New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04

down. Mr.. Dudley also will ask the
new witness If she has not indirect
knowledge Of numerous occas ons when
Grace Teiper, who is dying in Sisters
Hospital was roughly handled follow
ing disputes over money.
Two other women were TO have been
seen by the prosecutor this afternoon.
One Of them formerly was employed
as cook by the Teipers. Several years
ago she was married and quit her
place, but since then she had been
called on for assistance many times
when Mrs. Teiper was entertaining.
The other woman. her sister. was a
maid in the Teiper household until
her employers met death.
The District Attorney missed his np.
pointment with the former cook and
her sister, but the gist OF their stories
already had been given officially.
They tell OF several battles royal in
the Richmond Avenue home One story
says IT was the cooks habit TO shut
herself in the pantry when trouble
started, which was not infrequentiy.
A report that one particular member
Of the family had been permitted 20
draw on Mrs. Teiper, trustee Of Casper
Telpcr's 100000 estate, in excess OF
the full share which would have gone
TO that member AZ the mothers death,
caused some Of Sheriff StengePs depu-
ties to turn accountants.
Teiper's Business Embarrassed.
The discovery made was that John
Edward Teiper's business had been so
poor that he was forced some time ago
TO close down his brick yards at Orch
ard Park Information also came 70
the deputies that Teiper had sunk
s. 900 in the yards, that his mother had
held a $4,000 mortgage on the business,
and that he owed 81 900 on note given
in part payment for his automobile
the roadster of the roadside tragedy.
The deputies will search tomorrow
boti Teiper's home at Orchard Park
and the family home in the city for
correspondence relating TO loans.
Court records yielded, too. certain
corroboration OF stories Of Tieper' =
supposed straits. Last September Judg-
ment for Sl53..3 covering brick making
machinery bought by him a year before
was obtained against him. In January
OF this year an Orchard Park insurance
man who had judgment for s4s.O8 was
paid.
The last money Teiper obtained from
his mother was given 10 him the night
Of the murder, when he entertained his
mother. brother and sister at dinner
at his home. Mrs. Teiper gave him a
check for 500. the District Attorney
has learned. remarking that perhaps
he would prefer TO pick out his own
birthday present. That was not
Teiper's birthday. He was twenty
eight yesterday. the day his brother
and the mother from whom the gift
check came were buried.
Teiper sat in his cell at Police Head
quarters all day. smoking cigarettes
and reading magazines. lie was CAIN
and apparently contented. Mr.. oMai-
ley held whispered conversation with
him in the afternoon.
News of the finding of the watch
took District Attorney Dudley, Sherih
Stengel and County Engineer Diehl out
on the Orchard Park highway az soon
as the prosecutor had finished his talk
with the West Seneca constable. In a
binding snowstorm a. automobile car
rving the officials and another. in which
newspaper men were passengers, made
the trip TO Murder Bend
That the watch was thrown was
shown by its condition. Near II was q
fat stone. against which apparently II
had struck. The case was sprung ana
denied and the hands had stopped az
12:55. fixed already "a approximately
the time of the crime. Engraved on
the case were the letters y. +. T. tne
initials of John Edward Teiper,
With the watch o second tire tool,
with what appeared to be blood and
matted hair near one end, was found
in the field.
Grace Conscious Only Moment.
The moment Of consciousness when
the doctors had promised for Grace
Teiper came 10 her this afternoon. A.
2 40 o'clock she opened her eyes.
"Where am L." she asked OF the de-
tec.ive at her bedside. How did get
TRY to remember" urged the de-
tective. =,
"She's all right. It's only you mat
hurt much. How did IL happen !"
Then there's my brother, Ed per
sisted the young woman, Ignoring th'
question. "You tell him | want to SPEAK
to him. Say that
Grace did not finish the sentence.
perbans she never will. Her voice
tra;led into q humble and her eyes
closed once more. Her moment OF
,,.bicb tho pollce had expected so much,