New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
D. p. DilWOrth Shot
in Van Cortlandt-
Bandits Blamed.
ROBBERS FAIL
TO TAKE SPOILS
Companion Says She Saw
Victim Battle with
Hold-Up Men.

dwight P. Dilworth, a Manhattan at
torney. whose home is at 1898 North
Fullerton Avenue. Montclair, y. j., was
mot and killed last night when his au-
tomobile stalled on the Golf Links
Road. in Van Cortlandt Park. Although
the road is the main thoroughfare
through the park and is travelled at
night BY scores of automobiles, the
Two men who did the shooting escaped.
With Dilworth was Miss Mary Nc
NiF. living at 1O2 West Seventy-fifth
Street. The attorney had known her
family for years. she told the police,
and had done legal work for them. He
called for her at 6 o'clock, and after
driving through Westchester they came
in q roundabout way to Van Cortlandt
Park.
Girls Story lncoherent.
Miss McNif was too hystericsl to
tell a coherent story, and Inspector
Cray. Deputy Police Commissioner
Scull ant oher police officials ques-
toned her for hours at the Kings
bridge station. 1t was a little after 3
o'clock she thought, and they were
lust north OF the fourth tee.
Dilworth drove slowly, his headlights
playing strange tricks with his eye
sigh, on the macadam road. Suddenly
two men sprang into the glare of
lirht and levelled revolvers at the pair
in the car. They wore cloth caps and
threw their left arms over their faces
70 shield their eyes from the fierce
rays Of the headlights.
Shots Follow Command.
Throw up your hands!" cried one Of
the two.
-Four shots followed the order in
rapid succession. So quickly did the
fusillade succeed the command that
Mss McNif has no idea whether her
companion obeyed the order or whether
bis refusal led to the firing.
Without glancing behind her to see
rhsthcr tho highwaymen were robbing
their victim or had fed. Miss McNiff
fed down the road. Autos were travs.
,slng the -oad in reassuring num-
isrs and for several minutes Miss Nc
NH stood beside the road trying 70
signal one Of them with her handker-
,hiei. Answering waves and an occa-
sonal laugh we're her only response.
she is twenty-five years old and under
the stress Of the moment a sprint Of
hslf q mile or 30 had no terrors for
her Her only desire was TO get away
ron tina, spot where people laughed at
usgsdy.
Down the road she fed TO the cross
1g Of the Putnam division OF the New
fort Central. There she found Patrol
nan John Coke, Of the Kingsbrdge po-
Ice station He hailed an automobile
and went back 10 he scene Of the
saoo,ing, after notifying his precinct.
Three Bullets Hit Victim.
Three Of the four shots had struck
ne lawyer. One shattered MS lower
lsw, entering al the point Of ms cnIn
and two penetrated his breast. lie
rss dead, but an ambulance surgeon
sss summoned 20 make sure that notn-
.'g could be done.
The highwaymen had not finished
iaeir JOB. Although the attorneys
thge,s spsrkled with gems, not one OF
iasm had been disturbed. In ms
ioeset was a wallet containing a con-
aetrsble sum OF money.
Miss Msry V. McNif, according TO
re directories, is the proprietor OF
Ne Nuysk Company. dealers IN eH-
iee,s, a. 225 Fifth avenue. She lives
9TH Z family Of the name Of Corwin
an apartment house az the Iotn
ffeet address.
siis McNiH vas taken 20 the station
i'.se, where she was treated BY the
ambulance surgeon. After her expert
sfes she had collapsed completely. u
4" long before any account Of the
,rptng could be obtained from her.
L'sn then II Vas hygterical and inco-
isrsnt.
When she had somewhat recovered
~ eomposUre Miss McNif gave
| '"rfy StNfffEL account Ol tN' bN"y~'
~ % which she clung, despite the
Tsiiing questions Of the police.
Lawyer Resists Bandits.
I re men stepped from the bushes
&c ne road. she said, and DilwJrth,
~ va out % the ear al the moment,
'pis9 Inward them. Apparently TAX
M movement for an attempt 20
un them, one of the three fred.
lawyer finched at the GhOt, she
bpt continued 20 advance.
men retrested before him, and
"m they had retired beyond the
1r 81 The headlights more shots
"a Dilworth returned 20 her line
" NNon, she sAid. walking backward.
ftpDed slowly and carefully. She
unable - comprehend the signif-
1 ei The act. when he suddenly
II yte down beside the road. 81
Il police are ~ loss 70 under
s"r the bighWsymen could have
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