The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-27
HEADS CRUSHED. FIND MOTHER AND
 DAUGHTER DEAD

l heads crushed and their clothes half 1 torn from their bodies, Mrs. Rebecca Pullman, wife of retired insurance Gertrude Baze1l, were found murder ed last night at 7 o'clock in a fur 1 niShed room at No. TIA Dawson street, the Bronx. Under a bed was i found a blood stained axe, while a, few feet away lay a small hatchet, cover ] ed with clotted hair
 Mrs. Punman's husband, Nathan, could not be found, and after the | police of the Simpson street station had learned that he had left the house at o'clock with more than $5,OOO in cash in his possession a general alarm was sent out for him. The Pu1lmans. who for several years lived in the Bronx recently went to Chicago, but returned to New York two weeks ago to attend the birth day of a. grandson in Astoria, L. I. They rented a room from Eliza beth Palmer at the Dawson street ad- dress, a modern three-story building, handsomely furnished. Mrs. Palmer saw littlet of them for they had three most of their time was spent in visit ing these.
 CT Am Going for a Physician"
 Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Pullman sauntered 1eisurly down stairs and, to the street., He passed Mrs. Palmer in the hallway, and, turning to her. said:
 s'My wife is i'll ans am going out for a physician"
 She waited for some time for the husbands return and the calling of the physician, and boaut o'clock started to go to the room of the Pull mans, but changed her mind, know ing the daughter was with the elder woman.
 
 nor the physician had been heard from, she went to go to the room of the couple on the second floor to see if she could be of any assistance to the sick woman. She knocked twice on the door, and, receiving no re- sponse, opened it.
 On the bed lay the elder woman, who was 50 years old, and near the door her daughter, who was 25. Mrs. Palmer ran to a telephone and notified the police of the Simpson street sta ton and the detectives of the Bronx bureau. Police Captain Shevlin call ed a neighb bring physician as soon as he reached the house.
 , Attacked In Her Sleep.
 From Mrs Pu11man's position it was judged that she had been attack ed while she slept, and was not so seriously injured by the first blow that she was not able to fight her as- sailant. The upper part of her cloth ing had been torn away, as if the nur- derer had held sher down while she struggled The bedc1othes were slightly disarranged. On both sides of her head were long, deep gashes- The upper part of her head had been crushed as though with the back of an exc.
 The position in which the daugh- ters body lay was such that the po- Tf SI7 finn as e was coming through the door. In all probability they thought, Mrs. Brazell had come to visit her mother and took the murderer by surprise.
 She could not possibly have been able to struggle Evidently she had been knocked unconscious by the first blow, for there were several people in the lower part of the house, but no one heard an soutcry.
 Mrs BrazeH's- head was crushed in much the came manner as that of her mother, but her wounds indicated that the slayer had used the hatchet in stead of the axe. Thef ace lay down ward within two feet of the door.
 As soon as the bodies had been re- the police began a search for Pullman. They learned that Mrs. Bazeu had lived with her husband, Jacob. a tNo. TSP Prospect avenue. The other daughters of the couple are i Mrs Ida Gabbe of Astoria, L.. l., whose husband Herman is a decora- tor, and Mrs. Nina Kasinftz of No. 86O East One Hundred and Sixty fourth street
 Came for a. Family Reunion.
 Alvin, the son of the Gabbes, was three years old last Sunday, and the PuIlmans came to attend his birth 1 day party. Incidentally they were to have a family reunion.
 af Mrs RaZaJ1'S | nome that she had gone to spend the afternoon with her mother. Mrs. | Pullman had been to see a physician Tuesday, who told 4her she did not have long to live, and she brooded 1 over the fact. It was agreed among the daughters that they would spend | much of their time with the moth | er
 Mrs. Gabbe told the police that their father and mother had been mar ried for 26. years and lived a hap py life.
 .erhey were always together she said. ssand seemed to enjoy each oth- siders.s They did not leave our home at Astoria until late Sunday night. At the time they were in the best of spirits and promised to make IS another visit during the present week.
 Say Pullnnanf Had ss,Ooo.
 The daughters of the Pul1mans said they knew that their father had ;5. GOO in cash in large bills and some pills of smaller denomination with him. When the murder room was searched not a cent was found save small amounts in the purses of the women. Mrs. Bazel1 wore several dollars worth of jewe1ry and Mrs. Pullman had several diamond rings on a, dresser. These were not by the murderer. -,
 The police went to the home of every physician in the neighborhood to inquire if Pullman had been there, and when they learned he had not, a alarm was sent out and the police of Chicago notified to watch all incoming trains.
 A boy living in the neighborhood