New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
SHOT DOWN BY RIVAL.
CROWD GETS ASS4ILANT.
Alleged Brother Of Supreme Court
Justice Under ArreSt.

ce-ering De Angels, f0rty-nine years old, a
iqvver, living at No. Al Washington Square
South, said TO be brother of Justice p. c. J. De
ANGELS, of the Supreme Court, living in Utica,
Yesterday fired four shots at Walter L. Messer.
sixt,--three years old. of No. 80 West 10Th
street, and then two shots at his wife, with
whom De Angels said he was in love. Only one
shot took effect, lodging in Messer's hip. He
vas taken to the New York Hospital and will
,ecover. De Angels was arrested after a fight
with a crowd. The reserves of the new West
20th street station had TO be called out. The
shooting occurred in front of the St. Francis
Xavier College, in West 10th street. between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. and was witnessed by
:, crowd of shoppers.
According 10 the story which was told by
1Iesser and his wife to the police, De Angels
40 to last September lived at No. 80 West
10Th street. While there he fell in love with
Elizabeth Henry. thirty years old. The woman
reTulsed De Angels and said that she was not
only in love with Messer but that she also
expected TO marry him In the first week in
September De Angels left the house in 18th
street and went to live with Mrs. \. Fesson,
al No. Il washington Square South.
On September p Miss Henry and Messer were
married at the City Hall. a few days after the
marriage, De Angels met 3Iesser and his wife
in Sixth avenue, near 14th street He tried, it
IS alleged, 10 take her away from her husband
The latter struck De Angels and he had Nesser
arrested but when arraigned in the Jefferson
Market Court, the magistrate discharged Messer
Late yesterday afternoon Messer and his
wife went to dinner in a restaurant in 18th
street After dinner Messer went to cigar
store while Mrs. AIesser went TO a drug store
While inside, she saw De Angels in the street.
and he accosted her. At 10th street she caught
up with her husband and told him she had seen
JDe Angeles. They then turned toward their home.
As they reached the steps which are directly
opposite St. Francis st. Xavier's College De
Angels appeared.
Without a word Of warning, it is alleged. he
started TO fire ct Messer. The first shot struck
him and he fell TO the sidewalk. Three other
shots rapidly followed. Mrs. Messer, who was
standing at the side Of her husband, dropped
down on her knees and as she lifted his head
De Angels fred two shot at her. Both went
wild
The shots attracted a crowd, among whom
were several employees Of the Edison Company
who were at work on nearby building. They
ran 10 where De Angels was standing and, after
knocking him down, carried him into a small
shed The crowd surrounded the building and
started TO hurI missiles through the windows
Policeman Cogan, Of the new West goth street
station, telepEoned for the reserves and for Dr..
Boiling, Of the New York Hospital. The latter
found that the bullet had penetrated Messer's
hip, and removed him to the hospital.
The reserves quickly cleared the street ard
De Angels was taken in the patrol wagon to
The station house before Lieutenant Rauth
where charge of felonious assault was lodged
against him. The prisoner started TO say that
Messer had attacked him. then refused to make
4 further statement.
Mrs Messer said that she had known De
Angels for several years, that he was a brother
az Justice P. c. ]. De Angels, of Utica.
She met her husbands assailant before her
marriage and had gone TO church with him.
She said that the justice had had his brother
committed to an insane asylum. He had an
noyed women.
II was learned that after Mrs. Messer's mar
rage De Angels called at the District Attorney
Office and there saw assistant district at
torney with whom a complaint was lodged that
Mrs. 8Iesser had been married against her
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