New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-27
RlCCARD0 CASE MYSTERY
Conflicting Stories Told-No zr-
rests Likelu.

n, ne ponce have not yet cleared up the mystery
aoout the Illness OF Mss Corona Ri.c,-5o ,ba
gC~Hs actress. Of No. s3 West Thirty-sixth-st
VINO was supposedly shot Friday tl-r,,,b q -.
COW OF her apartment Ifa-,te-,,+ - -,
Le'ec14Fe - BTien. o. Captain Ruraen5-s sra- in
'e es' lHi-ueth-st station. 7rho investigated the
use yesterday says he does not know whether the
woman was shot OF not He made three visits
was refused
According 70 Hayes Miss Ricardo told mir, she
N'S alone IN tie front room about $50 .. m. Fri
"--@h she heard two mon Quarre.iing On the
s.1e"e-A ott she vas unable 10 describe them.
SIZE lad been suffering from a sprained ankle and
was Debating whether or not TO 20 TO the theatre
10 Play her part that evening Though II was
raining hard, Hayes said tie young woman told
nm TIE window was raised she walked to the
window and just then heard a shot. She fell over
a SOFA fortunately. vas close TO the window and
s1e fen on that She sent her maid for Dr. Walter
c. Gilday. OF No. % West Thirty-sixth-st who
she said told her she had been shot IN the left side
TIE bullet having passed through the flesh without
causing serious wound and out on the other side.
4 thought ii very peculiar said Hayes. that
so many policemen and other people should be very
near there including people in the houses. and rot
hear shot ! asked al the people in the apart
nents roundabout and they heard no shot"
Hayes said that after Miss Riccardo had told her
story be suddenly asked her:
Did you try 70 shoot yoursels-"
Hayes said the young woman threw herself back
and laughed heartily saying:
No How funny Of you think OF thatI rs
ridiculous. That makes ne laugh"
Hayes sai6 he and O'Brien then saw DR.. Gilday.
who told them the woman had a bullet wound,
which he heard had been accidental
The two officers went TO the house in Thirty
sixth-st again IT the afternoon. Hayes said Mrs.
Lee the landlady. then told him she and the maid
were with Mss Riccardo when the shooting took
place. de said Mrs Lee told him two men were
talking together outside the house. and that one,
she thought. had been following Miss Ricardo. A
shot was fired. breaking The window and hitting
Miss Ricardo.
Hayes said Miss Riccar6o told him the bullet
came through an open window, and Mrs. Lee said
the bullet broke the window. He said he examined
the panes IN the morning. and found none broken.
he saw the place again later. and a small piece OF
SASS II one pane was broken as Il with a broom
or stlA He said he could ind no trace OF the
bullet and found no dent Il might have caused
Hayes tried 20 get INFO the house 4 third time
last evening. but Mrs. Lee told him she would not
let him il. he showed his shield, but Mrs Lee
7 know ny rights. and IN not going to let you
III 70 see any one. I won't make any statement
about tne matter and YOU can go"
The G0C- was slammed
Hayes was asked i ne expected 70 make any AZ
resi-. and he said Ee knew Of reason fOr arrest
Ing amy one He was asked L he thought an az
tempt az suici6e had been made. and he salc ne
FIayes said Dr. Giday was wrong IL not havine
told the police Ct The accident when ne treated
Mss Ricardo. and he said DE told the cocJor so
Captain Bu-1enc SAID ne knew nothing o. 1ne
case. except what his men had reported
funny case" he commented
Dr.. GLday could not be seen all day and evening