Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-08

hurried to Browns home. ] found him
in bed. He cursed me and told me TO
leave the place. / tool a taxicab back
to Jersey City and went to Roche's on
the trolley. I woke Roche up and told
him poor Lightning was done for.
II knew Brown was short in his ae-
counts, but did not know how much he
was short. out of friendship for him
I tried to help him straighten out his
June balance
lightning Walsh. his brain befud-
died by the many drinks lavished upon
him by Brown. m~iscalculated the
power of gf oline. He soaked the
books with the gasoline. Then. bend
ing before the safe. he lit q match
The terrific explosion struck him full
In the face and hurled him, blind and
burning across the narrow office.
The fire was quickly discovered and
put out. But Walsh was taken to the
ST. Francis Hospital in a dying cordi-
ton. Yet he was determined to shield
his pals
walsh Loyal 10 End.
my home is wherever | can get a
place to sleep he said in a
moment of consciousness. Last
night | saw iHlS uOOl olth ahN 4
slipped in, so / could sleep under a
roof. | had a cigarette in my fingers
one of those that don't go out. |
dropped off and the cigarette burned
down Until it set my clothes aiire. If
there is anything more to II, | dont
know what it is"
But this last effort of Lightning
was in vain. Brown. after a few min
..tae re uyaII-a9tad CTrnrizp Yesterday
morning, broke down and confessed,
throwing the blame as much as posi-
BILE on his friend, Timmons. and his
tool, Walsh.
The books of the firm were recovered
practically intact, AMI an expert is
working on them today 10 figure out
the exact shortage. u = Z
Timmons was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Tuite and Horter, of police
headquarters. at his home in Clinton
avenue. He had returned from Jersey
City early in the day. Mrs. Timmons
asked her husband what was wroilg,
and he replied fiat he was very wy
GUS. A few minutes later the detectives
had him in custody. According to De-
tective Tuite he has discriminating evil
dence against Timmons.
Wife TO Work In Factory.
Today the Timmons home. at 800
Clinton avenue, is a wreck. For five
years Mr.. and Mrs. Timmons had lived
happily together with their six children,
one of them, 3 years old. the child of
Mrs. Timmons, and the other five chill
dren of Timmons's first wife. Now the
home is to be broken up and Mrs. Tim
mons must go back to work in the fac
tory of Bippart, Griscom & Osborne,
In Garden street, where she worked be-
fore her marriage.
The story of the ruin of the Tim
mons home, learned from neighbors, is
a story of drink. Ten years & Pat
rick B. Timmons was one of the most
promising young certified accountants
In the New York field, employed by a
New York firm. respected and looked
upon as an honorable man. After the
death of his first wife, Ave years ago,
he married again in a short time.
Drink began to fasten its hold upon
him. until finally he had to give up
the New York position and take III
hack work he could pick up through
his old acquaintance and by soliciting
by mail from the third floor fiat in
Clinton avenue, since ne nau no oiiice'
Gay Life Their Downfall.
Timmons's friendship with Brown
dated from the time when Timmons
secured Brown a position in the Long
Dock concern. For several years the
two lost sight of each other. while
Brown rose in his profession and Tim
mons sank.
oa1ia, a ann mon level that
brought them together again after
-ars of separation. Brown, want
ing to enjoy lif on Broadway, and
Timmons with his ~unouenchable thirst,
unable to keep away from 1t. became
two congenial chums. 1t was this
friendship that brought Timmons to
ruin. and with it the ruin of his once
happy home.
Mrs. Timmons is a little woman with
a refined face and beautiful dark-brown
ewes and hair of the SAM color.
Bravely determined to defend her hus-
band until tn last. she faced an Even
ing STAR reporter today in spite of
her grief, an told she knew of her hus-
bands side of the story, which was
very little.
He had associated with Brown. she
knew, but did not know how much, for
he was away from home "A great deal
Of the time. That ne was involved
with him financially she denied with
emphasis.
II cannot imagine why my husband
should nave gone with him that awful
-ht,' she said. Il l-now he never
would have gone il he had known that
it woul be the means of leaving us
desartAd I do,,,t know what move 70 I