Von Pamal's Letter To Isabel

The Brown Palace opened its doors on August 12, 1892, the area it covers is about 9.5 acres and it lies on 17th St. and Tremont Place in Denver, Co. On May 24, 1911, one of Denver’s most outrageous murders was committed at the Brown Palace Hotel. It began when Sylvester L. “Tony” von Phul arrived in Denver on May 23, 1911. Sylvester L. “Tony” von Phul was 35 year old man who had experiences with being a balloon pilot, daredevil adventurer and he was also a ladies man. Before the arriving in Denver months before he received letters from that of Isabel Springer, with whom he was having an affair with. Isabel Springer was married to John W. Springer who was a political and business leader. Isabel Springer got married to John Springer only a few weeks after she divorced her last husband. Von Phul was not the only man who was allegedly having affair with Mrs. Springer, another man by the name of Harold Francis Henwood whom Mrs. Springer had only meet in March of 1911. Harold Francis Henwood was 35 years old and he was a Denver Republican, he was also born in Naples, Italy. While von Phul was waiting for his room to be ready he had …show more content…
In her last letter she had said that someone was going to meet von Phul and talk to him and that person was Henwood, this man was one of the biggest parts as to why von Phul was angry. They were supposed to meet in von Phul’s room but then von Phul decided to go and meet Isabel and Henwood followed. They got in a yelling fight in front on Isabel and her mother and then went back to von Phul’s room and talked and before Henwood knew it von Phul pulled a gun on Henwood and told him to get out of his room. Tony didn’t shoot Henwood but said that he would get him good and quick but not in the