The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-31
KILLED BY A JEALOUS WIFE.
JAMES WALDEN SHOT DOWN IN sET-
ENIH AVENUE LAST NICHE
HI. WIFE Said He Had Neglected Her Tor
Another Woman and Had Treated Her
Cruelly-His Friends were Surprised to
Learn TINT Me Was Married.


HI. wife said He Had Neglected Her for
Another Woman and HAD Treated Her
Crueily-His Friends were Surprised to
Learn that He Was Married.
james Walden, a young man well known
about the race tracks In the country. was
fatally shot in Seventh avenue last night by
his bride OF two months Jealousy and al
legged maltrcatinent on the part OF Walden are
given as tho causes OF tho tragedy. Young
Walden is IL nephew Of Wyndham and JeterWa!-
don. tho horsemen. Jeter owns rncing stable
ut Eatontown. n. j.. near Monmouth Park. and
Wyndlam Walden is q trainer for j. II. Il A. II.
Morris. owners OF Norris Park.
About all that is known Of the reasons for
the shooting is tho story OF the woman. She
is pronounced brunette. short. stout, and at
tractive in appearance. She was arrested i'm
mediately after the affair and locked up at the
Thirticth street station.
Mrs. Walden says that after the marriage
she and her husband went to live at 22e West
Fortieth street. James soon neglected her
and became abusive in his treatment. Ho
finally neglected her almost altogether. sho
claims, for a woman named Harris. OF 2O3 West
Thirty-eghth street When she rcproached
him for this attachment he bent her. she says.
Yesterday she determined to. arrange some
settlement. and think ing. as sho claims. that
she might intimidate her husband. pr9cured u
Slipped into the pocket Of her light Jacket. At
about 4 clock she met Walden on the east
and and For t streets She pleaded with him to
return to her and give up The woman. Harris.
He showed mpatensse anS their
You will either surGort me gro|pssE,ly Or dc.
Of tho couple. saw her withdraw her hand
from her pocket with tho REVOLVER, flashing in
Two 81 Shots t s'" Her husband stumbled forward
and fell to the pavement. Blood gushed from
hole in his throat, .,,;, u,;,o a.,
liceman took the, pistol from her and placed
her under arrest. At the police l, station !. she
sook sat a ID Ysn
Hospital. where he died at 500 o'clock. He
was 20 years old. full faced. smooth shaver !I !.
the Thirticth street station after the affair. and
Hooded the place with inquiries. They had
81 Ht ths he had
Mrs Mrs. Walden said she was %, years Of age;
c"nstantiy repeated the hope that her husband
TSs HARRY yhem Mrs Walden ss
kSsps waa So"FS drSyn h0u Claims Her
%ss HsrTss i was Sai III last Hshs that
the wife OF a Philadelphia business, man. She
left two years ago, clipping to New York with a
kookmaier named Marshall. Marshall kept
her for a while in West Fifty third street. and
shc soon became q wcll-known figure about
town and ut race tracks.
She met Walden Mt the spring meeting at
Shcepshead Bay and an intimacy between
them Was the result. Marshall was soon Tilted.
According to this story. Walden told Green
| and Mrs. Harris some weeks ago that he was
married. He had started on spree with Mrs.
Delma,r; he said, and ths ceremony rsl was per-
Mrs. Harris denied last night that there had
been any improper relations between her and
Walden. He had frequentl; complained to
hcr and Green OF his wife. alleging that kittie
Was often away for two and three days At q
time.
II would not appear from the Harris Green
story that Walden and his wife met for the first
time last night In Seventh ayenuo. Both s4y
that he dincd at their house last evening. In
the course Of the meal some one knoc ed at the
door and the servant. entering. told Walden
that his wife wished to see him. He went out
on the stoop and high words were heard. Then
Walden returned. and asking for his overcoat;
stepped through the door aga n and turned
toward Seventh avenue. AS he left he re-
marked:
"Somethin's the matter with Kittie. I Won
dor il she's got pistol with her"
This was at about &c o'clock. Three hours
latter the Harris household learned of Wal
den s death.