New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
TRIED TO KILL HER FATHER
HER BROTHER DASHED THE PISTOL ASIDE
TIE DAUGHTER CT A LONG ISLAND EDITOR AT.
TEMPS TO TAKE THE LIFE OF

Borden ave.. Hunters Point, was the place OF livery
time on Tuesday night, which, according to Mrs.
Estellc Won Harder the heroine OF the affair, almost
ended tragedy. The principals, according to Mrs.
Won LA der, her father, Editor Thomas H. Todd
lis son. Edward Todd, and George Won Harder, her
husband pnd herself Considerable effort has Deen
made by every one concerned to keep the matter
quiet. II not until last night that the aHair De-
came known. The meeting was at the request "a
Editor Todd. 1t broke up In an ugly quarr'i "i'ei
MIS- Won Harder drew a revolver from her PICKET anu
attempted to shoot her father She was prevented
from carrying her intentions Into effect by hcr Doef
Edward. She says that after she had ieveheo ''s
pistol ut her father her brother seized her arm anu
rev the revolver to the floor.
The attempted shooting IS the outcome oi .ie
marriage Of Todd's daughter Estclle 10 "'oie' ~
Harder. The marriage took place on o'p'e'no'i 49,
1902 in the parlors Of the Rev. Mr. Layton p'''o
Of the First Methodist Episcopal Church a' "iee"
point. Editor Todd Is a Protestant. lie mas oe."
separated from his wife and daughters Tor Tour years
uo vos comp.lod by ex-Mayor Gleason, while that
man WAS Mrvor OF Long Island City, to pay HIS "''e
and family S25 a week. Mr.. Gleason took thi' n."
NJ a magistrate Won Harder Is hh'"ei' r.
a musician. lie says he Is "erh"" ' r.,u.
over two years previous to his marriage WIN $50
Todd he boarded with Mrs. T0dd anu WI s
lie fell in love with Estclc ana IN of"ei "
bcr mothers consent to the marriage. Won iiafder
renowned Ills religion AM u''""'N
was baptized by Father Olinr"' Vi 80
Roman Catholic Church. Greenpoih'' ,
After Nrs Todd gave her consent TO the WarT'"s''
Won Hinder and Miss rofi called upon ia Nc. y i,,
and requested him TO oficnte at their mdrfhe'' .
clergyman consented Invitations were 'h''i ''"' '
10 the Todd friends ana relatives. III "u",i'' "
,ho ,rv,,,,Ion sent 70 her father. Miss Tod wrote
Ia him and ask Il him Ia be present NJ the ''''"'''
II appcir, that Editor Tod1s first ahS"" W VIC
cttcr ycos an Insult TO the messenger WHO "'h'''''
II Immediately aftcrwad. Todd called upon ia'ne'
OIIari and warned the Clergyman not " many ~
daughter TO Won Harder, rs the couple "''c ~
on February "a, lo9i. by Lutheran ci'rsS "''i III
Newark, y. J. At, .r,.
and declined to marry them. The coupe i'h'u'a','
called rpon Chancellor Mitchell. Of the Ca'holic
nioccsc Of BrooLlyn They laii before him an am
,ayt which said that the ceremony winch WIS PER
formed before "A Protestant minister III Ne"arh anu
Which was o,tcnsiby marriage cer'mos' va. Nv.
Intended by the parties to i" one Inv, u
that they were man ana wife, ana p'ile''u 'i''
were fire." to marry. .,
Father Mitchell granted the couple dispcns'''o"
Father OJIara remained firm In his i'lrsal 10 MARY
,hcm The couplc then called upon Iishop McDoii
nell Of brooklyn. The Bishop gave them PERMISSION
to ic married by Catholic priest. Palmer " ',"'
ot once consented. When Editor TODD hcaru 'i'
Father C'Hara Lad rcconsidcred his refusal h' au
dressed "a communication 10 uir ''S'sS "'''' -
ne rrotrstcd against the clergyman marrying MS
daughter.
N,hii,g moro vas heard Of the affair until Wednes
dar the day set apart for the marriage. when man
Gale, nj St Anthony Church to stretch canopy over
In. entrance Father OIiara threatened To have the
man arrested. lie said that Mr.. Won iaruer anu
Miss Todd would have TO BE- married IN the Se ,
4, 100 Invitations had been sent out Tor punic
marriage Mr. Won Harder declined To- submit 10 the
humiliation Of being married tn eelar h., so,s 81
Md Ina
did not surrender my manhood, and III never DC
married in cellar" Mr. Ven Harder S1ushl Tue I'M
1mrc1' Tic couple were publicly married In ne
plr~lnngc at o'clccl that evening. Editor lo'a
The sequel Of this marriage. which ended II tho re-
,olv,r episode Of tuesday neht Is tod py hrs. soi
so 100 Third St. Long Island city. last night
Ever since our marriage she said. "my father
has tried to separate me ard my husband. lie mas
even descended TO the depths Of villfyihS my char
.cicr IS . Girl ard wife, and casting reflections
upon The chastity OF myself my mother and Lucy,
nv Younger si,'cr. Mr. Won Harder lived in the
house with myself and my mother since our marriage
IT., I'm, not done n days work since. lie seemed 10
fall under the influence Of my father soon after our
marriage. Finally he abandoned me altoG thcr. Ih's
wa, nhout three months ago. About month ago
I discovered that my husband repeatedly In ;he
company ~ my father. SooI atcrwhri Won iihiu'r
sent ne telegram. Inviting me to meet him ana my
father
lid So and was bru,ally Insntcd by my brother. who
wanted ne thrown Downstairs.
Ny father began yilifyng my mother and told me
II LEI, her and publicly denounced ~ Mayor Gleason
hc would make rick. refused, saying that
knew nothing bad OF NJ. Gleason. tlen left the
Office yon Harder accompanied ne and | stayed In
our house all night. About week ago my mother
c,lled AT The s;nr' Office TO protest against my
father trying separate Won Harder and myself MY
father called her all the vile names he could tlnk OF
ana brought Detective owen kavanngl, OF the Long
Island tfly Police. TO the office 10 throw her out
on Tuesday night Won Harder made an appointment
with me to meet him In The Star ONCE. Went
there and found my father and brother Eddie talking
with Won Harder They began abusing my mother
and saving that the relations between her and ex'
Mayor CLEMSON other than platonlc | could not
sit idly by and hear my good mother slndered' 50
arose and said
III po'cct my SELF sung the action 10 the word.
/ drew "A revolver from my pocket, and would GER
tainly have made short work oi my traduccr II tc
weapon lmd not been wr,nchcd from my grasp.
story. but not the cni Of H. Next week ! shall
Lcin suit against my father for defamation. OF
character and Tor abehAuhg my husoahu ""o'-
FL. Mayor Gleason has always championed Mrs.
him, while sitting magistrate. for assaulting
his wife aud imlccilr child. Mr.. Glcison placed him
dG fSnd' to paS Tho . MsN to c n M 's y
Il suppose" said the biz cx Mayor last night, that
the reason why Todd mixed my name "iii tlat OF
his wife. and accuses H. Of immortality, Is because
| did nv duty as Il magistrate some years ago, Ill,
accusations against me are false. done intend
to have anything more TO do with the case Good
4 reporter called at the Office OF The STAR last
evening Editor Told was At his desk lie refused fused
day night. lie became much excited when the re-
porter ;old his mission. lie Gared at him and in.
the reporter considered that It would be wise to leave
while there was time to do so.