The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
REJOICES IN SHAW'S DEATH.
~ VAS TBE CAISE." SAYS SPIES
-"HE WRECkED Ny HOME"
The theatrical Agent says the Actor Ran
Away Win Mrs. Spies and since
Then lie Has Hounded Them-Sure the
EIopinK Wifc can't Live Much Longer.

Then lie Has Houndrd Them-Sure the
ElopinK WMc can't Live Much Longer.
Jake Spies, who has been a theatrical
agent in this city for thirty years, received
a telegram from Oakland, Cal. on Friday
night announcing the death in that city Of
John J Shaw. an actor. Spies says he is
responsible for Shaw's death and he's
glad of il Shaw, he says ran away with
Mrs Spies two years ago and since then
he has been bounding him. Spies II sure
that his hunt for vengeance caused the
actors death
Mrs Spies. according TO her husbands
story. left him on Aug I, 1900. They lived
then at l2i We-, Fortieth street Before
her marriage Mrs. Spies was Ann Sylvester
and worked az her husbands typewriter.
She was the theatrical agents second
wife Shaw Spies had known for some
time befo,e his marriage Spies says he
befriendcd Shaw. got him work and con-
eidered him a friend He was known
as a "genteel heavy man" in the profession
and most Of his work was with stock COM
panes.
Both as a friend and professionally Shaw
had access TO Spies's house, where the latter
aIsil flaI ms thllCtt NUdW Iltl .hISs ''pi'c
there and became frequent caller. Living
with Mrs Spies was n woman friend.
Spies SAYS his wife led him to believe
that this woman friend was the magnet
that drew Shaw 10 the house. Shaw also
told Spies tina, he was paying attention 20
this woman.
Spies says that his wife ard Shaw not
only deceived him but that Mr. Spes's
friend hclped them Three other, were
in the game To break up hts home, Spies
says. his huusekecpcr, his office boy and
4 man vho had desk room in his Office
II was NOT until soma weeks after Mrs.
Spies left her husband that he first learned
of Shaws alterations To- her Spies says
he soon learned who the other couspirators
were and hc vowed he would get even.
Il sNorr tuat would have my revenge,
saii Spies last night, and am getting ii.
>ha, ~,.,r nay wife and broke up my home.
tbs death l. III asant H. me-. Newspaper
tiisT az chrs from Oakland say he died Of
pneumonia.
Il know lie didn't die a natural death.
His LAT ords We're that had bounded him
to death. have bounded him. HE life
I've u al a hell since he went away with
my wife. Now III" woman will have her
she ~ i'll not lat long alter him.
'lfkuuV 'he woman temperament and
she can't stand my bounding her much
longer That she ends Ter life within a
few DAYS will bo no Surpri,s, - me
when they left this city they spent
couple f months IN Eastern cities | was
sop., On their tracks | sent circulars to
every man that would h" likely 10 give
Shaw employment The circulars told
how | Lad teen treated and how my home
l. = ral
L knew Shaw had tod my wife how
easy il was 10 make good living on the
tag" ~ d requested my friends ~ sec hat
l'iihrr Eut employment made II SO hot
for hem n tie East that they decided 10
20 West They started for Salt Lake CITY.
To show how I followed them | want t.
say that | even knew tie name Of the car
thew '~avoll.d in
IN Salt Lake City Shaw got a job with
stock company, l warned the manager
of that oonpany not to give him work. He
paid 10 heed TO my warning. There was
only one thing for mo to do, had to break
that theatrical company. ! put that com
pany out Of business and Shaw out of a job.
BY that time every person III the city
with whom Shaw and nv wife came in con-
tact knew their history II became so hot
for then in salt Lake ity they had TO leave
-1h'N went - n Il zen cities IN the West
after this experience, but had no better
luck. | knew where the - re- every hour.
a wear ago IA NAV IN' ' W ~ TO Los an
gees h,ui d IT them from there Then
they went - ~.,n Francisco Shaw couldn't
get work in tina. city Neither could his
companion
Their misery was ritfu at times but
not to me. ri. ally Shaw had 10 take a
Job ingmg beer and sweeping the floor
of dive. His companion tried To make
some mnrev by taking la sewing ut 500
Jolcs street Size was there until q month
ago when shaw got job with stock COM
panv at the Dewey Theatre, Oakland
a man named Lander Stevens runs
that theatre, and when he heard my story
H. defled m" TO do him harm. | didn't
Well Shaw l. dead How he died cont
Vivc him long. She l. in Oakland now
other four persons who were In tn con-
sriracy.
The man who had desk room in nv
Office | hav" already driven out OF this
city Mr. Sp"-'~ woman friend. who de-
coiv"d mo- has already felt the force of my
vengeance. Ny housokoopor and my Office
boy wcIo not a. much Ia. blame as the
others They should have told me though
and they will suffer for not doing so"
SPIES read "A story in al afternoon paper
yesterday which laid lie always carried
a revolver and expected TO have use for it
Spies called at N" Trudcrloin station last
night and told Capt. Walsh that this state
mcnt Wa untr
Il don't need n gun, he said; my method
of revenge is safer, but n0Ee the less sure"