The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-09
BLACK SHEEP OF FAMILY
KILLS HIS OWN BROTHER
Disinherited Son Walks Into the Authors Study
Firing When Money is Refused Him.
Paul Leicester Ford Who Wrote Janice Meredith and Hon
Peter Stirling" Shot Dead.

7-Ew YORK. May S-Paul Leicester
N Ford. the novelist. was shot and
killed today by his brother. Nal
colin webster Ford, writer and athlete.
who. Immediately after committing the
murder. sent a bullet into his own
breast dying instantly The shooting
-.-r-rad at 1920 a. m. in the handsome
new mansion which Paul Leicester
Ford had built at 81 East Seventy
Seventh street. He had occupied the
house for about a year.
AZ the time Of the shooting there
were Iu tine house besides the two bro
fhus. Mrs Leicester Ford. Miss Eliza
beth r.. Hail. the novelists secretary.
and the servants. Mr Ford was sit
ting at his desk IN a corner of his IL
l~arv 10 is supposed ne was busily
engaged 1t some literary task. Miss
HaU was 8t her desk in another cor
uar af the room. about thirty feet from
Mr Ford Mrs Paul Leicester Ford
was in her own room. at the front of
The house. on the third floor.
MaIuom Ford called, as he had often
done. and went 90 his brother at bis
desk Words were exchanged in a tone
SD I0w that Miss Hall could not hear
what was said Suddenly there was a
revolver shot and Miss Hail. jumping
uU. ran from the room. Then. accord
ng TO the statement Of the police. Miss
Han determined 20 be more brave. so
she re-entered the library.
Murderer Kills Himself.
Meanwhile. Malcolm Ford had called
her, As she turned toward him he
placed his revolver to his heart. fired
and fell, dying instantly When Miss
HoH turned To- look at Paul, he was
sim standing al his desk. but rapidly
losing strength. She helped him TO
sofa and then ran next door for Mr.
F1rd's physician, DR.. Emanuel Barch.
i'm less than five minutes DIT. BarCh
arrived and the dying man. still con-
sc.ous was carried up to a room beside
Dis wife's and placed upon his bed.
He spoke 20 his wife. and asked the
doctor Tor his opinion. showing that
Do expected death and was going to
meet SC calmly and bravely. a few
moments later. about twenty minutes
after he was shot. Mr. Ford died
The bullet which killed Paul Ford
Just grazed the top Of his heart and
passed through a large artery ascend
i1g from &C. The bullet which killed
Malcolm Ford was fred with the same
accuracy Of aim. for tt made a wound
scarcely an inch lower than the one
which killed his brother. In fact, the
wounds were almost Identical.
Just what disposition Of Malcolm
lords body was made Immediately
after the shooting could not be ascer-
tanned but 10 appears from the state
ments of certain persons acquainted
with the details OF the tragedy that
tho body lay where it fen. on a rug In
the library. for some time. possibly
several hours. so great was the excite
mPut IN the house.
Tragedy Not Reported.
Tn fact, the murder and suicide were
not known to the coroner until about
ESQ p. M, and not to the police until
4-5 %. M. Dr. Barch said that the
TINE between 1920 "a. m. and 2.30 n. m.
passed Sol rapidly that no one In the
house resLized it, Some Of the time
was occupied in tryinE to- telephone TO
l1e father Of Mrs. Paul Leicester Ford
Edward IT. Kidder of Brooklyn. who
was The first person 70 arrive after the
physician.
N-. klider refused TO make any
statement In regard 10 the shooting ex-
'.Ii "a brief memorandum. which was
gwen t' the police In this it was said
mat the cause of the shooting could
-r.T ha eUrmised.
Information from other sources
makes it appear that Malcolm Ford
rallied r0 get money from his brother.
a.1. meeting with a refusal shot him.
Dr. Rarrh said that the murder was
.'a result. of temporary mental aberra
ZION nn the part of Malcolm Ford due
7. nervous exhaustion 10 rs said that
l''.e was enmity between the two
'...Hsrs and that it was of eleven
'.-s standing that never since the
'.'.7 n. their father have they been
.. intimate terms This alleged en-
'I ON the part Of Malcolm is said
On nave been brought about by the
..' .1a. the father of the bows dis
inherited Malcolm, and that this action