Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
Girl Shoots Mother
In a Sleeping Car.
Mistakes Her for I hief,Aft-
er Her Valuable Jewels.
Mrs. J. Rape Myers Of Green's
burg, Pa, The Victim.
Were on Way to Buy Girls Wedding
Trousseau--kn Accident.

Philadelphia, Nov. 13.-Mrs. j. Rappe
Myers, wife of the proprietor of the
Rappe hotel. Greensburg. Pa, was
shot by her daughter, Gladys Eliza
beth Myers, in mistake for a burglar
in 4 sleeping car on a Pennsylvania
Railroad train bound for New York.
about $50 o'clock this morning. She
died a short time later in Trenton,
y. J., hospital. The shooting occurred
when the train was passing Croiden.
Pa, just this side of Bristol, Pa, ana
near Trenton
Miss Myers and w. Z. Cuthbert, SO
years If age, of Lynchhurg, Va, We're
detained by the Trenton police during
the day, but were released, tonight. It
was thought at first that Cuthbert was
concerned IN some way with the shoot
ing, as he was found with Miss Myers
IA the side of the wounded woman,
few seconds after the sound of the
shot aroused the other passengers il
the car, and brought the porter and
conductor. Later he explained that he
had been standing on the front plat
form of the car next in the rear and
had run in when he heard the shot.
The Trenton police say they are sat
listed the shooting was an accident and
that Mr.. Guthbert went to the aid OF
"A person whou he had reason to be
lieve was in distress,
Miss Myers, who is about 20 years
old, was on the way to purchase a
trousseau for her coming wedding TO
j. Blair billiard of Salem Va. drug
gist. She had a casket of jewels, which
she was taking to New York to have
repaired. and when she heard her
mother re-entering their section, after
Mrs. Myers had gone for few min
utes to the dressing room, she took
her revolver from under her pillow
and fired, thinking a burgler was after
the gems. She was half awake at the
time.
Miss Myers brother and her fianeee
are on their way from Salem and will
arrive in Trenton, early tomorrow
morning Her father is also en- route
from Greensburg to meet his daugh-
ter. He is accompanied by an attor-
ney. Miss Myers made the following
statement
My mother and l left our home in
Greensburg, Pa, to visit my fiance,
j. Blair billiard, for a short time, then
we went to see my brother, j. Rape
Myers, Jr.. at Salem, Va, where he
is in the lumber business Last night
at o'clock, my mother and l took a
train from Salem, Va, engaging a low
CT berth
II was awakened by my mother,
who informed me she was going to the
wash room and while she was absent
1 dozed off asleep / was suddenly
awakened from my sleep by seeing the
curtains parted and SOME one crawling
into tie berth. | always sleep with
a revolver under my pillow and know
ing that the porter had seen my jew
elry | pulled the revolver from under
the pillow and fired. and was Mortified
to hear my mother scream and see
her stagger, into the smoker, where /
found her.
"Then l shouted for some one to get
a doctor and some whskey. A gem
tleman came forward, whom l after
ward learned was. William r. Cuthbert
of Lyrehburg. Va. and offered his
services.
''My mother and ] We're always on
good terms and | considered her my
best friend We were on our way to
New York 10 do some shopping in an
ticipation of my brothers wedding,
on Christmas eve, and my own, in
June, TO Mr. billiard.
after the shooting the porter came
to me and wanted to take the revolver
from me forcibly. | told him that
would give the revolver to him. but
not for him to shoot. This revolver |
purchased from H. S. Brown, Pitts
burg, Pa, for sl4 My brother and
my mother We're with me at the time
of the purchase"