New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-30
WOUNDED, REFUSES NAME
DECLARES HE VAS SHOT.
Sends Telegram to Martha flashing
ton Guest, Who Becomes Hysterical.

man about twenty-eight years old. who has
thus far refused TO reveal his identity. was
found in Central Park on the East Drive near
Seveuty-sixth-st.. yesterday. with blood stream
ing from bullet wound in his chest which ne
insisted. inflicted by some unknown per-
son. \ thorough search OF the locality In which
he was found failed to reveal any one who
knew anything of the shooting. nor could a pis-
tol be found.
Soon after he had been taken 10 the Presby-
terrain Hospital the injured man sent a tele-
gram to "B. W. Dignon. Hotel, Thirtetk-st. and
Madison-ave." This is the address of the Mar
tina Washington Hotel. The telegram read, ac-
cording to the police. follows:
This may be nv. last letter. was shot this
morning and am in custody at the Preseyterian
make an excuse TO to, my emPIoyers Call them ~
They don't know me mere and will never know me.
Detective Clark, of the Central Park station,
went 10 the Martha Washington and there he
says. found woman. about twenty-four years
old. who admitted that she the "B. W.
Dignon" to whom the Telegram. addressed.
She is Mrs Beatrice Dignon. She admitted,
Clark says. that she knew the sender OF the
message. but could not tell his name she was
merely a friend. She refused 70 give the dctec-
tive any more information
She was under the care Of physician at the
hotel last evening. She became hysterical soon
after receiving the telegram She az that time
wruug her hands aud asked excitedly what she
should do. She sent for her lawyer. who spent
some time with her He called again last night.
but admission was refused. II being said Mrs
Dignon was sick and in bed. With Mrs. Dignon
was Mrs Grace Nosser. an actress. whose stage
name is said 20 be Grace Rauworth. After Mrs
Dignon took rooms at the hotel. year ago she
met Mrs Nosser and they took 4 suite together.
Little IS known ~ the hotel OF Mrs. Dignon. She
IS said to have been born in japan OF English
parents and 20 be wealthy.
George + Cornwer. legal ngeu; for II. Z
Cladiu & Co. OF No. 224 Church-st.. called at
the hospital I'm the afternoon and asked about
the mans condition.
Ny only interest n this case he said, is
that have acted in legal capacity for the
young woman 10 whom he sent the telegram
know % the young only through my client.
and. although / could tell YOU good deal about
him. il ! chose I shall not do now. he
wants his identity kept i secret Ills sending
the telegram 20 my client Will he source Of
annoyance and undesired publicity FOR her. She
was nulldOZed into revealing the contents Of
the telegram by the detective who followed the
messenger. but she told him no more and since
then. on my advice. she has kept silent about
the case, and viii continue 70 do so she Is q
young lady Of refinement and does not appre-
cate the notice the affair has given her.
4 am unable 10 say whether the shooting
was an accident. suicide attempt At murder.
II seems % me that the fact that powder
burning was evident the clothes indicates
! that some one other than the young man fired
the shot
Coroner Jackson arrived at the hospital about
2 r. m. to take an ante-mortem statement from
the ratient. He was unconscious at the time.
When the patient vas pressed 70 give his
name and address, he gave a name and address
which he declared We're fictitious. This was
FREDERICK Coutroy, twenty-seven years OLD. a
clerk. Of No. 3:}4 West Forty-eighth st" His
underclothing was marked Dana" He refused
hot baV nr nf
one pocket was an open faced gold watch, bear
ing the monogram IS. L. d" or Il. L. D."