New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
SHOT AT ANOTHER ACTRESS.
MRS DOND FIRED A REVOLVER NEAR
DAIY'S STAGE ENTRANCE.
LILLIAN MARION ~ PRIVATE LIFE MISC
SWAIN. THE INTENDED VICTIM-pROMPT
ARREST OF THE AssAILANT AND HER
HUsBAND-THE FORMER LOCKED Up
AND THE LATTER RELEASED.

EUSBAND-THE FORMER LOCKED Up
AND THE LATTER RELEASED.
A young woman was arrested last night on the
charge OF atterap,ng TO shoot In front Of
the stage entrance OF Daly's Theatre The prisoner
is Mrs Harriet Dowd. twenty-three years old, Of
No. II West Twenty fourth-st.. who described her.
self as an actress. and the other woman Miss
Lillian Swain. whose stage name. as II appears on
Daly's bills is Lillian Marion. The latter is the
daughter OF Professor George E. Swain. OF No. 26l
West Northumberland -seventy-eighth-st.
Mrs Dowd and her husband. John. twenty y-seven
years old. who is actor employed in Days Thea
tre went to the stage entrance OF that theatre in
Twenty -nlnthst.. few doors east OF Slxth-ave..
at about 7:i5 o'clock last night. According tho
doorkeeper. Mrs Dowd asked for Miss Marion"
They had met before, and the people about the thea
tire believed them to be excellent terms. Miss
Swain. or Marion. went to the door leading 10 the
street. and seeing Mrs Dowd and her husband stand
ing the steps. walked outside. expecting. as she
afterward said. that Mrs Dowi going to
treat" AS Miss Swain stepped out OF the door Mrs
Dowd drew a revolver. and leve.ng II at the other
womans head. pulled the trigger There was hash
and sharp report. which brought the actors ana
actresses who were In their dressing rooms TO tho
DOOR anl caused a crowd OF people to collect In the
street In the excitement Miss Swain managed 10
get away She had not been wounded
Mr. and Mrs. Dowd walked TO the gate OF the raii-
ing In front Of he house where they were stopped
by Detective Handley or tne ttHIdi Vh"Ne' WV
had heard the pistol shot at Th!rtieh-st and sixth
ave and had hurried 70 Investigate the matter Hs
n,aced Mr. and Mrs. Dowd under arrest. and took
thcm TO the West Thirtieth-st station. When Mrs.
Dowd was searched there a revolver OF is calibrs
was found in her pocket. Four OF the five chambers
loaded
Sergeant Shire after taking Mrs. Dowd's pedigree.
decided TO hold her and her husband. pending the
arrival OF Miss Swain About o'clock Miss Swain.
accompa MED by her father arrived at the station.
She appeared to be greatly excited The sergeant
had Mrs. Dowd and her husband brought before the
desk again and asked Miss Swain II she would make
a charge Of felonous assault against Mrs. Dowd.
Miss swain hesiiated moment and then answered
that before aoing 50 she woula like TO have talk
with the prisoner. The sergeant permitted the
women to hold a private conversation, which was
concluded by MIS-. Dowd declaring that she was =
woman and a lady, but that she did not know what
Miss Swain Al this Professor Swain stepped
up and announced that his daughter was lady.
and that he had spent much money in educating her.
He wound up by demanding of Mrs. Dowd il she
knew anything against his daughter Mrs Dowd
did not deign reply. and then Professor Swain sad
that he would make the charge against her. Ser.
geant Shire could not entertain his complaint so the
Professor insisted upon his daughter making a COM
plant against Mrs. Dowd. ard the latter was locked
up. while her husband was permitted TO 20. As
Mrs. Dowd was being led 10 cell she exclaimed: ''if
you make charge against me. will tell some.
thing"