The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10
Two MURDERED IN Hts HOUSE
WHILE DR.. CANNON WAS our
on PROFESSIONAL CALLS.
the Old HoasekeepeF shot IN the PaFlor.
tho New Hmdn Butter IN the BASE
msnt-Both Beaten-Money and Jew.
elFy AIiaslnE lay q % Burglars

hOusekeeper In the home II DR.. AlOtt D.
Cannon at iSi West rad street for forty
years. and william Beeman. a Hindu. who
went 10 work on Saturday A. butler.
were found badly beaten and shot 10 death
in the house late yesterday afternoon
when DR.. Cannon returned from making
calls. About t9OO was missing from .
dresser in DR. Cannon's room. From TIE
facts at hand last night the police con-
cluded that the housekeeper and butler
had been killed by burglars.
Miss Meehner. who was 40 years old
and frail. VIVA found lying In the front
parlor. She had been shot through the
mouth. the bullet splitting her false teeth
and finally falling TO the floor. near where
she lay. One Of her eyes was disoolored
and deep wound in the back Of her head
appeared to involve = fracture Of the
skull. The furniture and other articles
in the rooms on the floor where she lay
seemed to be in perfect order. Thero
was every indication that she had been
killed where she lay.
BsemAn, the butler. vas lying Just In
side the door leading from the basement
70 the street. There were six deep wounds
on mis- head. two Of which appeared 10 b
bullet holes One was beside the right
temple and the other behind the right
ear. Two Of the other wounds. which
were such as might have been MAIDS By
an iron bar, were on the right side Of HE
head and two were on his forehead.
Evidently he also had fallen where he waa
shot
Beside Beeman lay Dr. Cannon's 70
volver. which had been kept IN an un-
locked drawer Of his dresser. Three
cartridges had been exploded. Or. Cannon
said the pistol had not been fired before
in ten years. The pistol IA Of 81. the
same calibre a. the bullet found beside
Miss MeehBer. None Of the missing money
nor the ak stickpins which were missing
from Dr. Cannons room were found
in the Hindus pockets
Police Inspector Huasey Capt. Carey
Of Police Headquarters and Capt. kuhne
OF the Harlem detective bureau thought
the indications pointed TO burglars a.
soon a. the extent Of the injuries Of the
dead persons were noted. and this i'm
preston was strengthened when thoy
found doubled up In q room on tho top
floor an early edition Of an Afternoon
paper which looked a. II a jimmy might
have been wrapped up In Il. DR.. Cannon
was sure that no member o. the house,
hold had brought that particular news
paper in No evidence % the use o.
jimmy for the purpose Of getting into tho
house was found. but force had been used
TO open drawer Of the physician 5 dresser.
from which 500 was taken The othsr
tlO0 was taken from q miniature gas stove
which was used a. a bank and stood on
the dresser.
DR.. Cannon s widower. his wife having
died over a year ago after. having been an
invalid for some years. Miss MeeAner
had been her nurse and had been IN d..
Cannon employ before he was married.
The other members u the household wers
the Misses FreebOrn. school teachers, and
Or Cannons unmarried sister. who 10
also school teacher
The Cannon house Is the most striking
residence in the block between Lsnox
and seventh avenues. which contains the
residences Of many physicians. Il Is
built Of Indiana limestone and ~ in great
contrast 70 the other houses. which are
nearly all brownstone houses. The Can
non house il the only one in the block
with a hay window and would az once
attract the attention Of persons who we're
looking for a likely place IN which 70 find
valuables. Over the parlor on the first
floor stretched miniature summer gar
den on which the housekeeper had
planted a number Of flowers The house
keepers room was on the upper or third
floor In the rear and the Misses Freedom
occupied the front part Or Cannons
room was in tho rear Of the second floor
and his sister lived In the front. The
butler lived in the basement
DR. Cannon had a standing order. which
he told the police his housekeeper always
observed, 10 permit no stranger 20 enter
the house in the guise Of a patient while
he was away He had luncheon IN the
house az O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
which was served by both the houseksepsF
and butler. Then he went out 20 make
some calls and got back az AS P. ~
He found two Of his patients. John p.
Owen Of II West Sixtieth street. and Mias
Bessie l. Stuart Of - West isist street,
the door bell impatiently In their
effort 70 get some response. Miss Julia
FreebOrn reached there az about the same
time and Dr.. Cannon opened the door
for them all
Dr.. Cannon called both for the house.
keeper and for the butler. but got no
Response and went into the parlor. Tharo
he found the housskseper lying on her
back In pool Of blood. He felt her
pulse and fBdnd that she was dead. Then
he ran downstairs. where he thought he
might find the butler. and saw his body
lying just inside the basement door. ne
butler lay on HE side and one leg was
thrown over The other He also vac
dad
Tho physician tslsphoned % Polics
that two persons had been
In his house and the call vas
sent on % thu Harlem Detective Bureau.
which sent Detective McEIhagy around.
Bicycle Policeman White got there socn
hftsrward. While waiting for them Dr..
Cannon had gone 70 his room 70 see &
anything had been disturbed there and
looked Tor hts money the first thing. Ne
found that the drawer Of the dresser had
been forced and the contents were In con-