New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
GUEST SHOT BY COACHMAN.
MURDER AND SUICIDE COMMITTED nv
AN APPARENTLY INSANE SERVANT


TlcE WANDEI.L AT SADDLE RIvER-Tur
TRAGEDY WITNESSED BY HIS FRIEND
Aiiendale n. j.. Sept. S.-Great crowds Of
people from all the surrounding villages stood at
me little railroad station at Saddle River this
AFTERNOON ana saw placed on board the o'clock
''a'h the ooN containing the body Of Isaac Caryl
VINO was murdered yesterday in the barn nm tho
country place Of the Wanden family. at Saddle
hiVer. isaac H. Caryl the grief-stricken father
accompanied the body to New-York where It
was removed to his home. AT No 116 Fast
Eighty-fourth-st
Shortly before the train pulled ont from ,ha
station at Saddle River, another funeral pro-
cesslon started from the home Of the Wandells
toward the Lutheran Cemetery at this place
III 'he hearse preceding the funeral procession
was 'he comm containing the body Of William
lowing the coachman for the Wandell family
who' while suffering from emotional insanity
Killed young Caryl while the latter was guest
at the house, and then. turning the shotgun on
himself fired into his breast. killing himself
instantly.
The funeral Of Bowling was attended by his
daughter. Maggie, twenty-five years old and
her aunt Mrs. Flaherty. with whom she boarded
at No. 10 Manhattan-st.. New-York. The Rev
Dr' hughes. Of the Lutheran Church. read
brief funeral service beside the grave of the
murderer and suicide
When the train bearing Caryl's body had gone
and bowling had been buried the people of
the place fell to wondering why a man who had
lived among them every summer for eighteen
years, and who had always acted like a rational
being should take the life of Caryl and then kill
himself There were all sorts Of stories ahoat
some of which connected the names of bowling
and one Of the Wandell girls In an unpleasant
way but rumors Of this character receive little
credence.
! THE COACHMAN TEMPORARILY INSANE.
Maggie Bowling. daughter Of the murderer and
| suicide. offers more logical explanation. She
says that several months ago her father. while
riding uptown on Thrd-ave cable car In New
York thrown from the with much force
against one Of the iron pillars of the elevated
railroad Since that time. the girl says, her
! father had suffered from pains in his head and
had at times appeared irrational.
Although highly dramatic in character. the in
cdents in the tragedy occupied only few min
utes Of time in their enactment and. apart from
| the rumors connected with the case. there is
nothing in the Of side story to the affair.
| Isaac Caryl and the Wandell brothers, Frank
and Townsend have been friends ever since they
were boys. The father of the Wandes was for
merly Civil Justice in New-York. and for years
the family lived at No. 112 East Eightythird-st.
From their backyard the boys could look into the
| windows of the Caryl home. The boys always
nlaved together and as they grew up they con-
tinued to be firm friends. All this time Downing
WAS the coachman Of the Wandell family He
saw the three boys grow into MANHOOD ana the
two Wanden girls blossom into womanhood.
| During the summer months, from May until
october. the Wandells lived at Saddle River ana
Carvl visited them very often. AS the story goes
| the coachman never had anything pul. pieasanl
words for Carvl until about two months ago On
| that occasion it is said. bowling became ahsi!
| at something and told Caryl not 10 can a. a. VI"
| nlaca again That circumstance, II IT really oc
| CURED was forgotten yesterday Wheh Cai!
| came here He rode out on his wheel AT the
station he punctured tire He ie1t ms WIFE, a. a.
| 70 s,ation and walked to Saddle River. On the
| wav he met Frank Wandell. and the t"U ave
breakfast together In company WIN ME "a " hnr
| dell. who is nearly seventy years oo' anu hei
two daughters.
WITNESSED BY FRANK wANDELL
49, ,o,sa the two mer walked to the
harm 10 inspect some Improvements. AS 'he'
oo,ared the barndoor bowling, who was clean
,nr horness looked UP and saw Caryl Arising
,roro his seat he went into the loft and shor.ly
reanpeared with a shotgun. Putting 'ne So oxN
! N his shoulder. he aimed al cai!i 1i'0' rrbe
! oloi,ning Nov I've got you, lreu. -.
800 - shot entered Caryrs left breast jus
below the heart. He was not more nan tora a
feet away at the time. Inc co cmai Stood still
! regged wound in his breast Caryi stoou s, a
f ray r,onent uttered an agonizing shrek ana
fell over his face, ueau' . xoo+o,or of all
Frank Wandel! was mute spet'" n,,td not
this and was so dumfounded ina, ne co vo'' oqain
sueak bowling his eyes garins IKE IRE ae h"t
Used the gun as though TO shoot ram arr. ~
no latter ran out of the barn ana M ;s,ers
house He did not tel his mother o, ort
Of what had happened to CaryL WnuCr,e from
~ window Frank saw bowling efners eo ii anI
the harm bowling came up " N'0 '
Qr1k
II want to give you my "dtS'' W
70 give to my daughter" he SAID. .,,o house
I Rank was not in clined 10 leave ine " 49,
fearing another tragedy and bowling sro wsnr
hent 70 the barn In few moments a arother
t u -. heard and then Frank ana ms Dlo 49,
Went to the barn. Pecring IN throus i,s . and
thav saw that Bowling had shot hliil s' 90 his
thai he had fallen dead across the oouS "a
victim. . 80 ,he village for a
constable. and the latter On ascei The latter
! go snnmoned Coroner De Baum ne @rorn
,ewed the bodies and learned the ueuai decided
49, Wsndeu Coroner De Baum ueoi ond
rrdNh w " ~ No occasion for an inquest anu
| nc narn,ts for the burial Of the pouie''
THE FATHERS STORY.