Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
|SHOT HER EMPLOYER
French Waist Designer Kills
an Old Manufacturer.
WAS CLEVER WAIST MAKER
Graphic Account Of the Murder Yes
terday Afternoon.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS CRIME
Dispute Said to Have Been Over
Wages, but the Cause Hardly
Seemed Sufficient.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS CRIME
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, November 20.-Anastasia
Louise de Massey, the French woman who
was locked up in the Mulberry street police
station yesterday afternoon on the charge
Of shooting Gustav Simon, waist, manu-
| facturer with offices at 604 Broadway, was
| informed this morning of the death of
| Simon. She manifested no surprise or
| emotion of any kind, merely nodding her
head affirmatively when she was asked If
| she knew Of 1t.
On her way to police headquarters at 300
Mulberry street later in the morning, how
| ever, the woman appeared to realize for the
| first time something of the consequences of
her act, for she questioned Detective Pierce
and Policeman Sewers. who had her in
charge, as to the way to go about securing
counsel.
When Nine De Massey was searched yes
terday there was found on her $50 IN cash
besides two checks for $40 each drawn on
the American Express Company and an
Orange, n. j., bank, respectively. This dis
poses of story that got abroad yesterday
that the woman was starving and had shot
Simon from desperation.
With regard to other stories printed in
morning papers Nine. De Massey said that
she was not baroness and had never init
mated In any way That she was. She de-
MED another story that her husband was
| poisoned three years ago, and said he had
| been dead for eighteen years.
Mime De Massey spent comfortable
night at 5the Mulberry street police sta
ton, according to Matron Waldren, and ap-
peared to have slept soundly.
She complained a little about the lack of
morning, and said, in the hearing Of sew
eral people, that she wished she had the
money to buy towel and handkerchief.
When she was asked If she knew Simon
dnd har
Il didn't do it." she said. without ex-
| element. How do you explain it, then?
! You were the only one in the room with
him when he was shot"
Il don't know, I'm sure everything will
come out all right"
Her attention was called to the fact that
a morning paper spoke Of the finding of
revolver cartridges in her room. She
shrugged her shoulders.
Il don't know what revolver looks
| like" she answered, with no manifestation
of interest
She was taken to police headquarters this
morning to give the detectives a chance to
study her features. and later in the day
| she Is to have am interview with Inspec-
tor Mclaughlin, when, 1t Is believed, the
police will be able to establish motive
for the shooting.
Yesterdays Crime.
The murderess is Anisia Louise de
Massey, pretty French woman, a waist
and skirt designer. Her victim was Gustav
Simon aged ffty-seven. the wealthy owner
Of a waist manufacturing concern at 604
Broadway. 80 a5i t2iia'Ar 1913
The shooting occurred yesterday after
noon at Simon's office He died last night
at $40 o'clock at St. Vincent's Hospital.
Behind the shooting, the police say there
is remarkable story Of the woman seek
ing revenge for the mysterious death Of
her husband.
The woman maintained the most
stolid secrecy as to any motive. In fact
she calmly denied the shooting, despite the
fact that there was an alleged eye witness
and that Simon, with his dying breath, ac-
cused her of the crime.
She began her work with Simon on
Monday a week ago. In what way the
baroness communicated to Simon her de-
sire to work in. his establishment is not
known. Simon did not speak of 1t to any
one in the office. But it is known that she
quarrel. ending in the baroness giving up
her position.
Changed Her Mind.
She went to the office Of her late en-
ployer yesterday.
She went straight into Simon's private Of
fice Precisely what conversation followed
is not known. The clerks in the outside
office heard angry tones and at length
the baroness was heard to tell Simon that
Anyway. I must have my money at
once
Come back at 8 o'clock" replied ST.
mon.
There were more words spoken in an I'M
dertone. and Simon. suddenly opening the
door, asked the woman to leave the
building. The woman. a deep flush mount
Ing her cheeks. replied:
II won't leave until I get my money"
Simon stepped to the elevator and rang
the bell. When the elevator arrived he
told Devlin to see that the woman left
the building. Reluctantly she stepped into
the elevator. The car had reached the
fourth story when she clutched Deylin's
sleeve and said in a sharp tone of COM
mand.
Let's me off here. auickr'
Rushing back up stairs she came upon
Simon as he was standing talking in the
hall.
Fired Three Times
The woman. her black eyes swapping and
her lips trembling. regarded the two for a
brief moment Then she raised a revolver
from her side. pointed it deliberately at
Simon and fired three shots. The first two
bullets crashed through the glass in the
office. The third struck Simon In the
left side. Just above the heart.
As Simon fell to the floor the woman.
again calm. stepped out of the door and
rushed down stairs.
The elevator boy saw her escaping and
speeding his car down. cut her of at the
front door. where she was turned over to
policeman. She denied all knowledge of
the crime. -