The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-03
H.T.EDSONKlLLSPRIEND'S WIFE
son. SELF.GONFESSED
ENREZZLER. A STyCIDE ALSO.

Funds From ~. MiChael's hurch Ne
lnApisres Mrs. pulieu. Eiis Patroa's
| NMe. 10 ny with Hiu,-Thcn sheets
Her aud Himseif- and Rrsther
Nearby-Crazs. His Family sss-Letaer
| and "Pe4sonais' show HIS Deluaisn.
! Henry Townsend Edison. youngest son
of x-Mayor Franklin Edison, and brother
of DIR. Cyrus Edison and DR.. David Orr Ednon
Of this city, ended misspent life yesterday.
and before putting q bullet In his brain
murdered a woman, the wife Of his friend.
A self-con fessed embezzIer Of funds Of
st Michae's Church intrusted to his care.
Edison. after sgresing to a separa' ion from
his wife, asked Mrs. Fanny Pullen, wife Of the
vestryman who obtained for him charge Of
| the church funds. to clone with him, and
upon her refusal shot the woman dead.
! A moment later he fell suicide at her feet
All this happened in the dining room OF the
Edsons' handsome apart mens at 292 West
| Ninety-tifth street, ard within the hearing
| of Edson's wife and brother. who had 6ed
from the room when they saw that the
man seemed uncomfortable.
| That Edson's deed was he result OF q
badly disordersd brain nobody had any
doubt yesterday His family said that
they had believed him mentally unbalanc'd
for some time. so much so that they had
| decided to have him examined with a view
to placing him under restraint or his
love for Mrs Pulen they said they knew
| nothing alt hough il seemed TO appear
| that her murder was the climax of mad
infatuation conceived some time ago by the
! man who shot her.
| LETTER TO DAZZLING"
That Mrs Pullen reciprocated Edson's
! infatuation in the least degree, or indeed
was aware Of il, there is absolutely nothing
! to show. How far the infatuation had
gone on his part was shown in this letter,
in his handwriting. found in the apart
ments by Coroner Jackson after the tragedy.
DARLING Trust John implicitly. He will
| always be our o-hetween and faithful,
know him thoroughly. He will tell you
where am waiting for you, to see your sweet
! face once more before 20.
| am going fur, far away. but will die true
to you no matter how long live. ! shall
lead new life and an honest one. and If
can ever come back to you with my past
! cleaned ! will. dearest.
Oh, my God. let me see and speak to you
once more before go ! cannot go until
you do hope and pray you put to-days
Sept u personal In the paper. Any way,
answered it in to-morrow's and hope you
see It.
cannot sleep, / can only pray and pray
that YOU will come to me once more. Surely
you will, after all you have been to me for
the last ten years.
You do love me. darling. know you do
Come to me once more. darling. II only to
say good-by. ! shall wait here till you
come no matter how long.
John will tell you my hotels name; ask
clerk for me.
personal" EDISON THOUGHT WAS FOR HIN
The personals" referred to In the letter
appeared in the Herald. The first, which
Edison seems to have taken to himself,
was printed on Tuesday morning 1t read
b Loyal-Nolhing In answer 10 message; be good
TO me- worried about you; send word TO day just
as true TO you as always with love.
The second, evidently written by Edison
in answer 10 this, appeared yesterday
morning. 1t said:
Fanny ! am loyal aud true, cannot 60 I'LL ] see
you, tr ST jUhl, nc VIII tcll you WHclc dIN, WIN
love.
That Mrs Puen's conduct did not justify
any Of these was asserted positively by
her husband, by her son and by Dr. John p,
Peters, rector of 81, Michael's Church. and
friend OF both families, All these declared
that Mrs. Pullen was good wife and
mother and The sincere friend OF Edison s
wife. II WAS suggested the bullet which
killed Mrs Pullen had been meant for
Edson's wife This the statements Of the
witnesses of the tragedy entirely disproved,
The elevator in the apartment house
where the Edsons lived is run by colored
boy named John The boy, when qurs-
toned yesterday, denied that he had ever
acted az an agent for Edison or that he
knew anything about Mrs. Pullen
son OF A wELL-kNOwN FAMILY.
Edison was 80 years old. For years. as
one of MS brot hers admitted yesterday, he
had been a source Of SORROW TO the family.
He and Mrs. EDISON, who was Miss
SUSAN Douglas Diehl, were married seven
teen years ago They had one son. Frank
lin ID. Edison. who is 10 years old The son
went last Friday TO the summer home Of his
I'D Gle, Dr. Cyrus Edison, at Larchmont.
He was there when the tragedy occurred
yesterday.
Mrs. Pullen was the daughter Of the late
Commander James W. Shirk OF the navy.
Her husband, John Pullen. is chief clerk
in the auditing department Of pas
senger accounts Of the New York Central
Railroad His Office is in the GRAND
Central Station. Mrs, POLLEN was 80 years
old, small and quite pretty. The couple
had two children, Frederick TRAIT OH Pu!ien,
IS years old, and Mary NJ. Pollen, who " "a
The Pullen home IL al 673 West End ave-
nue., which. s right around the corner from
the apart nlents occupied by the HSnry
Townsend Edsons Both fsmilles had been
friendly for year,, ever since they lived
near each other at Hastings on-the- Hud-
son. The Pullens came 10 this city nine
years ago The Edsons lived for time IN
Rochester where Edison went into business
and failed After that the Edsons came
here For the last four years they had
been living IN the apartments where yes
terdays tragedy occurred
Edison has been supported IN some degree
since they came here by contributions
from his brothers Four years ago he
wanted something 10 do ana Mr. Ptilen
recommended bin 10 the Rev. DR. Peters,