The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-15
THREE DEADLY XHOTY.
New York Misunderstanding His Wife,
Ills Son, and Himself

shortly Def0fe y O'CLOCK last night Isaac
ID. Edrehi, man sixty years old, and n
salesman Of perfumes, drugs TO aduterate
spices. and chemicals, and who recently
had lived at his place OF business, No. 227
Greenwich street, and in Seventy.sixtb
street near Second avenue, rang the base
ment door-belI at No. ia east Seventy first
street, the residence OF Frances Gaywood,
widow Of George C. Gaywood. Minnie
Koch, servant, answered the sum-
mons. Edrehi asked to see his wife
Frances, and the girl ushered him
into the dining-room, which is in
the basement. His wife. from whom
be had been separated, lived in the house.
1t is supposed that she and Mrs. Gaywood
are one and the same person, but it could
not be ascertained last night. Although
every effort was made later in the evening
TO prevent Il single fact of what occurred
here becoming public. it appears that IN the
diuing-room he met his wife, who is a stout
brunette, forty-6ye years old, and who re-
tains her good looks, and their son John,
who Is nearly six years old. He began
conversation, and asked her to forget their
past differences and be reconciled to him.
She CURLY refused, and was about TO leave
the room with her boy. when Edrehi, draw
ing aself-cockinc British bulldog revolver,
put 1t to the chIld's head just IN front OF
the right ear and fired, the ball entering the
boys head.
Mrs. Edrehi. with an exclamation OF ter
ror, attempted TO dee, and had gone up
several steps of the basement stairs, when
her husband, who pursued her, fired and
lodged n bullet in the lower part OF her
back. Other occupants in the house did
not attempt TO interfere with the assassin,
but ran TO the street and made an cutlery,
which was heard by Patrolman Cornish,
who was ar the Ivy Club, at Sevenly-first
street and Third avenue. He ran TO Mr..
Gaywood's house, which is between Lex
ington and Fourth avenues, while Edrehi
walked leisurely toward Lexington avenue,
and, turning into it, ran south. COrnish's
attention was drawn to him by shouts OF
There goes the murderer" and he pur-
sued him. Edrehi turned intO seventeen
street. ran toward Third avenue, and Just
as Cornish was congratulating himself on
his capture he raised his right hand and
sent bullet through his brain. He was
dead when Cornish reached him, and the
officer nearly stumbled over his body.
The body was sent to the PRESBYTERIAN
Hospital dead-hOuse, and Captain Gunner.
OF the Twenty-eight precinct, and Coroner
Merkle, were sent for. Mean time friends
OF Mr.. Edrehi adopted plans 10 prevent
family secrets leaking out. going to the
length OF hiring Il policeman and a watch
man and two men, all OF whom were it,
structed not to give their names. 10 patrol
in front 81 the house, to prevent any one
from entering it, and TO give as an excuse,
while pleading entire ignOrOnce OF the
parties to the tragedies, that Il young lady
was on the point Of death in the house and
any additional excitement would kill her.
Drs. w. T. Bull and II. Morris attended
Mrs. Edrchi and her son. Mrs. Edrehi'S
condition. they said. was grave and that OF
the boy hopeless. DR.. Morris was the only
one outside OF the police who could give
any Information. lie said that Mrs. Edrchi
had been separated from her husband for
years. and that recently he had tried to get
possession of the hoy and had made threats.
lie added that Mrs. Edrehi lived with her
sister. and that he knew nothing OF her
family history. Captain Gunner was at the
house within twenty minutes of the occur
renee and an hour before any intelligence
OF the affair had been sent to police head
quarters. He could not be found until
midnight, when he promised his account
Of what happened by saying that there was
something in the background. OF which
he had the bareSt hint, and which could
not be unravclled until to-day. When he
reached Mrs. Edrchi'S bedside she did not,
in his opinion. look like woman who was
fatally injured. She did not know that
her husband had shot himself, and when
informed OF it she exclaimed eagerly, and
rising up. /" Is he dead 7"
"Qute dead" replied Captain Gunner.
Ppm glad Of that" she replied. fer
vently, as she sank back on her pillow All
she would say about her family matters
and the shooting was that her husband,
who was addicted to the use OF morphine,
had not lived with her for more than five
wears, that he wished to obtain possession
OF the boy, and that he had shot him
treacherouSlv and tried 10 murder her.
From other sources it was learned that Mrs.
Edrehi was widow in 1877. when she
met the man who tried 10 murder her at
Long Branch. He represented that he was
a capitalist, and. as he appeared to be 4
gentleman, she permitted him to be gallant.
II is said that he administered drug to
her. and that while under its influence he
induced a clergyman TO marry them. and
when next day she awoke in his company
she was shown the marriage certificate.
She conceived an intense hatred for him,
and separated from him before her boy was
born.
Recently Edrchi obtained possession OF
his son, but his mother got him back. 1t
was also said that recently Mrs. Edrehi in
herited property, and that her husband,
who is needy, imagined that he could effect
a reconciliation and share in her good for
tune. Although it was cOntradicted by
the persons on guard outside the house last
night, it is probable. as has been stated.
that the lady who lives there as the widow
of Mr.. Gaywood is Mrs. Edrehi. Coroner
Merkle was captured before he reached the
house by a man interested in keeping
facts secret. and he pretended to know
nothing OF the case, and said he could not
take Mrs. Edreh's dnte-mortem statement.
.Vats re use" he exclaimed, "zc man
ees dead"