The evening world., 1911-12-26
J.P. MORGAN'S SON
HIS FRIEND, SAYS
SHOOTER Of WIFE
Banker His Guardian Angel
Who Will Rescue Him,
Adds McC onncll.
PERPETUAL YOUTH Ills.
Mrs. Stanford, Co-Worker in
Cult, Made Wife Jealous,
He Claims.
PERPETUAL YOUTH Ills.

Andrew Mcconnell. founder NJ a now
religion. who last saturday night shot
HE wife ~ ocean Grove. y. j.. and VIII
vas arrested IN the editorial rooms ~
Tho New York Times yesterday. while
attempting TO writ" an explanation OF
his act. was taken to the West Sid"
Court to-day by Detective Martin
owens Of this city and Constable Frank
Pnntum ~ Ocean Grove. On the way
from the West Forty-scv.n'h street po.
lie. station. Mcconnell became volubi".
lie wal inconrcd at the name OF Mrs
Helen stanford being brought into tbs
case
Mcconnell claims to have been al
yorc,d from his wife. II, said he had
read dccla ations from I'D in which she
charged that he was trying TO get a d.
yorcc 80 that he might marry Mrs.
Sanford
Mrs Stanford IL n great friend of
J. Plerpont Morgan jr. who has prrh
our guardian angel many times Ne
ha, often assisted me aud my cause.
SHOT FOR sPURNINo CHRIST.
MAS GIFT.
.r MAYER intended to XIII my wife. ]
x.,, 10 Ocean drove to give her q
Christina, pr.-oni-A pair of slippers,
w,, also going to take her Tor an
automobile ride to Long Brnnch. She
refused 10 accompany m. ana threw
the slippers In my face
Then ! pulled the revolver. ] old
not intend TO shoot her. wanted TO
scare her and teach her a lesson. The
revolver went on. ana hon ] saw the
blood | ran out. jumped into an auto
mobile and went to Lakewood. where ]
caught a train for New York.
Il decided last wcek that ] would
nut an end to the malicious stories my
wife had been circulating about me and
my female co-workers. She has vilihed
every person I have had dealings with.
She isn't right. mentally.
lis Mrs. stanford ono OF your CO.
workers. Mcdonnell was asked.
shes q wonderful woman replied
Mcconnell. "shs 10 . msmbs OF the
lst.uford family VI California and was
nch beyond the dreams u avArics. In
tho panic Of 1907. She was almost ruined.
shs wAs n close friend OF Jack Morgan.
I have no doubt he Will come to my
rescue.
~ nrut mot Mrs. stanford ive years
ago when ! was lccturing In this city.
she recognised my genius ana wonder
ful discoveries In electro-medicine and
sh. a~ssitei mo financially. To-day she
a. practically destitute" At this poin,
Mcconnell seemed deeply moved. "Th,
upor woman doesn't know where she
Will get hs9 bread tomorrow" he Don
EXPECTS Jack" MORGAN Tc
RESCUE HIM.
Yea. Mr.. Morgan has besn my frscn,
and hcr fr1~nd. Mrs, stanford manage
. my Now York ONCE while ! ran tho on
Ia Chicago
z Mcconnell was hed by Mgaistrat
Ku,,oohAn for forty-clght hours I
await action by the New Jersey authori
y ties.
V Andrew Mcconnell frat commando,
" puhlic attention whom. ~ the author q
a. Universal Science" sometimes callc
y the Curative Law" he WA Introduce
" To a Carnegie Hall audience In Jun,
ias, by tho Rev. DIR. itobeet y. Ma
y Arthur. former pastor OF Calvary Bay
!" tist Church, ana now President Of IA
. baptist World Alliance. The audienc
10 that heard Mcconnell's launching OF III
~ low religion was made up ~ prominei
New NulKers. 1t Was avowed by NJ,
conneiis hackers that the movcmcr
81 would sweep the world.
Mrs. Mcconnell. who u rccoverir
II from the bullet wound. said to-day
le the home she shares with her mothe
~ No. ~ Olin street. Ocean Grsve. III,
~ her husband IL a hopeless p~arAnoiAc.
" For several years my husband and
have lived apart" she said. we cou
MOI, agree m some things. but matte
were not 80 had until he met a Mr.