THE SHOOTING OF BISHOP. INTERVIEW WITH THE PARTIES.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 216, 20 August 1887, Page 4

THE SHOOTING OF BISHOP. INTERVIEW WITH THE PARTIES.

The San Francisco "Choniele," describing the shooting aflrny on the Alameda, says : A woman, tall, portly and overdrossed, lingeiing about the Oceanic dock yesterday morning, from which the steamship Alameda wns advertised to sail. She explained to police and ship's officers whom she accosted that she was waiting for a fiiend who intended to leave on the steamer. She ransicked the state-rooms and the whole ship in seal eh of her *« friend." At last the pa^cngeis commenced to arrive, and - finally a little old man, carrying a lot ot luggage and bundle's, ■waddled up the gangplank and made his way down to the bteemge vjuatters. The woman who had Wen waitin<r suddenly grow animated with exeite*nent, and followed ihe little man down the hatchway. She had iound hei iiiend. A moment or bo later peiooub in the 4b wage weie ttaided by t.he repoitot a Pistol m their midst. The little man, who aad apnarently jut-t. slung his Ullage in a bunk had turned around, was now pi essing his hands to hi-^ abdomen convulsively, while he bent hims-elf nearly double with every expression of pain. A few feet in front of him htood the tall and poitly woman, a smoking levoher in her right hand, which she liad still pointed at the little man. E\-Olheer Patrick Coy le, now a uiilioad agent, who was standing near, spi.ing foiwaid, knocked down her arm and took away her weapon. Captain Kentzel next appeared and took the woman into cuhtod\, while oilicer Clinton called a hack and convened the woman and her victim to the old Cit) Hall. Police Suigeon Maitineaut examined the wounded man and discovered the bullet in the back of the left side near the floating ribs. It had enteied near the centre of the body just below the point of the breastbone. The surgeon cut the bullet, as it had lodged neat the hiu/ace. He considered the wound dangeiou^, but thought it had not penetrated the abdominal cavity, and with propei caie the man might recover. The woman as she entered the pu^on portals was instantly iccogrnsed. Slu- had been theie before. *She i& Mit " Ur." Mar) Yon, a mind-curist and ChrMian hcalei , formerly known as Mary Hammeismith. Victim and Assasin. The victim was in too intense pain )e^■terday afternoon f i om the jrup 111 '-^ °f the stomach to de-cube the shooting with any minuteness. He stated luiuily that he had ooncluded to letum to his homo in New Zealand, and purchased hi-^ ticket. lie left his lodgings about 1 o'clock, and pioceeded to the steamer, lie went below , and had just piled his baggage on hi>- bunk. " 1 turned atound and *aw t hat, woman," he continued ; ''blie t-aid homcthing. but I did not undei stand "what it was. At the same instant she fired, and L felt something go through me like a red-hot iron. I had not seen her r-incc the timeot the tiial, and knew nothing of her. The only reason ] can imagine for her shooting me was because I beat her m the suit. Oh, please don't tilk to me, it lraits so ! Oh, I guess 1 shall die '.' The " Doctor " was quite communicative. "** Shot . she reitciated. "Somebody shot ! Really, you dun'b say ! Tell >ne, please, how it occurred, lvi 1 am awtully interested in '-tn^atiotis, ' and she bioke into a rollicking, mocking laugh. The '•Doctor,'' however, wa-> willing enough to talk on any other subject, and chatted about her " new book.'' After het release from San Quentin I'iison nhe set to ivork compiling an " expose " of the tieatment ot convicts, especially women. ** I am no phy-ician, you know," she said; "I cure people with my mind. Ot course I could not. in there and take that bullet out of -Mr Bishop's body " It is cut out already," the repoiter explained. *' But I could heal the wound through the action of my mind on his. That is the 3rind of a healer I am." Mrs Yon is a \ery nervous woman, talks rapidly, laughs a great deal, and is strikingly similar in temperament to the no torious Mrs Keuigan and looks not unlike her in personal appeal ance. " V\e been feeling quite lonely," she said, glancing about her cell. "I'm glad you Imve come to talk to me." The next instant she assuiingly explained: "I have no pistol and you aie C[uit3 safe." She is charged with assault to murder. Later in the evening, during hergariulous remarks, Mrs You stated that she had nradeairangements with the steward of the vessel to go to Australia with him. She said also she had been searching for Bishop lor two weeks in oider to servo a notice of Appeal in the Justices' Court case, but had been unable to find him. Bishop at a late hour was writhing in agony.