New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
SOUNA NBTLTST SHOOTS HIS WifE'
4 PROFESSOR OF LANGUAGES IN MOI NJ
VERNON DREAMS OF BURGLARS
aND FIRES

,,.,,,,. ,ra, thore was a burglar in his bed
room Professor Alfred Morrison. or Mount vernon
oros. I'm his sleep and fred revolver at MS WIG
Nr. Josonhino Morrison early yesterday. innictinG
an injury which It is feared may be fatal The
bullet plercod Mrs Morrsons right arm above the
olhovy and entering the body Just beneath the
lungs lodged I'm the abdomen. Professor Morrison
f. distracted with grief over the accident. MS
wife and he were an afrectionate couple. and ne
said Yesterday that II she should die he beheVed he
would 90 mad The family lives at No. ?S5 South
Tenth-ayc Mount Vernon. The professor Is n
teacher of French German and other languages in
a well known school In Pelham Manor. and for a
number OF years has given private lessons In many
~ the wcalthiest families Of New-Rochelle and
Iarchmont.
About a week ago Professor Morrison complained
10 chief Of Police Foley that man whom he had
employed at his home to tune piano had stolen his
overcoat warrant was issued for tho mans ar
res, but tho latter returned the coat before the
document was served, saying that he had taken the
garment by mistake supposlng that II was his own.
This incident seemed to work on Professor Morri-
sons mind for he soon after purchased a .A-cali-
bre revolver and slept with II under his pillow. on
Thursday night the family retired at an early
hour Professor Morrison TO his bed and Mrs: Nor
rison To another with her eight -year-old daush-
Ter 1t was about midnight when Professor Nor
rison dreamed that there was burglar moving
and without warning he levelled the pistol at his
sleeping wife and fired point blank. Instantly
have shot me- exclaimed his wife. Professor Nor
rison lighted the gas and found Mrs Morrison lying
in a pool Of blood and suffering intensely from
pain He rushed at once To the nearest tee-
phone and sent for medical assistance Drs. F. w;
Shipman and l. w. Ferris responded. They found
Mrs Morrison suffering 40 greatly that they ad-
ministered morphine to relieve the pain.
The wounded woman was just lapsing into doze
when Coroner Banning arrived She was reused
and made a brief ante -mortem statement. My
husha nd " she said rs not TO blame He thought
that there was a burglar in the house, and was
greatly excited. | wish to exonerate him"
When Coroner Banning arrived Professor Morri-
son who was I'm n distracted state OF mind. had
already surrendered his revolver and all other
weapons he had about the house TO Drs Ship
and Ferris.
Take them away" he cried In agony. II never
want to see them again" Coroner Banning. when
he saw the condition that the woman was In. ad-
vsed that she be taken to the hospital where al
operation Of aparotomy could be performed but
she grew so much weaker during the day that Il
was decided to allow her to remain at home
Coroner Banning Is satisfied that the shooting
was accidental and has not added to Professor
Morrison's misfortune by taking him into custody
lie has been troubled with insomnia and somnambu-
lism for a number OF years. About year ago
the Coroner says. Professor Morrison dreamed
there was n fire In the house. and sprnglng out
OF bed. he rushed into the street and rang the
alarm In few minutes the entire volunteer de-
partment was the scene. but the fremen
unable 10 find either the fire the person who sent
In the alarm.