The sun., 1896-02-29
,OWD-MARION SHOOTING.
ne MARION WITHDRAWs HER
-nypLITNI AGAINST MRS DOWD.

I ruo Actresses Weep In Each Others
Am. and KISS Each Other In JeTcrson
s.rket Police Court - They Finally
Leave tho Court Room Arm In Arm.
Tho case Of Mrs. Henrietta Dowd OF 80 West
r,venty fourth street, who was charged with
e,inr a loaded pistol at Mrs. Lillian swain
,s.ron OF Daly's company, Just outside tho
s,ooc door Of the theatre on the night OF Feb. 3.
.nded In manner that was surprising. especial
- ,or Prof George II. Swain. the father of the
! .,,n ,,a,nant in the Jefferson Market Police
Corrt Yesterday afternoon. The case had been
.aiourncd several times. nnd It was said that
AIRS. Marion wanted to withdraw the complaint.
u.r father protested that his daughters repu-
..,ion had been smirched. and he wanted to
lnr,ss the complaint to the bitter end. He was
W. court Yesterday with his daughter and her
lawyer. A. ii. Kafrcnburgh OF Howe & Hum
mels office.
. Mrs Marion wore a sealskin coat. and violets
IN her bonnet. Mrs. Dowd. who was fashionably
clad. carried a large bunch Of red roses In her
hand When the case was called her counsel
EMANUEL Friend. asked that the case be again
al ,ourned until March 10. When Police Mag
i.trate Brann granted the request Prof Swain
left the court room. His dauehter told him she
would follow in moment. Mrs. D3wd retired
10 one OF the private rooms and stood nervousy
nIncking at the roses which she held in her
Sand When Mrs. Marion entered the room
he two women pHiTtu NJ ehCn ulher' inen. W
be as,onishment of the court officers and law
jers Mrs. Marion threw herself into her nssail-
ants arms. and they wept efusvely and kissed
zach other many times. after which they sat
down on a bench and talked for half an hour
Mrs Marion said she wanted to withdraw the
Complaint. and the lawyers marched out into
tbe court room and got Magistrate Brann's per-
mission to go on with the case.
Mrs. Marion will now tell your Honor she
tnows thnt Mrs. Dowd did not intend to shoot
At her" said Lawyer Friend.
1 Mrs Marion said that Mrs. Dowd fired In the
AIR She all led that she had never met the de-
Ifendan but once before the shooting. and she
knew Of no reason why Mrs. Dowd should seek
} TO harm her.
"But." said Magistrate Brann. in the state.
ment you made on Feb. 4, you swore that Mrs
bowd had pointed and discharged a loaded pis-
wish to withdraw that statement" replied
Mrs Marion ut was made while was labor
Ing under great excitement"
The com piaint was then dismissed, and Mrs.
Dowd was discharged. Then thetwo women re-
tired tn the private room and had another long
talk. Mr.. Friend made n statement to Magis-
trate Brahn in which he said the whole trou BILE
was brought about because Mrs. Dowd was
morose and despondcnt.
"Certain allegations have been made" con-
tinued the lawyer. which reflect upon the
character OF Mrs. Marion. and l wish to deny
them. From the investigation ! have made
hnd there never was the slightest reason to be-
lieve that Mrs. Marion had wroIged the de-
fendant. or ever interfered with her domestic
happiness D.. c,,,, ,,u,.s
into the court room and asked anxiously about
his daughter. When he heard that the COM
plant had been dismissed he seemed greatly
perturbed. Mrs. Marion and Mrs. Dowd left
the court room arm in arm.