The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-09
N0VELISTFORD MURDERED
Famous Author Killed by His Brother
Who immediately Suicided.
TEMPORARY MENTAL ALTERATION,
The Two Brothers Had Long Been
Estranoed--They Win Be Buried in :.
the Same Grave.

New York, May s.--Paul Leicester Ford.
the novelist, was shot and killed today by
his brother, Malcolm Webster Ford, wrlter
and athlete, who Immediately sent bullet
into his own breast, dying instantly The
shooting occurred at 1920 n. IN. In the
handsome new mansion which Paul Lclccs-
ter Ford had built at 81 East Seventy.
seventh street and had occupied for about
a year At the time Of the shooting there
were in the house besides the two broth, re-
Mrs. Paul Leicester Ford Miss Il i1ab tn
Il. Hall, the novelst's secretary, and the
servants. The novelist was sitting at his
desk In ono corner Of his library a large,
attractlvely appointed room at the buck
Of the house on the second door 1t Is
Supposed he was buslly engaged at some
literary task Miss Hall was at her desk
In another corner Of the room about thirty
feet from Mr. Ford. Mrs. Paul Leicester
Ford was in her room at the front Of the
house on the third floor
Malcolm Ford called as he had of. en-
DONE aud went to his brother at his desk.
Words were exchanged in tone So low
that Miss Hall could not hear what was
said though she SAYS that possibly. she
might have distinguished the words l, Sh =
had been paying any attention To this
particular meeting of the brothers sad.
denly there was revolver Not, aud Miss
llall, jumping up. darted from the room
Then. according TO the statements OF the
police Miss Hall said to herself that she
must act more hravcly and reentcr the IL
ulNrN.
Meanwhile Malcolm Ford had called her.
As she turned toward him. he placed his
revolver to his heart, fred and rel, dying
instantly. When Miss Hall turned TO looh
at Paul he was stil standing at his desk,
Ituf SIR a.
him 90 Il sofa ana then ran next door for
Mr.. Pau FOrd'S physician, Dr Emanuel
Baruch In less than i've minutes Dr.
Baruch arrived and the dying man, s,ill
his wifc's and placed on his bed. He spoke
to his wife and asked the doctor fo his
opinion, showing that he expected death
and was going TO meet il calmly and brave
~ few moments later about twenty
minutes after he was shot, Mr.. Ford died
The bullet which killed Paul Leicester
Ford Just gra5ed The top Of his heart aud
passed through large artery ascending
from It, Tho bullet which killed Malcolm
Ford was fired with the same accuracy OF
aim, for II made Il wound scarcely an inch
lower than the one thut killed .Is brother
In fact, the wounds were almost Identical
Just what disposition Of MaiCom's body
was uruv, Immediately after the shooting,
could not he asccrtaIncd, hut 1t appears
from the statement uf certain persons ac
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that the body hay whore II fell on a rug in
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