New-York tribune., 1908-02-11
HELD FOR CAR SHOOTING.
Woman Says She Vas Accidental
Cause of Friends Death.

e-o,s,c.tng e.ories hampered the police yesterday
in their investigation OF the death OF a woman.
t,oun as "Queenie who was shot on
a northbound Second avenue car at ath street
Yesterday morning The woman was one Of
marty of six three and three women. who
had spent the night in Chinatown. one OF them
said. and had boarded the car in Chatham SQUARE.
After the shot lad been fired the men escaped Que
the two women were held
One OF them who gave her name frs. as Maoel
Cousins Of I.yndhurst. " j.. but later said shs
was Mrs Mabel Coggi. daughter os John soyie an
ovsternan was held by the coroner Without oai.
after she had confessed that accidentally she fred
the shot by which "Queene' met her deatn- 1hs
other. who said she Rose Mcclure. OF No aA
West 18th street. sent 20 the House OF Dets1-
tion a witness
Several Tenderloin characters and parties II auto
mobiles called at the Norgue 20 look az "Queenies
body but il was not until O'Clock last Night that
IL was identified that OF Annie COMING rnaf-
ried twenty-foGr years old. who was eHnpi"9eo az
a chanlberrnaid in the Hotel Chelsea I'd street.
near Eighth avenue. The Identification was mats
by Mrs. Callahan. of No 10 East 1otn street VITA
whom the girl boarded at times
Mrs Callahan told John Armstrong. the MorEus
keeper that the girl came from Delaware Whers
the girls husband is Mrs. Callahan didn't Snou-
The police OF street station report differ
ent Identification for the girl They say that oas
Julian Holder OF No LIZ West sd street. identified
her as Nav Price of No. "a West 18th street. The
rnoreue keepers believe Mrs. Callahans iGentifca-
ton TO be correct
.(;us'' IGpschIitz postal clerk. who was ons
~ the passengers the car, and John Ernest.
tae conductor said that one OF the men. who wore
a light overcoat and had been teasing Mrs. Coggf.
nicked I'D the revolver and ran away after the
shot had been fired. Lipschlitz said that when the
marty boarded the the woman had the weapon
concealed in her uuT. The man IN the ovsrcoar
was trying to get this away, apparently. Vhen ne
Iurched forward and the woman rose to her feet
The shot followed and the revolver dropped to tas
floor The man picked II up, slipped II IN Dis
sleeve and ran away. followed by the other men
Mrs Coggi told practically the same story shs
said she had attended a ball at Chuck Coanorss
place with "Oueenie'' and had met the other worn-
an and the men after it was over One or the men
was intoxicated and. fearing that he would oe ar
rested had given the revolver TO her 70 Keep Sne
had placed IL in her nluf- On board the car she
said were two Italians. who were made SUD-
iect Of ridicule by the party Of merrymaksrs Flha
ly one of them resented the insults and there vas
a sc1fie. following which the man stumbled 'o"-
ard her and the revolver exploded
Sullivan the motorman. had slightly diHerenr
story to tell He said he heard the shot ana iOohsd
around to see the man with the revolver In Els
hand still pointed at the woman In Mrs Coszis
pocket were found mans watch and s'lckpin'
which the conductor said, he saw one or the party
take from the man in the light overcoat and pass
TO tine woman