Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-23
Jealous Woman
Shoots Rich RiUaI

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University graduate. and engaged in
the import and export business here !:
Miss Dorothy Gottschalk. Brooklyn.
and had dinPd at my home last night.
At II 7. VI. we arrived in my automo-
bile at Miss Gottschalk's home.
1--WE remained in Miss Gottschalk S
apartments for two hours. during which
time we discussed the general topics of
the day. Mr.. Borland spoke of looking
for apartments in Brooklyn, and his
business affairs.
Eve had just emerged from the ves-
tibule when | saw Mrs. Lawes step
!. from an arcaway on the left of the
entrance. The next thing l heard was
three pistol shots. | dropped to the
sidewalk, and when ] got up saw blood
running from my arm.
Ran 100 Feet and Collapsed
then heard another shot fired. Mr..
Borland picked me up and carried me
to the steps of a house on Schermcrhorn
street. A policeman came running up.
Mr.. Borland asked him to get an am
buance. | was brought up to this
hospital, and that is all / can remem-
ber."
The explanation of the tragedy given
BY Miss GottSchalk. whose apartment
Miss Hanan and Borland had just left
when the shooting occurred, was that
"a jealous woman lost her head Miss
Hanan and Mrs. Lawes bad had petty
argument she said. and evidently Mrs.
Lawes let it prey on her mind.
Miss GottSchalk said that she had
Gned with Miss IIanan and BOrland at
Miss Hanan home at 7S0 Park avenue.
Dinner was late and the party did
not start to escort her home un-
!. I'll Late because of the failure
! Of their automobile to start until a
passing tnXicGb driver tried the crank.
Miss Hanan and Eorland went with
I fer to Brooklyn with the double pur-
! pose of taking her home and of looking
al her apartment, as Borland was in
tereSted in vacancy in the building,
Miss Gottschalk snid.
They stayed indoors about ten min
,,les. she said-certainly not more than
Ealf an hour-to show Borland the ar
rangemOnts of the suite and tell him
briefly OF the convenience ~ TIE neigh
borhood.
Miss Gottschalk asserted that Miss
Hanan must have been "delirious" II
she said she stayed ir tho apartment for
two hours.
Saw Woman Lying in Street
81 had barely shut my DOOR" said
Miss Gottschalk, when l heard three
shots I ran downstairs and saw Il
woman lying in the street. l cried "is
II Mildred" but neighbors told me it
was the woman who had done the shoot
ing Then | went back to my apart
The petty quarrel" between Mrs.
iaTes and Miss Hanan, who had been
s9ch good friends that for some time
ats' Lawes lived with the Hanans.
Mas discussed in on Off hand way at
TI'nher' said Miss Gottschalk. Mrs.
.atS ntt%es had been threatening Mildred. -
Sia Miss Gottschalk, $50 naturally we
@iksd about 1t little.
r., IN fact, " she added, Mildred told
mat Mrs. Lawes had taken to
saaching her apartment from a taxicab
IroS I"noT the street. She must have fol l..
,I,hu INeu US to Brook lyn in the ta1icab,
"e started off.
IL hadn't seen the Hanans or Mrs.
Lawes all summer, so | know Ittle
%ore than that l was told that Mrs.
thawes had been acting crazy. I be-
land" e"'eu ior MT nor
Police Hear Of Alteration
much mystery still surrounds the
b.oting, borland said that Mrs. Lawes
nof; nosan shooting without n word, The
saw" Sviee record Of the tragedy, however,
an .f Ehat Miss iianap was shot during
rncss ''ercallon. Several other differ
Of tbo eHIst @ III the various stories told
rsnon v anair, although In the min the
Has, gwen by Miss Gottschalk, Miss
Mr. and Borland agree.
viii ,.awes for four years had lived
mo,bon 'isS Hanan and the latter
clusira M M the apartment in the ex-
hs,tnIe lark avenue district of Man
inSo"n. Inc two women were almost
wstoraole during that period. Two
Ho,aH ago Mrs. Lawes moved to tho
Il mid :. vanderbilt, nearby. The poIice
eniuc 'nat she had sent several threat. .
tbsrs 'et'ers to Miss Hanan while
Law" ponce expressed belief that Mrs.
lIano,na nad become so incensed by Miss
tIonn tIan acceptance of social invita- :
hams b,Vns from Borland that her mini had
OeSSme affected. '' "''nu n"u
Of Mr. police announced an examination
/ 10 Sa,..awe Lawes stomach would be made
addict, e II she had been drug
pSri,Ssa iianan's father, the late Alfred
se ianan, was a partner with