The Washington times., 1914-05-05
GEN. DURYEA SLAIN
BY SON AS He SLEEPS
Incoherent MumbIings Only Ex-
pIanation-Deed of Mad
j man, Says Surgeon.

NEW YORK. May 5.-Gen. Hiram
puryea, civil war veteran and wealthy
starch manufacturer. was shot TO death
carly today as he slept in his home, 40
Eighty-fifth street, Bay Ridge. Brook
lvn. by his son. Chester B. Duryea.
Seven shots were fired into the aged
mans body. some from an automatic
revolver. and others from hish-pow-
cred 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 in
Clined to believe that the younger Dur
yea may have become suddenly insane.
General Duryea was eiGhty-one years
old His son is forty-three.
The shooting occurred at ? a. m. to-
day. Young Duryea had been at the
house for several hours during the day,
according to servants. General Duryea
retired about midnight. The son re-
mained in the library. After the shoot
ing he summoned the police and gave
himself up. He is now a prisoner in
tho Fort Hamilton police station. DR..
Grabin. ambulance surgeon of the Nor
wegian Hospital. declares he was un-
doubtedly insane.
Slayer Calls the Police.
II was shortly after o'clock that
Police sergeant Fitzgerald. of the Fort
Hamilton station. answered the tele-
phone. 10 hear a voice say:
Please send assistance. There has
been an accident" The voice, since
identified as Duryea's, then gave the
name and address. When Detectives
Lake and Henne arrived, Duryea admit
ted them TO the house. He was clad
only in his pajamas and had a bath
robe over his shoulders. There was
blood on his hands.
My father has been shot the de-
tectives said Duryea announced he
then led the detectives TO an outdoor
sleeping pavilion. Detective Lake
stumbled over something, and on turn
ing on the lights found It was the body
of the General
The body was lying face downward
on the floor near the bed. The two
weapons used in the killing were near
by. Two shots had been fired 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 a little trouble" the de-
tectives say I'uryea declared. Then
he began mumbling and complained
of Icing faint. He was given a glass
of water, and resumed mumbling to
himself.
I'm justified in what 1 have done
he declared.
TT was all right that I should do
it People will know 1 did it
The detectives said Duryea would be
quiet for q time and then would de-
clare Historically:
People will know It. But I'm right
I'm Cne OF those second sons"
The police do not know what he
meant by the latter remark.
Chester DURYEA'S marriage to Nina
Lar-e Smith. daughter of Franklin
Waldo Smith, Of Boston. in 1873, and
their divorce in 1902. attracted wide
attention. Mrs. Duryea charged that
dome site trouble started on their
honeymoon. wEcr her husband dis
played violent bursts of temper. Cen
eral Duryea appeared as a witness
anc Genied other allegations of his
daughter law, but she won her
suit
General Duryea was OF DISTINGUISHED d
family and won fame as a soldier. He
organized the Fifth New York Nolun-
tcers His regiment in the Union
army was known as "puryea's
Iouaves'