Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Baltimore Girl Shot Dead BY
Her Persian Lover.
LAUGHED At HIS SPEECH
Treated Him With Insolence in
Front Of Others.
LETTERS TELL HIS FEELINGS
Declares That for Two Weeks He
Was Not Able to Study, But Was
Nervous and Restless.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February 4.-Be-
cause she haunted his love and laughed at
his English, Elijah Baba Badai. a Per
sian. shot Miss Marie Lewson. at their
boarding house on West Fayette street
yesterday. Then he shot himself. Beth
are dead.
1t seems that Miss Lewson after en-
couraging the young Persian's attentions
became coquettish recently. and openly
laughed at his queer English and quaint
manner" Their relations were entirely
proper. but they followed each other al
ternately from one boarding house to
others frequented by dental students, ar
riving lately at Mrs. Palmer's 1nSieside.
Their friends noticed that Miss Lew
sons manner was extremely cold toward
the Persian during the last two days.
AS she arose from the lunch table yes
terday Badal followed her in the hall
and. whipping out pistol. shot her
twice. She fell dead. He put two bullets
in his own breast and soon died.
Badel Caused the Girl Mirth.
Said Miss Lena Sparks. who was Miss
Lewsen's college chum, last evening:
1T Is surprise and yet II IL not.
rather expected something like 1t would
happen. because know that Badal was
deeply in love with Miss Lewson and
that she had rejected his affections
They became acquainted In the dental
infirmary several months ago. After
their si f iirst meeting he came TO the col
4 know she did not think anything OF
Badal. for she often made fun Of him to
me. She would laugh when I told her he
would marry her and would reply that
It was impossible because she did not
He could not speak English correctly
and this amused Marie. Often she would
laugh at his pronunciation. and no
she made light OF his efforts to talk good
English.
Torn by Jealousy.
Badal described his motives, the jeal-
ousy that tore him and his suspicious
why Miss Lewson grew cold In several
letters he left. In one he wrote January
Is:
This tragedy. 1t was an awful thing.
More than a week 1 used to carry the
revolver in my pocket In order to bring
to an end our lives, bat maybe any
time would see Miss Lewson, again l
could not do it.
II would not do such crime, because
the life Is sweeter to me. and this but
will surprise you when tell why 1 am
willing to perform this tragedy all OH
account OF Miss Iewson. She come to
me and she loved me and she made me
love her. / was as dear to her as a
baby is to its mother. She would play
with me as she would with a doll.
After all this she discontinues her
friendship without a cause ana never
explained to me; that was why couldn't
bear it,
IF 1 had known the reason | would
never have minded it. After we ceased
to be friends, to everybody, even not in
her presence. 1 was talking good Of her
II respected and honored her. But
see how mean she was
I'm the presence Of my friends she
called me liar, while ! was telling the
truth. She has always been insulting
me.
Always Nervous and Restless.
Il don't know why, as / have done
nothing to her to injure her. Now,
about two weeks I can't study. I am
always nervous, anxious, restless, can't
sleep. If I sleep. then I am disturbed
by her spirit.
Il cannot recover from this shock.
Therefore. it is better to die, both OF US
Because If die alone she will laugh
at me and will call me fool and then
will go and ruin another man as she
ruined me.
Il am perfectly normal, with q goou
sound mind and a quiet spirit, while /
am writing this. but, as say. it is very
hard n for me to shed the blood OF two
innocent persons. Therefore don't
know yet when will come to q conciu-
sion Of this drama. Yours truly,
ELIJAH J. BADAL."