New-York tribune., 1899-08-12
WOUNDED BY A WOMAN.
A BUSINESS MAN SHOT IN THE Ann iN
HIS OFFICE.

-. . wearing a light shirt waist and
dark skirt little after O'Clock yes'e'ua' ia
noon shot ]. Siebert in his Once OH s ' t,
Aoor of No. LAG Reade-st., innic'hs =. =,
mn, serious injury in the left arm, IN 'he ""
a Nosh wound The woman gave the name u 49, a.,
n Donreu whom arrested. and is between 'hit -A
49,, ,hir,veiqht wears old. She struggled Voie"''
when arrested and 1t required the ~ ,ha
several men to take her into CUSTOM ~
trrgole she fell against door jamo ana cu' ".I
face iust below the eye. Inc "oud" ~
the Centre-st. police court ~ ,,-,,
ur siebert is the general manager OF 'he W.
chester Company, which controls Tue .,,
bedford II was said that the woman wa" .
for the company as caretaker OF mouse al nou'i.
1,orrop She went about, II is alleged aVerl'ne
nat che was Siebert's wife. The company MAJ
-, ocor IN ber of money and personal property W
lac Mount Vernon and withdraw all clairhs "
S,ebert She refused this !, was said' 'IIoue" '
advice OF her counsel ~ an
Yesterday morning at IL O'Clock the woman "p
| rcored At the office of the company, at the plaoo
.,od with a lawye named Adams She
vented 70 make another agreement ms o'eoe,'
rofused 10 do The woman went away az i
A little after / o'clock she returned anu S" 49,.
ste had left her umbrella in the onice'
u,s looking for the umbrella in rear ROOM ""'
he hoard a peculiar noise and. turning aoou' ~
,ho woman standing near him. with a re'oNe,
| ,o,,oIod AZ his head He made dash Tor heI a'u
sbe nulled the trigger The bullet struck MN -
the left arm causing long flesh Wouhu' ,.
Tbe sound Of shooting and the cries ot SiepeI'
brought several men in other offices 10 '"e H.,
! They rushed at the woman as she was e'aPp""e
ni,L siobor, who had hold Of her hand and was
trying IN wrest the revolver from her. The woman
fought furiousy. In the struggle Mrs y 'oh'ie'i
was thrown up against the door laino ana was 80,
or the face Her waist, which Is hght huH'
affair was torn and her dress disarraneed' "eN,''
| nolicemen were called in and the woman was 'dhe"
l liCo n
! The woman said that she was a victim OF con-
| spiracy She declared that Siebert and the coiA-
pany were trying to cheat her out Of 5000
She declared that she purchased the house she
| lived in AT Mount Vernon and made all the pa!
| mcnts and that she had the deed to prove
this Now the company was trying to cheat
her out Of this money. She declared thd'
| a lawyer named Benjamin Franklin VINO mas
an office in the Potter Building drew up
marriage contract between her ana Nieoe'r =
She afterward said that she ascertahen "a' 'l'S
marriage contract was void. She said that she was
accustomed to carry a pistol and had permit iroHi
the authorities OF Mount Vernon to do this
She said she went up to the office to see aoou'
making an arrangement when she alleges H. NJ
Cracken lawyer choked her and she Ore" her
pistol and fired in self-Gefence
Mr. McCracken denied the woman's statement
about being cheated Of property. He SAID the
woman was placed in charge Of a house IN Mount
Vernon as caTetaker by Siebert Ihe proPel''
was decided to her in a formal way She helu 'iio
property for few minutes and retransferred II u
the company. This done in order 10 oo'i"'e
some legal technicaty. The woman Mc'rachen
said went about making claims on Siebert ana
other persons as well himself The company
desired to get rid Of her and for her past services
offered 1000 10 her In shares of the company, az
the personal property in the house she occupied
and $500 in money If she would leave Ihc Pde' a.
She consulted her lawyer and refused TO do TINS
McCracken declared that neither ne nor any other
person tried to choke the woman. .
Shortly before 3 o'clock Mrs ODonnell was ar
raigned before Magistrate Brann. She stated that
her LAWYERS were Mills & Johnson of Mount Yer
nom and asked permission 10 consult win thefh'
The charge against her felonious assault.
Magistrate Brann adjourned the case until Mon
day and held the woman for examination In *oOo
bail