Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-22
MYSTERY IN MAN
DYING BENEATH
tGTRESS' WINDOW
Said to Be Vanderbilt Scion,
but New York Officials
Deny This.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Dying in
Flower Hospital from a fractured skull
and internal injuries, and with charge
of attempted burglary registered
against him in the West Forty seventh
street station, is man whose visiting
cards are engraved:
Bert Vanderbilt, Lambs Club"
The man. handsomely dressed and
plentifully supplied with money, was
found early this morning in the rear of
theatrical clearinghouse at 261 West
Forty-second street, and Edith linen,
young woman who lived in the house.
William Broad. known as kid Broad.
a prize-flghter, and Ralph Gillespie,
both of whom wete found there, were
arrested on suspicion.
Miss linen who is an actress and con-
nected with the "Jardin de Paris"
Company. was locked up in the Eliz-
abeth street station. The prize-fghter
and Gillespie were taken to police head
quarters.
Denial at Lambs Club.
Although 1t was denied at the Lambs
Club that Bert Vanderbilt was known
there, Miss linen said she knew posi-
lively that Vanderbilt" was MEM
ber of the club and that he made his
home there, and she added:
What's more. ! know that he is a
relative of the wealthy Vanderbilt fam
lily. l don't know just how closely he
is connected. but I do know he comes
from the same family and that he has
more money than is good for him."
The girl then told how Vanderbilt had
made an engagement to take her out
to dinner last evening.
He called at the house., she said
'sand when l went to the parlor to
join him saw that he had been drink
ing. I am afraid of Mr. Vanderbilt
when he is drinking. At such times he
Is rough and even dangerous.
Last night ] refused to think of go
ing out with him. I left him on an ex-
cuse that I would return in minute
and slipped TO the street. took din
i.er with another friend
when I got home at midnight the
hallboy told me that Mr. Vanderbilt
had waited for me for long time, that
he had gone out and then returned to
the house and gone to Mr.. Broad's
room,
a Awakened, Secs Face at window.
Il was awakened" !" the girl continued,
and saw vanderbilt's face at the win
dow. / ordered him away, but he
called back to me: Please let me see
you for a minute want to beg your
pardon for my conduct l told him II
he didn't go away that / would scream.
, Then heard him scramble UP to
Broads window. A few minutes later
he was at my window again. He tried
to draw himself up and fell That's
all l can tell you. 1t was simply an
accident
Assistant District Attorney Moss and
Assistant Hammill then questioned the
girl They ordered that Miss ,Beryl E.
vernoa, of 1872 Pine street. PhilaS1el-
srsia. who is visiting at the Forty-sec-
b street house. be brought before
,aem
, Miss Vernon showed that she knew
little of the affair between Vanderbilt
and Miss linen, but Mr.. Moss said she
seemed to be apS' - to conceal the
mans identity~
'tIn fact. every one of them is en-
deavoring. to conceal that mans iden-
tity. have reason to believe that he
comes from Philadelphia, but / am not
certain of that. At the Lambs Club ]
have. got the name of man which is
much like that of Bert Vanderbilt. This
man. has large means and often comes
from Philadelphia to New York"
An officer of the district attorneys
staff, on examining "Vanderbilt's" coat,
found tailor's tag on which the name
of Frank e. Dornseifer' had been
written .'Dornseifer,, is also the
tailor who made the coat and his place
is in Cincinnati. According to the tag
he made the coat for himself.