New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-05
BROKER KILLS MOTHER
VEIT THEN Il SUICIDE.
Double Tragedy at Ansonid FoLlo7Cs
Secret Marriage.
HERBERT s HADLET REP1,
MISSOURI.

Crazed bv the unwiIIingness Of his Hebrew
mother to meet and 70 receive into her family
his Christian wife, whom ne had secretly mar
ried a little over year ago, ]. Nelson Veit,
member of the Stock Exchange. early yesterday
morning stole into his mothers bedroom. at the
Ansonia. at I'D street and Broadway. and shot
her once under the left eye and once in the side,
killing her Instantly Then, taking strange pre-
caution for personal comfort during the last
moments Of his life veit carried a pillow into
the bathroom adjoining and. laying his head
upon it as he stretched full length on the tiled
floor. was soon dead from gas. which he in
halad through rubber tube
The maiden name Of Mrs. J Nelson Veit was
clara Jane Monroe. and she and Neit were mar
ried by the Rev. Dr. Houghton, in the Little
Church Around the Corner in September. 1907
She had been living at No 116 vest 4Ith street
recentlv but moved 70 the Chatsworth apart
n7ent house. 72d street and Riverside Drive. She
saws she was an actress before her marriage to
Veit.
UnIva wall separated the victims Of the double
tragedy from Miss Anna Veit. the young mans
aunt. who ordinarily a light sleeper. did not
hear the two shots and did not know of the
murder until sne went to Mrs. Vets door at
S:45 o'clock yesterday morning 10 awaken her
for breakfast, Her repeated knocking bringing
no response. she gave the alarm, and the body
Of Mrs Veit was found on the bed,
That Vets act was not premeditated was be
lfeved by all of his friends yesterday At the
Office Of Veit Lyon G Co. at No rs Broadway,
OF which firm he was member, no one knew Of
the tragedy until reporter Of The Tribune
called. The members Of the firm We're astound-
ed one Of the men in the Office spoke OF Mr.
l---l
heard.
You may say in the most positive terms,
said Mr. Lyon a partner in the firm, that in
no financial way-does the death Of Mr.. Veit
touch the affairs Of this company Mr. Veit
held a seat on the New York Stock Exchange,
and we shall take steps at once to fill it. This
will probably be accomplished within week"
And he shot his mother?" exclaimed one Of
the firm. I would say it was impossible Last
Friday night I spent several hours with Mrs.
veit and her son in her apartment at the An
sonia. and I never saw more beautiful relations
between a mother and son Furthermore. he was
always bringing his mother into conversation
with ne, in ways that proved his deep affection
for her"
veit. Lyon & Co. began business last July.
Mr. Veit had been a member Of the exchange for
aorae time. doing business in his own name at
No. 52 Broadway.
Mrs Veit was found by the police in, an eight
room apartment in the Chatsworth. Before she
had been told that her husband dead. she
acknowledged 10 the police that she had been
married 10 Veit She had never met his mother,
che said She also said that she did not know
,,,betbar his mother had ever been told OF the
marriage She had been away from New York
,racticallv all the time since her marriage, she
said. not returning to this city until the first
Of last month.
Since that time she and Mr.. Veit, SIZE said, had
bean living together She said her husband had
lafr her about 40 O'Clock on Tuesday night
and had telephoned about 1O;3O o'clock, saying
be was at the Waldorf watching the election re
turns. but would be home in about half an hour
II was the last word she had received from
him
Miss Veit told the police that twice she had
spent the night with Mrs Feit. sleeping in the
same room on Tuesday night, she said, she
slept in Lls room formerly occupied by the SON.
She went to the apartment at I:30 O'Clock ana
found Veit and his mother there. About lO.3o
o'clock, she said. Veit telephoned to some one
she did not know 10 whom land then luncheon
was served.
After that Veit departed, and the two women
talked over their plans for the coming winter
until about I1.45 o'clock, when they retired.