New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
SHOOTS FORMER FRIEND.
INSANE MOTHERS DEED.
Belieued Husbands Stenographer
Had Kidnapped Her Son.

Mrs Catherine Morgan. stenographer at the
Eotel Imperial probably fatally shot yes
,srssv noon by Mrs, Beatrice Young. her en-
,overs wife. who is said be insane.
Mrs Young entered the hotel through the
,oren's entrance shortly before noon. She
.r.nt up the short flight of stairs in the rear
:. the hotel TO the mezzanine floor. on the
D,sdv-av side. where are the stenographic and
.,-neHriting rooms. Quickly crossing the room
~ where Frank Virgins. an employe of her
hysband was debating letter TO Mrs. Morgan
sbe drew revolver and without a word Of
u.rrinr fred point blank at the back of the un-
fortunate woman.
There was not word spoken until Mrs Nor
rsn lust before falling from her chair uncon-
scious said: MY Godi The poor woman must
be crazy"
The police were informed Of the affair, and
e. once came 70 the hotel They found Mrs
Morgan living on the floor. unconscious, and Mrs
1-o,,rr seated in a chair still holding the re-
volver IN her hand
Dr Burrows was called from the New-York
15ospital and hurried the wounded woman TO
thar institution. He gave slight hope for her re-
lors-, saving that the ball. which entered the
hack At the left side. had passed through the
lung and liver on its downward course.
Mrs Young was arrested quietly and taken to
Police Headquarters. and from there TO the
removed TO Bellevue Hospital and placed in the
prison ward
F7atrolrnan Flood, Of the traffic squad, who ar
rested Mrs Young said that she refused 10
rglk and appeared 10 be in q dazed condition.
She was asked Why she shot Mrs. Morgan, and
made no reply. She finally said she was
Beatrice C Young twenty eight years old.
American. Of No. 40 West 26th-st.
At No 20 West 26th-st. it was said that Mrs
Young first came there about a month ago and
engaged a small furnished room on the top floor
4 peculiar feature OF the case. that evidently
shows the true condition Of the wonan's mind
vss the fact that department store wagon de-
Iivered a small wicker doll carriage addressed
70 Mrs Young a few hours after she left No. 40
West 2sth-st. yesterday. The carriage is Of the
kind usually given TO little girls about five or
six years Of age. and Mrs. Young's one child is
e boy, who is. according TO the father in
Winona. MINI. with Mrs. Young's mother.
Before leaving the house yesterday morning
Mrs. Young stated she was going out to buy
sure toys for her child. According to several
eye-witnesses. Mrs. Young. shortly before her
arrest, and after the shooting, when asked why
she had fired the shot mumbled something
about the injured woman having stolen her
child. Later. just before being taken by Patrol
man Flood TO the traffic squad headquarters in
East 2Ith-st., Mrs. Young is said 10 have again
declared that everybody was trying to kidnap
her child from her That so far as known, is
The only statement made by the unfortunate
woman
Very little can be learned Of Mrs. Morgan
the injured woman AT the Martha Washing
ton Hotel where she has lived for a year past
she was registered simply as Kathleen Nor
gar, New-York. She is believed to be
about thirty years old. Miss Boulow. the
young woman employed by Mr.. Young at the
Imperial with the injured woman. said last
evening that her companion frequently had told
her she vas a married woman and that her
people lived in Vermont. Both her en-
ployment Al the Imperial she employed
downtown.
Mss Boulow said that she was not certain.
hut she had in some way gained the impress
sion that Mrs. Morgans previous employer had
been downtown lawyer. AT the Martha
Washington Hotel it was said that beyond
The fact that she was a stenopra CHER
and employed in the Imperial Hotel nothing
was known there concerning her. So far as
could be recalled. she had had no callers there
William G. Young. the woman's husband is
the head of the Fifth Avenue Stenographic
Company, which has the stenographic and type
writing concessions at the Imperial Belmont.
Gotham and other hotels. Speaking of the un-
fortunate occurrence last night, he said:
For sorne time have had knowledge of what
! thought TO be insanity in my wife. I have
guarded against violence toward myself and
had no thought that she would turn against
others.
Mrs Young and Mrs Morgan were friends
and at the time / established my business here
Mrs. Young requested me to employ her friend.
Upon being introduced TO Mrs. Morgan by my
wife found her to be competent stenogra pher
and employed her. This was when I took pos
session al the Imperial Hotel. on July &c
Mrs Young and ! were married in 1901. and
three MI ho is
with Mrs Young's mother at the present time
IN Winona. MINI. Mrs. Young has been East
with me since last September. Shortly after her
arrival she acted strangely and ever since that
time her maLady, if such it may be called, has
peen Increasing TO such an extent that 1 have
consulted physicians regarding her condition.
Within TWO months I consulted my attorney
with view of starting proceedings to inquire
into her sanity At this time she had me ar
rested on the charge Of assault. and my attor-
hey then advised me that TO start proceedings
II the face Of this charge would appear if I
were attempting 10 avoid trial and 10 place
Der IN rest raint or confinement.
knowing my wife TO be totally irresponsible,
ny cuty is simple. / will aid her in every pos
siole way. She is my wife. the mother of my
thld. and a good woman. Whatever / can do
. alleviate the suffering aid the victim of
ny Door -wife's deranged mind, of course
shau 60
IN company with his brother. whose attorney
hs is. Alexander G. Young last night called at
Bellevue Hospital and was admitted to the
prlson ward where Mrs. Young is confined. He
stayed with her over fifteen minutes saying as
he left the hospital:
haven't the slightest doubt that Mrs. Young
~ ~. @ De able to appear in Jefferson Market court
morrow morning. II would not be right for
l - say what sort Of defence shall put in.
factorily
'4F Young said that the statement issued in
'"e at'ernoon covered the matter thoroughly
aho merely added that Mrs Young had become