The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
We'll Known New Yorker Kills His Wife's Friend and
 Commits Suicide
WAS THE SON OF FORMER /
 MAYOR FRANKLIN EDISON
Asked Wife of Another Man, In tho Presence of His Own Wife, to Flee With Him to An
 other State.

New York, September 2.-Henry Town
 send Edson. son of Franklin Edson, tor-
 merly mayor of New York city, in his apartments at 292 west Nnety-seeond street, today shot and killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen of 673 West End avenue and shot and killed himself The murder and sui eide appear to have been premeditated
 and followed dramatic scene in which
 Edson asked Mrs. Pullen, a close and hon.
 ored friend of his wife and family, to de- sert her husband and children and fly
 with him to another state.
 Mrs. Pulen was a pretty woman and
 is said to have been the daughter of United States naval officer. The tragedy
 brought out the fact that Edson who was
 comptroller of St. Michaels Protestant
 Episcopal church. had been suspected of
 misappropriating funds belonging to the parish and that expert act sta...s were at work on his accounts. It was also de- | clared by those related to the family | that Edson was financially distressed be- cause of Wall street speculation.
 1 Members of the Edson family insist that 1 Edson was insane. There are many indi- | cations that Edson was madly in love with Mrs. Pulen. On the body of the man was found the following letter: Rather hs aarkable Letter. 1 Mrs. Pullen: Darling. tlnst John inn ] phcitly. He will always be go-Detweea and faithful. l know him thoroughly: he 1 will tell you where I am waiting for you.
 to see your sweet face once more before l go l am going far, far away, but will l die true to you no, matter how long 1 live. | I shall lead a new life and an honest one, and if 1 can ever come back to you with
 my past cleaned up. 1 will, dearest Oh, my God let me see and speak to you once more before l go. I cannot go until you do. I hope and pray that you put in to- days personal. Anyway I will answer 1t in tomorrow's l hope you see it, can not sleep. l can only pray and pray that | you will come to me once more. Surely
 you will after all you have been to me 1 for the past ten years. You do love me. 1 darling; l know you do. Come to me once more darling, If l could only say good l bye. I shall walt here until you come
 no matter how long. John will tell you
 my hotel name Ask the clerk for me" l The following personal" was published
 in morning paper: "B-loyal-nothing in
 answer to message, be good to me; wor-
 ried about you; send word today; just as
 true to you as always; with love-
 Personals Appear in Paper.
 The following, evidently a reply to the l foregoing, appeared this morning:
 Fanny--I am loyal and true; cannot go
 till see you; trust John; he will tell you l where I am; with love-
 These are believed to be the "personals'
 referred to. Dr. Peters of St Miehaeis | n | ic in his declarations that none ont tae
 most honorable relations existed between
 Edson and Mrs. Pulen She was, he 1 said, Edson's friend and adviser I Mrs Pullen lived with her husband. | John r. Pullen, an auditor at the Grand I Central station. and her two children. | rrafton IS years old, ana Mary l4 years 1 old.
 | The Edsons were to break up their
 home this morning as the result of an l agreement to sign articles of separation l which had been made he night before.
 The life of the pair had not been happy. l Mrs. Edson spent last night with her | friend. Mrs Pullen. She was about to | go out this morning when a rnte came | from Edson. asking that Mrs Pullen &C., company his wife to him. Edson. his
 wife and Mrs Pnlien and Dr. David o.
 Edson also met in fsdsons house.
 Asked Her to Fly With Him. During a conversation in the dining room Edson Is said to have turned to Mrs. Pullen and suggested that she leave her home with him and go to some other state where they could be happy. Mrs.
 Edson was mortified. Mrs Pullen turned
 away in disgust. Dr. Edson. after sharp ly rebuking his brother, left the room
 with Mrs. Edson. but both returned in few minutes and Edson again turned to
 Mrs. Pulen and began to entreat her to elope with him. Mrs. Pulen possessed with fear of the man, ran out of the room. Edson changed the subject and all went
 into the dining room again. A few mo-
 ments afterwards, Mrs Edson who was
 weak and trembling, was assisted to an-
 other room by Dr. Edson. A moment
 later, according to Wood. a furniture
 mover, who working in the hallway, Edson drew a revolver from his pocket
 and pointing 1t at Mrs. Pullen. said: You
 must go with me. If you don't elope with
 me. I'll fix it so that you will go with
 me anyway"
 Woman Tried to Escape. Mrs. Pullen started to run from the
 room, she had gone only a few steps
 when four pistol shots rang out. The
 first bullet tore Mrs. Pullens left cheek and the second entered the right side
 of the head, killing her.
 According to Wood Edson looked at the woman for moment and turned the revolver to his head, firing two shots Both bullets entered the middle of the forehead and he fell. his head str ing and resting Mrs. Pullen's fee,. Coroner Jackson, after making a thor ough examination of the house said that the evidence showed that the murder and suicide were premediated. that he had found letters and other papers in Ed sons possession which showed that he had had love affair.
 Mir. Pullen. who is a vestryman of St.