The New York herald., 1921-06-23
WOMAN MURDERED
IN LONELY MANSION
Mrs. Minnie s. Bartlett of
Hampstead Shot and Stabbed
by Mysterious Visitor.
PLANNED SALE OF HOUSE
Police Believe That SLAYER
Gained Entrance Under Pre-
tence Of Being a Purchaser.
PLANNED SALE OF HOUSE

Mrs. Minnie s. Bartlett was mur-
dered yesterday morning in her home
on the Lynbrook road near Hemp
stead, =. l., by a man who. it Is be-
lieved. entered the house under the
pretence that ne wished to purchase
IL. After stabbing her in the throat
and shooting her twice in the right
temple, the murderer hid Mrs. Bart
let's body beneath a pile of rugs in
the kitchen and ransacked the house,
stealing a small quantity OF silverware
and few small art objects, but over
looking a consider able sum OF money
which was in a bureau drawer up
stairs.
Early this morning two police dogs
owned by Dr.. Charles Rathang Of Sea
Cliff, were being used in an effort to
trail the murderer.
Mrs. Bartlett was so years old. the
widow Of George W. Bartlett, who was
member of the firm of e. H. kellogg
& Co, oil merchants, of 243 South
street. He also was in the contracting
business. Mrs. Bartlett was his second
wife, and is said to have been his nurse
during a severe Illness, after which he
married her. She had been living near
Hampstead for more than twenty
years. and since her sister was mar
ried to Robert S. Seabury of Hemp
stead a few years ago she had been
living alone.
Her house IS a fine old mansion, sit
ting far back from the road in the
centre OF ten acre plot screened from
view by high hedge and large grove
OF trees. Because of the loneliness of
the big house and the danger to which
her friends and relatives have felt she
was exposed Mrs. Bartlett had been try
Ing to sell the property. She intended
to build a smaller house nearer the VIII
lage.
Phoned of Rough Looking Visitor.
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
Mrs. Bartlett telephoned TO her sister at
the latter's home In Hampstead and said
that man who gave his name as
Nicholas Steffin and who said he was in
the radiator business in Garden City
had called TO look at the house, but that
she had refused to do business with him
because he was very rough both In man.
ners and In appearance. Half an hour
later she telephoned again and told Mrs
Seabury that y woman had called her
up. refused to give her name. but said
that mfr. Quinn" would be at the
house shortly after noon to look over the
property and that he would have $4,000
ash with which TO close the deal. Mrs.
Bartlett asked Mrs. Seabury to be there
when "Mr. Quinn called.
Two hours later Mrs. Sea bury tried
several times to get her sister on the
telephone. and. falling. walked to the
Bartlett house, about mile from the
Hampstead Long Island Railroad depot.
She arrived there about l o'clock and
found the doors closed and locked. She
looked into n window. but saw nothing.
though she thought she heard noise In
the kitchen. She became alarmed and
went 10 n neighbor's house. where she
telephoned to her cousin. Frederick Sea-
bury. member of the Hampstead law
firm Of seabury. 9aman & Gehris
victim Beatcn. Then sinin.
Mr.. Seabury hurried to the house, and
entered after he had broken a Kitchen
window. all OF the doors being locked.
The kitchen furniture was disarranged
as II there had been n struggle, and in
one corner Mr. Seabury noticed a large
pile OF rugs. There were eight or ten
Of them. gathered from different parts
OF the house, and when the attorney re-
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