New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
SPURNED SU|T0R KILLS
COLLEGE GIRL AND SELF
W. P. Mize. Springfield, |. l.,
Salesman. Shoots Former
FianCee at Macon. Ga.
DYING. ASKS FORGIVENESS
Goes to Boarding House to De-
mand That They Be Married,
and Opens Fire When She
Flees, Crying No"
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fE, Telegraph "a The Tribune.
Macon. Ga. March 16.-W. p. M.ze.
.venty-four wears old. travelling
.g'esm.n. Of Springfield. Long Island.
who mad been engaged to marry Miss
annie Hall twenty years old. daugh er
~ a planter. of Gordon. Ga fired rour
bullets into her body mere to-day ana
,bcn shot himself three times. because
she no longer loved him Both are
lead.
Miss Hau was attending college h-r,.
The shooting occurred on the steps Of
The house where she was boarding and
vbere Mize had gone at . O'Clock in the
morning 10 make his final demand that
The, be- married at once The original
wedding date had been fixed for late
in the fall
Miss Hall screamed when she saw
Nize approaching.
VIII you reconsider" he demanded
IS she tried to run into the house.
No came the reply. and the tray
Cling man whipped out .32-calihre
automatic revolver and opened fire
Two bullets entered her abdomen and
the others struck her shoulder and the
index finger Of her right hand.
soarders 5arrioade Themselves.
The other boarders barricaded thelh-
selves in the house when they heard
the shots Mize did not move from his
tracks after shooting the girl. hUt
turned the revolver upon himself. Two
bullets pierced his heart and third his
side.
Nize fell on the steps and crawled 10
the side Of the girl. muttering:
Forgive me. dear; I've lost my rea-
son"
The girl tried 10 move and her lips
tvitched. hut a moan was the only
sound she could utter.
When doctors reached the house Miss
Hall while unconscious. was believed
10 have a chance to recover. She was
rushed 10 the Macon Hospital. where in
SIX hours she died. Mze was dad
when the physicians felt his pulse
Mize stayed at the Exchange Hotel
N Broadway. when ne come Ia the
rity four days ago. 10 see the young
woman. He registered from Sylvester
"a. He had acted strangely. and on
Saturday night confded his troubles 10
guest al The hotel named Raymond
H. said he had met Miss Hail at
lsrty al Gordon a year ago and that ii
res case Of love at first sight
Love letters were exchanged freely.
DO oonunued and. according TO Ray
mond hc produced stack OF letters he
had received from her. From these
Nize read extracts. and then tossed
hem. one by one. into the CRATE ire in
bis room.
Nrenches Ring from Her Finger.
Mize told RAYMOND that on Friday
be had met Miss Han. and. forcing
from her hand an engagement ring
that he had given her. threw it into The
street.
On Saturday Mize went 10 Miss Hall
and demanded that trinkets and letters
that she had received from him be re-
turned She gave back all Of these that
she had in the city.
\ think she is in love with another
MAJ" Mze told Raymond RAYMOND
says he tried to cheer Mize mp and 10
persuade him TO leave the city and for
get his troubles.
7 don't think Mize went there with
he intention Of killing the girl at all"
aid Raymond u think NJ went there
with the Intention OF killing the man
whom ne suspected had cut him out.
Ne didn't find any man. and shot the
girl"
To Raymond Mize related that his
Parents lived in Springfield. Long ISL
and, and the coroner found papers in
Mes pockets indicating that his
Statement was true. No street address
vas given. Mize was at one time
rayelling salesman for fruit company
Of New York. He had lost his position
and had sought employment with the
southern Railway
message from Sylvester. Ga. states
mat Mize had been employed for sew
eral weeks as telegraph operator on
me Atlantic coast Line Railroad IN
hai city His family y not known
nere
sArch al Springfield. Long Island. last
night failed 10 reveal that ". L. MiIe
hdd ever lived IN the village