The New York herald., 1922-10-17
Other Woman Had Consent of
Wife to the Affection of
0. M. Martelliere.
AETNA BUILDING IS SCENE
StenOgrapher Sees Visitor to
Office Seriously Wound
Employer.

Mrs. Paulette Salundes, a French
woman who has been in the United
States for several years, shot and
seriously wounded Oscar NJ. Martel-
liere yesterday afternoon as he sat
behind his desk in his insurance
brokerage office in the Aetna Build
| ing, 100 William street, because he
had refused to divorce his wife and
marry her. She fired five shots, three
of which entered his abdomen before
he slid out of the chair. the other
two piercing his chest. Later the
woman surrendered to the police in
Turley, in the Woolworth Building.
| The shooting, which was witnessed
by Miss Gertrude Thompson, the
brokers' stenographer. developed an
unusual triangle in which only last
Saturday Martelliere's wife, who lives
with a six-year- daughter at "a
La Sale street. told Mrs. Salundes
that she would not object II her
love him and he had not helped to
support her or their child for several
years. At that time Mrs. Salundes
told Mrs. Martelliere that if Martel-
liere did not marry her something
terrible would happen to him.
Leaves Note In OHice.
Mrs Martelliere thought this over for
two days, and yesterday afternoon
about / o'clock she telephoned Ter hus-
land and told him what the French
woman had said. Martelliere immedi-
atcly left his office and few moments
later Mrs. Salundes entered She
brushed by Miss Thompson and searched
the brokers' desk. Then she went away.
leaving this note:
"As you don't want to put n stop to
IT l will. Am going to see Mr. Turley.
who is waiting for me. right away. You
will not be long to land In jail"
Soon afterward Martelliere telephoned
and asked IL Mrs Salundes had left
Miss Thompson said that she had. and
about 230 o'clock Marteniere entered
his office and sat at his desk. He was
there when Mrs Salundes came back
about 3 o'clock. Miss Thompson told
the police that the woman with one
hand in her handbag. approached Mar
tellere and said:
We'll. are you going to do what
want you to do?"
mo. | am not" he replied
"Then you shall suffer- the French
woman cried.
Victim Wounded Fatally.
She drew 25 callber revolver from
her handbag and fired before Martellere
could rise. After she had fired five
shots she put the weapon back in her
bag, turned and walked out Of the office
Miss Thompson ran into the corridor and
screamed and some one teiephoned for
an ambulance. which removed Mar
tellere to the Beekman street hospital
where 1t was said he probably would die.
Detectives learned that the French
woman had walked down one flight and
caught an elevator at the eighth floor
and then walked to the office OF Mr.
Turley. who telephoned Headquarters
and said that his client wanted to sur
render.
Martelliere was rushed To the operat-
ing table at the hospital. but first made
statement to the police that the
woman. who he said Is known also as
Miss Delorne. had shot him because he
would not divorce his wife and marry
her. At the Old Slip station Mrs.
salmdes. on the advice of her lawyer,
would not discuss the case.
Mrs. Martelliere told the detectives
that she last lived with her husband two
months ago az 43S West 124th street,
and that he then went to live in Free
port. She had known Mrs Salundes
about three years. she said. their hus-
bands having been in the lumber bus
mess together. Eighteen months ago
Salundes went to France. leaving her
with a home in Brooklyn. which she told
the police she gave to Martelliere.
II am not much inclined to be sorry
for my husband" Mrs. Martelllere said
During our seven years OF married life
we have been separated a number of
times and / have been Obliged to go
To work to support our baby girl. When
this womans husband went to France
she appealed to my husband for help
She came to my house last Saturday
and told me che and my husband were
madlv in love with each other and that
she could not live without him. told
her I would not stand In their way, as
my husband and myself had ceased to
care for each other and IL did not make
any difference TO me what did"
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