New-York tribune., 1921-09-24
Police Find Only Clew to
Wounding of Heiress
in Note Blaming Fast
Life Left by Divorce
Transmission Used
In Fight for Life
Relatives of Mrs. Lawes.
Who Killed Self, Deny
Jealousy Caused Act


late Alfred P. Hanan, wealthy shoe
manufacturer, may be the means, ii
vas said last night at Long Island Col.
lege Hospital, Brook, n, of saving the
life of Miss Hanan, who was shot and
grayely wounded early yesterday morn.
Ing by Mrs. Grace Lawes, who had been
her friend for years.
Mrs. Lawes lies dead by her own
hand in, the morgue of the Kings Coun-
ty Hospital, Brookl. n. She shot her
self through the roof of the mouth a
moment after she had wo1nded Miss
Hanan or the steps of the apartment
house at S5 Schermerhorn Street.
Dr. Harvey Fist, of the hospital staff,
gave his blood to Miss Hanan after
physicians said she could not live with
1 cut TRANSMISSION. AT her. bedside last
night her mother, Mrs. Clara Hanan:
hc tner, Lgsred P. Hanan: her
grandfather, William Moulds. and .Jobn
J: be:lasid, who was with her when
Mrs. Lawes shot her, watched earerlu
for the expected turn for the better.
MISS Hanan was wounded twice bv
fouf shots nred py Mrs. Lawes from
an automatic pistol she took from
handbag when Miss Hanan and Ror-
land appeared in the doorway O tho
apartment shortly after l o'clock in
the morning after visit with Miss
Dorotfy Gottschalk, friend of both
women, at the Schermerhorn Street ad-
dress. ."
Motive for Act Mystery
One bullet passed through her arm,
snffs A7v y 80 chelt end
soursed downward, passing through
Ae right side.
IN their attempts to dispel the air of
gsts ry surrounding the motive for
Nh lawes's act, the police of Brook
mend Manhattan found themselves
Asti with the task Of unraveling a
:, !, : ! .:s c'reym stance and tn
Mlp q -, ! tn o.s.ces in Manba+.an an =
bid the policc and the District Alto,
sney ct Kings that he was, at q loss
70 assfrn eason for the shooting
pc said ne had been introduced to Miss
Ms In-rAs bv Miss Cott-
schalk and had been friendly with both,
" ne wever, a y extraordinary
affection for either Miss Hanan or Mrs
Lawes, who was divorcee, and said
ne was positive that it was not jeal-
ous- which prompted the shooting.
!. Miss Gottschalk. who had dined with
mrs. Lawcs at downtown restaura It
N Manhattan Wednesday night, told
cetec' ives that Mrs. Lawes went "a sha
soid her of great wrong she had done,
nave done mething in the last
ten d"vs 7 revor he'ievad I cou'd do u
Miss Gottschalk quoted Mrs. Lawes as
saying while tears streamed down her
face. Il am fiend."
Three weeks ago, accordin. "a
friends of both, Miss Hanan and Mrs.
Lawes, who was her guest at the
Hanan summer h one at Shoreham, l.. l..
guarreled so bitterly That Miss Hama n
Ielt it necessary to *sk Mrs. Lawes to
leave the house. What the quarrel
was about none would say. When Mr. :.
Lawes left Shoreham she took an
apartment in the Hotel Vanderbilt.
where she remained until q few days
ago.
Followed Her in Taxi
The police were tod last nieht that
i TOT two weeks Mrs. Lawes followed
HISS Hanan in taxicab whenever she
eit the family's city apartment at 7S0
faFk Avenue. Manhattan. 1t is pre-
snmed that she was close behind the
nnanan car, carrying Miss Hanan and
norland, when it started for Miss Gott-
sehalt's home in Brooklyn late Thurs
Ne y or R7r'and NOR Mrs. Lawes's VIC
Gm was aware of her presence in
me neighborhood, however. until she
stepped from a nook in the hallway
e. sney emerged from the building and
nred four shots at Miss II nan. Bor-
,and seized her and tried to hold her,
out she ran from him to a vestibule a
-" aoors away and, placing the muz-
s't Oh her weapon in her mouth, ended
her own life.
Neighbors bad seen Mrs. Lawes act
,ae In manner that aroused suspicion.
1fs. katherine Strong. of 80 Schermer-
no,, aorn street, told Captain of Detectives
Iuniven that she saw woman she
Asuseiieved % to be Mrs. Lawcs seated on
,he curb IN front of her home. Just
wseiore she arose to cross the street,
Mfs; strong said, the woman drew a
smeN bottle from her handbag. poured
hquid into demi tasse, drained the
sup and threw it into the gutter, break.
ag 1t t. bits. Afterward the police
.osnd IN Mrs. Lawes's bag a vial labeled
km;v,,phine aa;,,p srlnhate. An autopsy to-day
wni be performed to determine if Mrs.
Iawes had drunk of this before the
John Williams, who occupies the
ssens 8 are~tment n the second floor
49, y 90 Schermerhorn Street, told the
sS1Ne trat ne entered the vestibule of
fns D9iding shortly after midnight and
syuha woman fumbling at the lock of
fn front door. He opened the door
UT os ner She thanked him and pre-.
ssa ssssa him IN the stairway, pausing
ss..y as.sway to light cigarette before
ssoointti,n,uirg to the third floor. The Gott-
isaaik 4 apartment is on the second floor,
as presumed that Mrs. Lawes, find
es herself observed, went to the third
sssa., sSl as bind, returrinr lster to the
ss1oule to resume her vigil.
Planned to End Own Life
nrs. Lawcs carried in her handbag
S az. mo ietters. one written on the station
oi the Hotel Vanderbilt. but neither
ssatec, wi;ich showed that shc had con-
= ~np'sted ct least killing herself. Ono
n n,.saese .aese vas addressed to Mrs. M. e.
T ps.mar' at~316 Walnut Street, San
awan.ssisco, and bore the salutation.
s,v.ner, darling" Dispatches from San
w.ncisco ~. last night ssid Mrs. Ditt,nar
Mrs Mss NOT the mother. but sister, Of
thst L.awes, and quoted her as saying
mnsh me tact she addressed her as
was proof that she was de-
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