of Mrs. Lizzie Moore,
the divorced wife of Captain Bemish,
who some years ago was engaged in
steamboating between this city and Red
Bluff.
Mrs. Moore boarder at the Mansion
House, has been suspected by Mrs. Bris-
sci of having held unwarrantable rela-
tons with the latter's husband, and the
shooting was the result of an early
morning call upon her by Brissel. He
had left his home, short distance away,
with the avowed intention of going into
the country on business.
THE WIFE SUSPICIOUS.
1t appears, however, that Mrs. Brissel
suspected he was going to call on Mrs.
Moore, so she went to the latter's board
ing-house in advance. Sure enough,
Brissel did call there-though he says it
was for only a consultation with Mrs.
-
no sooner reached the head Of the stairs
than his wife set upon him.
They had a wrangle then and there but
both left the house. Mrs. Brissel, how
ever, now quite beside herself with jeal-
ousy ana rage, returned to the boarding
house and, calling at Mrs. Moore's room,
FIRED SHOT AT HER.
The report of the pistol attracted the
attention Of the proprietor, who ran to
the spot, seized the enraged woman dis
armed and elected her from the house.
1t was found that the object of her
wrath had been shot in the right thigh,
but that the wound, while serious, was
not necessarily dangerous.
ATTACKED HER HUSBAND.
After the shooting Mrs. Brissel went to
her home. where she found her husband.
They met on the stairway leading to the
basement. and she attacked him. He
tried to defend himself, but was consider
ably bruised and had one of his shoulders
dislocated.
Subsequently a story was circulated to
the effect that BrisSeI attempted to kill
himself, but this he denied.
Mrs. Brissel was not arrested, as it is
said her victim will not swear to a COM
plant against her.
WHAT MRS. BRISsEL SAYS.
Mrs. Brissel made a statement to re-
porter, in which she said RS. Moore had
eral years; that she had intercepted let
tiers from her to him; that she had warned
her TO cease her attentions to Brissel and
that the latter had promised several times
to have nothing to do with Mrs. Moore
She did not manifest the slightest regret
at what she had done, and did not DENY
that it had been her intention to kill the
woman.
MR.. BRIssEL's STATEMENT.
To RECORD-UNIo reporter Brissel
said his wife had been insaueIy Jealous of
him. "a bout two years ago." he said, "a
messenger boy came to my house while |
was eating supper, with message from
the inmate of house of shady reputation,
who wanted TO see me on important bust
ness connected with my office. My wife
opened the message and asked, Who is
this woman? p l told her who il was, and
she wanted to know if L was going to see
the woman. replied that l certainly
would.
when I called on the woman she gave
me bill to collect, and l collected it.
When l returned home my wife asked
me if had been to the woman's house.
L told her l had, and l gave my wife half
the lee that L received for collecting the
bill.
Every time woman called at nv
office, ii my wife would be there, she
would ask what was wan5ed On one
occasion lady called at the Office to see
T..
BrisseFs wife; you can tell me what you
want
Mrs. Moore had brought suit against
man Tor nurse hire, and 1 served the pa
pers in the case for her. That was about
ayear ago. The case was called in the City
Justices court on Tuesday afternoon,
and was continued on account OF the in
ability of the defendant, who was sick, to
be present. Mrs. Moore called at my
office Tuesday afternoon to have me serve
subpoena in the case. [ was not in, and
my deputy performed that duty.
This morning L told my wife had to
go TO Gait TO serve an eXecutio n. and
that l would leave here at Z o'clock. |
was to have gone to Gait in Charles
helsen'S wagon, which / was to get at
Seventh and l streets, but before the
wagon was ready l stepped into the
Mansion House, which is close by, TO
speak 10 Mrs. Moore in reference to her
suit. / had no sooner knocked at the
door than l was struck over the head and
face by someone, who at the time l did
not know. As soon as l saw it was my
wife, l cried, For Gods sake, what is
the matter with your
''She replied, There! l have caught
you at lastn | said to her, For Heavens
sake, don't make a scene In this house!
Let's go home, and there viii explain
all about it,
1--WE both then left the Mansion House
and supposed she was going directly
home. l soon went home to see if she
was there, but she was not, and then |
went into the basement to see if she was
there. She was not there then, but as
was going down the stairs she tiptoed
down after me. AS L started to go up
stairs she caught hold OF me around my
, neck. In trying to save myself from
falling down stairs, my arm caught in |
the pickets of the balustrade. That is
how injured my arm.
''She then began beating me. l said to |
her. For Gods sake stopi You arc
breaking my armH She replied. Yes, l |
have taken shot at that woman .
II told her she had shot an innocent |
woman. My wife kept hitting me in the |
face with cup. l attempted to get hold |
OF her to make her desist, when nv six
teen-year-old boy pulled me back, aud |
she kept up her onslaught.
Thinking that by soaring her I could
make her stop, / asked: Must l have to
kill you to make you stop?' | then
pulled my revolver. but with no other
object in view than to scare her, which I
did. That Lad the desired effect. We
both then left the house, and | went to a
DOCTORS Office TO have my injuries treated.
II was not at the Mansion House when
my wife shot Mrs. Moore. She must
have gone STRAIGHT to the Mansion II