New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
THE WARRIORS SHIPW RECkED
PARTY COMING ALONGSIDE THE
ALMIRANTE.

and then | ran into the street. How
got away do not know
She was so exhausted after this that
she could not answer Chief Long : re-
quests for further detail. and 1t vas not
long afterward that she sighed threw out
her arms and lapseG into unconscious
ness
The physicians tried TO revive her. but
their efforts failed, and she died al $40
o'clock. Manning. wnen she lost con-
seriousness. hurried in his automobile 10
the home OF her aunt. and got the aunt
ana the girls sister and brought them
to the hospital. but they arrived too late
TO talk with her.
Manning remained al the hospital until
the girl died Then he went 10 his gar
age Chief Long and detective found
him there and asked him TO accompany
them TO Newark Police Headquarters.
There he is now detained.
He told much Of what had been missing
in the story. Two years ago he met the
girl in her fathers roadhouse. He had
been separated from his wife since July.
1911 They had been married ten years
ago, when his wife was eighteen, and
they had no children
When the quarrel came Manning
thought of trying TO get a divorce, but he
did not get very far in this. His wife
went to live with her mother TWO
months ago her sister, Mrs. Reilly, also
took I'D her abode there with her two
year old daughter. Evelyn. Mrs. Reilly
and her husband have not been living to-
sether for several months.
Soon after Manning made Miss Hero
mans acquaintance her father threatened
her with the loss of her home unless she
gave up her friendship with the garage
owner. At this time she was attending
the Sunday school OF the First Congreea-
tional Church, at Verona.
About a year ago she and Manning
went on a trip. They renamed ava!
for six months and on their return they
brought back with them the baby boy
Manning says he placed the child with
family in Montclair and that he is paying
it's board.
When her father learned that MISS
Herdman was a mother he turned heI
from the house and she found nome
with her aunt. whose name Manning re-
fuses TO give.
ALWAYS the girl spoke OF Naming VIE
and the possibility Of getting her out OF
tho uav by divorce. When Manning told
her of his failure to achieve success III
that she asked him where his Wie was
living He refused TO tell her peheNihe
that she would go there and INSIST OH
Mrs Manning divorcing him. or at the
worst engaging in fight with her.
But the girl was perseverng. she
knew that Mrs. Manning had WORKED III
an electrical plant, and there she went
seeking information Of the wifes where-
abouts. She learned nothing there. Eur
Their questioning developed the fact that
Mrs Manning had been employed IN
bakery in Newark Two weeks ago the
Girl went there and learned where Mrs.
Manning was living.
How Girls Victim Died.
A chauffeur I'm his employ, Manning
said. had a revolver. which he kept IN
the garage The girl found 1t. and 1t was
| with that weapon that she killed Mrs
Manning
Further details OF Just how Mrs Man
| ming died came out Yesterday. AS she
was raising the lighted match to the gas
iot Miss Herdman fired at her from the
side. and the bullet struck behind the left
ear. Mrs. Manning fell forward on sofa
with her left hand over the wound. A
second bullet struck her in the back OF
i Ill h4.,r ttaIa ma
left shoulder. She must have died IN
| stantly.
The girl had brought with her SILK
umbrella belonging TO relative. ana sht
wore a raincoat. She left the umbrella
in corner OF the parlor and departed
without taking it, As she hurried out o'
the door Mrs. Cobb Mrs. Reilly and the
! little EVELYN ran toward her. She had 10
squeeze by sewing machine to get to
/ the door. In so doing a button was torn
! from the rancoat
! So hard pressed Was the girl that, 10
avoid capture. she fired TWO shots-ths
remaining bullets-at her pursuers. They
/ spllntered the woodwork Of the door anc
broke the glass covering a picture in the
hall.
When the polce got to the house they
/ found the umbrella and the raincoat but
ton. but they could do nothing with these
! things. The description OF the yelled
woman given by MIS- Reilly was 81
meagre that :, did not help QUESTIONING
In the neighborhood. however brought 1,
/ llsht the liason between Manning ana Miss
! Herdman. and they were taken to NewsIh
Detective Headquarters. When the police
took the girl from her aunts home she
| did not weas the raincoat.
Manning was subjected to a rlgoroIs
! questioning by chief Long late last night
and he denied that he knew Of Miss
/ Herdman's intention 10 Kill his wife
! lie said he had mad not The siightes
! knowledge that she had possessed bog
/ self of the revolver o. that she vas the
veilod woman who did the shooting
| when the examination was over Man
! nins was placed in cell.