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Show ATTEMPT TO" MURDER. A Jealous Lover dots Afiar aa imaginary KiTBl. A fellow giving the name ol Julius Doe, a descendant of Greece, was arrested ar-rested late this afternoon for attempting attempt-ing the murder of Joseph Corven, a saloon keeper on State street. The Greecian, who is seriously devoted to a woman residing near tho saloon made his lirst appearance at the bar k door of the ealoon at a late hour last night and had leveled the cocked rifle tit Correo, when the Fitter's partner cried to hiui to "look out for himself." Correo thea seized his own weapon and throwing it down on his assailant kept him under cover, whilo the fellow was disarmed. He was permitted to go, but today returned re-turned with a Colt's forty-live, and plunging into tho s.iloon, was about to empty its contents into Corrio's nody when the latter grasped the barrel and shrieked for assistance. Officer Of-ficer Curran made his appearance st this juncture, and the free -led Greek was tnkeu to jull Ho says the woman iu dispute is his wife, and that he is determined to have the life blood of trie man who has Btipercoded him in her tinnoly embrace. He will be examined . before Judge Geo in the morninj. |