New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-28
TRAGEDY AT THE VENDOME
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did did not tell me when or where He had been drink
me 10 telephone TO some girl in West FOrtyeIghth-
81; near Broadway, that he had attempted to COM
Shortly after I had telephoned we were at q
saloon at Broadway and F0rtievh-st. and this girl
came IN by the side door. She said Essen. I
want qIli my pin and ne and she went out together.
~; me We were rldng IN the automobile this morn
eis ne toid me that ne expected to get S25oe0 TO
in the aIIto,57obj. !L1 q polTe oILCeI wltn Us
from rom MN and gave it to man named ORourke 10
any kind never saw him with any jewelry.
WOMAN ASKS FOR EssON's JEwELRY.
Coroner yucca afterward learned that the
woman was Mrs. Lillian Hayes, Of No. 211 West
Forty eighth-st. She had approached him in
the Hotel Vendome an hour after the shooting
and asked:
Has Essen any jewelry? I am his sweet
heart, and as he was in desperate circumstances
I let him have about 81 600 worth Of diamonds
All want those diamonds"
The Coroner searched the apartments Of the
dead man, but found nothing but a whiskey
flask and a soda bottle
The woman went to the hospital and asked
10 see Stridiron. AS she entered the room
where he lay. the man turned on his pillow and.
catching sight Of her. exclaimed
Hello! This is a fine thing John has done
me"
She was left alone for some time. and upon
leaving the room she went to the head nurse
and asked:
Hasn't this man any property
Il suppose he has was the dernure repIv
Well then. I want IT.
She was then told that the hospital authori-
ties had no right to dispose Of any Of the be-
long1ngs Of their patients. elzzt-7fg
MRS, HAYEs's STATEMENT rald
When Tribune reporter called at No. 211
West Forty -eighth-st. a colored woman said
ment two richly dressed women came up the
steps sIhefn-o1
Mrs. Hayes" asked the reporter -77
Each woman looked al the other. Of the one
who appeared the more agitated the reporter
again asked:
Are you not Mrs. Hayes?''
Yes. What is il? More about the shooting
Now. I have not found the jewels 7 do not
know what he has done with them He was
reckless fellow, Jack was. He thought great
deal of me, Jack did. But he drank So These
last three weeks he has scarcely been sober
day. I came on here from Chicago two months
ago. 7 knew him in Chicago. He brought his
friend around TO see me, and soon grew jealous
Of him. He had right TO be. He was foolish
If he had not been drinking he would not have
been jealous Since then he has often talked OF
murder and suicide He tried 10 kill here
one night Yes, II was only last night. Ii seems
an age
This note was found on the dead man:
Sunday, August %.
w9rd and ny S friends Wiz Pss'ff d 0 ssa
who have been kind will forgive me, hope
God will. am failure
No name was signed TO the note
CHICAGO WOMAN IN THE CASE
A friend OF Essen. who has known him for the
last six years, said to Tribune reporter shortly
after the note found:
r,
fully respondent He had these drinking spells
three weeks When I saw him last Tuesday he
5idr;+ 81 - i,I+lts s ~ .O.lie IeIIIule Seots
me She heard was going fast pace and with
is the other woman the one in Forty-eighth-st I
have tried and failed several times have met
forgotten
Manager Grant, of McCoys saloon. at Broad
way and Fortieth-st-. said last night that the
name Of the contractor was Essen, and that he
knew both him and StridirOn. Both had fire.
quently drank together at the saloon and he
had heard Essen say he had about 81. coo worth
of jewelry belonging TO a Mrs. Hayes.
Thomas ORourke, manager Of a saloon at
Broadway and Fortieth-st. said that he had
known Essen and Stridiron for some time. He
did not know Essen personally until he came
TO New-York, but had been introduced 10 him
through mutual friends. He said that Essen
came in his saloon Saturday night and asked
for $40 which was given him Since then he
/ mad not seen him O'ROurKe last night sent a
telegram to Inspector Shea, Of the Chicago po-
lice to ask about the bOdy's removal.
At Winterbottom's undertaking rooms. at No
63S Sixth-ave., Manager White said that the
dead man was single and that he had no nearer
relatives than a cousin William ]. Essen, OF the
Pullman Building. Michigan-ave., Chicago He
said that the cousin could also be reached
through Frank D. ketcham, Stock Exchange
Building, Chicago. Manager White sent two
kilograms one to each of the men. last night
asking them what should be done with the
body He said that he expected an answer from
one or both this morning. and thought that the
body would be Immediately shipped 10 Chicago
Manager White said that Essen was sue
cessful contractor in Chicago, and that two
years ago in partnership with his cousin, he
completed the elevation Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in Chicago After that time he severed
connection with his cousin and worked alone
In July last he came TO this city, expecting 10
get one of the sub-contracts for the construc-
ton OF the Rapid Transit tunnel
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