New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-19

ARTHUR PALMER SHOOTS HIS MOTHER,
BROTHER AND SISTER
LEONARD J.. THE BROTHER KILLED AND THE
MOTHER AND SISTER NOT EXPECTED TO
LIvE-THE MURDERER EsCAPED-HIs
DEAD VICTIM 4 NETWORK
SCHOOL TEACHER

SCHOOL TEACHER
Arthur Palmer shot and killed his brother
Leonard j. Palmer. and probably fatally wound
ed his mother and his sister. Gertrude in the
family home in Weaver-st.. Mamaroncck. last
evening. He escaped. and trace Of him has
been obtained although a big crowd of men,
headed by a deputy and an under sheriff. started
on a hunt for him.
The family was engaged in farming. with the
exception OF Leonard j. Palmer. who was
teacher in the boys department Of Grammar
School No 30 at No 30 East one hundred and
wenty-fifth-st. this city. They did big milk
business in Mamaroneck. Arthur. who shot the
other members Of the family, has long been
looked upon as half witted or slightly crazy. He
delivered the milk from the farm here. and was
we'll known.
The farmhouse Is about two miles from the
Boston Post Road. the De Fretas farm
It Is believed that Arthur was attacked by a
At OF violent insanity and began to shoot. The
shots were heard at the De Freitas farmhouse,
and inmates Of that house hurried to the Palmer
house They found the three-named shot and
Arthur was seen to run from the house. When
Charles CallahuIe, farmland, entered the
house by tie rear door he stumbled over the
body Of Leonard F. Palmer. He into the
house and lying the sofa In the dining
room he found Mrs. Palmer. with blood flow
ing freely from several wounds Without more
investigation Callahune rushed from the house
and back to his employers. He then mounted
his horse and galloped TO Larchmont to sum-
mon doctors. None were 10 be had. and on re-
turning to Mana:oneck. he found Drs Lyons.
Hail and Hunter. and with trem started back
for the scene of the murders.
When the doctors arrived at the house they
found Leonard J. Palmer breathing his last
Mrs Palmer and her daughter in
comatose condition. but the doctors revived
them.
Coroner Banning and Sheriff Johnson were
called and the Coroner took the ante-morten
statements of the two women.
Their story that without any warning
Arthur shot and wounded his sister He fired
two shots at her. one entered The abdomen and
the second entered her right arm Then Arthur
turned his revolver upon his mother. and shot
her Three bullets took effect in her body. Two
entered her back and one her side. Then. IL is
supposed Arthur turned his revolver upon his
brother vino probably nastened from the barn
on hearing the shots in he house. Leonard
was shot "a he entered the rear door. and fell
with "A bullet In his forehead
The house where the murder occurred Is an
old fashioned farmhouse. II Is in an isolated
locality and the farm Is an extensive one. The
family consisted OF the mother. i've sons and
one daughter They were old residents Of the
place and were well known. Arthur. who fired
the shots was the manager or the farm lie
was a tall powerful fellow and had the reputa-
zion OF being a man of great strength. He mar
ried two years ago and his wife has been absent
for two weeks visiting relatives in Canada.
ON the floor OF the dining room the searchers
f,und five empty shells for a - -cabre revolver
and the bullet extracted from the arm of Ger
trude Palmer was OF that size.
The brothers in the family were Leonard j.
who was killed William A. Lotus s. Jesse ID
and Arthur Jesse ID. Palmer. sr.. tn. head of
,ha family. died some years ago. LOTUS Palmer
vas asked about the shooting last night and h,
said he knew OF reason for his brothers act
oIher than that Arthur had become suddenly in
sane He said there We're no differences between
members OF the family
The doctors believe Mrs. Palmer IL fatally
wounded The bullets which entered her bach
arc thought, to have reached vital spots. The
wound I'm Gertrude's abdomen Is also believed to-
he fatal Both women lost much blood. and their
vitality is low.
In their statements to Coroner Banning. both
the mother and daughter said they knew OF no
reason why Arthur should have shot them.