The Washington times., 1937-04-08
DIARY OF IRWIN
BARES VISITS
TO GEDE0NS
'EtheI,' Believed Sister
of Slain Model, FIRE.
quentIy Mentioned
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previously had boarded. One visit
was as late as last December, dur
ing his Christmas recess at st.
Lawrence University, where he
attended theological school.
The diary also limited that IT.
win some day might take his own
life.
The prophetic words bloody
Saturday" written under the
date of June 80, 1884, gave even
hardened police officers a chill
as they recalled the events Of that
bloody Saturday night less than
two weeks ago.
Obscene Mutations Found
Sacrilegious sketches and OBJ
scene notationS in the diary
clearly revealed the diSordered
mind of the ex-asylum inmate.
The notations, covering period
from 1888 through 1887, with
often weeks when nothing was
iotted down, were written in an
ordinary school notebook. The
book was fastened with metal
clips.
The only entries in 1888. when
Irwin was supposed to have been
employed in New York city, con-
cerned the making of bustS. The
next entry, apparently referring
to the Sculptor's unsuccessful at
tempt to have an unusual opera
ton performed upon him at Belle
vue, read:
"19S4-BelIevue Hospital. No
luck"
"I934-ROCkland State Hos.
pitaI. SOlly H0ffinger, ex-cop.
My pal, SOlIy HOffinger."
BLOODY SATURDAY" ENTRY
Goth Irwin and Hoffinger, for.
mer New York city policeman, were
patients at Rockland. Hoffinger
died there in August, 1850
Then, under date OF June 80
1884, Irwin wrote:
Bloody Saturday." II
These words were underlined.
In September, 1884. were five,
melancholy entries:
Down by dock. Gloomy as
hell. FOOdlesS. Too many boats.
Roekland again."
a0cteber, 1934-Lunch with
Bin Kudner." Thought possibly
to refer to Joseph Kudner, hus-
band of Ethel.)
Then came the lone entry to
Ronnie, who did not mention Irwin
in her diary:
October, I935-WaIked to
Grand Central Station with Ron
nie." a .-.. a..
"June 10, 1886 -Schmeiing.
Louis fight" Qncluded In the
diary was . pencil sketch of
Louis, it apparently being IT.
wins intention to make . bust
of Louis in cIay.)
"ETHEL" SKETCHED
"July IA, 1886 EtheI's pic
lures at different angles"
Accompanying the diary were
sketches showing detail Of a
woman's face, such as an eye, nose,
chin and ear, and on this sketch
was written ETHEL"
Gully II, l936-Ten days."
apparently when ready to
leave ROckIand HOspital.)
"Sept. 26, 1886 GedeOns,
New York. Low, GedeOn, Kud-
ner."
(The Low referred to here is be-
lieved to be Clarence Low, power.
full Democratic leader in New York
city,.
"sept. 81. 1sSs-on way to st.
Lawrence"
December 8 and SO New
York, GedeOnS." Police have
since revealed that Irwin visited
the Gede0n family on those
dates during his Christmas re-
cess at st. Lawrence University.
While it did not contain a very
extensive number Of entries, the
diary was accompanied by various
sketches, photographs and discon'
nected phrases. Sometimes they
contained but a single word or
name. The name of Ethel was
repeated as many as a dozen times.
Irwin had made a bust Of Ethel.
In the notebook were Biblical
quotations interspersed with seem
ingly irrelevant material. In one
place an obscene verse followed
Biblical matter.
Among the contents Of the book