The evening world., 1909-01-29
Mrs. DanielSon Tells of Battle
for Life With InSanely
Jealous Husband.
ESCAPED INTO THE HALL
AS She Jumped Into Elevator
Heard Shot-tIuSban1
Dies in Hospital,

Conrado Danlelson, Porto Rican man
ager OF the United States Express Com
pany, was shot In the head at the Carl
ton Hotel, FIfty-fourth street, near
Broadway, early this morning. His wife.
an actress, with .he stage name Of
Agnes Yates Palmer. was in the hotel
when he was shot. Danelson died In
Roosevelt Hospital at II o'clock, His
wife was with him at the end
After her husbands death, Mrs Dan
ieson made the following statement:
Il had told my husband yesterday
would be home at about o'clock to
dine with him. l got tangled up with
friends and telephoned him / could not
gel nome and was going to the theatre.
He was displeased wnen went to the
hotel | found him In our bedroom
smoking a cigarette. lie was In a tenn
per. | tried to change his mood by
chatting with him about the play while
l was laughingly tossing my wraps and
my hat and veil on the bed
When turned to look at him he
whipped revolver out OF his pocket
and rushed at me, saying: 4 am going
TO kill YOU
There was crazy glare in his eye
and | realized my life was In danger
backed into a corner, and there he had
me at his mercy. He raised .he re.
volver and pointed 1t at me. .eaped at
him and threw my arms about his neck
and chung to him. praying him to spare
my life, He struggled with me for a
time and then became calmcr and nut
the revolver down on the sewing ma
chine and laid down on the b.d.
Tried TO Get Pistol.
Il talked with him soothins.y f,r a
long time, watching for chance 10 get
hold Of the revolver. When | lcap.d
for It, though. he was quicker than |
and caught it up.
Il jumped through the door into the
sitting-room and slammed IL behind me
The door into the hall OF the hotel was
open and ran out there The elevator
was at the floor Joe Bond, the negro
elevator boy, had started 1t down, but
stopped when he heard my screams.
ran into the elevator and he started
down with me-
MY husband stood at the door with
the revolver In his hand Just as the car
started down. Before 1t had reached
the sixth floor-our apartment was on
the seventh foor-I heard the shot with
which he killed himself"
Mrs. Danielson reiterated her assertion
which she made repeatedly to the hotel
people and to the police Immediately
after the shooting that her husband was
madly jealous and suspicious Of her.
This was new Information to the hote
people, because 1t was the house GOSSIP
that Danielson never seemed TO worry
about his wife's outgongs and incom.
!ngs or her visitors. whereas she had
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hotel when she fel. she had reason &c
think he had not been frank with her.
Later It was learned that Mrs Daniel.
son had gone straight to the hospital
whore she besought permission to so to
the room in which her husband lay
She was told this was impossible, bu,
finally prevailed upon the hospital au.
thoritIes TO allow her to stay through
the night in a room near her husband.
Tie shooting OF Danielson is the
sequel OF long series of domestic DIFF.
icultles In which he and his wife have
engaged.
Claudia Lee Smith went to the hos.
ptal this morning and demanded to be
allowed to go to Danelson's bedside
The hospital people knew who Miss
Smith was and refused 70 allow her to
So 10 any part Of the hospital where she
might meet Mrs. Danelson. fearing
there would be a scene,
Miss Smith Is the young woman WHIT
caused Mrs. Danielson's arrest Dec.
Hotel. In which about 500 worth OF
Miss Smiths furs and lingerie was cut
70 pieces by Mrs. Danieson, who saIc
the fine ra.ment had helped Miss smIt;
make herself too attractive to Daniel
son.
On oct. last Mrs Dan!e,s)n was &C
cused ut attacking Hiss virginia Mar