The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-05
KILLS MOTHER,
THEN SELF
Double Tragedy in New York
City
j. N VET A STOCK BROKER
Mystery Surrounds the case-Unele Says
the Young Man Was Single, But
His Wife Is Found at the
Chatsworth.
j. N. VET A STOCK BROKER

new York, Nov. 5,--NIrs. +. Welt ant
her son, j. Nelson Veit, Wall stree
broker, were found dead in their room
in large apartment hotel on Uppel
Broadway yesterday. The mother haC
been shot in the head and her body was
in her bedroom, while the son was lying
suiTocated by gas on the floor Of the
bathroom with a pillow under his head
The door to the bathroom was locked
which was held Of probable suicide on
bis part, following the death of his moth
er, possibly at his hands.
The managers OF the Ansonia appar.
emily did all they could 10 explain the
case. and made no effort TO conceal facts
They were so anxious 20 clear il up
that they issued this statement:
"a double tragedy occurred at the An.
sonia Tuesday night The only state
ment that can be made in this case
is that Mrs. Veit, her son, J. Nelson, and
Miss Anna Veit. sister.in-law, occu.
pied apartments 1877 on the fourth floor
Of the Ansonia.
They are of very wealthy old
west side family Of French extraction,
and have lived in, the Ansonia for sew.
eral years.
Miss Anna Welt, who occupied one
Of the rooms, came into the room Of her
aister-in.law at s;l5 o'clock yesterday
morning and found Mrs Veit dead in bed
from bullet wound in her head She
notified the house physician and members
of the Welt family and the house man.
ager They immediately forced an en-
trance into the bathroom, and found J.
Nelson Veit lying dead on the floor, with
pniow unacr his head, from gas pois-
oning.
Mrs. Veit was lady of social dis
tinction, Of culture, and OF great travel
and research Her husband was former
Nv a membtr Of the firm Of Veit. Lyon
4 TO-, lbs Broadway, but died some
years ago, and since his death she and
her son have lived at the Ansonia. Each
year Mrs. Welt has been in the habit OF
spending her summer ~ her chateau in
France, where she had other relatives
She had Just returned to America and
was living, to all appearances, in most
cordial relationship with her son. Her
son was broker in Wall street and
member Of the Seventh regiment, and
was prominent in military circles.
lat led to this terrible tragedy is
When II was learned that yeit was
married reporters went to the Chats
worth, where they asked the young
friend of the family, who was caring for
the younger Mrs. Yeit about the case.
there was absolutely no reason why
he should have done this said the
young man, who refused to give his
name. His wife is here Frustrated and
cannot be seen now They were mar.
ried about year ago and he has been |
devoted to her, They ate dinner here
together Tuesday evening and he went |
out to hear the election returns He |
vent to the Waldorf Astoria, from where
he telephoned at l0;30 o'clock. saying
hat he would be home Just as soon as
ne heard something positive about the
election results.
Did he live bere?" was asked,
'0f course he did" was the reply. /
There was no trouble with his wife !
Tor his mother. She came here often
o visit the wife, and Mrs. Veit went
o see her mothcrinlaw in the An
onia."