The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-23
WOUNDS GIRL,
Then ENDS
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Woman Fires on Couple
as They Leave an
Apartment

NEW YORK. Sept 2s.--A double
shooting In which women were the
principals resulted early today In the
serious wonndlng Of Miss Mildred
Hanan. said 10 be a daughter OF the
hate Alfred y. Hnnan. wealthy head
by Mrs. Grace IAWca. a distant rela-
tive OF Miss Hanan and daughter
OF Mrs. NJ. ". Dittmars OF San Fran
cisco, Mrs. Lawea then committed
suicide.
The shooting occurred In Brooklyn
Ms Miss Hnnan and John y. BorlRnd.
an exporter, emerged from an apart
mcnt house where they had been vls-
iting. Boriand attributed the shoot =
ing to Jealousy. and admitted, the
police said, that he had duarreIed
recently with Mrs. Lawes about Miss
Hanan.
After firing three bullets into Miss
Hhnan's body. Mrs. I4hwes then shot
herself In the head. dying instantly.
Condition Critical
Miss Hanan'E condition was report b
ed TO be critical but not necessarily
fatal one Of the bullets took effect
IN the left breast. near the heart. one
In the left side and one In the right
arm.
Borland was unsblc to explain to
the police how Mrs. I.awes learned he
and Miss Hanan were visiting in
Brooklyn.
They left the apartment about / 80
a, m. he said. and encountered Mrs
Lawes as they stepped to the street.
Without speaking. Mrs IaweA drew
pistol and fired. She then stood fot
moment regarding them, Borland
said. Then she uttered scream
pressed the muzzlc of the pistol
against her head and fired.
Mrs. lawes WAS distant relative
OF Miss lihaan. For four years she had
lived with Miss HanRn and the lat
tcr's mother In an apartment In IN,
exclusive Park avenue district Of
Manhattan. Two weeks ago shS
moved to the Hotel Vanderbilt nearby.
The police said that she had sent scv.
..rai threatening letters recently TO
Miss HaDAn.
Story of Shooting.
Questioned at the hospital by Deiec-
ives Miss Hanan declined to say what
had led up TO the shooting, but gar
ne following description OF the al,
MIR. John Borland. a Dartmouth
university graduato.and engaged In the
import and export business here; Miss
1'orothy Gottschalk, BROOKLYN. and I
had dined at my home last night. A.
y. m. We arrived IN my Rutomo-
bile AT Miss Gottschalk's homo.
w ifIHhlftfu W MISS AfuttSfnNlkf
apartments for two hours durinr
which time We discussed the general
topics Of the day Mr. Borland spoke
of looking for apartments In Brook
lAn, and his business affairs
We had Just emerged from tn,
vcstihule when ! saw Mrs. iawes ster
from an areaWny on the left or Ia,
entrance. The neat thing heard wa
three pistol shots, I dropped to the
sidewalk and when I got up saw blood
running from my arm
~ ran for hundred feet nnd col.
lspsed. then heard another shot
fired Mr. Borlsnd picked mo M and
carried me 20 the steps Of house ~
'cheriuerhnrn street poiircmap
came running up. Mr. Rorland isk.d
him 10 get an ambulance. I was
brought up TO this hospital and that
"a nll ! can remember"
In their cndcaVor to determine
rh"thCr Mrs fztwcs was "a drug nd
dict the police showed interest In an
Incident preceding the shooting do
."rihed by u women ncighbor OF Miss
GOitsChalk'E.
This woman, who was looking out
"i window. said she snw Mrs Lave
Vt down ON q doorstep. raise a cur
I" hcr lipA and then dash Il into mo
street Detectives found tho china
fragments ana later In Mrs I.awcs'
bag an cmpty drug phial