The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-21
DAUGHTER SHOOTS
and KILLS Mother
PHILADELPHIA, PA. special.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. Special.
Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, of
New York, was shot and fatally
wounded by her daughter, Gladys
Myers. i'm a sleeping car on the
Pennsylvania Railroad train for
New York, as il passed CroxtOn,
just this side of Bristol, Pa,
early Wednesday.
Mrs. Myers died I'm st. Francis
Hospital, Trenton. two hours ar
ter the shooting, and her daugh-
ter and NJ. II. Cuthbert, of Lynch
burg, Va, are held by the Tren-
ton authorities ending an inveS-
tigatiou into the circumstances
surrounding the shooting.
Miss Myers declares that she
shot her mother after installing
her for n car robber, and the au-
thorities are inclined TO believe
this, although an clement of mys-
terry has been injected into Nthe
affair by contradictory staterzlfnts
OF Cuthbert and Miss Myers
Cuthbert said ne did not know
the mother and daughter and only
volunteered his services TO them
after the shooting.
Miss Myers Is said to have told
the police that Cuthbert was
travelling. companion of herself
and mother. After questioning
Miss Myers and Cuthbcrt the
Trenton police manifested an in
tention TO keep silent about the
details of the shooting, but ad-
mftted that Miss Myers had made
n statement 10 them
In ft, the police stated. she said
that she had heard n noise M OF
some one climbing into her berth
She believed she WINS in danger
from an Intruder and shot.
L. -
yvomeR's retiring room, received the
bullet.
Cuthhcrt said that his home was
In Lynch1urg, Va. and that he hap
pened tn be travelling in the car he
hind that occupied by Mrs. Myers
and her daughter. As the train
approached the bridge across the
Delaware River he went to the
front platform of HIS cur. Intending
10 step OF the train for few mo-
ments In Trenton.
81 believe the shooting was Gu
urely nccfdentnl.' said Cuthbert.
''As the train passed through CrOx-
ton at 5s30 o'clock heard n shot la
the car ahead 1 opened the door
aisle In her night dress. Her daugh-
ter was standing beside her,
shriekinE; "I have shot my
mothers get dOctOr.- She was
hystertcnl and we had trouble In
getting her quiet"
The tragedy occurred on train
No. 80. bound from Washington 10
New York.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials
stated that Mrs. Myers and her
dnuEhter were going from Lynch
burg TO New York.
ROANOKE, VA Special
Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, VINO was
mistaken by her daughter, Gladys
Myers, OH "A Pennsylvania train
this morning for burglar, and
shot and killed by the daughter,
lived in Salem with her son, j..
Rapp Myers, Jr., a wealthy Ium-
daughter were In Roanoke YES
terday and left on the Memphis
special last evening for New York
TO do their Christmas shopping.
IL was their intention TO return
to GreenSburg. Pa, and spend IA
month at their old home with
the husband and father, j. Rapp
Myers, Sr., who il a prominent
Pennsylvania hotel man. The
mother and daughter spent their
time about equally between the
two homes.
The Myerses are rcput<ed 10 be
quite wealthy, and "a few months
ago bought u handsome home in
Salem, which had been furnished
magnificentIy, and into which
they had moved few weeks ago.
W. III. Cuthbert, OF Lynchburg,
n passenger on the train, phoned
10 Blair billiard, OF Salem, TO
whom Miss Myers Is reported to
be engaged, of the tragedy, and
ne, with Miss NJ yers' brother, will
leave for Trenton, ~. j., this
evening.