The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-23
MURDER TOOK
PLACE IN STREET
IN BROOKLYN
Borland and Miss Mildred
Hanan Emerged from
Apartment House Where
BorIand, Later, Said
They Had Been to Visit
a Friend-Miss Hanan
Critically Wounded

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Hanan, said by the polis&o be q
daughter of the late John II. Hanan
wealthy manufacturer, was shot three
times early to-day as she was emerg
ing from an apartment house in Brook
lvn with John S. Borland, an importer
Mrs. Grace Lawes, who fired the shots
then ended her own life by firing a
bullet into her brain.
Miss Hanan, in a hospital, refused
to discuss the shooting.
According to the police, Borland
said Mrs. Lawes had stepped out OF
the shadows as he and Miss Hanan
emerged from the apartment, where
they had been visiting friend, and
fired the shots. He attributed the
shooting, police said, to jealousy, ad'
mitting that he had quarreled with
Mrs. Lawes recently over Miss Hanan.
Miss Hanan's condition was report
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 unable to explain to
the police how Mrs. Hawes learned
that he and Miss Hanan were visiting
in Brooklyn. He said he had gone
to Brooklyn yesterday afternoon with
Miss Hanan TO help her seek new
apartment. The apartment hunting
trip, he said, ended with visit to Mss
Dorothy Gottschalk, friend of her
family.
They left the apartment about ! :2j
a. M. he said, and encountered Mrs.
Halves as they stepped to the street,
She then stood for a moment regard
ing them, Borland said. Then she
uttered scream, pressed the muz-
zle Of the pistol against her head and
fired
Mrs. Lawes, who is daughter OF
Mrs. VI. +. Ditmars of San Francisco
was a distant relative of Miss Hanan
For four years she had lived with Miss
Hanan and the latter's mother in an
apartment in the exclusive Park ave
nue. district Of Manhattan. Two weeks
ago she moved to the Hotel Wander
bilt nearby. The police said that she
had sent several threatening letters
recently TO Miss Hanan.
Two letters were found in Mrs
I.awes' pocketbook. One, addressed to
her mother, asked forgiveness for what
she had done. The other, addressed to
Mrs. Birdie Williams Of Manhattan
formerly a nurse in the Hanan house.
! hold. requested that Mrs. Williams
take Mrs. Lawes' body TO San Francis
90 and have it cremated.
The letter to Mrs. Lawes' mother
reads
Mother Darling,
"You never can understand what
have been through here. Don't try TO
learn. II is past. ! am too tired and
III TO try to overcome the great OBJ
siacles | have placed in my own way,
TOO much high life. The pace Is
too fast and the liquor has driven me
crazy, dear. Forgive and forget and
remember, pray for my soul. Love to
all and think of me as | always was
to you, a good. sweet daughter.
Loving
Grace
Miss Hanan Is % years old. while
Mrs. Lawes was 32. The younger WON
an. according to the police, had been
married to Jerome Wagner of this
ritv, but a divorce had been granted
about three years ago.
L Borland a graduate OF Dartmouth
rollece. was questioned for several
hours by Assistant District ATTORNEY y
Wilson and detectives. Although al.
hitting that he liked Miss Hanan very
much, he denied that they were en-
-aged. He said he had not seen Mrs
Laves for two months.
The police said that the two WON
On had been insep4rahle for several
wears. They expressed belief, how.
ever. that Mrs. I.aWes had become %
incensed BY Miss Hsnan's soceptanos
Of social invitations from Borland that
her mind had become affected. Miss
.sotsschzlk told the police nzt Mrs
Ls~es had been IN love with Borisnd
and had been exfremely jealous
The police announced an examina'
lion Of Mrs. Lawes' stomach would
. = made 10 determine II she had beer
drug addict.
In an effort to save Miss Hsnau Z
70. . blood transfusion was made. Ilr
Eervry First. . resident physician, AS
hr. donor. Assembled a. the Hospital
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