The Portland daily press., 1900-02-26
WOMAN SHOT DOWN.
New York Man Kills Rn Friends
wife.

New York, February "a In her Sleep
ing apartment In the Hotel Endicott Mrs.
Mamie Hayes was murdered tonight BY
DIR. Franklin l.. Caldwell The woman
was shot In the head. Caldwell then shot
and killed himself.
Caldwell was employed rs an assistant
by Dr. Erhraim IL. Hayes. husband Of
the dead woman. Three days ago Cald-
we'll ordered solution of morphia which
wns delivered to him tonight an hour be-
fore tbs shooting. The bottle which had
con tained the morphine was found on q
table In the room with the bodies. DIR.
h. II. Hayes came from Chicago four
years ago to take charge OF the dental
rooms for department store company.
He bad been q dentist we'll known In
Chicago and when he left there be placsd
his Office in charge OF DIR. Caldwell. Mrs.
Hayes did not COINS to the city with her
husband but remained In Chicago for
| some time.
-Four weeks ago, when Hayes opened
an Office In the Hotel Endioott, Caldwell
! was placed thers as an assistant. The
Hayes family occupied with the Office, a
| sgt of apartments on the ground noor OF
the hotel. There Lived there besides
Hayes, a nepew of DIR. hayes and q
coIored maid. Mrs. Hayes was 30 years
old. DIR. Caldw was the same age.
Tonight after dinner DIR. Hayes and his
nephew went out. Mrs. Hayes directed
the ser rant TO attend TO her work In the
kitchen, at the eame time saying that she
would change her dinner gown for
house dress
Within half on hour DIR. Hsyes's
nephew returned and as the servant
opened the door to admit him. there came
the sound OF two pistol shots. Another
shot runR out moment later.
The young man and SEVERAL Others who
| bad heard the shots rau into hrs. Hayes's
apartments. On ths ted lay Mrs. Hayes
| she had thrown of the dress she had
worn mt dinner. She lay in natural
position. There was ragged wound In
Der right temple from which the blood
| flowed. The bullet had entered her train
| and she must have died instantly. Beside
the ted lay DIR. Caldwell. He was dead
| too. There was bullet wound In his
head. HIS right hand still clutohed q re-
voiver with the finger on the trigger.
when the revolver was taken from the
hand of the dead man it was found that
three chambers were empty; the third
shot had gone wild. DR.. hayes wac
| found In drug store near at hand and
hurried to the rooms. he was quite dis-
traoted, talked wildly and IL was feared
for a time that be would have to be re-
strained. He could not orIer the fsintess
1 Caldwell.
| The police could learn but nltls Dr.
Hayes, from being excits and laxative,
cooled down and refused TO say anything.
Nothing was found that gave any idea as
| to the cause of the shooting. so far as It
Is known, or so far es anyone could say.
IL Was learned That for SCI eral weeks Mrs.
| Hayes had been attended for nervous
trouble by DIR. Richardson, specialist.
IL Is said that she Yves about to DO taken
to privsts Institution as her nervous
condition did not improve and she needed
absolute quiet
There ssems to he no indication Of In
| tended rurder on the part of Caldwell,
who hsd dinner with the family. The
raid says that MIRA. Hayes and Caldwell
chatted together for few MINUTES after
| the oihsrs had left the table and there
wss not the slightest suggestion of a
quarrel. 2hsy were talking Of common
place affsirs. she says.
Everything Indicates that DR. Caldwell
mad followed Mrs. Hayes into the bed
room almost Immediately. She had only
partly removed her bodice. Apparently
she had been standing With her back &c
the bed when he fred upon her and fell
back yards upon IL. Then thore was an
interval of a few seconds. Evidently DR..
| Caldwell paused IA few minutes to make
sure that his shot was fatal. Then he
turned the weapon on himself. Death
~ ust have come to 10th Instantly.
Later persons who knew the Hayes
couple and Caldwell say that DR.. Hayes
had for years befriendsd Caldwell, had
given him an opportunity to advance in
his profession and in fact, had cor sidered
| him almost as one of his own family.
Caldwell became enamored of Mrs. Hayes
and it seems after many repnlses decided
shat IL he could not possess the woman.
he would take her out OF the wcrld with
him. There are evidences pointing to the
intention of the murderer TO also include
his victims husband In the tragedy.
which he had evidently been planning
for several days.