The evening world., 1907-04-13
WOMAN
WHO NURSED HIM,
z MORE VICTIMS
Convalescent Patient in
an Insane Out
burst.

wGle dclir'ous or lnsar. following a
severe attack from pneumonia. Fred
erIck Aiattheaon sho: down his nephew,
his nephcvs ulfa and hI- grand-
nephew to-day In hs home. No eS
East one Hundred and Thrty-Iftl
street. and thsn quietly slipping h's
ovcrcont abon; his shoulders started
down The street. revolver IN hand and
seeking other victims
The injured are;
Hoffman Grorgr foriv-c'ght trhin-
master. employed by The iutefb7rough
ltailwhy Company, sn0t through f6o icrt
Side og back Ills condition serious
Hoffman. Mrs Amaba forty-nint
wife or George. shot through The left
side ot nbdonicn. VIII 9!c.
G3ubtiman. Arthur. twcnty-four
nephew OF Holman. shot twice 10 the
i-ft side, VIII de
Hoffman and bis wife live IN com
Portable two-stqry house. and with them
have lived Mnithcson. who until i've
weeks aEo was employed as uckei
agent 6y the interborough. and Gouoel-
man. who Is a clerk
Maithesou suffered an attack OF pneu-
monla early In March and for days he
was though, to be dying. When he be-
gan TO recover his ncphcw's wife nursed
him dcvo.ediy. and he was thought 10
be gaining strength and on the road 10
recovery. Several days ago no began
taking his meals with the other mcm-
bers Of the household.
When Mrs. Hoffman went TO Ma;ihe-
sons room to call him this morning Al
& % o clock she found hlm sit;lns b.
an open window.
you are killing yourself" she von-
,ured That air is too cold for an ~
man
Metthoson. always quiet sort OF
man. began TO show temper. His anger
was such that Mrs. Hoffman, lied Irhn
the room and WAS Ia the dining room
with her husband when MatiAesoh
slipped down the stairs and entering
the room where husband and wife were
begaa nHnE. The first shot catered
Honman's boly. Then Msttheson fircd
at the wife and wounded her. Before
he could FIRE tho tAird time Hoffman
and hiS wife fed 10 tho rear yard ana
began screaming for help
Hearing the shots Goubelman. who
was on the second floor came running
TO the dining room. Mattheson shot
him and a. he iel he nred again
Then Maithe3on slipped from the
house and xaA WalkinE calmly down
the street when the police summoned
from the Alexander Avenue Station
came upon him he showed night but
the policemen oyerpowored him. At the
station house MAt,heson appeared either
crazy or delinoss.
yes: I-Hhot them he rnii.
wanted 10 frighien them with the blank
cartridges In the revolver" Ho Was
taken 70 tbs Morriaania Police Court
and RrrEtEusd'
Mrs. HOFFMAN and Councilman were
hurried TO Lincoln Hospital where Il
was aAid both would die Hoffman
wAlie seriously injured. remained a.
Nome ia the care VI hlA family doctor
and a nurse.
Tho prisoner was iaken later TO the
Morsssaut4 roiirs COHT IN paru.
wagon. On tnu 49, .as vreA-ne suu-
aenly violent anu a.s@cNvd tui .5uniy .Ae
tgIgu pouUclueA n.iO iaaa uiul "a tndl -.
rOr nNe ) oara Aa..meoJn "1ie .las
bet-n "A AOJtItks lnHalu IA 81 kG6g 5
cancer Hospital. al 40. 40 Nnerr5
strest MAnuht tan. And MA IrIcnuh % J
that Worry over her has Al times maze
him appear TO be mentally unbalanced
lney tulnk that Il Was gTef FOR her
tiSt brought on tho attack OF pneu-
si.ttthrson later asker permission 10
make a statement from hls cell hc In
| formed "a police that he knew little or
nsthinE ABOUT tno tragic events leading
~"kVhii@ / Mas on duty at the one
Hundred and rN enIy-seyenth street Ata-
! ton yrsterdz5 mad troable with All
! ITALIAN who refused 20 puy a ucket
/ so the prisoner, lie thIeatened 10 ax
l me and ~ vas for fear that he miRhi
4 turn up al the house and try 10 carry
/ out ais tnfeat thai i got out my re-
I Nllyef
| awake and felt "a II was smothering
4 i got no and went out for a while. and
] then came back and sat down by my
/ window which was left open 80 that
/ could ret plenty of fresh air. Then
I remember that my nlecs called ont q
I me that / ought not 10 be sitting bl
I the op-n window.
Il cAn dlmly rechu going doWnstairl
/ With NV revolyr. Everything seemed
20 b dark I could not see ANYTHING dis
I tnctly and the voices of the people y
the house sounded FAR away Wha
/ hanpencd then I 40 not know