Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-02
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE
Henry Edison Kills the Wo-
man He Adored
IN PRESENCE OF WIFE
THEN SENDS A BULLET INTO HIS
OWN BRAIN.
Murderer and Suicide Was Son Of
Former Mayor Of New
York City.
IN PRESENCE OF WIFE

NEW YORK. September 2.-Henry T.
Edison. thirty nine years old of 292 West va
street shot and killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen,
thirty-three years old, of 673 West End
avenue, today, and then shot and killed
himself The double tragedy occurred at
Edson's residence.
The murderer and suicide was Henry
Townsend Edison, a son of former Mayor
Franklin Edison and a brother Of DR.. Cyrus
Edison. Edison is said to have been insanely
jealous of the woman, and wanted her TO
go away with Linn.
In Presence of Relatives.
The shooting occurred in the presence of
Dr. David o. Edison, the suicides brother;
his wife,, Mrs. Henry T. Edison, and bag
gage mover, Thomas Wood.
The families of Henry Townsend Edison
and Dr. Edison have lived together in the
ODD street house for a number of months
Today Henry T. Edison was to vacate and
leave the city for short time.
According to the police and Woods, the
furniture man, Edison had begged Mrs
Pullen to elope with him.
Chided by Brother.
DIR. Edison told his brother that he should
be ashamed to make such a proposal in the
presence of his wife. Townsend Edison be-
came wildly excited and could not be
Gained. He kept entreating Mrs Pullen to
leave the house with him and go to another
state, but she refused.
When Woods entered the house he says
he saw Townsend point his revolver toward
Mrs. Pullen and heard him say to her:
You must go with me. If you don't
elope with me I'll see that you go with me-
anyway"
Two Shots in Quick Succession.
Then Townsend fired two shots in quick
succession. The first struck Mrs. Pullen In
the right side of the forehead, and the sec
ond bullet ploughed through the left cheek
tearing the flesh.
Mrs. Pullen ran a few steps. when she
fell. Edison then turned the revolver on
himself. firing two shots.
The first shot went through his head; the
second entered the left breast near the
heart He dropped to the floor, his head
falling across the woman's feet. Both died
almost instantly.
Had Quarreled With Wife.
Recently Henry Townsend Edison had
quarreled with his wife and finally decid-
ed that he would leave her. He had sent
for Mrs. Pullen, who was a friend of the
family, and she came to the house, not
knowing what was wanted.
Mrs. Pullen and DR.. Edison were seated
about the dining room table. Edison is
said to have told his wife he could not
live with her any longer and said that 1t
would be better II they separated. This
request was refused by Mrs. Edison. and
the approaching trouble was Quieted for
the time.
Turned to Mrs. Pullen.
Suddenly, 1t is said, Edison turned to
Mrs. Pullen, in the presence Of his wife and
his brother and asked her to go away with
him to some other state, where they could
be happy
Mrs. Pullen Indignantly refused the pro-
posal and turned away from Edison. DIR.
Edison severely reprimanded his brother
for making any such remarks and then left
the room with Mrs. Edison. Almost i'm
mediately afterward the shooting occurred.
Mrs. Pullen was the wife Of John F.
Pullen, auditor at the Grand Central
station. She had two children. Mrs. Pull
len and Mrs. Edison had been intimate
friends for eleven years