New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-03
DIED FOR MRS. EDISON.
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any way implicated with my brother should
not hesitate to say SO. Inc. ,e and these
suggestions so falsely made are the most oreau-
ful features of the whole affair. -
HIS wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Pullen were IN bath'
Ne. where they had gone for short Nacauon;
Ny brother acted strangely mere Gnu I., Sos
his wife badly, something he had never ool I
before. The change in him seemed TO come SUI
denly. and without any apparent cause; Iie III.
sisted that Mrs. Edison walk from Bath 10 the
next station She did not wish to walk, and ne
ORA gCed her along and used her roughly 1hey
took the train from this next station, ana an
| the way home he acted strangely and quarrelled
with his wife. This continued unth 'hey so'
home
LOST MONEY IN WALL STREET.
Then she sent for NIX brother David and
and told US of his actions. on questioning nm
we found that J had lost money and was IN
VOWED m financial dlHlGuues. 0oe 49, ~ Sc
out Of him just what the character OF these uli-
ficulties VAS. except that he mad lost money IN
Wall Street. He acted extremely ugly as we
questioned him. and he declared that we WeIs
interfering with his business, which was none OF
ours.
ais wife had become afraid OF him, and
asked the Pullen family TO take her for a few
days. until We could decide what 10 90 with
him. on last Friday she went TO Mrs. Fullens
house. TO he under Mr. Pullens protection. L
wanted her to come TO me and my brother
David wanted her TO go with him, but she SAID
she and Mrs. Pullen were such good Irlends;
and as Mrs Pullen lived so near, she Woulu
rather go there. i took my brothers boy,
Franklin. who is sixteen years old. TO Larch-
mont on Friday
Ny brother David and 1 did not think Henry's
condition so serious II evidently was, but we
! decided on Tuesday 10 take him TO some physl-
clan friends Of ours. 10 have him examined as
TO his sanity. I met my brother DaVlo a.
luncheon by appointment, and We decided tnat
We should find Henry and take MIN 10 Dr' oalLsy
10 be examined. Yesterday afternoon Mrs susan
Edison. Henry's wife, needed some money ana
wanted 10 get rid of seme surplus furniture she
had 81 their fat. She asked me TO ma a man
d 20 L
such a man through friend think his name
was Darling He had an appointment TO meet
Mrs Edison al the fat at 9 o'clock. and he went
there. Mrs. Edison had also notified the Man
haitian Storage Company TO send men there 10
pack up some OF the furniture which had be
ionCed to her family and which she wished 10
/ keep. Those men came and were there when the
shooting occurred.
Ny brother either there or arrived after
they did. Mrs. Pullen accompanied Mrs. Edison
TO the fat and they with my brothers David
and Henry. were in the dining room. Quite
uDexpectediy. Henry began TO rave and to say
incoherent things. David became alarmed and
said ne would run out and get policeman;
He told the women 10 stay there and guard
my brother until he returned. Just as be LETT
the room. Henry drew revolver.
MRS PULLEN WAS COURAGEOUS.
Mrs. Edison ran for the door. Mrs Punen.
who was always a courageous woman: II seems.
tried to calm him. and he shot her Those are
the facts as / have beer able TO get them from
my brother and Mrs. Edison. They are ooth
! completely overcome by the shock.
When my brother Henry was about eight or
| nine wears old he had severe attack Of cere-
| hro-spinai meningitis and have always
4 thought that the effect of it was 10 make him
nervous and restless. He seemed never TO be
able 10 keep still long, but was always OF low
/ ing disposition He was in business in Roches-
/ ter and failed some twelve years ago. involving
/ my father ana all of US. for that matter; but
there did not seem TO be anything dishonest IN
II he ever was thvrarted in anything, he always
/ became violent and tried then 10 govern people
4 by force That was a characteristic Of him in
which he was different from all the other mem
| hers Of the family. Looking hack now, We see
/ that there were many times in his life when he
/ was not normal. NV attention has been called
| to personal notices that appeared in a daily
paper that have been connected with my
/ brother If he wrote a notice Of the kind II was
/ the result Of the delusion Of a crazy man. and
I am sure that Mrs Pullen was innocent or any
knowledge Of the matter.
/ Rega riding the assertion that my brother was
short in his accounts I know nothing. That
may be true. he might have done anything in
/ his state Of mind.
Mr.. PULLEN SPEAKS.
/ There can hardly be any doubt that Edison
had no intention Of killing Mrs. Punen. nus
fancied grievances were against his wife AZ
the Puen house last evening. Mr- Pulen. al
though completely unnerved over the tragedy
gave out the following statement
This whole thing is too horrible TO talk about
I can't realize that it IS the truth This man
and ] and our wives were OLD trlends. ne was
/ the clerk OF ST. Michaels Church, ana ~ became
known three or four DAYS ago that he was
defaulter and forger His populations were IN
connection with the church fund. but I CO not
know the amount. aud II would not be tair 70
lam a vestrynan. and an unfortunate feature
of the affair is that put him in as clerk as II
] was on nv recommendation. He had charge or
/ the rent. the church funds and the church Gem
etery fund He was one OF the most plausible
/ men ever met, and. as events have shown. was
/ very cunning. He was always anxious to &C
! coulnodate everybody. and was particularly
/ courteous TO old persons. especially old women
nd WAS
/ I thought he was all right, and never made any
4 INQUIRY into his character. hut / have learned
since the irregularities in his accounts were dis
covered that he bad egg. His family, as
YOU know. are highly respectable people.
After the discovery Of the defalcation by W r.
/ Peters. brother of the pastor and treasurer of
/ the church a meeting Of the vestrymen was
/ called to decide what action TO take Edison
! disappeared. and thought he had left the city.
] lie telephoned from some place 10 me two days
4 later. when I told him wanted 10 have nothing
] TO do with him. and did not wish TO him
again. as ] was disguised at his conduct
CHURCH DEFALCATION KNOWN.
When the defalcation became known, Mrs.
Edison came TO our house TO stay with US. she
morning she had an appointment to meet Or.
/ Ed son, her brotheT-in-lsw. at her husband s
! apartment. to arrange about the packlng up OF
/ the furniture and other household articles TO
turn them over 10 the church to reimburse Il. in
part FOR what her husband had taken kissed
] INV wife goo6by before We left the house and
! walked with her and Mrs. Edison 10 The door
Of the apartment i'm which he lived. There ]
shook hands with my wife and she asked me
when would be nome ana salo' Al 'He usual
Just what happened after that I know only
/ from what has been told me- don't think they
] exDected TO fnd Edison in the house. He was
/ there however. and his brother, the doctor. was
/ also present. They had been urging him to go
/ with them 10 DIR. Peters and throw himself on
/ MS mercy This he refused TO do. and finally
/ exclaimed: IN end il all by shooting my wife
I and myself" lie jumped TO his feet and drew