New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
KILLS GIRL In CAB.
THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF.
williamsburg Broker and Stenog-
rapher an Double Tragedy.

Elsie Karlies twenty years old, stenograpner
in the Supreme Court, Manhattan. and Nv
ing at No. 1477 Bushwick avenue. Williamsburg
was shot and instantly killed last night by ber-
nard Z. Wallace, a young stockDroher' Willis
the pair were riding in the Eastern PARKWAY
in an automobile. After firing one shot, Which
struck the girl in the temple the young man
stuck the nuzzle of the revolver in his mouth
and blew out his brains.
No reason for the tragedy be assigned oy
the parents of either of the victims Both MISS
Karlies and Wallace come of wel-to-do families
II was said last night that the shock would
probably kill Mrs. Wallace.
According TO the police Miss Karlies and Wal
lace dfned last night at the Hotel Knickerbocker
and then engaged a taxicab to take them to
Miss HAIRLESS home. The cab was In charge
of Daniel Gilmartin. of No. 42S West 124th
street and was within a few blocks of the girl 8
house when the shooting took place
Gimartin said he was running along at good
rate when he heard a shot which he knew came
from the closed tonneau of the cab. He imme-
diately applied his brakes but before he could
stop the car he heard another shot He jumped
from the box and opened the cab door AS he
did so the body of Miss Karlies fell into his
/ arms.
AS he stood there bewildered a small boy, at
tracted by the shots started crying "Murderl
Murder" This brought Bicycle Patrolman
Smith OF the Ralph avenue station, who had
heard the shots but had been unable to trace
them Smith seized the body of the girl and.
jumping on his bicycle, started for the nearest
drug store for help. Gimartin picked up Wal
Iace's body. which was lying in the bottom OF
the cab. and also ran TO the drug store. where
everything was done to bring the victims to life
Nv
Sullivan of ST. Marys Hospital. who was hastily
summoned and made a record from the hos
pital said that death in both cases had prob
ably been instantaneous
The bodies were removed to the station house
and instantly news Oh the tragedy spread
throughout the neighborhood and a morbid
crowd gathered. From letters in Wallace's
pocket his Identity was ascertained and word
was sent to his home. at No. 100 Jefferson ave-
nue. His sister and brother John came to the
station house.
His sister said that young Wallace who was
twenty-one years DID, had been acting queery
for some time. but that aside from this she could
not understand what caused the shooting. Miss
HAIRLESS father summoned and when he
saw the body of his daughter he became hys-
terical An attempt was made to keep the news
of the tragedy from Mrs. Wallace but IN some
manner she learned it and 1t necessary to
place her in doctors care and to summon her
religious adviser
In wallaces pocket was found a letter from
woman dated last October. which said that
the writer missed him and wopdered why he
did not call her on the telephone. In his pock-
cts were also found two theatre tickets for the
Knckerbocker Theatre for last night, while In
Miss HAIRLESS pocketbook was found the stub
of a theatre check for Hammerstein's for yes
terday afternoon.
Miss HAIRLESS father said that his daughter
was engaged to marry young man living at
Bath Beach, but refused to tell his name. Both
Miss Karlies and Wallace were we'll and favor
ably known in Williamsburg.