Show WOMAN WHO REFUSED TO ELOPE WAS KILLED double tragedy in new york in the pros a ence of relatives of the murderer then shot himself the double tragedy occurred at edsona residence the murder and suicide was a eon of former mayor franklin Ed a brother of cyrus edcor and was 39 years old edson is said to have acen insanely jealous of the woman and wanted her to go away with him the shooting occurred in the presence of dr david 0 edason the suicides brother hia wife mrs henry T eanon and a baggage man thomas woods the families of henry townsend edson and dr edson have lived in the street house ifor a number of months today henry edson was to vacate and leave the city for a short time according to the police and woods ahe furniture man edson had begged mrs pullen to elope him dr edason told his brother that he new york sept 2 henry townsend F of west street shot and killed mrs fannic pullen 33 years old of west end avenue today and should he ashamed to make such a proposal in the presence of his wife town bend adson became wildly excited and could not be calmed he kept entreating mrs rullen to leave the house him and go to another state but she refused when woods house he says lie saw townsend point hiis revolver towards mrs and heard him a v to her you ant go me if you dont elope with me ill see that you go with me anyway alien townsend fired two shots in quick succession the first bullet struck mrs rullan in the right tide of the forehead and the second bullet plowed through ike left cheek tearing the flesh pullen ran a few steps when mid fall edson then turned the revolver on himself firing two the first phot went through hi head the second entered the left breast near the heart he dropped to the floor his head falling across the comans womans feet both died almost instantly recen ly henry T F adson had quarrel rd with h i wife and finally that he would leave her he had sent for mrs pullen who was n friend of the f and she camo to the house not knowing what wag wanted sirs pullen and dr ealion were seated about the dinan j room table edson is said to have told his wife lie could not live h her aej longer and said that it would IMS better 1 l i if they separate this request re fused by mrs edson and the trouble MB i quieted for the time suddenly it i r said adson turned to mrs pullen in th presence of his wife and brother and y asked lier 10 go away alth liim la some other state where ahey could be happy mrs pullen indignantly refused H n proposal and turned away from adson dr edson severely lii brother for making any such remark S and then left ehfe room with amro edison almost the occurred ira aullen was tho 5 wife of john F an auditor at the grand central station phe had two children mrs aullen and ills edon had ia been intimate inana friends for lor accra 1 L years ars coroner Coro ncr jackson sigid alic ev identa shows that the murder and suicide ana rs I 1 have found letters bint other papers in eddons edsons jn tho house that show eliat he had a lore affair when if the love affair wai with mrs aulten the coroner aid ho could not answer but spoke aa if it not john r pallen the husband of ali murdered woman in a statement say that edson as clerk of st michaels episcopal church had borgel and de faulted he declared that alie belonging to F adson was anin packed up today to be sent to the kev dr john C peters rector of the church partly to reimburse the church mhd shooting he said was not premeditated declared that lyon attempted to shoot mrs edson first saying that ho would end it all by killing his cifa and himself but accidentally shot mm y |