The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
SHOT THE PHYSICIAN DEAD.
a TRAGEDY IN A DOCTORS OFFICE IN
a BosTON sUBURR

a TRAGEDY IN A DoC1OR'S OFFICE IN
4 BOSTON sUBURR
Who Had Been Adritted to the House
by tho Doctors wire-The Murderer
Had Tried 20 XIII His Own wife First.
Boston. Juno 24-Dr. William T. s. Ward
we'll was shot down In his Office at Al Florence
street. Rosllndale. this afternoon by Amos l..
Morse The assassin fired three bullets into
the Doctors face. one OF which enetrated the
brain.
Mrs. wardwell. who had admitted Morse
only minute before. ran into tho room and
saw her husband lying dead on the floor. The
young man who had shot him was running
down the front steps. Mrs. wardwoll ran after
him screaming. "Murderl" as she ran. and
neghbors took up the cry and the
chase without knowing any OF the
circumstances Down Florence and Washing
ton streets and across the swamp land the
murderer ran. closely pursued by the neigh-
bors Twice he stopped. and. taking deliberate
aim with revolver. fred at those who were
after him,
Past the Forest Hills station he dashed. and
the crowd behind him increased in size. On
Reyes street. about mile and half from the
bcene Vi the CRIME. follceman Oelaney was
waiting for car. He was in citizens dress
He heard tho cry OF the pursuers and saw
young man running.
He joined In the chase. and. being fresh.
quickly overhauled the fugitive. Then no
waited for the crowd. 1t took only minute
to tell the policeman that the prisoner had
shot man In Rostlndale, but none OF tho
pursuers could give any details of tho affair.
The prisoner denied that he had ehot any
body. but the empty revolver was still in his
possession. and. rs 1t had been recently used.
Delaney felt justified In taking him to the
police station.
Meantime tho neighbors on Florence stroct
were trying to get ut the bottom Of the
mystery. Several Of them had seen a young
man wearing light overcoat with pink rose
in the lapel walking slowly up and down the
street in front of the Doctors house before
the murder. There was nothing about his
actions to arouse suspicion or to attract alton
ton.
He continued his promenade about two
hours until he saw DR.. Wardwell enter
his house. In few minutes nj he walk ed up thu,
the ea ana
Mrs. Wardweii replied in the Affirmative and
The Doctor was seated at his desk. Mrs. Ward
wrds a%d
stranger y: She had barely reached the top Of
murderer followed.
Dr.. Wardwell died instantly. II any words
der arrest confessed on his way to the police
fused to explain the motive. He gave his
name as Amos l. Stone. and said that he lived
at rs Revere street. Boston.
Saprch into Tho apfaeadanta hao
Witch may aespunt for sodays
sss Ia sAT If.
tsnS'd ysd dm with then HIM Ts' his Re was
street Morse AND hi; :. VIZ have bss3 married mai
so the other OCCUPANTS Of the. lodging
cause his S VIE a sHa as @oss her
81 inndelity. He became ,lnsanely jealous Of
ssesef
her frequently. Still the 1ife made no COM
La Last night there was long struggle in the
room occupied ~ the Morses. and this morn.
Ing the young wife did not go out, to breakfast
time and left the house attired in his best suit.
but said nothing as to his plans for the day.
After she eSrned o her h s arrest
to night she confessed that he tried to kill her
last nigh. by choking herto death. Her strug-
sisted
She told a friend of hers in the house that
her husband WAS insanely jealous OF her. but
she would not relate any circumstances or de-
tail any Of the accusations he made. She SIM
ply, said that there was no cause for his
When she learned that he had shot DR.. Ward
well she admitted that she had known the
Doctor several years- That is oil she would say
The neighbors of pr. Wardwell tell another
Morses ieSousy. may furnish the st KY to
to;days shooting DR.. Wardwell is IS years
old and iGF s LIVED drs, ard
from the City Hall. Although a part OF the
and and the visitor would Imagine he had dropped
into thrifty country town. All tho nelghbors
NI Dr. W SI i was one Of tho lost popular
physicians In the town, He had a large prao-
tice and stood high socially
$s$ plenty to =, i"sS s hin S3sS; seaf ssSS
to, go, to tho hospital to submit to, a
critical surgical operation. and she was de-
ssnss Dr. RSd
aulstiy attracted tho attention Of the Doctors
because Of his wife's absence 1t was consid-
cred the pr"Per thing to keep an eye on TIE
housekeeper were as they should be.
II wasn't long before tongues began to wag,
and the neighbo decided that DR.. Wardweli
WINS devotipg altogether too much OF his time
hospital
The gossip. soon assumed the proportion of
neiahbOrhood scandal. and some self-appointed
censor went to the hospital and related all the
gossip to tho wife.
Although far from being we'll she returned
keeper was discharged. Since then Dr. Ward
well and his wife have lived happily together.
She did not place any credencc in tho stories
rejecting upon her husbands fidelity to her.
and; as the neighbors had nothing tapgiblsto
and DR.. Wardwcll had again become the pop
ular practitioner OF the district. Tho pretty
housekeeper was not seen again, but 1t Is said
his.
DID HE COME TO BUY GREEN GOODSS