The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
PRISONER DREW HIS PISTOL.
Sensational Clue in New York Police
Court.

New York, .Decem Der 26. j. S. Orgy
fus, "a year5 old, of 313 East Seventy-ssc-
ond street, attempted to shoot Mrs. Caro-
line Marcus, of 2l6 East Forty third
strset, in tho Yorkyille police court this
afternoon Drsyfus was prevented from
shooting the woman by the prompt inter
vention Of Roundsman Griffin of the
court squad. Mrs. Marcus was the COM
pIainant against Dreyfus whom she
charged with assaulting her in butch
er shop on First avenue. December II.
The woman was testifying before Mag
istrate Wentworth in Dreyfus's preiimi-
nary examination. Size said Orgy fus
who is meat cutter. in the butcher
shop, hurled hone at her, striking her
in the face. Dreyfus' face hardened at
this, and putting his right hand to his
hip pocket, he drew revolver and aimed
at Mrs Marcus's head. "You common
woman, this will settle you," he ex-
claimed in a fury. Roundsman Griffin
was standing close beside Dreyfus and
he quickly clatched the revolver. The
officer threw Dreyfus's hand upward and
the other court officers rushed upon the
prisoner and overpowered him. The
magistrate took a hand in the melee.
Dreyfus was standing against his desk
on 1.-THE platform. when arraigned, and
Magistrate Wentworth reached across
the desk and clutchod Dreyfus by the
throat and hung on until Griffin had
wrested the revolver from his hand.
Mrs. Marcus had Mysteries aud had to be
removed from the court room. When the
officers searched Dreyfus they found un-
der his shirt dangerous Turkish knife,
two-edged and as keen as razor. A
complaint was entered against Dreyfus
by Magistrate Wentworth and signed by
Mrs Marcus, in which he was charged
with assault with intent to kill, assault
with dangerous weapon and for carry
ing concealed weapons. A brief examine
ton was held and Dreyfus WAS held I'M
der $4,000 bail tor trial. During this ex-
animation, Dreyfus said to tho magis-
trate: "By God. I'll swear, your honor,
| that just es soon as I get out OF prison,
if 1T ia ten years from now. will have
that woman's hearts tlood. When am
placed on trial will tell the jury about
the two men that this woman lives with
at the Irving hotel. IL
On hearing this Mrs. Marcus screamed
and began tearing her hair. She was
removed from the court room by the off,
GERS and Dreyfus WIS taken down TO the
Yorkville prison. Dreyfus said later:
"My father, Isaac nreyfus. secured a
lob for Mrs Marcus's husband some time
ago In the United Dressed Beef Compa-
ny at Forty fourth street and First ave-
nue.. A short time afterwards, her hus-
band was caught stealing meat and my
father appeared against him. Ho was
son tenced to three months in the peni-
Tertiary. My father has been on inti-
mate terms with her for the past ten
years. She said she knew she could not
do anything with my father for sending
her husband away, and she would get
square on me. On Decamb Der Ia, she came
into the shop where worked, picked up
clever and was about to hit me with
it, warded it off and struck her in the
face with my fist. Nothing more was
done till got summons Thursday eve-
ming to appear in court today. In the
meantime l bought this 3S-oaliber Brit
ish bull dog to be prepared for her. l
bought the knife thinking I might get
close enough to her to use it if tho pig-
toll was taken away from me. -
Mrs Msrcus is q stooky woman of IS
years. She has dark hair and is fairly
attractive Her faue and eyes were swol-
lon and disoolorod and she said it was
the result of an attack upon her by Drey-
fus She says she has two children and
that she has been i'll since thu assault,
which WINS why the complaint had been
postponed SO long She refused to say
any thing more.