New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
SHOT; SHIELDS ASSA!LANL
Actress Staugers from Saloon at
Dawn. Severely Wounded
TELLS CONFLICTING STORIES
Man and Woman Detained
Mrs. Philips Said To Be
from st. Louis.

handsome Young woman was Sho' "
&c., yesterday in Nastersons saloon,
known 10 tho all night end all SUNDAY
s5-in.e-s as ~BiIne's'' at No - seventh
avenue. near ssth street The saloon 'li''
q profitable business yesterday
The vo-nan's name is Mrs fhFilS
r,r,ips. and she Is said 20 be the daughter
~ ST Louis broker She has zee" az
-ezrinr in the musical piece calteo i've
~. g-,,re. Whether she shot herself or
-ss tbe ,fc+ir, Of snotber's revolver has
ro- been learned by the detectives
A. ers. she said she had not been shot
-1ren she said she had been shot by some
ore in the saloon. Asked further. she m
ssS-ad she had shot herself ouesuonen
s-frl further. she said 70 the oeteCuN9s'
.-Plaese don't ask me anything more
eboq,, II. 7 don't want 70 talk about it any
more"
No +~sce Of the revolver has been found
h.,rle+ wound which was in her right
.-,-b VAS dressed ar the Flower Hospital
p, nv Re,d. Il was said last night that
she would recover.
The ers+ srsvs Of dawn usually find the
.rTy-hife Way in comparative repose- Thes
RAD +lJst ltShtened the east yesterday Then
-here was the sound Of pistol shot
-zn Young woman. dressed In white an
-es-ad At the door Of Masterson's saloon
ere. started TO walk north on Seventh ave
me staggered. met man and woman
-ho assisted her into a cab 6nd accom-
rsnied her 10 the Lincoln Hotel. at Broad
usv and SD street. where she lives. Inc
nan and woman are prisoners He Is Al
red Henshax. Of Noa 2o4 East 2lst street
Who is employed as waiter in res
+sursn+ in West I25th street. The women
IF
street.
FTensbsv- SAYS that before going 70 the
: lincoln Hotel in the cab Mrs. Philips
asked TO he taken TO DR.. Cornelius orhen.
ct No. AZ West 51st street, who hrst
dressed her wound.
BOY Gives CIew to Detectives
A. s:4s o'clock yesterday morning the
fourth branch detective bureau. in west
E2d street. received a telephone call an
-o,,ncing that woman had been shot in
Nrssrerson's saloon. Detectives kahn.
Barber and O-Br5en were detailed on the
case. ard when they arrived they found
the utmost quiet prevailing
Across the street a fruit stand was in
the care of Frank PztsEola, of No Sl9
East kEth street He made signs 10 the
detectives. When they questioned him the
youthful Italian told OF having heard the
shot. which. he said. was promptly fol-
lowed by the appearance Of the young
woman in white and then by half a dozen
men. who ran out Of the saloon and quick
y disappeared. The woman 8 coat the
bos- said. was on fire
The detectives returned 10 NasterSon's
saloon. 1here the closing hour is said
never 20 have struck since its opening
hour vas celebrated They found there
Daniel Glance z bartender, who at first
denied that there had been any cause for
excitement Fearing down little harder
q the bartender the detectives say.
Clancy acknowledged there had been a
shootinE and that Mrs. Philips had been
shot he said he understood she had shot
herself She had been in the company, he
said Of dark man at the time
From Clancy the detectives learned Of
Mrs. Phnips's address. The night clerk
at the Lincoln Hotel sent them 10 her suite
On the TOP floor He said she had Just
come in.
When they reached the floor and walked
toward the apartment they met Miss Leslie
IN the hail with A cup in her hand The de-
tectiveS asked for Mrs. Philips Miss Leslie
repIied that Mrs Philips was not AT home
The door Of No. % was ajar. The detec-
tives entered. and found. they say, Mrs
Philips in he'd undressed. and bending over
ner IN conversation was ttenSNaN.
Woman Denies Being Shot.
IN reply 10 a question Mrs Philips denied
having been shot. one of the detectives
found a bundle beneath a couch contain
ing the white dress that she had worn and
other garments They We're covered with
blood. and there were small holes Of the
size a revolver bullet would make.
Thus confronted the young woman ad-
fused TO give the detectives any clew TO
help them clean up the circumstances sur
rounding the affair. simply saying FIRST
that she had heen shot by some one and
then promptly denying that such Was the
case by declaring she had shot herself
Where is the revolver" she was asked.
J don't know; ] threw it away" replied
the wounded Young woman.
IN the mean time Flower Hospital had
been requested 10 send an ambulance. Or
Reid, OF the hospital. soon arrived. and
said the bunet had entered the woman's
right thigh low down and passed out at a
point in the hack of the upper part of the
leg. Late last night he said the wound
WIS not serious and that the patient had
refused 10 comment in any way on the case
q; 20 see callers
Doesn't Believe She Shot Herself.
At the 1th District court. No. ~ West
SD street. where Fenshsw and Miss eslie |
were kept without bail nv order of Magis-
ryate Barlow Of the West Side court Miss
leslie SAID Yesterday that she had korvr /
Mrs Philips seven months, OF since The |
lsrrer hsd come from her home IN s. Louis
- 20 On the stage. She said she did not |
believe The Young woman shot herself and |
ceScrihed her disposition IS cheerful she |
ADDED that Mrs. Philips had iUst returned
ron visiting her father in St Louis whom |
Mise Leslie described as 2 wealthy broker. /
TIE clothing worn by the wounded woman
bore the mark Of ST Louis tailor named
Alderman. Miss Leslie said she knew
rofhing ~ Mrs Philipss husband.
Henshsw saws he was IN a lUnchroou1
r. Seventh avenue. near ssth street. when /
Mrs.. Philips staggered bv the window. He /
recognized her and went 10 her assistance. /
He SAYS he has known her for six months 4
ffe asserts that rs - He'd Miss Leslie or the 1
Telephone II the Maryland Hotel and 4
asked her 70 come 70 Mrs. Philips's apart I
nent
Miss Leslie told the police practically th& 4
same sforv Concerning her connection with \
Tho shooting