Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-09
Paul Leicester Ford Murderer
by Brother Malcolm.
SHOT Down in Own House, Murdered
at Once Kills Himself.
Trouble Between Then Said TO Have
Been of Years Standing.

dying instantly. The shooting occurred
at 1920 a. NJ. i'll the handsome new
mansion which Paul Leicester FORD had
built. at 81 East 17th street, and had
occupied for about Il year.
Al the time Of the shooting there
were in the house besides the two
brothers. MIS-. Paul Leicester Ford
Miss Elizabeth Z. Hail, the novolists
secretary. ANA The servants. Nh" nov
elist was sitting at his desk in one cor
ner Of his library. 1t is supposed he
was busily engaged at some literary
task Miss Hall was 1T her desk in an
other corner Of the room, about 80 feet
from Mr. Ford. Mrs. Paul Leicester
Ford was in her own room It the front
of the house on the third floor.
Malcolm w. Ford called as he often
had done and went TO his brother at
| his desk. Words were exchanged IN 2
| tone so low that Miss Hall could not
| hear what was said, though she says
| that possibly she might have distin-
guished the words if she had been pay
! ing any attention to this particular
meeting of the brothers.
| Suddenly there was a revolver shot
and Miss Hall, jumping up, darted from
the room. Then, according to the state
meuts Of the police. Miss Hall said t.
herself that she must act more bravcly
| and re-entered the library.
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
| Hall turned to look al Paul he still was
| standino ~ Nj. desl, hut randy LOSING
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'iie WINCH hNiHu nus "'"lieI' ~ i"t'
| the NouidS were almost ldehul3i.
JUST Whit disposition Oh Si"tUoiin
| foIo > pouS WAS mice immediately
| 'ioef 'He Shno'i'lS' couId "ot De ascef-
| ''''itu' ~ ! appears from 'lie stiite-
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| WIN .Ie uet'iiiS "a the tfaSeiy that the
| p'uE lay Wher2 II Ieli on q rug IN the
| library Tor some time, possibly several
| hours, 50 great was the excitement in
| the mouse. In tact the murder and sui
eide were not known TO the coroner un-
| til about $50 =. M, and not to the pc
ice until 40 Z. NJ.
Dr. Baruch said that the time be-
| tween 1920 A. NJ. and go Z. NJ. passed
| so rapidly that no one in the house
| realized. Much of the time was occu-
| pied in irving to telephone 10 the fa+hp,.
| of Mrs. Paul Leicester Ford Erdu-,,J
| II. Kidder of Brooklyn. who was the
| first person to arrive, after the physi
clan.
Mr. Eidder refused to make any
| statement in regard To the shooting ex-
| cent Il brief memorandum which vas
| given to the police. In this if was said
| that the cause OF the shooting couId
| only be surmised.
Information from other sources
| makes it appear mat Malcolm Ford
eai,eu u se' money rom ms brother'
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ne, No"s '~ii.iust'oii-
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standing: that never since the death of
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mo '''eSVu eiiiihts
OF TIE part oI Malcolm IS SOLO 10 nave
peen brought about by the fact that
me 1ather Of me boys disinherited NAL
In IN tial 'iiis hc'ioh on the
th,at;l - W ''"
o;aato a.
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q iose'isI u ihuci iiote' Janice Mere
dith peiilg perhaps ms most popular
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