The evening world., 1912-03-08
Ruby HEARTFELT Gives Her Sis
ter, amy, All Credit for Hold
ing Assailant in Check.
REVENGE HIS MOTlVE.
Mead Planned to Murder
Daughters When He Failed
to Lure Rector to Barn.

WssvtN 'a
covered from the shock OF Its tragedy,
IL stlii wondering what snapped the slug
sish brain OF George Mead that caused
him 10 murderousiy assault two refined
and estIma bile girls he had known from
childhood and who had always been his
friends. and then blow himself to pieces
with dynamite.
what the undertaken and the Coroner
had gathersd together Of Mead was
buried to-day. His victims. Ruhanah
and Amy HEARTFELT. daughters OF the
Rev. Frank HEARTFELT. retired rector OF
ST. Andrews Episcopal Church OF Brew
ser. are recovering from their injuries
and rejoicing In their escape from death.
Amy, the younger. who IL twenty-five
years old. 10 the more severely injured.
Or. Richie had found ten different
wounds on her head where the erased
kssailant beat her with y bludscon or
hammer-she doesn't know which,
eubAnah. known to all her friends as
Ruby. has two severe scalp wounds and
bruise on the rlgh, side OF the head
over the ear. With all their suffering
they were happy over their escape o
~eecounted the details OF the attack. each
trying TO give the other all the credit
Sef the piucky night they put UP against
ths craxed assallant.
noRosG AND eRooDlNo. EsPe.
ciALLv WHEN IN DRINK.
George Mead was not a favorite IN
Brewster or the surrounding country.
he was taciturn and morose. especially
then drinking. lie was a big man. over
pin feet tall and powerfully muscled.
Domlnsering ovsr those he thought he
0ouid bulldoss. the village folk say that
be always ran away from q fight with
any III near his equal. lie had ths
reputation Of being able TO carry q
heavier load from the saloon and not
show Il than any other nan In the
neighoorhood. Al times he had an ides
that no vas being prosecuted and It Il
he belief u those who look back over
the past two weeks that his broed!ngi
suddenly turned to insanity.
II II the opinion of those who talked
with Mead recently that he had con-
celved n hatred for the Rev. DIR. Heart.
lsld. although the latter sayA thers Wal
no reason for this. and that when hs
Inst saw Mead. = few days ago the
mai was pleasant and showed no sigr
~ q gFudge. No one can imagine why
- should have wished 10 kill the girls
They had always bsen Kind to him.. II
, possible no thought TO harm theli
nther through them and II II the belle
Sf the n~elghbors that Mead intended
% blow them up with dynamite. a. vel
~ himself. after he had beaten then
tnto .insensibiiity
The castle-like gray stone structure
q which Mead was the caretaker. Il
owned by Mrs. Amy Howes. widow o
9TH Howes. the old Snowman. who's,
Great London Circus years ago was IN,
yivai OF Barnum's. Hrs. Howes In tn,
0eepmother of Mrs. HEARTFELT. She 4
- Chicago for the winter and the nous
- closed. The keys we're In the nom
81 the Heastf1slds II ~Stonehsnge, nsari,
tuo miles away. Mead a. caretaker ha,
oecess only to the cellar Of the hous
ed the stable. The Rev. DR.. Heartfelt
hept q watchful eye on the estate. al
shough he rays he never attempts,
- give Mead m instructions.
VICTIM TELLS STORY OF IN
SANE MANS ATTACK.
The story OF what happened O
Wednesday afternoon vas told by Rub
HEARTFELT. ~ she stood with her arr
Arouud her more severely injured sis,c
-, whom shs ave all The credit 10
athtins OF the man who. they believe
01Ant to murder them.
eeV.@s ALA al. Nuy--..
- said. that George Mead had tel,
Ohonsd for the key OF Morningthorp
Gs said q door had been blown In an
- wanted TO 90 inside and FIX It. Abo,
oeiciock Amy and ! drove over behis
~ pony. We saw the stable door ops
anl drove In. Mead was inside or
0eemed 70 BE- hanmering on . pair
shaftx
"As we entered the stable and stopps
leaned out Of the carriage and said
George. Here Is the key He did n,
say . word. neither did he take the Ike
1nntead hs struck me . terrific blow
b head with what he had In his han
4 don't know II Il was q hammer or
wrench or 4 club. I tumbled out. Al
~ ] fen he hit me again on the hea
Then Amy Jumped out after me.
Il was almost stunned. but I manag,
- reach my feel Just as Amy jump
. between George md me. I heard h
cry OUT: " you are going 20 hit q
one. hit me. Don't hit Ruby
Then he began raining blows
Amy's head. I rushed at him and
ettacksd me again. As he did An
continued to hght. ! don't know nc
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