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Show ATTEMPT TO KILL GROCER Woman Then Swallows PoisonBoth Will Probably Die New York, Feb. 9. Concealing a revolver In her muff. Martha Erlch-sen. waited for several hours under th9 New York Central railroad viaduct at Park Aonue and 128th street, early ' today, and as Ernest Schwaasnaci, a grocer, was crossing the street, fired ! three shots at hlra, inflicting dangerous danger-ous and perhaps fatal wounds.. She then swallowed poison with probably fatal results. The police say that Miss Erichsen told them that Schwan-, Schwan-, enam had taken her away rrom her tome and had refused to marry her when she was -left without family or friends, and that 6he said ?he hoped that she had killed him. Schwaner-arn Schwaner-arn fell at the first shot, but the wo man continued to fire at him as he lay In the street. She then snapped th empty revolver at his brother, whi viaa crossing the street with him. Hiding Hid-ing the revolver In her muff, Miss Erichsen started to run up Park avenue, ave-nue, but was overtaken ana arrestee On the way to the police station, she swallowed fiolson. which had been concealed in her clothing and was tau-en tau-en to the Harlem hospital, it was do-lieved. do-lieved. In a dying condition. She declared de-clared that she had waited under tne laduct for six hours for her victim tr appear. A letter was , found in ner clothing whieh Indicated that she nad contemplated sulcije. Miss Erichsen conducts a grocery store in the Harlem Har-lem section. |