The evening world., 1914-05-05


though somewhat incoherentiy Of the
shooting. The first question asked
him. Of course. was why he had killed
his father. and after some hesitation
he said:
SAYS NE GOT MESSAGE TO KILL
FATHER.
81 got message from Washing
ton a few days ago commanding me
to hill my father"
what was "? What did II say"
"T can't tell you that except that 1t
told me to kill him. Ny father and
I were very friendly. A few days ago
we took walk around hay Ridge
and talked II all over"
& meant to Kill him; that he talked
that over with you7"
"No, no. or course not. But he
1, could tell you about II " he were
here now. He knows why | did II.
He knows all about II. l meant TO
Kill myself after mad shot him but
some thing told me I ha" gone far
enough. I'm a crack shot and u was
easy. Father knows. Why ! kissed
him q few days ago. II was the first
= time In three years. No. ! didn't
know then that ! was going TO Kill
him. had not got the message
yet"
Gen. Duryea, the last of fyc broth
ers famous In the manufacture OF
starch, was instantly killed, hut not
until the Coroncr's Physician has
. made a complete examination will II
be known how many times he was
shot. The police. In u cursory ex-
animation. found wounds In the back,
left hip and right arm. One bullet
was found In the ceiling.
Dr. Garbin of the Norwegian Hos
pttaL. who pronounced Gen. Duryea
dead, expressed the opinion after cA.
amining the son that the latter has
lost his reason. Chester Duryea r.
forty three years old. an expert chem
ist, q college graduate and has studied
law. He was questioned for several
hours to-day by Assistant District
Attorney Conway ana his statements
Indicated his mind has collapsed
through worry.
One cause was defeat In Canada
recently IN patent litigation relative
to making starch: another was fall
ure to get publish~d a book he has
written on expert shooting; a third
was q report that his wife. from
= whom he is separated. was abou: to
return from Paris.
oAlo he THOUGHT FATHER
WOULD RUSH ON HIM.
Il was not for several hours that
any coherent account OF the shooting
could be obtained from young Duryca.
He was being questioned by Mr.. Con-
= way and by Detectives Henne and
Dwyer. when he finally said In a
rambling sort Of wasI
II sat down and wrote until mid
night. and then had a premonition
that burglars were going to break
into the house. went to my fathers
.peom. My father struck me few
years ago and threatened to shoot me.
y had the pistols slonsside my bed.
= thought father was going to make
"a rush on me and fred"
He mumbled awhile and then said
no attempt had been made to break
lnto the house as far as he know.
~Two years ago We were visited by
g. burglar In the country" hc said.
but l don't know why I should have
thought one was going to visit us In
tOWn.
my father always said To me.
Now, Chester, we're going to depend
on YOU to get him. meaning the bur
sglar when he came. J have always
aiept with the two revolvers along
eide my bed. shoot as well with IN,
left hand as with my right"
The police found evidence that younE
iluryea was abnormaiiy interested
In, firearms. They found In the sleep
ing pavilion where the tragedy tooN
place several fash lamps. three rifles
fNlly loaded and four large calibre
ravolvers fully loaded. besides thirty
a boxes Of cartridges.
A. friend OF the Duryea family told
the police that the General and
Chester always seemed more like
chums than father and son and thai
the Old man called Chester Ted.
n few days ago, this friend said. the
.t3sneral told him he was worried
eAont Chester's physical condition
'tld In ten days intended to take hin
- his estate on Blue Mountain LAX,
- the Adirondacks.
MY boy has been under a constan
strain lately" he said, and explained
bout the patent suit he had lost II
Anada, and the book.
Although there were signs in tn
Generals sleeping quarters OF u strug
de, the servants heard nothing fur
ther until they were awakened by tn,
shots. They had thought the younge
Duryea had been acting Queerly 10
several days.
Young Duryea has taken An unusua
interest In hunting. the police wer
told, and owns n line assortment O