The sun., 1903-09-03

climax in their rpla' ions occurred
ON Friday, according 10 the story told
Yesterday, Edison confessed to his wife
that he had misappropriated some Of the
parish funds, that his accounts were In
volved and that he had used for specula-
ton this money and other sums which
he had received in trust from friends. the
result being that he had lost all OF IL Mrs
Edison urged her husband to confess TO
DR. Peters at once. but he refused A
scene followed and Edison lef' the house
His wife sent heir son away and went To
the Pullens', with whom she stayed until
YESTERDAY
Where Edison spent the next three days
has not been discovered, but on Tuesday
afternoon he went to the Hotel Minot, at
i2s. street and Eighth avenue. He said that
he wanted the best room in the hotel, as he
expected his wife. who was to come in from
the country, To meet him there. The clerk
assigned him TO Room So. Edison wrote
several letters al the hotel and took several
drinks in the afternoon and evening. He
slept in the hotel. but when he left nobody
knew He did not give up his room. and
the key was found in his pocket a1ter his
death.
STORY OF THE SHOOTING
Apparently Edson went direct from the
hotel to his apartments Yesterday mornlng
and was there- when his wife arrived to
pack up their possessions, intending TO
put them in storage. Three packers were
enpnped in this work. Just what happened
when the husband met the wife was not
learned. but soon sfterward Mrs. Edson
went around 10 the Pullens and there wrote
a note to Dr. David Orr Edison. who lives
mt AZ West Seventy first street. asking him
10 come TO her. DR.. Edison did so. He
arrived nt the PrIllen house lust before .
tpll i'm
wanted an agreement made regarding
the disposal OF the furniture They then
started for the fison apartments. Mrs
Eison asked Mrs Pullen to go with them
and she consented
They found Edison greatly excited And
here the stories of what happened begin
10 differ One story the police obtained
from one Of the packers named Moods.
who was at work in the parlor Woods
said that Mrs Edison asked him for pen
With which 10 sign an agreement OF some
kind He noticed that everybody seemed
excited
Il wanted to go into the dining room
for somo cord said Woods, land Mrs
Edison said hat it wasn't safe In there. |
heard an argument going on Then sud
denly there was little scream and l saw
Mrs Edison and DR. Edison start FOR the
door into the outside hall Behind them
came Mrs Pullen. When she saw me. she
cried,
" Stop him. Stop him There's man
after me
Il got to the door and outside Of it" con-
tnued Woods, lust az Edison came along
As held the door on the outside | could
hear him struggling on the inside to open
II. After time he stopped and pretty
eoon they all came back. Then there was
more argument Then suddenly DR. Ed
son d Mrs Eison ran out again and then
followed two shots inside the room they
had left
ASKED MRS. PULLRE TO ELoPE.
DR. Edison told this story of the dolngs
before the shooting:
Mrs. Edison, Mrs Pullen and we're in
the dining room talking with Henry about
the disposal Of the furniture, Mrs. Edison
wanting an agreement made by which it
would be left in her name. Mrs Edison had
previously asked me to be present because
Henry was acting strangely and talking in
a way nobody could understand. While
We were talking, Henry, who was very
much excited, looked over toward Mrs.
Pullen and said:
Well, I'm going away from here. and
] want ycu to go with me.
Il spoke out at onoe and said was not
going to listen to such talk any longer.
Then started TO 60 away with Mrs. Edison,
Mrs. Pullen following U.s. We got outside,
and then deciding not to go just then. went
s1 bHak to see that hnss "s,s a Eat son a and
were talking In the hall my brother got
Mrs Pulen into the dining room and heard
him say to her: If you won't 90 away
with me, you've got to go
I'VE started toward the door and the next
thing heard the shots. l saw what had
happened and then rushed out to get po-
liceman.'
Policeman Payne was outside at the time
and it was to him that DR. Edson told what
had happened Together they went back
and into the dining room. Mrs Pullen was
lying with her head partly under the table
and her feet toward the door. She wac
back at her feet. A revolver Of the type
known as bulldog and Of new pattern
was clutched in his hand. There were four
chambers Of this empty. although none OF
those In the apartment could remember
hearing four shots
BOTH INSTANTLY KILLED,
The bullet which killed Mrs Pullen
struck her behind the right ear and went
completely through her skull. Edson shot
himself through the mouth, Two bull
let's. it was found, had hit parts Of the
mantepiece, showing that Edison had fired
two shots wild.
Both victims of the tragedy died al
most instantly. Policeman Paine called
an ambulance, but the ambulance sur
geon could do nothing but administer a
restorative to Mrs Edison, who was in
danger of swooning
News Of the tragedy quickly got about
the neighborhood, in which both families
we're well known, and A crowd collected
in front OF the house When Capt Na'ly Of
the West Tooth st rect station arrived with
two detect ives he put policeman at the
door with orders to admit no one until the
Coroner arrived Meantime the captain
got the statement Of Woods and also one
from DR. Edison One OF the first callers
TO be admitted TO the house was DR.. Peters,
towhom word of the tragedy had been sent.
DR.. Edison aftcrward took Mrs Edison with
him TO his house and when Coroner jackson
arrived. Or Peters was the only one left
in the apartment with the police
The Coroner searched Edsons pockets
finding bundle Of papers which he took
away with him. He also took possession Of
the letter written by Edison apparently
the day before. This letter was on a bureau
and was unsigned and undated II bore
no address
In Edson's pockets were found sll8 in
bills and Iot Of keys, including that To
the room at the Hotel MLnot
The Coroner said after his visit that in
the absence OF a statement from Mrs. Edison,
there was still considerably mystery In the
case 10 lin ahd that he had learned next
to nothing nD,It Mrs Pullen. All this,
he said, would have TO be brought out at
an inquest
Il found a letter said the Coroner
which would make it appear as though
Edison were in love with Mrs, Pullen II
was on the bureau, and, believe, WAS in