The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-14
YOUNG LADY SHOOTS
.ANDkIL[S MOTHER IN
M|STAKEFORR ROBBER
Occurred on Train Two
Held by Police But Are
Later Released From
Custody

Philadelphia, November is.--Mrs J..
Rappe Myers. wife OF the proprietor of
the Rappe hotel, Greensburg. Pa. was
shot by her daughter. GLADYS elizabeth
afvers, in mistake for rohhef. fS deep
ling ear on psansslvAnia railrosd ua1u
bound for New YORK about 5:0 This morn
ing. She died a short time later IN a
Trenton. ". j.. hospital Tie shooting
occurred when the train was passing
Croydon, Pa. just this side of Bristol.
Pn.. near Trenton.
Miss Myers and ". r. Cuthbert 90
years old. of Lynchburg. va, were de-
tanned all day by the Trenton police. but
released tonight. II was thought at first
that Cuthbert was concerned in some way
with the shooting, as he was found with
woman a few seconds after the sound Of
the shot aroused the other passengers in
the car and brought the porter and con-
ductor. Later he explained that he had
been standing on the front platform of
The car next In the rear, and had run in
when he heard the shot. Then the police
informed him that they would detain him
merely as a material witness.
Shooting An Accident
The Trenton police say they are con-
yinced the shooting was an accident and
that Mr. Cnthbert went to the aid of a
person whom he had reason TO believe
was in distress.
Miss Myers. VINO Is ABOUT 20 years old,
was on her way TO New York to purchase
a trousseau for her coming wedding to
j. Blair billiard of Salem, Va, drug
gist. She had easi.at of jewels which
she was taking to New York TO have re-
paired and matched and when she heard
her mother re-entering their section. after
Mrs Myers had gone for a few minutes
TO the dressing room, she took her revol-
er from under her pillow and fred
thinking a burglar was after the gems.
She was half awake at the time.
Miss Myers brother and her fiancs are
on the way from Salem and will arrive in
Trenton early tomorrow morning. Her
father Is also en- route from Greenshurg
to meet his daughter, He is accompanied
by an attorney Miss Myers made the
following statement.
''My mcther and / left our home in
Greensburg. Pa to visit my Aance, J.
Blair Dillard for a short time. then went
to see my brother. j. Rappe Myers. Jr,
at Salem, Va, where he is IN the lum-
Der business. Last night at 5;4S o'clock
my mother and l took train from Sa-
lem, Va, engaging a lower berth n
Thought 1t Was Porter
II was awakened BY my mother who
told ME that she was going to the wash
room. ana while she was absent dozed
off asleep. | was suddenly awakened
from nv sleep BY seeing the curtains
1srted and acine one crawling into the
berth always sleep with revolver
under my pillow and knowing that the
laporter had seen my jewelry | pulled the
revolver from under the pillow and fired,
and was Mortified to hear my mother
scream and see her staggcr into the
smoker. where found her.
,rThen I shouted for some one to get a
doctor and some whisky A gentleman
cane forward whom I afterward learned
was william II. cuthbert OF Lynchturg.
va. and offered his services-
nMv mother and | were aiways on good
terms. and / considered her my best
friend we were ON our way to New
Yorl, to do some shopping in anticipation
of my brothers wedding on Xmas eve and
my own III June to Mr.. Dilard.
After the shooting the porter came to
me and wanted to take the revolver from
me fopcibly 7 told MIN that I would give
the revolver to him, hut not for him 10
shoof. This revolver I purchased fr1m
II. s. Brown. Plttsbnre. Pa, for s14 My
brother and my mother were with me at
the time Of the purenass.
InamediateIy after her release Miss
Mvefs WAS taken to ST. Francis hospital
where her mother eied, 10 obtain some
chthiug she mad left there when she was
brought to police headquarters. After
ward in company Of Superintendent Iiar-
per of the Pennsylvania railroad police
department. friend II the girls father.
Miss Myers kft f0s Philadelphia. where
she has friends.