New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-03
DIED SHIELDING MRS. EDISON.
MRS. PULLEN SLAIN BY EX MAYORS son. UHO
KILLS HIMSELF IN HOME BEFORE FAMILY.
Bee5d He INTENDED to Murder Wife Charged 5cih Embe2Hg
Church FundsThe Murderer and Suicide in Financial Difficulties

the West One hundredth-st. station. who was
standing at Broadway and -hundredth st.
and told him of the shooting. Payne at once
telephoned for an ambulance. and Or. Fahen-
stock Of the J. Hood Wright Hospital. respond
ed After an examination of the bodies he said
that death had resulted almost immediately
from the wounds. The police took charge Of the
apartments and Detective Mahoney was sta
toned in them. and was instructed to permit
no one TO enter the room where the bodies lay
Coroner Jackson arrived soon. and found sew
eral letters and papers in the dead mans coat
the contents of which he refused to make public
Mrs Pullen who was thirty-three years DID,
was the wife Of John Pullen an auditor in the
employ Of the New-York Central Railroad Mr.
PuIIen was at his office at the time of the shoot
ing He hurried home when he learned Of the
death of his wife and Edison. He has two chill
dren Trafton a youth Of sixteen, and Mary
who is fourteen.
MAN WAS DESPONDENT AND DESPERATE
Edison vas respondent. ~ is said because Of
financial reverses he had suffered in Wall street.
which added TO the determination Of his wife TO
leave him. made him desperate. He is said also
TO have been greatly worried over his accounts
in ST. Mchaels Church. at Ninety nintn-s'.
and Ansterdam-ave.. funds of which are sam
70 have been under his control as treasurer ana
rbicb he is believed TO have used for his own
rurposes That there is considerable credit TO
b. placed in this statement is made evident oy
the admission Of the rector of 81. Michaels. the
Rev John P Peters that Edson's disposition
of the church funds was being investigated by
expert accountants In what amount he was
involved could not be learned last night.
Edison. it is said had never made a steady
attempt 10 earn a living. but had depended on
his brothers and father for assistance. He did
not live happily with his wife and their ono
child boy Of twelve and for three days before
the tragedy Mrs Edison had been staying with
Mrs Puuen in her home. AZ No 6I3 West End
ave This friendship between the two women
would seem TO show that il was his wife and
not Mrs Pullen that Edison had determined to
kill for Mrs Edison would hardly have accept
ed Mrs Pullen's home temporary ABIDING
place had the relations between her husband
and Mrs PuIlen been anything but proper
BROTHERS STATEMENT
statement by Dr. CYRUS Edison. broth
81 ~ the dead man which he gave out
late last night makes II clear that Edison
uas financially embarra ssed. had been act
ing badly and was in q continual state OF
had temper. and that Mrs Edison. alarmed at
his actions went 70 the Pullen house for pro
lection Or Edsons statement is as follows
The i1t{r,arfonx that have been made OF
,v,rroner relations between my brother and Mrs
p,,iIa5 are most wicked and absolutely untrue
Mre PuIleu was in every way loNelN ana
astiroabIe woman respected and admired nv an
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