The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-09
SHOT BY HIS BROTHER.
DIR. ARNOLD GRAF OF THE STATE
LUNACT COMBUSTION FoUNDED.

NE Tried 10 Prevent EIis Brother, VIII was
nntoxicated. from Quitting the HOuse-A
struEnie Ensued In which Richard Graf
Fired Three shots at the Phyuician-One
Took Bnset. bat the wound IL Net Serious.
Throe shots were fired last night at DR.. Arnold
Graf. one Of the physicians Of the State Lunaoy
Commission. by his brother, Richard Z. Graf,
an artist, In n hall Of the apartment house at
1870 Fifth avenue.
DR.. Graf, who 10 not married, lives on the third
floor of the apartment house with his mother.
Richard Graf has a studio at AZ East Fourth
street. He is married. and his wife and their
two children live in Ellenvillc. a small town in
Ulster county, in a house owned by the
artist. According to the story told last
night, the furniture In the house In
Ellenville is mortgaged to a resident of the
place named Davis. The interest on tho mort
gage has not been paid and Davis has notified
Richard Graf several times that he intended to
f%oreclose the mortgage and seize the furniture.
These threats made Graf moody and Respondent,
and for some time he has been drinking heavily.
While intoxicated he went to his brothers
last evening shortly before 6 o'clock. Mother
and brother urged him to stay to dinner and to
pass the night at the house. He consented to
stay for dinner. and during the FIRST part Of the
meal no was rational and self-contained
When dinner was about half over Graf
began to talk. about his troubles He
soon, got to the mortgage. He spoke bitterly Of
hay bSSi rsi Emq s Sis lI thae Al MS sa t fnIiSS oil %, t fose snh,ars
of heavy ealibre from his pocket. and. flourish.
put an end to the whole business with.
pr. Graf urged the angry man TO put the re-
Richard continued to talk Wildly. He told his
mother and brother that he had a scheme
wSSia So sel ,ass eli sis t dIff SsPiF1 Sut IL f. S HlsHi hat Th 10
and hunt out Davis. When he found Davi. he
killing Davis he would 20 to his house. kill bis
wife, and then shoot their two children. The
last bullet In his revolver was to DO reserved for
-: Graf and his mother did their best to
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sSss net Ss must I'M a .t sSpdi aish to S,ns go o1 sat nis and
s soaT %afr With t the pistol s,sf! IN hi, h land Ief Bf. e 1af
ss hs prl1a hs' hail ST0 Of The "A Hat th to G pr.v as II si Tsa fro%
going away, When, Richard felt his brother
hh hold R}m him in back he turned on him and tried to
The two men fell to the floor and struggled
for nearly five minutes, neither gaining much
door OF the public hall. It was ajar. and as the
brothers fought near it they forced it open.
stairs leading to the second floor. Their mother
f0 W ? ,S begging Meg1 h ..rS sSns to stop to Pt fisRn tna :, IN.
stairs Richard aimed his revolver point blank
nt DR.. Graf and fred at him three lines.
The first bullet went wild. The second
lodged in the physicians shoulder. The
third struck his waistcoat and tore n
piece from IL without infiicting any wound.
DR.. Graf lay on the floor to save himself. His
brother made no effort to fire another shot.
house, and Frederick Birmcle, the ~janitor of
tho adjoining building, both went for a police
man when tho first shot was fired. They found
kiuno Of --tIe< East 1O6th. street station.
He ran TO where DR.. Graf WAS lying, and
found Richard Graf standing some distance
from him. watching him. Kline sent for q Har.
lem Hospital ambulance, and DIR. Schoonoyer
cut the bullet out of DR.. Crafts shoulder. The
wound 10 not a dangerous one. Richard Graf
was locked up.
1t was said at AZ East Fourth street last oven.
ing that Richard f. Graf had occupied a studio
there for several weeks and was a quiet man of
steady habits, He seldom, slept in the studio.
He made his living by charging and coloring
photographs.