New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-29
SON SHOOTS HIS
MOTHERS SLAYER
Two Men Battle for Gun
as Woman Lies Dying
in Room.
ASSASSIN FATALLY
HURT; GLAD TO DIE
Ordered to Leave House, Muir
derer Planned to Kill Widow
and Then End Life.

With bullet in his back, j. Gustave
Gehring is dying in st. Catharne's
Hospital. Williamsburg. He was shot
by Charles Fox after Gehring had NOR
tally wounded Mrs. Anna Fox, his as
sailant's mother, in her home. at 17S
Meeker av., Brooklyn. Mrs. Fox died
in st. Catharine's Hospital two hours
after the shooting. Her son Charles
was detained on charge Of felonious
assault by the police Of the Herbert st.
station.
Mrs. Fox was a widow, forty-fve
years old. Her son lives at 27 Kings
land av. Gehring, who is married.
lived at 1926 Putnam av. until two
years ago, when after quarrel he sep
arated from his wife. He then went TO
board at the home of Mrs. Fox.
After the marriage of her son, about
a year ago, Mrs. Fox told Gehring that
he must either become reconciled TO
his wife or seek another boarding
place. Gehring persistently refused to
20, and meanwhile Mrs. Fox had no
ticed he was acting queerly. This was
particularly noticeable on Saturday
night, after he lost his place with
lumber firm in Greenpoint.
Mrs. Fox then ordered Gehring to
quit the house within week. She told
him she would accept no more excuses
for delay.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Fox
was awakened by the sound of Gehring
pacing about his room. She inquired
what the trouble was, and received
surly answers and a threat. Thor
oughly frightened, Mrs. Fox dressed
and went to the home Of her son. He
calmed his mother and told her to re-
turn home, telling her he would join
her later.
When Mrs. Fox entered her room she
found Gehring had gone out. Her son
reached the house at o'clock. in COM
pany with = Wester, of 81 Kings
land av. = we're all seated at the
breakfast table when Gehring returned.
His remarks caused Wester to depart.
In order to avoid trouble Mrs. Fox
entered the kitchen, but Gehring fol-
lowed. She then ordered him to leave.
At this command Gehring, it is said,
drew a revolver and fired one shot,
which struck Mrs. Fox in the temple.
Inc man was III ilc aSG VA buAH'Nb IN
revolver on himself. when Fox dashed
into the room and, Selling Gehrlng by
the throat, struggled for possession OF
the gun. He was joined by Wester,
who had been attracted by the sound of
the firing.
Getting possession of the revolver,
Fox fred one shot at Gehring as lac
was runring from the room. The man
dropped into the hallway badly
wounded. 49,,
Wester summoned Patroiman Dillon,
of the Herbert st. station. AS Dillon
was running UP the stairs he met Fox
coming down with the revolver in his
hand. He turned the pistol over to the
patrolman, explaining the clrcum-
stances of the tragedy.
Detective Comiskey and Sergeant
Harrington, who had come from the
nolice station, took charge while Dbl
lon turned in a call for an ambulance,
and DIR. Heath responded from 81.
Catbarine's Hospital. At the same
time another call summoned the Kew.
Tames Irwin. one of the assistant
nriests of the Roman Catholic Church
of St. Cecilia. who gave Mrs. FOX the
last rites of the Church. Mrs. Fox ana
Gebrinp we're taken in the same amou-
lance to the hospital, where she died.
In statement made to Assistant
District Attorney Lee Gehrlng SAID ne
had made up his mind to XIII MIS- OK
and that he also intended 70 XIII MN
self. His reason was that ne hao ho
desire to live.