The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-26
LOVE CAUSED
TRAGEDY
DR.. Caldwell Loved His
Partners wife, But
She Could Only Be
Friendly to Him


ing over his failure to win the love
of the wife of the man who had
been his partner in business and
his best friend. DR.. Franklin l..
Caldwell last night murdered the
woman of his affections and then
put an end to his own life. This
double crime, committed just at the
dinner hour in the Hotel Endicott,
Eighty-first street and Columbus
avenue, created a sensation in the
house that almost amounted to a
panic
The husband, when he learned
OF the occurrence, in his frenzy of
grief and rage, cursed the murder
err of his wife, and had he not been
restrained, would have sought to
wreak his vengeance uponthe man s
lifeless body.
The victim of DR.. Caldwell's in
sane jealousy was Mrs. Mary Hayes
wife OF Dr.. Ephraim 2. Hayes, a
dentist Of siderable standing in
this city and in Chicago. DR.. Hayes
had for years befriended Caldwell,
had given him an opportunity to
advance IN his profession, and, in
tact. had considered him almost as
one of the family. AS result Of
this treatment Caldwell became
enamored Of Mrs. Hayes, and it
seems, after many repulses, decid-
ed that if he could not possess the
woman he would take her out OF the
world with him.
Last night, after a dinner in the
Hayes apartments, DR.. Hayes WAS
summoned to another part of the
hotel. Mrs. Hayes went to her
room to change her dinner gown for
another and Caldwell followed her
there, Two shots rang through the
hotel and 4 nephew OF DR.. Hayes,
with hotel clerk, rushed into the
room.
Stretched across the bed was the
body OF Mrs. Hayes. with a single
bullet wound In her temple, from
which the blood was trickling.
Lying on the floor at her feet was
the liteless body of Or. Caldwell,
also with bullet wound in his
right temple, while revolver clutch
ed in his right hand was all the
Evidence necessary TO tell how the
tragedy occurred.
After repeated urging, Dr.. Hayes
consented last night to make i
statement.
My wife has not been herself
for weeks, said he. "Shc appear.
ed to be daZcd, aud her condition
prompted me to call in Dir. {. II.
Richardson. of No. 141 East Forty
seventh street. After d consulta-
ton, it was suggested that he take
her to his sanltarium and sec what
it was that provoked this nervous
trouble. 1t was arranged that she
should 60 TO the sanitarium at 4
O'Clock this Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Richardson suggested
ought to 20 there and pick out 4
room. We talked over the matter
yesterday and made arrangements
to the effect that was to 20 at II
o'clock this morning. One oil my
w!e 'strcnds, a young lady, though
we might fix up private hOspita
here in the hotel, and that suggcs'
ton vas under consideration whcr
l came home at 7.45 last night.
when | entered the flat ] Wen
up to my wife, pattcd her on the
check and asked her how she felt
She replied Fine. When she said
ti3.s, knew she didn't feel well, for
it was an expression she often used
whcn at times she was i'll ant
wanted to show how brave she wa:
and TO keep me from Worrying
SILL she didn't seem 10 be herscl
a all.
She seemed conscious.
don t know lust how 10 express it
hat don t believe she even knew
WIS there in the room.
NEPHEW nRDI-GIIT MtpIiI\E.