Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-16
MAN SOUGHT HERE
IN n. Y. SHOOTING
Alleged Gambler Said to Be Ar
thur Tyler Wanted in Wound
ing Of Silk Manufacturer
WOMAN MENTIONS NAME

Arthur Tyler. snid to be n profess
sional gambler widely known to the
sporting fraternity in Philadelphia, is
being sought here in connection with
the shooting Of John n. Reid. wealthy
manufacturer. in New York.
Reid is in the Fordham Hospital. the
Bronx. believed to be dying, with three
bullets IN the head and facc fourth in
the neck and fifth in tho thigh.
The shooting occurred about 10
o'clock yesterday morning in cot
tage at .2os3 University. avenue, the
bronx. after drinking party in which
Reid had taken part with Mrs. Hazel
+. Warner. owner Of the cottage and
the estrangcd wife Of Frederick Warner.
Noalthv New York sugar rcfiner; Miss
Lila Wiley. her cousin. n motion pic
ture actress: George Kuriger. uncle OF
the two women. and Frank Boylan. n
friend.
The shooting took place sho ttly after
kurigcr. Miss Wiley and Boylan had
sat down 10 breakfast. According to
KurigCr. the only one whose story has
hccn told the police. stops were heard
on the porch, n strange face appeared
ct the glass upper half of the front door
visible from the dining room, and Miss
Wiley exclaimed: MY God, there's
Arthur Hos desperate man
Stranger Kicks In Door
ThcreupOu. Kuriger said. the stranger
kicked in the door and the party at
the breakfast table scattered. Kurigcr
said he was frightened and ran upstairs
80 Ia,l,n, 4
jumping into bed. lie heard the front
door slam. he said. footsteps ascend the
stairs. and then five shots. Then he
heard heavy steps going down the
stairs.
Kurigor waited few minutes, then
unlorke'l his door and went across the
hall TO Rcid's room. He was lying on
the floor and Mrs. Warner was standing
near him. trying TO staunch the blood.
"A man came in and shot him and
ran away" she said.
Boylan's automobile was in the gn =
rage. and thu party put the injured
man into it and hurried him to tho
Forlham University Hospital. Kurigrr
stayed. tho others left. and have not
been located by tho police.
Or. James McGrath. at Fordham
Hospital, who received the wounded
man, had no time to question or detnin
the party. rushing Reid to the operat
ing table in nm effort 10 save his life.
kuriger remained. and when emergency
treatment had been given the victim,
told of the shooting and the police were
notified.
House Deserted When Police Arrive
The house on University avenue was
deserted when they arrived. though
! Kurigcr came in little later The
police found the attic Of the cottage
had been used rs n drinking and card
room, and empty champagne bottles,
with empty cigar and cigarette boxes,
gave evidence of party Saturday night.
Mrs. Warner called her house on the
telephone later in the day. and mistook
the detective who answered for Kurigcr
asking about Reid s condition and prom =
Using to come to the house right away
when told by the detective that there
were no detectives there"
A pitiful bit of evidence found by the
detectives was letter written TO Mrs
| Warner by her seven year old son,
Warren. from military academy in
New Jersey. whore he Is student.
Dear mother" II read ARE you
coming 10 sec me before ! 90 home for
vacation? How arc you and daddy
! feeling. and how are grandmother and
the BOYS? | hope YOU are getting along
all right. Joe gave me three -lcaved
clover which I am sending to you. Mrs
! Wadsworth taught me prayer:
" Now ! lay me down TO sleep.
pray the Lord my soul TO take. This
| ask for Jesus sake
Love and kisses.
WARREN WARNER"