New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
TRAGEDY AT A HOTEL.
DENTIST KILLS ANOTHER'S
WIFE AND HIMSELF
FOUR SHOTS FIRED IN THE HUSBANDS
ABSENCE-A BOTTLE OF NOR
PHINE FOUND.
PHINE FOUND.

In her bedroom in the Hotel Endicott, Eighty
frst-st and Columbus-ave.. Mrs. Mamie Hayes
was murdered last night by DR.. Franklin L.
Caldwell The woman was shot In the head.
Caldwell then shot and killed himself.
Caldwell was employed as an assistant by
Dr. Ephraim H. Hayes husband OF the dead
woman. Three days ago Caldwell ordered a
solution OF morphine which was delivered 20
him Last night. hour before the shooting
After the man and the woman dead. the
bottle which had contained the morphine was
found on table in room with the bodies.
Dr. Hayes came from Chicago four years ago
To take charge OF the dental rooms for the
Siegei-Cooper Company. He well known
in Chicago and when he to this city he
left his place in charge Of DR.. Caldwell
Four or five weeks ago. when Hayes opened
an office in the Hotel Endicott. Caldwell was
placed there assistant. The Hayes family
occupied. with the Office. a set OF apartments
the ground floor of the hotel-eight rooms lead
ing directly or the main entrance OF the Eighty
frst-st. side. Besides Hayes and his wife. Dr.
Caldwell. Ralph Hayes. nephew OF DR.. Hayes
and a colored maid. named Eliza Williams
lived there. They all moved in at the same
time Mrs. Hayes thirty-fve years old.
and DR.. Caldwell was the same age.
HUSBAND WAS OUT
Last night. after having dinner in his apart
ment. DIR. Hayes stepped out to see William o.
Luttman. who keeps the drug store the
ner At the same time Ralph. the nephew. went
out This few minutes before o'clock
Mrs Hayes directed the colored servant TO
attend to work in the kitchen. at the same time
saying she would change her dinner gown for
house dress.
Some little time after this-the colored girl
couldn't say whether it was five minutes
twenty, although 1t must have been close upon
the latter tirne-the bell of the fiat rang, and
the colored girl went through private hall to
open the door and admitted Ralph. the nephew.
who had returned. Just as the door opened
there came the sound Of two pistol shots
The boy Ralph and the cOlored servant could
hardly realize that shots had been fired. They
stood for a few seconds Then Ralph into
the hotel while the colored girl remained
trembling IN the hall. Two more shots
were heard. Then the girl, screaming from
fright darted cut into the hotel Half a
dozen men returned with Ralph and en-
tered the Hayes apartments They passed
through several rooms before they came To
Mrs Hayes's bedroom There they upon
the result Of the shooting
Mrs. Hayes had thrown of the dress she wore
at dinner. She lay IN natural position on the
bed and appeared to be sleeping. save for two
ragged wounds in her right temple from which
tho blood flowed. The bullets had entered her
BRAIN and she must have died in a few seconds
Beside the bed lay DR.. Caldwell He was
dead too. and there were two bullet wounds in
his head. He lay on his side. His right hand
still clutched a revolver. with the finger on the
trigger, showing he had died as the bullet
tered his head
Dr. Hayes was found in the drug store and
hurried to the rooms He distracted and
talked wildly, and IL was feared for time that
he would have to be restrained He could not
offer the faintest suggestion of a cause for the
act OF Caldwell
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE GUEsTa
Although the sounds of the shooting could not
be heard in the hotel the news of the murder
spread quickly and caused much excitement
among the guests. The office was soon crowded
with excited persons, and many persons col
lected in the street.
The proprietor OF the hotel telephoned to Police
Headquarters, from which place word hur-
riedly sent TO the West Sixty-eighth-st. police
station. Acting Captain Frank Kear, with De
tectives Deering. Saver and Heckler and half
dozen patrolmen. hurried TO the hotel The
rooms were cleared and patrolmen placed
guard outside to keep back those drawn TO the
scene by curiosity.
Coroner Bausch reached the hotel after mid
night 10 view the bodies According to the
information given to him the vial of morphine
solution was delivered early in the evening. the
messenger handing it to DR.. Hayes. Dr. Hayes
took the morphine TO the drug store to find out
who had ordered IL. II was while he was gone
to get this information that the shooting took
place. The morphine was given TO the police
by Dr. Hayes.
The Coroner also learned that Dr. Caldwell
had been drinking heavily in the hotel during
the day, and that he and DR.. Hayes had had
some words because of II. He was addicted TO
the use of morphine it was said at the hotel
On a bureau in the bedroom was found the
following letter. addressed apparently 10 the
dead woman:
My Dear: Meet me az Brent Mills. You
know I have given up booze for you. I Will
get off next train Bring Lizzie with you.
On a closer examination of the bodies II was
found that only bullet had entered the head
of the woman and only one the head OF the
man. II was an the part OF the police
in saying that there two wounds in the
head Of each. This discovery made when
Detective Felix Quinn took the revolver from
the hand OF the dead man. Only three cham
bers were empty. The third shot had gone wild
through a window, where pane Of glass was
broken.
The father OF DR.. Caldwell lives in Brooklyn.
Last night early he came TO Manhattan TO see
friend who lives In Riverside Drive. and went TO
the theatre with him Late at night the police
were still looking for him 20 tell him OF his sons
death
1t was learned later that for several weeks
Mrs. Hayes had been attended for a nervous
trouble by DR.. Richardson. specialist. II Is
said that she about 10 be taken TO private