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| 1917 Advertisment |
New York Times 20 July 1901
Mrs. Spankle was I believe Mrs. Madeline Spankle, Arthur Colburn's youngest and married daughter.
Phila Inquirer 11 Oct 1930 (Photo) below:
June 30, 2017
The Helena Daily Independent
(Helena, MT)
Sat., Oct 11, 1930
Pg. 3, Col. 5
Stockbroker Slain In
Office By a Customer
Philadelphia, Oct. 10 - Edwin W. Sprankle, a member of a
socially prominent suburban family and a confidential clerk of
Carstairs & Co., stock brokers, was shot to death today at the
company's offices by a former customer, who then shot himself,
dying later in a hospital.
Sprankle, who was 32, was shot three times while he talked with
the former customer, Adam Jakus, a barber of Oakview, a suburb.
James B. Carstairs, senior member of the brokerage firm, said
Jakus had closed out his account on Sept. 15 and received a
check for his balance. Carstairs said he was not known to have
had further dealings with the company and could offer no motive
for the shooting.
Police said Jakus had recently taken a friend to the company's
offices and the friend had lost heavily in the stock market
slump. They indicated the shooting might have resulted from an
argument over the friend's account.
Edwin was the s/o Walter Judson Sprankle & Madeline Colburn.
You may recall a story that Maureen found about Mrs. Walter
Sprankle surviving a tragic yacht accident in 1901.
(Helena, MT)
Sat., Oct 11, 1930
Pg. 3, Col. 5
Stockbroker Slain In
Office By a Customer
Philadelphia, Oct. 10 - Edwin W. Sprankle, a member of a
socially prominent suburban family and a confidential clerk of
Carstairs & Co., stock brokers, was shot to death today at the
company's offices by a former customer, who then shot himself,
dying later in a hospital.
Sprankle, who was 32, was shot three times while he talked with
the former customer, Adam Jakus, a barber of Oakview, a suburb.
James B. Carstairs, senior member of the brokerage firm, said
Jakus had closed out his account on Sept. 15 and received a
check for his balance. Carstairs said he was not known to have
had further dealings with the company and could offer no motive
for the shooting.
Police said Jakus had recently taken a friend to the company's
offices and the friend had lost heavily in the stock market
slump. They indicated the shooting might have resulted from an
argument over the friend's account.
Edwin was the s/o Walter Judson Sprankle & Madeline Colburn.
You may recall a story that Maureen found about Mrs. Walter
Sprankle surviving a tragic yacht accident in 1901.
