The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

Mrs. Francis Apman, sister of J. C..
Gravier. the New York garage presi-
dent who was shot and killed with
woman registered as his wife in the
Hotel Walton early today, arrived
here shortly before noon with How
ard Fancy Of New York, partner OF
the dead man, and identified the wom-
an who did the shooting as Mrs.
Harry Belzer. who travelled under the
name of Mrs. j. C. Ladur, of 16, West
120th street, New York.
Mrs. Apman said her brother was a
wldower and the woman supposed to
be dying in Jefferson hospital is not
his wife and her name still remains
q mystery.
A taxi driver informed the police
today that he had taken Mrs. Belzer
as a passenger Monday. She told him
she was looking for her husband.
Case Of Jealousy.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 81
Jealousy is believed by detectives to
have led woman, supposed to be
Mrs. j. C. Ladur, to walk into the
room Of J. C. Gravier, president of
the Alhambra Garage company, New
York, at the Hotel Walton early to-
day, shoot the man and a woman reg
istered as his wife and then blow
out her own brains with the only re-
naming bullet
Gray1er and Mrs. Iadur died in
stantly. The woman registered as
his wife was believed to be MORALLY
wounded and was hurried to Jeffer-
son hospital. Physicians worked des-
perately over her to restore her suffi-
GENTLY to consciousness to tell her
last thread. detectives believe, but 1t
is feared her lips will be sealed by
death before details OF the tragedy
can be learned.
Behind the veil of mystery that
enshrouds the case, say the detec-
tives, lays the story of woman who
loved hopelessly and sought her am
bition in death. Not even the names
of the participants in the hotel trag-
edy are certain. The initials of Ora
vier and Mrs. Ladur. 1t is pointed out,
are the same and while the woman
with the man was registered as his
wife, no efforts to substantiate this
were said to be found.
Cropping around for something def
mite, detectives are investigating
possibility that Mrs. Ladur" might
have been the real wife OF Gravier.
She was handsomely gowned and the
trademark of Chicago store was on
her clothing. This led to a theory
that the slayer might have come here
from that city instead of from New
York as was at first reported.
Mad infatuation.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. Pr
Il To ftvyse o. -
the mad infatuation of a woman for
man who loved another when Mrs
Harry Belzar, 315 Euclid avenue,
Brooklyn, shot to death J. C. Gravier,
New York garage president, probably
MORALLY wounded woman who
posed as his wife, and then com
mitted suicide in a room in the
Hotel Walton here early today. The
mystery that had surrounded the
tragedy was partially cleared shortly
before noon when Mrs Frances APP
man, sister of the dead man, and
Howard Fancy, his partner, arrived
here and correctly identified the
bodies. The slayer went under the
alias of Mrs. ]. c. Ladur and gave her
address as 16 West 10th street, New
York
The identity Of the other woman"
now believed to be dying in Jeffer-
son hospital, however, remains
mystery. Mrs. Apman and Fancy
denied she was his wife. His real
wife died two years ago, they said,
and detectives are directing their eff
forts towards learning who the dying
woman is 1t is believed she comes
fof wealthy New York family, and
like Mrs. Belzar. was infatuated with
Gravier.
Magistrate Persch with two police
men are waiting at her bedside in
hopes Of getting some statement, be-
fore her lips are forever sealed
Only once did she regain conscious
ness. Then she was informed Of her
condition and asked to make an
antemortem statement.
A wan smile fitted across her
mouth an instant, she sighed and
said: please. please go away. am
SO tired Dent bother me" and
lapsed into Inconsistencies.
For two years, according to Mrs.
Apman and Fancy, Mrs. Belzar has
followed Gravier. She was infatuat-
ed with him and repeatedly he spurn-