The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-02
INSANELY JEALOUS.
Brother of Cyrus Edson Kills a
Woman and Himself.

New York, Sept. 2.-Henry T. Edison,
SO years old of z92- West Ninety-second
street. shot and killed Mrs Fanny Pull
len, 33 years old of 76S Vest End avenue
today and then shot and sstlled himself.
The double ira gedy feok place at Ed
sons residence.
The murderer and suicide was Henry
Townsend Edison, aged 80 years, a son of
former Mayor Franklin Edison, and Il
brother OF DIR. Cyrus Edison. Edison is
said to have been insanely jealous of the
woman and wanted her to go away with
him The shooting occurred in the
presence of DIR. David o. Edson the
suicides brother, his wife, Mrs. Henry
T. Edison and a baggage mover, Thomas
Wood.
The families of Henry Townsend
Edison and DIR. Edison have lived togeth-
er in the Ninety second street house for
number of months. Today. Henry t.
Edison was to vacate and leave the city
for a short time.
According to the police and Wood. the
furniture man. Edison had begged Mrs.
Pullen to elope with him. DIR. Edison
told his brother that he should be
ashamed to make such proposal in the
presence of his wife. Townsend Edison
became wildly excited and could not be
calmed. He kept entreating Mrs. Pullel
to leave the house with him and go to
another state. but she refused.
When Wood entered the house. he
says he saw Townsend point his revol-
yer towards 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"
Then Townsend fired two shots in
quick succession. The first struck Mrs.
Pullen in the right side of the forehead
and the second bullet ploughed through
the left cheek. tearing the flesh. Mrs.
Pullen ran few steps when she fell.
Edison then turned the revolver on him
self, firing two shots. The first shot
went through his head. the second en-
tered the left breast near the heart He
dropped to the floor, his head falling
across the woman's feet. Both died all
most instantly.
Recently Henry Townsend Edison had
olarreled with his wife and finally de-
sent for Mrs. Pullen. who was friend
of the family and came to the house
not knowing what had happened. Mrs.
PulIen 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
it would be better if they separated.
This request was refused by Mrs. Ed
son and the approaching trouble was
uuieted for the time. Suddenly it is
said Edison turned to Mrs. Pu1len, in
the presence of his wife and brother,
and asked her to go away with him to
some other state where they could be
happy Mrs. Pullen Indignantly re-
fused the PROPOSAL and turned away
from Edison. Dr. Edison severely rep
rimanded his brother for making any
such remarks and then left the room
with Mrs. Edison Almost Immediately
afterwards the shooting took place.
Mrs. Pullen was the wife of John Pull
len, an auditor at the Grand Central sta
ton She had two children Mrs. Pull
len and Mrs. Edison had been intimate
friends for eleven years
Coroner Jackson after an investigation
said:
1.-The evidence from my investigation
shows that the murder and suicide was
premeditated. 1 have found letters and
other papers in Edson's possession in
the house that show he had had love
affair."
When asked if the love affair." was
with Mrs Pullen the coroner said he
could not answer, but spoke as if it was
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