Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-24
YOUNG GIRL SHOT DOWN
ROSE A CONNARTY A VICTIM OF FRANK PHELPS JEALOUSY--MAN ENDED HIS OWN LlFE--- DIED WITHOUT REALIZING MISTAKE
 HE HAD MADE.

| 10 take pOSlClOn WlIH Ille Aill oI .o'
 B. Mullings & Son. Miss Bebus and
 MT Stockbridge were seen on the
 street often together and it was gen.
 erally believed that the two were en-
 gagged.
 They boarded in Dowd's boarding
 house on Central avenue and it was
 while living there that Miss Bebus
 introduced MT Stockbridge to MT
 Phelps on one occasion when the lat
 ter came from New York. This only
 served to make Phelps more jealous
 than ever. Stockbridge said to-day
 that he never had anything to do
 with Phelps after the first meeting.
 Phelps again went back to New
 York, but the story goes that he cor responded with Miss Bebus. It is
 even said that he sent her letters
 threatening to kill her if she did not
 cease going around with "her gray
 haired friend.' Phelps always re-
 ferred to MT Stockbridge as the 'gray
 haired friend" But Miss Bebus
 never took the letters seriously, she
 says, and continued to attend the the
 ater and be in the company of MT Stockbridge. Phelps became more threatening A few months ago he came to this city and after meeting
 Miss Bebus, confronted her with a
 revolver and declared that he would
 kill her if she threw him over. He
 later met MT Stockbridge and also informed him that if he won his girl l. ol, 1,f sc a Stockbridge became so alarmed that he remained out of work one day and for three days kept out of sight of Phelps. It is said that Miss Bebus and MT Stockbridge were at that time boarding in the Moriarty block on East Main street and that Phelps wanted to wait for them one evening after show at Polls, but some of his friends induced him to abandon the idea.
 The climax to Phelps's feelings came, so it is said, when he was told that on a recent occasion Miss Bebus had been accompanied to Polls the- ater by MT Stockbridge's father, who had come from Meriden to see him. It was on a Wednesday evening and as MT Stockbridge, Jr, was working, Miss Bebus went to see ''The Girl Be- hind the Counter" with the elder MT Stockbridge. This is said to have aroused the ire of Phelps.
 He returned to town three weeks ago and took a position at the Wa terbury Manufacturing Co, as all ready stated. He constantly saw Stoekbridge and Miss Bebus and, of course, it was not pleasing to him. So it appears as though he made ar engagements to do something last night. MT Stockbridge when Null lings's store closed last evening walked up South Main street and in front of Curran's store met Miss Bebus and Mrs Dowd, who evidently had been waiting for him. They had just come from the Model market, where they had made some pur- chases. Miss Bebus and MT Stock bridge immediately started for Field street. They were just in the house when the shots were fired.
 MT Stockbridge when interviewed on the matter to-day stated that he was not engaged to Miss Bebus. T just met her accidentally last even- ing, and she asked me to walk home with her, as she stated that she was kind of afraid to go alone. I have often been out with Miss Bebus, but I called upon her no more than I did on some other girls I know"
 L. him, he replied that he had not. He stated that Miss Bebus and himself knew that Phelps was in town. He did not know whether Miss Bebus had ever complained to the police about the threats of Phelps. He had just taken off his hat and coat last evening when he | heard the shots.
 Mir Stockbridge has a wife and child living on Holmes street in !. Meriden. In another tenement of l the same house live MT Stockbridge's | parents
 Miss Bebus was teaching to-day as usual at the Driggs school. Although . she on her way to school this morn- i Ing had to pass over the blood marks ! of Phelps. she apparently was not i greatly excited over the happenings Df last night. She declared that . .here was never anything serious be- ] tween her and the dead man. She admits that he often threatened her. put she did not become greatly alarmed because she did not think that he would carry out his inten- ! ions. She admits that she knew was a married man. but lid not think it any harm to attend he theater with him since they boarded in the same house and were in this way thrown into each others company. She stated that when she vent to New York it was always to risit her mother. with whom she stopped. But she acknowledged that I while there she often met Phelps. Although it is said that Miss Bebus the threats of Phelps to the police. the police deny it.
 There is not the slightest doubt put that Frank Phelps was sufferinr: rom some form of insanity. possibly more than anything else His friends. and he has them by the core in this city. while cOndemninE lis act Of last night. said this morn ng. and said it emphatically. that he lad shot the wrong person. when he .-ed a bullet int. the face of Miss JOnnarty. It was back at the time hat Frank Phelps took the eading part Of John Storm in The Christian, that Daisy BebIz cok an interest in the young amateur lctor- The liking seemed t9 bs re- urned and grew as the months pass .d bv- At that time Phelps and hi.