New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-09
MURDERED FRIEND AND
. EDITED STORY OF CRIME
Maniac Pencils Newspaper Re-
port of Killing in Police Sta
tion and ConfeSSeS Deed.
HAD TWO OTHERS ON LIST
Brother of Prominent Phila-
delphia Lawyer Laughs as
He Tells How His Victim
Looked When Shot.
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Philadelphia Sept. s.-While the po-
lice and detective were securing every
part Of the city for James VI. Winter
steen, who was wanted for shooting 10
death Harry Tyson IN a small hotel in
Vine street this afternoon the object
Of their search was sitting AT head
quarters n the city Hall, carefully
editing an account Of the murder as
given by an afternoon paper He OBJ
iectod 10 some Of the statements and
pencill"d corrections on the margin Of
the parer. telling Sergeant Mcbride. in
the rollroom. that he was interested
IN the story and knew the facts. why,
Is there anything unusual in it?" asked
the officer.
why YES replied the man, who
said he came in 10 wait for a friend.
II am the one who shot the man"
Mcbride gasped in astonishment, as
an alarm had gone out to all the sta
tions for patrolmen to be on the look
out for the slayer, of whom fair de-
scription had been given. Without ex-
hibiting any sign OF excitement. Win
tcrstecn then reached for his revolver
from his hip pocket. but Mcbride
wrcstcd il from him and placed him In
q cell The man said he was forty
tive years old brother Of 4. II. Win
tersteen. well known lawyer, now at
Tho, hN
put i'm Jail under such peculiar crcum-
stances. tells rambling story of the
tragedy which seems to indicate an
unsound mind.
He said that Tyson had been SIAN
derinc him, that every time they met
he would scoff al him or denounce him.
He asserted that when Tyson started
to denounce him 10 his friends he could
stand il no longer. and decided TO XIII
him.
"I wont into Tyson's room this morn
ing no said. He was fully dressed.
upbraided him for his action. and thea
moving away from him for the dis
tance of about twenty yards, shot him
through the mouth.
"T can see him now" he chuckled,
"the way he looked at me when nred
the gun at him.
Wintersteen continued 10 laugh after
no had been placed in cell.
When questioned by Detective Cam
ernn Wintcrsteen declared that he had
intended killing a woman and another
man before executing his plan TO inur-
dor Tyson. He refused To make known
,he Identities of the man and woman.
When searched Wintersteen was found
n have a handbook which showed that
- month ago he had $4,000 deposited In
= hank at 4th and Green streets. 1t
was found that he had drawn Sl,iU
The ira agedy occurred shortly after
o,cIock this morning in Tyson's room,
an the third floor OF the Tiger Hotel.
Nyintersteen entered Tyson's room and
accused him Of having caused his
estraugement from the woman he loved.
BEFORE Tyson realized that he was
dealing with an insane man WINTER
steen is said TO have fired. With re-
volver in mis- hand Wintersteen was
seen 10 leave the Tyson room imme-
d,atelv after the shooting by Thomas
cowen, who occupies a room across the
hal, from that in which the shooting
occurred. Cowen. who was aroused by
two pistol shots ran. partly dressed,
ord confronted Wintersteen as the lat
ter stepped into the hall.
"Who fired the shots" Cowen says
he asked Wintersteen. Il did, was the
reply. 'and I'll fire another and blow
your head off II you don't get out OF the
way quick" -