The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-02
Henry Eddy. a Millionaire
New York Broker, Shoots
His Beautiful Wife and
Then Suicides.
DOUBLE CRIME is
A SCANDAL SEQUEL
Tragedy Connected with Mrs.
Eddy's Love Affair with
Keeper of a Fashionable
Livery Barn.

(National News AssociationD
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Henry Eddy.
millionaire broker and member OF the
firm of Kuhn. Eddy & Company. today
shot and killed his beautiful young,
wife and then took his own life.
The double tragedy was enacted at
the handsome home of the broker ar
Bellport, l.. l.. which for six montes
had been the storm center of most un-
usual and sensational social scandal.
In the events that led up to the mur-
der and suicide. IL was reported that
Mrs. Eddy was alleged to have eloped
with Gardner Murdock. the keeper of
a fashionable livery stable at Bell
port. and the Eddys had just become
reconciled when the news of the trag-
edy again shocked the neighborhoo6.
Daughter of Fisherman.
Mrs. Eddy was Katherine Lebe-
now. Her father was a fisherman and
the girl was noted for her beauty.
morning to find she had departed
from her costly residence and that
Gardner Murdoch also was missing
from his home. Mrs. Eddy later re-
turned to her husbands home and il
was stated that the elopement story
| had been all a mistake. Today when
! the servants rushed into a room occu-
pied by the Eddys they found Mrs.
Eddy dead from a bullet wound and
| Eddy unconscious from a wound in
the head. He died shortly after the.
arrival of doctors.
Eddy was a brother OF Frederick
/ III. Eddy. the millionaire society man.
and was much given TO the sport OF
fishing. His wife was fond of horses.
He bought her handsome pony and
engaged Murdoch. the local expert
horseman. TO teach Mrs. Eddy the art
of riding. The liyeryman and his fair
pupil became familiar sights along
the country roads and their daily rides
developed an attachment which caus-
ed much gossip.
The next chapter had Mr.. Eddy and
Mrs. Murdock. wife OF the liveryman.
constantly in each others company and
apparently satisfied with the exchange
of husbands and wives The attention
paid by Mr.. Eddy TO Mrs. Murdockl
IHdlis leu 10 d rOugn ana tumDle n&lL
in the Murdock home This was fol-!
| lowed by a conference between Mr.
and Mrs. Eddy and Mr. and Mrs. Muir,
dock at which it was agreed that sepa-
rations should follow.
Mrs. Eddy Denies Report.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Eddy and
| Murdock left home. Murdoch told a
friend they were to be married. A few
days later Mrs. Eddy was found at the
home of married sister in New York
and denied she had eloped.
She said she had not eloped with
Murdock and that her husband had
agreed to a reconciliation and she had
taken a week to think over the mat
ter. After a week in New York Muir
dock pretended to sail for Texas for a
vacation. but before the vessel left the
dock he jumped from the gang plank
and rejoined Mrs Eddy, who was wait
ing for him. Mrs Eddy Immediately
gave out statement in which she
said that by mutual agreement she
and Murdock were going TO Texas,
by Mrs. Eddy's aunt.
! Seven days later came the an
nouncement that Mrs. Eddy was going
4 back home.
Today's double tragedy created a
tremendous stir in high society cir
cles. A twelve year old daughter sur
i wives the victims.