New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-06
SCARSDALE HAS A TRAGEDY
POSTMASTER FELLOWS MURDERED AND
ROBBED AT NIGHT
YOUNG MAN WHO LEFT THE HARLEM
RAILROAD STATION WITH HIM
SUSPECTED.

tion. where he also combined the duties Of sta
tion agent. freight agent. American Express
agent and telegraph operator. The murderer Is
still at large although Sheriff William V. Mooy
and his deputies are working on a cew from
which they expect important developments.
Fellows was a strict methodcal man. always
on duty and by his kindly manner won the
friendship OF all the residents during the flVe
years that he lived in the town As far as is
known he had enemy. so the only motive
which his friends can ascribe for the crime Is
robbery. 1t was his custom to leave the station
every night at o o'clock. taking the money he
had in a satchel On Monday he went home
little earlier and told his wife that he had to re-
turn to deliver some cattle to Dederer Brothers,
who own a stock and dairy farm In Scarsdale.
He returned to the station. where he found DyK-
man. Samuel and Harry Dederer awaiting him.
He delivered the stock to them and received Sl2
for freight charges. they signing receipts for the
cattle. While chatting with the brothers ne
proceeded to close UP the office. and at that time
young man who appeared 10 be acquainted
with Fellows entered the waiting room ana stOou
at the ticket window.
When the agent had placed the money for the
day in a satchel which he carried and closed the
office, Sam" Dederer suggested that they walk
home with him He had no sooner uttered the
words than the stranger remarked: "Oh. you
don't need to trouble yourselves: | am gong
down his way. and II will be all right 80 the
Dederers and Fellows parted company. Ihey
started to drive their COWS home in one direc-
ton and the agent and his youthful companion
started in an opposite direction down Scarsdale-
ave toward the formers home. That was the
| last seen Of Fellows before he was shot
When Fellows had not returned home at 9:3O
his wife. becoming anxious, tried the private
telegraph wire running from the home TO the
station. Receiving no response, she presumed
that her husband was his way home but
after she had waited ten minutes and ne did not
| enpear she became alarmed Again she clicked
! the rriyate wire and called Alfred Graf, young
| man living near by who occasionally assisted
| Fellows He Immediately responded, and she
| then Informed him OF her husbands absence ana
| requested Graf 10 go in search OF him. he con-
| sented and hastily left his house TO look LOT
! the missing man. He had not gone TWO huhdreo
wards when his lantern light shone brightly upon
| pool OF blood on the boardwalk BY Following
! the bloody train across the avenue he discovered
| Fellows lying unconscious in the oushes near
| the fence which separates the highway from 'he
| railroad He ran rapidly TO the nearest mousse
wbare several Italians i've and with their as
slstance managed 10 carry the victim 70 MS
home. His wife and aged mother. who were
| 1earIui OI SoHle hNNiN'"N W ''
| and completely collapsed.
SHOT FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE.
Graft ran for DIT. Dunnng. and afterward teie-
| phoned to DR.. Schmid. Of White Plains Ihe
| physician saw that the man was sunerng from
bullet wound at the base Of his brain, besides
n scalp wound inflicted by some blunt instru-
ment and that he could not live long Their
Efforts were futile. but he fingered along with
| ipip until 10 O'Clock yes
| teday morning.
| An examination OF the mans head showed that
| he had been shot behind the left ear. and his
felt alpine hat scorched from the powder so
| close was the revolver held at the time OF the
| shooting. The ball had entered the brain. and
brain matter was found upon his coat collar
! and shoulders His was hopeless from the
| first.
Coroner Charles A. Birch who Is also doctor
| accompanied by Drs. George H. Magness and
! ~ F. Curtis. Of White Plains was early upon
| the scene and began an investigation. Dr.
| Magness made a superficial examination and
| found that there deep bruise on the front
Of Mr. Fellowss head which showed. the doctor
| thought. that he had been struck with some
| heavy, blunt instrument. possibly a sandbag
The one theory which the deputies and detec-
| lives agreed on is the robbery motive. which
Is evident from the fact that the assailant stole
| Fellowss satchel and pocketbook although he
was shrewd enough 10 leave his silver watch
| which might have led to his capture. They sus-
| pect a young man named Edward Burnz. who
| has disappeared. and all the evidence 1t Is al
| legged points to him as the man who accompa-
MED Fellows from the station The Dederers
| description Of him is said 10 At Burnz. who is
| nineteen years old. smooth shaven and tall. He
wore light macintosh and derby hat and
smoked cigarettes continually
SUSPECT AND HIS FATHER FOUGHT.
Burnz is the son Of C. Lansing Burnz When
a. Tribune reporter called at the house this after
noon Mrs Burnz said that she had not seen her
| son in a week. His father and he were unable
| to agree and had fight last week. when the
| how left home She added that her had
| fallen from the roof OF a house last year and
that her husband several years ago struck
by a train at Scarsdae Station and that both
| appeared to be mentally unbalanced at times.
| II was learned that young BurnZ has been living
at the home Of Mrs. Catherine Herten, WIDOW,
| since the fight with his father. He started on
| Saturday afternoon for New-fork. returning at
| noon Monday.
| Fellowss satche was found yesterday after
| noon nv a boy In a lot at Waverly. suburb OF
| Tuckahoe In IT were found his revolver. freight
| and express receipts and postolce reports Tor
| the dav which turned over 10 the express
| company. The place where the satcheI was was
| found is two miles south OF scarsdale' which
| would indicate tha. the murderer had started
| 10 walk along the New YORK post road toward
| Mount Vernon and had thrown the bag away
| after removing all the money II contained ow-
| ING 10 the large number OF trolley roads IN the
| rOuBn ho'N D'N.' "''"S''N
| ,Saro and some believe that one OF these may
| he the murderer This theory Is strengthened
! bv the statement Of Condu- tor Richard powers
| ~ train No 1874 which left White PIans Mon
| a., night AT IL o'clock for New-York AT
Vr3onrviIIe the first station below Tuckahoe. a
rough looking man boarded the train ana paid
| his fare to New-York' Dut ho a'e""o" ""'
paid to him. . 1900. o.
n is impossible 10 say how much money was
| stolen but the receipts from the tickets, post,
! oHice freight and express must nave dsslesh'eu
SITo and Fellows always carried like sum OF
bis own money The auditors OF the different
| cnnnanies are now at work on his accounts ana
Ill g. ohIs m tall how much Is missing to-day
Feeling against the murderer runs high among
Tho outlet residents OF Scarsdale. ana they lreeiy
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