Evening journal., 1914-05-05
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VETERAN Of THE
CIVIL WAR SLAIN
while sleeping
General Duryea, Leader of
ZouayeS, Shot TO Death
by His Son
new YORK POLICE
believe MAN insane
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
NEW YORK, May General Hiram
Duryea, Civil War veteran and
wealthy starch manufacturer, was
shot to death early today as he slept
in his home, 1870 Eighty-hfth street,
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. by his son.
Chester 3. Duryea. Seven shots we're
fred into the aged mans body, some
from an automatic revolver and 9th
ers from a high-powered rifle.
Any one Of the wounds inflicted
would have caused death.
After several hours investigation
the police had been unable TO learn
any motive for the shooting. and are
inclined to believe that young Dur
yea may have become suddenly in
sane
General Duryea was 81 years old
His son is 43.
The shooting occurred at 2 o'clock
today Young Duryea had been at
the house for several hours during
the day, according to servants. Cen
eral Quryea retired about midnight
The son remained in the library. At
ter the shooting, he summoned the
police and gave himself up. He is
now a prisoner in the Fort Hamilton
police station DR.. Grabin. ambu-
lance surgeon of the Norwegian Hos
pital, declared he was undoubtedly in
sane.
L was shortly after o'clock that
Police Sergeant Fitzgerald. Of the
Fort Hamilton station. answered the
telephone to hear a voice saw.
Please send assistance. There has
been an accident"
The voice since identified Al Dur-
yeas then gave the name and ad-
dress When Detectives Lake and
Henne arrived young Duryea admit
ted them to the house. He was clad
only IN his paiamas and had bath
robe over his shoulders. There was
blood on his hands.
NY father has been shot the d.
teciires said Duryea announced H..
then led the detectives TO an onfdoor
sleeping pavilion. Detective Lake
stumbled over something and on turning
on the lights found il was the body oi
the general The body was living face
( downward on the floor near the he'd
The two weapons used in the killing
were nearby. Two shots had been fred
from the automatic revolver and five
shots from the other weapon.
An ambulance was summoned and
after the body Of General Duryea was
removed, the younger man was ques
toned.
we had little trouble the detec
a l. M
began mumbling and complained Of
being taint. lie was given a glass Of
water and resumed mumbling to him
self.
Pm justified in what have done"
he declared. 1T was all right that /
should do it, People will know | did
The detectives said young Duryea
would be quiet for time and then
would declare Historically:
People will know it. But I'm right.
I'm one Of those second sons"
The police do not know what he
meant by the latter remark
Chester Duryea's marriage to Nina
Larre Smith, daughter Of Franklin
Waldo Smith of Boston. in 1898, and
their divorce in 1902 attracted wide az
tention. Mrs. Duryea charged that do
nestle trouble started on their honey
moon when her husband displayed yio-
lent bursts OF temper General Duryea
appeared as a witness and denied other
allegations Of his daughter law. but
she won her suit
General Durvea was Of distinguished
family and Won fame as q soldier. TTe
organized the Fifth New York Noln-
teers His regiment in the Union army
was known as Duryea's Zouaves"
II was necessary to place police
man inside the cell in the Fort Hamil-
ton station with young Duryea today
10 prevent him from iniuring himself.
He butted his head against the side OF
the cell and cut his fists by pounding
against the bars while demanding that
he be set 1T liberty. A second officer
remained close by the cell so that he
might aid the policeman inside if ne
ecssary.