New-York tribune., 1910-07-23
SHOOTS CHORUS GIRL
WIFE AND HIMSELF
Musical Director Holds OFF
Crowd in 45th Street at
Point of Gun.
HAD SEPARATED SIX WEEKS
Young Woman in "Girlies Com
pany Attacked by Husband,
After Seeking aid from
Bystanders.

Alfred n. DaIby. formerly musical dt-
rector for DeWolf Hopper. shot his VIE
in front of her boarding house, in West
10Th street. near Eighth avenue. late last
night. Then he shot himself. They had
been married for six months he told the
police later. and estranged for six weeks.
Mrs Dalby has been chorus girl In
.Csirlfes In the chorus and to her
friends she has been known as Teddy
Hudson.
The woman was taken to the Flower
Hospital. and it was said there early this
morning that she had almost an even
chance of. recovery. DaIby shot himself
in the head. but was only slightly in
1ured. The revolver was light and OF
small caltbre-
When the crowd reached the scene
Delbv started to run toward Eighth ave
nue.. A score of hands reached out to
grab him. and one man rushed up and
Knocked him down with a blow In an
instant he had sprung to his feet and
fourished the revolver at the crowd to
hold it at bay.
Lieutenant Walsh, of the fourth branch
Of the detective bureau, was one Of
those who had been attracted to the
scene. and he reached the spot just as
Delby sprang to his feet. Walsh
rabbed for the gun. Delby, seeing no
avenue of escape, turned the gun on
himself
In the stress of the great excitement
under which he was laboring his hand
trembled. and instead of firing into his
temple. as he intended. he turned the
revolver slightly forward and fired. The
first bullet veered forward and cut across
his forehead. and the second penetrated
his skull Then Lieutenant Walsh
knocked the revolver from his hand, and
after placing him under arrest ordered
some one TO summon an ambulance from
the Flower Hospital
Daily was taken TO Police Headquar-
ters and locked up on charges of feloni-
GUS assault and attempted suicide
Forty five cartridges were found in his
pockets. according to the officers who
searched him.
on the way downtown the prisoner
talked almost constantly. Lieutenant
Walsh. who had charge of him. said that
Dalby accused his wife OF unfaithfulness.
The prisoner said that he wrote Mrs
Dalby two letters about a week ago. In
them. according to the lieutenant, ne
advised her to prepare to die, as there
was to he a killing
He said that he went 70 the stage door
Of the theatre and met his wife and then
invited her TO take a walk Lieutenant
Walsh said the husband then described
what followed Daily told Walsh he
asked his wife what she intended TO do.
and she said she meant to call a police
man at the first opportunity
They then walked up Broadway to
4.th street and turned in the direction of
the house where Mrs Daily was living
on the steps were man and a woman.
Mrs. Dalby. her husband said appealed
to the man for protection. saying she
was afraid Then she asked that a po-
liceman be called,
DaIhy said he would call policeman.
Then he admitted. according 10 the lieu
tenant. that he followed his wife up the
steps of the house pressed the revolver
against her back and fired. Immediately
afterward the attempt at suicide was
made.
Daily said at Police Headquarters he
was sorry for what had occurred. ge
also said he was sorry that he had bun
gled the attempt at suicide, according to
the pr'