New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
Heart Pierced by Slug and Win
dow Shattered by ProiectiIes
from Box Just Delivered
to Her.
MAN HELD FOR HOMICIDE
Declares He Was with Her Whep
Death Dealing Package Was
Brought, and Admits Quar-.
rel - Victims Sister
Held as Witness.

at No 1O3 West 18th street, was In
drawing room Of her home as she was
opening a small wooden box which had
been handed 10 her moment before.
Inside the bo', apparently harmless
! from outward appearances, was a pow
erful explosive and several steel slugs.
The bomb worked by an ingenious ar
rangement Of springs, and the explosion
occurred as soon as Mrs. Taylor lifted
| the cover
One OF the slugs in the box entered
Mrs Taylor's breast, ploughing rag
ged course through the flesh and pierre
ing the heart. Other bits of stesl
entered the walls and ceiling Of the
room and shattered the front windows.
When other persons ran in they found
Mrs. Taylor lying on the floor, pool of
blood about her body. A peculiar thing
about the explosive, the nature OF which
has not yet been determined by the po-
lice, was that no smoke was created and
scarcely a trace was found of the In.
gradients Of which 1t was composed.
Arrest Soon Made.
A few minutes after the police entered
! into the case they arrested man who
gave his lame as Charles NJ. Dickenson.
thirty-five years DID, of No. 80 West
61st street. The man said he was pri-
yate secretary to BENJAMIN Briscos,
president of the United States Motor
10.
He was locked up in the West 6sth
street station. charged with homicide.
Miss Edna La Mare. who said she was
sister of Mrs. Taylor. was also detained
as a material witness by the police.
In searching Dicknson's rooms. at No.
81 West 61st strete last night. Detective
Van Wagner. Of Inspector Hughes's staff,
found short section of pipe which
closely resembled that used i'm the con-
struction OF the bomb. This piece was
taken to the West 6Sth street station and
fitted to the joint of pipe from the infer
nal machine The results. while not
given out by the police, caused them 90
assume more hopeful attitude.
The belief that this piece Of pipe is the
most important find yet made by the
police was further strengthened by 4
statement made by Commissioner
Dougherty and Inspector Hughes that
they hal new evidence which gave them
great hopes of being able to announce
an important development by Monday a,
the latest.
The first that was known Of the explo-
sion by other tenants in the house was
when a loud noise was heard in Mrs
Taylors apartments, followed by
heavy fall William CIasson, janitor in
the five story building, was i'm the base
ment at the time He jumped into the
elevator and ran the car to the first
| floor Then he ran TO the rear door of
Mrs Taylor's private hall, just in time
to see a man rush from the front door
of the apartment. The man was with,
out hat or coat. and seemed in great
hurry. Later Classon recognized the
man as Dickinson, he says.
Classon kept on and entered tho apart
ment Running through the private
hallway. he entered the drawing room in
| the lIOUl. VII liC hoViI btINl'htu
| length on her back, lay Mrs. Taylor. Ali
about her were bits of white paper and
splinters Of wood. Classon knet down
al the womans side and tried to revive
her, thinking she was still alive. Then
he ran to the telephone and called up
the West 6Stl. street police station.
Slug Protrudes from Wound.
Having done this, Classon ran from
the house and called DR.. Charles f. Per-
kins, who lives next door, at No. 105.
The physician accompanied Classon to
the Taylor apartments. A glance was
sufficient to show him Mrs. Taylor was
dead An end Of the steel slug protruded
from the wound in her chest, and her
skirts were torn TO shreds. Her cheeks
were also torn as though by pieces Of
sharp metal.
Soon after DR.. Perkins had entered
the room Dickinson came back. Wild
eyed and breathing hard. He was still
there when the police. with Inspector
Hughes at their head. came I'm. After
making a quick examination of the place
and listening to Dickensons explana-
tions Hughes detained the man.
Dickinson told Inspector Hughes and
Captain Cowboys he had known Mrs.
TAYLOR for number of years, and that
she had formerly lived in Portland. Ore
She had nursed him there while he was
i'll. Dickinson said. and when her hus-
band died, I'm December, had come 70
This city, Dickinson told the police he
was an intimate friend of the dead
woman and had been paying the rent
of the apartments. Miss La Mare was
liy ing with her sister in the house.
Questioned further by the detectives.
Dickenson said he had left his Office in
West 6Oth street, about o'clock yester-
day and had gone to a restaurant at Co
lumbus avenue and Goth street with a
man friend He lett the restaurant
about Sis o'clock, he said. and had gone
alone To Mrs Taylors apartment.
He said Mrs Taylor and her sister
were in the place. but that Miss La Mare
remained in the back parlor, which was
used as bedroom. while he and Mrs.
Taylor sat In the front room.
Said They Had QuarrsIIsd.
After making number OF statement,
as to the reason of his visit to Mrs,
Taylor, Dickinson said he had quarrel
with her on Wednesday and had come
to see her again for the purpose Of COM
ing to an understanding. He showed
scratches on his face. which he said Mrs.
Taylor had inflicted during their quarrel K
After he had been in the Taylor apart
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