New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-13
WIFE TRIES TO SHOOT
HER ALLEGED RIVAL
Women GrappIe in Fierce Battle
When Revolver Misses
Fire.
MRS. HARRISON A PRISONER
Millionaire Husband Declares
He Was Lured Away from
His Store to Give Chance
for Attack on Clerk.

Persons passing the French Store. at
ner of S5th street last night were
| thrown into a state of excitement
when a we'll dressed, woman, about
thirty years old. jumped from taxi
cab. dashed into the store flourishing
revolver and held the weapon TO the
head Of one Of the women employees.
She pulled the trigger. but the car
fridge failed to explode, and then the
two women engaged In hand-to-hand
struggle for possession of the weapon
After falling to the floor Of the shop,
locked In a fierce embrace, the women
regained their feet and continued the
fight out into the street Finally the
| woman who had been attacked wrest-
ed the revolver from the other. Just
at that moment a tall man emerged
from the taXicab standing by the curb
and snatched the weapon from her
hand. He passed IL TO the chauffeur
of the car. who then put on his power
and whirled away. Patrolman Gala
CHER, of the West 6Sth street station,
then ran UP and took both women to
the station house
When taken before Captain Meyers,
who was behind the desk, the woman
employed in the Columbus avenue
shop gave her name as Mrs. Helen
Renner, ,twenty-eight years old. of No.
15f7 Third avenue. She said she was
a widow and lived with her seven
year-old son and her mother.
Woman Sent to Bellevue.
Mrs. Renner told Captain Meyers
that the other woman, Mrs. Catherine
Harbeson, of No As West 3Sth street,
had attempted to kill her. Upon Mrs.
Renners complaint, Mrs. Harbeson
was made prisoner. charged with at
tempted felonious assault and carry
ing a concealed weapon. She was later
taken to Bellevue Hospital, suffering
from hysteria.
Mrs. Renner is employed as head
saleswoman in the store, which is
owned by C. Dexter Harbeson, the hus-
hand of Mrs. Catharine Harbeson and
son of Mrs Wood Harbeson. He is
reputed to be millionaire, and owns
other stores on Broadway and at Sara
toga. His brother, Matthew j. Harbe-
son. who lives in New Jersey, was ar
rested last February, charged with
stealing loaves of bread from gro
cer,s store in that state. He was SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county JAIL
hut was later taken to this CITY, where
ba WAS examined as TO his sanity by
a,,enists employed by Mrs. Wood Har-
beson
While awaiting the arrival OF an am
bulance. S. e. Nipple, a lawyer ot
No 20 Wall street, who said he was
Mrs Harbesons attorney, entered the
teton house. He talked with his
o,,art a few minutes and then LETT. A
short while after this. c. Dexter Har-
h.son the prisoners husband. entered.
ue told the police he had received
.o,onbone message early In the evening
from, q sister of Mrs. Hsrbeson, ask
ING him TO meet her at the Pennsyl-
,,on,a station. While he was keeping
this appointment, the attack upon Mrs
popner was made. Harbeson believes
,ha annointment was planned so as to
give his wife the opportunity OF attack
ing Mrs. Renner
II was said last night that Mrs.
Cotbarine Ha-beson. who has an action
sor separation pending against her
hnsband. is extremely jealous of Mrs.
na."ar whom she accuses of wrecking
har home life. Several weeks ago, ac-
nording TO Mrs. Renner.. Mrs. Haroe-
SON m attacked her in her home using
hatpin.