New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

Mr.. Each took no action on this letter.
being convinced that the woman was the
victim OF her own deeds and that there
was nothing that he could do for her
either as an official or as counsel, refus-
ing TO take up her case in any way.
He entered his Office In the Staten
Island Savings Bank Building In Staple
ton yesterday morning shortly before 9.
and was there alone when the woman
again confronted him. His law partner
John G. Clark, had not yet come in, and
his stenographer, Miss Jessie Carmichael,
was I'm an inner Office answering tel
phone call The door from the hall into
the reception Office was open, and also
one from this room into Mr.. Fach's pri-
vate Office.
Opens Fire on Prosecutor.
Il was sitting at my desk" said Mr..
Each. when he had regained conscious
ness at the hospital. in a statement made
TO DR.. George Mord for the Coroner,
when she appeared in the doorway
came TO find out about my case she
said. L am convinced ] replied, that
all has been done that can be done for
/
thing here in my handbag that will close
II up, she said. drawing her pistol and
firing at me She turned and went out,
and ! got up and followed her until
became unconscious
In going out Mrs. Edmunds threw the
pistol behind the door and then went up
one flight Of stairs 10 a retiring room for
women there. Before she went into Mi.
Fach's office she met in the hallway
girl employed as a stenographer in Ar
thur r. Simonson's offices.
where is the ladies ROOM" she asked
this girl, who showed ii to her and COM
unlocked.
Then she went down and confronted
Mr. Each. She fired three shots. one
going wild and making a hole in the
plaster, one passing through his foot
and the third entering his left shoulder
from behind, SCATTERING the blade and
passing. according to DR.. Mord. through
the flesh behind his spine and emerging
under his right armpit
After he was shot Mr.. Each stag
gered out into the hall and was caught
as he was going downstairs by Harold
ID. Wlttemann. a lawyer having Offices
adjoining. and led by him into the Of
fees Of Frederick $. Mullen, where he
lost consciousness.
Meanwhile Mrs. Edmunds had emerged
calmly from the room where she had
first taken refuge and started to walk
out Of the building. She was seen by
number of men attracted by the shoot
ing and held until a policeman. accom-
panied by two passing detectives, took
her in custody.
Later she was taken before Magistrate
Marsh and a charge Of felonious assault
placed against her. Throughout the
proceedings she maintained a remarka-
BILE calm, not even appearing paler than
usual. despite the stress OF excitement.
This Is most unfortunate AFFAIR
and I am sorry It happened" was the
only comment she made, refusing 10 eK-
plain her reasons for her deed.
Before being lodged in Jail she was
taken to the s. r. Smith Infrmary.
where Mr. Each identified her as the
person who had shot him.
ct will take thirty-six hours before
we can tell what the result will be-"
said DR. Mord last night 1.-The bullet
apparently did not penetrate either
lung and Mr.. Each is big man with
a fine constitution. so that his chances
seem good"
Each Successful Prosecutor.
Mr.. Each was born twenty years
ago in Staten Island, being educated there
and later attending the New York Law
School He Is married. and has one child.
one and one-half years old. He was elect
ed in 1910 on the Democratic ticket, and Is
credited with being an extremely sue
cessful prosecutor. Some Of his friends
! were planning to run him as the Demo-
cratic nominee for borough president
| against George Cromwell.
Following the exposure last January by
The Tribune Of conditions at the New
York City Farm Colony at Castleton,
Staten Island, Mr.. Each conducted the
prosecution OF the three inmates who
scalded TO death one Of the patients In
! bathtub. 4 complete verihcation and ex-
posture of conditions there resulted in i'm
proving the conditions at the farm. and
also In a number OF indictments and con-
victons
| At the various places where Mrs. Ed
munds lived in Stapleton during the last
year IL was said that she appeared to be
extremely quiet and refined. She was very
studous it was said. giving much atten-
ton to books on astronomy and astrol-
ogy. At No 25S Van Dusen street. where
she occupied a single room. the landlady
said she seemed almost destitute. dressing
I i'm well worn clothes. and taking only
+, two meals a day, consisting OF bread and
/ tea She spent most OF her time she said.
I'm the public library.
! She owned twenty-one acres OF land
near Stapleton. but lost the property on
foreclosure OF a mortgage "A week ago
She was the daughter OF an English army
! officer named Richard Henry, and was
| born in the West Indies.
! 81 am convinced that she was a para
noiac." said George $. Parsons, VINO rep
! resented her as counsel i'm her suit for
| separation. She is crazy on the one sub
! ject that every one is against her. year
, ago she told me she had revolver and
was going to shoot her husband II she
didn't win her suit
During the year she has lived at Sta
pleton she has consulted over a score