New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-27
WEEDS DESPITE WOUNDS
Yonkers Man Quits Hospital with
Bullets Still in Him.
BUSHES TO CITY HALL
Rival of His Bride Fails to Stop
Ceremony, Even Though She
Shot Him Three Times.

Miss Helen Combes. that was of No. 12D
Ashburton avenue Yonkers. Is happy to-
day in the possession of a damaged hus
band named William Murray saloon
keeper Of that city. Mr.. Murray suffers.
temporarily she hopes. from a bullet hole
in his face and from bullets in his back
and wrist
But Mrs. Murray will feel 1attered to
the hour of her death at her husba nds
determination 10 marry her the day her
ri' al shot him and in spite of his wounds.
Most prospective bridegrooms would have
remained In the hospital at least until
the doctors had extracted the bullets.
Murray waited I'm Flower Hospital only
until tho bullet which spoiled his looks
mad been removed from his cheek Then
he STROBE to the telephone I'm the emergency
ward, called up his prospective bride. made
a date to meet her at the marriage license
bureau in city Hall. signed release ac-
quitting the hospital of all responsibility
r. his case, and sailed forth
The wonder OF the thing had so confused
the hospital authorities that last night
they still maintained that Murray was in
bed upstairs and had not left the institu-
ton since his arrival at II 20 o'clock in
the morning. DR.. Knapp. who attended
him and picked the bullet out Of his face.
was sure that Murray was still in the
hospital. but diligent investigation es-
tablished the fact Of his departure.
The hospital authorities found. how ever,
that no had promised TO return to-day 10
have an X-ray examination Of his back
and wrist made 10 find the bullets which
had lodged in those parts.
When Murray and Miss Combes appeared
at the marriage license bureau at o'clock.
William J. Tobin. the clerk. asked:
Were you thrown from an automobile
lately or did building fall on you "
Neither" replied Murray. triumphant
~. as though he had stumped the man in
a guessing contest. Il was mixed up in
a little shooting scrape this morning They
took one bullet out OF my face Here"
turning up his sleeve lis another bullet I'm
my wrist. and have another I'm my Shout
der that doesn't give me any JOY But
I've got to get married before ! go back
TO Yonkers."
DO you live in Yonkers?" asked the
clerk.
"No,' said the diplomatic applicant. I'm,
time is No ii6 West 4st street. and the
address OF this young lady with me is No.
"A West Hst street.
Murray paid for his license with the ton
hill Of "A roll soaked in his own blood. an
other touch Of romance never to be for
gotten by Mrs Murray.
The shooting occurred AT No. 2cs West
18th street. and the shooter Miss Ray
Mitchell, of that address, was languishing
i'm 4 cell in default Of 5000 bail while tho
shootee was getting his marriage license.
Miss Mitchell, who has a wide scouaint
ance I'm the Tenderloin, knew Murray bet
ter than anybody else. Their intimacy Ia ST
ed several years and Ray had often told
her cronies that William would marry her.
II was TO prevent him from marrying any
one else that she shot him, she told the no
lice
Murray had called on her. apparently. TO
say goodby. since he was about TO marry
Miss Combes. She pleaded with him to re-
main with her but he refused. and as he
got UP TO go she snstched revolver from
drawer and sent 4 bullet into his cheek
He made a dash for the doorway and she
ran after him and pumped another bullet
and another into his shoulder blade as he
ran down the steps
Murray ran about fifty feet toward
Eighth avenue into the arms of Patroman
Traynor At first he refused to tell the po-
uceman who had shot him, but then he
changed his mind and accompanied Tray
nor back to No 22s. There Miss Mitchell
met them on the stoop. Still Murray re-
fused 10 make complaint. but Traynor
arrested the woman and at the West 9th
street police station she said:
You don't have To press a complaint. I
admit | shot you and meant 10 kill YOU"
This man. she continued. addressing
the Lieutenant at the desk. deserves worse
than lie got. I have loved him for years.
lie never kept a promise he made TO mo.
Less than a month ago he beat me with q
blackjack.
Il knew he wouldn't marry me. but
| wouldn't allow him TO marry anybody else
I certainly wouldn't let him marry a decent
girl. It's all ove- now and have failed 10
kill him. but I'm willing TO take whatever
is coming to me for trying.
Murray didn't forget on leaving the hos
pnal, TO which he was taken from the
poUts slbloI, to DhS hcN Ip'hl anu W.
free from gore. in which TO be married. A
priest in the neighborhood Of the address
he gave the marriage license clerk tied the
knot and later inquiry at his Yonkers sa-
loon, No 20 ST. JOseph's avenue, disclosed
the fact OF his embarkatior on the night
Loaf for Albany with his bride. which
Dc esn't look "a though he intended appear
ing for those X-ray exposures AT Flower
Hospital to-day.