The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-05
WIFE PO|SONER
AND HIS VICTIM
BURIED TOGETHER
SHIRLEY Jealous of Beautiful
SPOUSE He Killed, Friends y
Declare.
TO BE DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Wife Wouldn't Agree to GO
First" So Suggestion Came
to Naught, Says Mrs. Rigo.
TO BE DOUBLE SUICIDE,

The bodies of Nassib Abdullah Shib-
ley and his wife, Lenore Leighton Shib-
ley, were buried together to-day in St
Michaels Cemetery. Long Island City
strange facts in connection with the
tragedy, one OF which was that the bril-
liant young Syrian lawyer remained in
the room with the body OF his wife,
whom he killed with poison. for FIVE
hours before lie severed the arteries in
his wrist and ended his own life at
their apartment In No. sos West One
Hundred and Twenty-second street.
Aftor the lawyer had poisoned the
beautiful young woman he met his two
year-old son, Leo, and the Cuban SER
want girl, Alice Cross. three times. and
on each occasion directed the girl to
go out again with the baby.
While the body OF the young wife and
mother that he had slain lay In the
bedroom, Nassib carefully prevented
the nurse girl from entering that apart
ment. but told her that his wife was
asleep and should not be awakened. To
prove 1t lie opened the door OF to
let the girl see the sleeping wife.
Take Him to RIGGS"
'tShe IS tired" said SHIRLEY. Take
Leo out and do not come back for sew
eral hours Take him 10 RIGGS"
And that is where tire Rigo family
enters the mysterious case.
SHIRLEY, according TO relatives Of the
murdered wife and his own brothers.
was Jealous of the relations existing be-
tween Mrs. SHIRLEY and Mrs. Rgo. They
quarrelled and fought about II many
times. Three weeks ago SHIRLEY choke
and beat his beautiful young wife be-
cause she had been out with Mrs. RiEo.
Time and again he threatened her, they
say. When he finally ended her career
and his he left a letter in which he said
Better this than her life as examplcd
by the last few months"
This letter was addressed to Mrs.
Josephine Peyton Noble. of No. s. Yer
aon avenue, Long Island City. Mrs
Noble was the sister of Mrs Shibley, II
vas while defending Mrs. Noble when
she was charged with the murder OF her
husband. formerly Clerk OF the Court of
Long Island City. that SHIRLEY met and
fell in love with her sister Lenore, TO
whom he was subsequently married
BIames "Riso Woman"
1t wasn't the only letter that he left.
The others told OF his wife's alleged
extravs gances, and how he had sought
10 curb her frtvol!ty. But his brothers
say that II was Jealousy, pure and
simple. TINT ca sed him 10 kill.
Three of his brothers live at No. q.
West One Hundred and Ninth street.
They were Ameen, Abdulah Shlblcy
Anes Abdullah Shihley and Sam Alb
dulah Shlbley, BY the customs OF their
native syria and their birthplace, Bey-
father as their middle name.
1T is the RICO woman who is respon-
sibe for all this, said Ameen TO All
Evening World reporter. she Is the
onc-she is tho one"
Mrs. ShlbIey WAS beautiful. sweet.
charming little woman" said Nine.
liigo to-day She was one of the love
lest characters | have ever known
She came to me for sympathy and ad-
vice. Her husband abused her and
Choied and beat her month ago sh,
came - me in tears and told me tina,
her husband had asked her 10 commit
SUICIDE,
He wanted her to take poison and
said that after she took it he would
take some and die toe, She told him
10 take il first. but he refused She
simply hated him, but vas afraid OF
him lie was Jealous OF Ger, / know.
The wife that he killed, said she
was his fourth. He has wife in
Assyrla now, HI. was about to marry
when her father found out about his
past and STONED the marriage"