The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-14
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Paul Leicester Ford, the Novelist
Murdered by His Brother.
WHO SHOT ANDKILLED HIMSELF
The Family n Very Rich Onc and
the Murder Was Caused 10y
Family Trouble About
Money.


was SiloU ana kiilcd thursday py his
brother, Malcolm Webster Ford, writer
and athlete. who Immediately sent 4
l,uIIot int, hi, hroosr d,.i,r instant
!.
Nv 'o''''s' 'oO''' ''N' "' w. g.
M IN the handsome new mansion
which Paul Leicester Ford had built
at n East nth street i'm tha ritv of
Now yorr- ,,I IA ,.o,.,,,;,,, Co..
""""O scdI'
At the time OF the shooting there
were in the house besides the two
brothers Mrs p,ul v.ico,tor Eord
100 WI ~ nam '''V nov CHS. /"
secretary ana uhc servants The
ioNcl'St was Sltting at ms desk IN one
corner Oh ms library, large, attrac-
tiNeiy appointed room at tne Dack OF
1ile mouse on ihe Heconu moor. III is
Huppoheu ne WAS DUSTY engaged AT
some literary TASK. MISS nan was 1T
ileT ueSk III ahotAcr corner ol lhc room
ABOUT % ieet irom Mr. ford. Mrs.
ldul Leicester Ford was In her own
room at the 'front.' OF the house ON the
0'i,,u Iioor.
H'I'c"'h w. foru caIIed' rs ne olteh
ia" uo,ic' anu went 10 MS pfoCner III
ms ucHN, NotuS were GAciiaigeu III Il
,o''e 80 10" UllaI MISS nan coIiId not
.,e"1 "IlaG was said' tnough She says
lILlT poSSiply Siie niiSht nave dlStlh-
ECiS'leu uhe WORDS II She nad been pay
ihS any dCIclulotl 10 IhiS particular
lllttllIlH Ol lllC DiOlllelS. suddenly
I,n ""' lcNo'Nci SiioG anu MISS
lldH' Jurapihe up u'rlcu from Ihe
looiil' i ueh' according 10 lhe state
,ilci''S VI Ullc p"licc' MISS nan Sald TO
,iclSct' uil"o sue inuSU dcl more brave
~ T''u icGl!Icl Inc iipraIy.
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10 H'le ui'icu loMaiuS MN, he
pl'Scu ms ic'o!Nel 10 MS ilearC' nreo
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Pun H'"ii'ii'S aI ms ueSh' put Idpiu-
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,' iuoi'' III IcSH Ihdh itNe minutes Dr.
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"1'il Ioi'sSio,s' ,'ls, was carried up 10 d
l., \
I!le uocu"t ioI ms oPlhioii, Silo"ilS
Illdu nc cApcC'c, uc"0l anu ""H
ing 10 meet IL Gallilly anu piaNcIS'
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ne o''ilet "iiiDil hii.G'' a.'l l-c'ov',
,'t Io'u J"SU E,"Lcu o'lI W VI ms
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Ier! dSCci,"tlS iloIil II: hc "uilc1
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t, -" '".s, -. saw '''tu '.r n.an ,,',''
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~n ~ oIi,I i"p'i,S VI -" 1i ~, ~, T,',
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was occupied IN trying to telephone
to the father OF Mrs. Paul LeiceSteI
Ford, Edward II. klddcr oi brooklyn
VINO was the ilrSI person TO arrive al
Ter tIlc physician.
Mr' Nidder refused TO make an,
statement IN regard TO the Sho"'lht