Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-28
COME HOME TO ME-" WALLS
MRS. LIE DUO TO HUSBAND
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on the dead woman. according TO the police
pa,.., ueleve H now that Graveur avoided Mrs
be Duo TO the theater.
49,. Le Due, with a bullet wound In the
1851 otsssse today gave the first story OF the
Snnoc'lng TO Coroner's Detective Frank
,,I,h VINO went TO the Jefferson Hospital
WIN her husband Immediately upon the
arrival OF the Chicagoan in the city.
a., NO sooner had she and Graveur entered
% sue room, she said than a woman whom
eue nau never seen before leRped from a
closet and shot them both.
me meeting between lie Due and his
wounded wife. In the presence Of detectives
pnnyscshs and Mrs. Hobart Mann Of New
iolN' s's'er OF Mrs. lie Duo, was dramatic
ne husband was led into the ward where
n's wire lay on white cot He was placed
lttle 10 one side hidden from view by a
MHte screen, as II was feared his sudden
appearance might result fatally upon the in
yureu woman After Mrs. Hobart Mann
@ @s.seer OF the wounded woman. had ap-
proaehed the cot and told Mrs. lie Due that
her husband had arrived, the screen was
removed.
LILLIAN, THIS is JOE"
Lillian. Lillian" lie Duo said softly.
This Is Joe"
She recognized the voice. Lifting her
mead few Inches from the pillow, the
wounded woman cried aloud:
joe my Joe Come to me. Joe!"
Le Duo threw his arms about his wife's
neck and began sobbing. The others In the
room turned their heads. Mrs lie Due
iiited an arm encircled his neck and drew
mis- head to her wounded breast
Joe, will you take me back?" she asked
VI course, OF course" he responded. 81
ioNe you and trust you. I haven't lost any
Nntt 49,
together"
KISSES WOUNDED WOMAN
Evidently suffering from pain. Mrs. lie
pue clasped his face in her hands and
looked into his. eyes.
DO you really mean it?" her voice was
choked
Yes, Lillian" he said simply.
He kissed her.
When IL was time for him to leave. the
injured woman clutched him nercely by
the wrists and kissed him repeatedly on the
forehead. She became hystercal as she saw
MIN go and called to him to come back
lie Duo was greatly moved when he re-
turned to kiss her again.
My wife is as square a girl as ever
lived" he said.
MRS. LIE Dues STATEMENT
Mrs. lie Dues statement to Coroner's
Detective Paul was as follows:
1t Is untrue that l registered with
J. c. Graver at the Hotel Walton
as his wife. I left New York Tues
day afternoon after visiting my sister
and came to Philadelphia TO visit my
nephew. who is In the coal business.
After visiting my nephew | received
telephone call from Mr.. Gravier, ask
ing me to meet him in the evening
met him at the Walton and he invited
me to go to the theater. ! had no
mo oil hond
bag, rs | had planned to remain here
only for the day, intending to return
to New York the same day. After
inviting me to go to the theater, Mr..
Gravier suggested that | leave my
handbag in his room and | agreed to
do so.
on our return from the theater we
had something to eat on the roof gar
den Of the hotel and about l O'Clock
told him 1t was time for me to go
TO my nephew's home. ] then remem-
bered my handbag in his room
We stopped by at the room to get IL.
We had barely stepped into the room
just as / was about to pick up the hand
bag near the dresser a woman jumped
out of the closet. She was tall and
dark. and 1 don't believe / ever saw
her before. She had a revolver In her
hand. She said nothing.
She began to shoot. The first shot
struck Mr.. Graveur in the left side.
1 tried to rush to the door, but before
l could l was shot. That is all / re-
member.
Mrs. lie Due. who physicians say, has a
good chance to recover, Is very pretty
woman Of about twenty-six years. Her hair
falls about her shoulders in auburn waves.
Iler eyes are large and dark brown.
BODIES TAKEN TO NEW YORK
1t will not be necessary for Mrs. LIE Duo
to remain for the inquest, Coroner's Detec'
tive Paul said Her husband, who is stop
ping at the Hotel Walton, where the
tragedy occurred will return TO Chicago
Sunday, he said. Graveur's body was taken
TO New York today.
MRS. BELzERs SISTER DEFENDS HER
A possible "frame-up" against Mrs.
Belzer was suggested by her sister. Miss
Anna McAndrews, 245 Euclid avenue. East
New York, who arrived today TO Identity
the body of the dead woman. When she
viewed the body at the morgue her calm
disappeared and she broke down and cried.
my sister had known Joe ever since a
short time after his wife died" she said
He was very kind to her-idolized her, in
fact. a
Somebody must have told her that some
thing was beneath the fact that Joe was
in Philadelphia with another woman. But
| cannot understand what II is. My sister
would never nave IOlOWtu MN IL bheIe hau
not been some motive underneath, but
don't know what the real reason was
my sister told him long ago that he
would meet his Waterloo, but she confided
TO me the things closest to her heart and
feel sure that she never contemplated any
thing of the sort that happened the other
night
THE description of Mrs. lie Due pub
lshed in the papers Is not dssimllar TO a
woman who lives near Joes garage in New
York But / know that Joe didn't know
this woman two weeks ago at least they
passed each other In the street and didn't
nod
WOULDN'T FOLLOW JOE
81 left my sister Tuesday night at half
mast fve. She was cheerful then and said
she had an appointment. That was the
last 1 heard Of her until / was notified OF
the shooting. Something must have hap
pened after she left me. ] know that she
had no intention Of following Joe, as he had
left her Friday night, saying he had TO 20
on a business trip and then he kissed her
good-by.
~ know she wouldn't follow Joe because
they had trouble about half year ago and
she gave him up. He begged me to
straighten things with her and ! brought
them together again and that is why ]
know she would have given him up for