The sun., 1905-09-11
SAVES HUSBAND FROM A GIRL.
WIFE SEXES PISTOL AND HOLDS
ON TILL POLICE COME.

Ysx,ng woman Tells strange stsry o. De.
ceptton and Long Search for Alleged
BetFsyer Through the streets q
Philsdelphfa and to His Own Home.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1O.-Mazie Newman.
who says she Ia the adopted daughter CT
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy Of West
losth street, New York. tried last night to
shoot Oscar g. Heisler at his home. 1908
Locust street. She charges him with hav.
ing betra yed her Heisler Is wealthy and
lives in the most fashionable part CT the
city.
Mrs. Heisler saved her husbands life by
rushing between him and tho girl. There
was struggle and the girl was disarmed.
Miss Newman says she Ii only ls Heisler
Is 70. Both were arrested. Heisler was
held in bail on charges made by Miss
Newman and she was charged with at
tempted murderous assault.
To MAGISTRATE Kochersperger the girl
told q strange story. She said she was
the only child OF Boston merchant who
lost all his money on the racetrack and
died ruined and heartbroken because OF
his losses, leaving her alone In the world.
While those who had professed to be her
fathers friends were Indifferent to her
misfortunes. acquaintanoes he had made
ON tho racetrack raised purse and sent
her to Notre Dame Convent at Lawrence,
Mass, whore she was cared for and edu-
Gated. When Is abe was adopted by Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy Of New York.
A month ago she went to Atlantic City
to Wait friends. She said Heisler was intro
duced to her a. Oscar Hilton and that she fell
in love with him. Il loved and trusted
him. she said, 1and never dreamed that
he would leave mo. I waa so happy with
Oscar that I did not know was doing .
Great wrong. Why, whom met Heisler
sim wore q abort skirt and had my hair In
brai1s. Heisler objected tc the short skirt
and the braids and prevailed upon mo to
don q long dress and do my hair up that
might look moro womanly and attract less
attention. We were together for four Gays
and an ~ cot apartments at us North Tenth street.
There We lived for two weeks. until oscar
became Indifferent and began to fear was
losing his love. On Friday he went away,
abruptly and followed him downtown anG
confronted him At street corner. oscaf
uas angry and struck me IN the face ano
jumped on . passing car: Two men VINO
saw him strike me ran after him. ou' no
Mis- Newman said she had often tho
idea from Heisler that he owned and
managed an apartment house In the center
Of the city, and that she started out TO find
him. At the Pequot, a fashionable family
hotel. she told her story to Mrs, v. 4.
Noble, who was 30 impressed that she
invited the girl to spend the night In her
rooms While there the girl took revolver
and some cartridges from drawer, and
before Mrs. Noble arose again started her
search for Heisler. She visited the Glad
houses, and finally entered cigar store
to make some inquiries There she saw
a boy who had once brought her message
from Heisler. Through him she got Hets-
ler's address. She went at once to 1908
LocEst street, Heialer's homo. Mrs. Heisler
received the girl and was soon listening to
the story in which her husband had figured
30 conspicuously.
II :% r. s.SSine .S 81. e shoot Oscar Miss New
Hsisler was IN the house and his wife
telephoned the police and then entered the
I'm going to Kill YOU cried Miss New
man, as she rushed toward him, revolver
in hand.
Mrs. Heisler threw herself between the
two and Rrasped the hand that held the pistol.
The girl and woman fought and rolled
over the floor In struggle for the revolver
Heisler. afraid to interfere, sent another
cali for the police.
When detectives arrived Mrs. Heieler
in chair. Both Heisler and Miss Newman
were taken to the city hall and spent the night
in cells. Shortly after noon to-day. bail
was entered secretly for the girl and she
was spirited away. Heisler got bail and
went to his home. He refused to make any