New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-26
sLAYER'S MOTIVE HIDDEN.
DENTIST MAY HAVE KILLED EN-
PLOYER'S WIFE FOR LOVE.
HUSBAND PROTESTS EMPHATICALEY THAT
HIS WIFE WAS IGNORANT OF THE
MANS INFATUATION.

DR. Ephraim H Hayes. the dentist. whose Wits
murdered by his assistant. Dr. Franklin l.
Caldwell. in her bedroom in the Hotel Endicott
on Saturday night, presented yesterday the sor-
rowful spectacle of a chivaIrous and manly hus-
band protesting vehemently 10 all the world,
in the face of much discOuraging evidence that
the woman he loved purity itself and ut
terly beyond suspicion. Caldwell had killed
himself also and could give only mute testi-
mOny: but in his pockets were found letters
signed with her name. and in her bureau were
found letters in his handwriting which, If they
had only been destroyed. would not have made
the husbands burden dOubly hard 70 bear.
The cause for the shooting is still mystery.
Coroner Bausch. who cursOrily examined the
bodies on Saturday night. found two bullet holes
in the mans skull. both close to the right tenn
ple and one in the woman's. This left room for
d doubt whether Caldwell could have inflicted
both of the wounds upon himself. but the au-
topsy performed by Coroner's Physician O'Han-
Ion yesterday afternoon showed that one bullet
passed under the floor of Caldwens orbital plane
fracturing the hone. and resting over the right
eye without touching the brain This wound
could not prove instantly fatal though the shock
must have been great The other bullet frac-
tured the temporal bone. passed through the
brain, hit the skull on the opposite side cracked
it, and rebounded to about the centre OF the
instantly. DIR. O'Hanlon decided that this state
/ of things removed all suspicion that any one
else but Caldwell fired the shots. and Coroner
Bausch said he saw no reason for holding an in
quest
CORONER BAUSCHS THEORY.
Bausch's theory concerning the cause OF ths
double crime is that Caldwell shot Mrs. Hayes
/ because DIR. Hayes had accused them Of miscon-
duct and had ordered Caldwell to leave his en-
ploy and his home. for they all lived togethes
/ in the same set Of apartments in the Endicott.
DR.. Hayes denies that he ever really taxed his
wife or Caldwell with misconduct. although he
had. only few moments before the shooting.
come to the conclusion that Caldwell had been
surreptitously administering morphine to his
wife for some time. Caldwell. he thinks. sim
ultaneOusly became aware that he had been dis
covered and was moved to shoot Mrs. Hayes
and himself partly through remorse, partly
/ through fear, and partly through crazy dread
of being parted from her Dr. Hayes admits
/ that Caldwell was about to leave his employ
( and had 10 be frequently reprimanded for his
drinking habits The following letter. found IN
Mrs. Hayes's bureau. bearing no date or sigma
ture. but said to be in CaIdweIrs handwriting.
/ shows that the writer had told Mrs. Hayes OF
his love. and was contemplating a separation
/ from her with regret:
| Dear: don't suppose can see you to-day. Let
| to the woods ana write you any place You may
/ say. Am going TO try TO have courage You may
want me to - come to YOU Rest assured when YOU
say the word. I will come. Six months or year
viii make no difference TO me. I love you with all
/ my heart and soul Be courageous for your own
/ dear health. If 1 knew you were we'll and happy
/ you already know. Lovingly.
| DR.. Hayes says he knows nothing about his
/ wife's letters. He cannot understand how the
| foregoing letter could have come into her pos
! session. or the following. also undated and un-
/ sigr ed, but said to be in CaldweTs handwriting:
! NV Dear: Meet me at Brent Mills y. Y You
/ know have given up booze for YOU Will get on
next train. Bring Lizzie with You
A LETTER MRS. HAYES SIGNED.
Lizzie is the name of Mrs. Hayes's maid shs
saws she never heard of Brent Mills and never
saw anything suspicious in the conduct Of her
mistress This letter from Chicago. where DR..
! Hayes had dental offices. and whence he came to
this city is signed by Mrs. Hayes:
Chicago, Ill. Sept. 25 1894
| Hello! Is this the misht dental parlors? All
| right. Hello. Mon cher garcOn, l have Just about
three minutes before the lights &c out. 50 I must
/ I am going send you the checks, and hope they
Rave been quite sick since l left JOhnstown.
The weather has been something awful-pouring
time comes to leave here. CYes, honesty We are
rooming with some friends Of Doctors. a Mr.. and
| Mrs Ptck-so You see am not at the Murphys.
but hope 70 see them all before leave We ara
| carding the dental parlor within the next week.
| We expect TO take the whole balcony Doctor
hypnotzer for the Philadelphia office. I must tell
YOU what il is. otherwise YOU might not know from
write letter next time Excuse haste, and please
make allowances for the dark -
@ now then