The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-25
ENsHROUDED IN MYSTERY.
Suicide in Chicago OF a Man Who Had
4 Fondness for Actresses and Whose
Life Was a Mystery.

A~s y IAN Lee
= Fondness for Actresses and Whose
Life Was a Mystery.
CHICAGO, April 1s.-A gentleman who has
been stopping at the Hotel Richelieu since April
10, and was registered az Sidney Walters, COM
mitted suicide with morphine in his room last
night. There is considerable mystery about the
case. MI. Walters has spent money freely and
made many friends since arriving at the hotel,
and there has been nothing in his behavior at
any time to indicate IN intention Of suicide.
The suicide was attired in a new and expensive
full evening dress suit, including the regulation
gloves and patent leather shoes. He had
evidently intended to die in good form, and he
succeeded. Why he committed suicide is
had two or more wives and was engaged
iu several gallantries is believed to have had
something to do with 1t. Morris Greenburg Of
this city in 1887. together with his wife. an
actress, whose name is Malvina Renner. He
seemed to have plenty Of money. and lived in
for seven months the two moved to the North
side. whore they started housekeeping at 2O8 La
Sale avenue. They lived in the height Of style,
ont, and were much sought after by the swell
people Of the North side. An adventure of gal
lsnty in which Mrs. Walters discovered her hus-
tt0n, and the wife returned to the stage. She is
said to be playing in a variety theater in Mime
apoiis At present. Her brother. George Renner.
To . reporter he said: Walters came to this
country eight years ago, and seven years ago he
married my sister. His past life was always
IN MYSTERY.
" ARreat many people who knew him in the old
country eaid that he had been a deserter from
the English ARM had been tried and convicted,
Wet when he escaped and came to America. He
was = f~earfuily Wild fellow aud never supported
my sister and she was coming to Chicago this
continually in scrapes with other women. and
several months. ago, for weeks. he had three or
fonr and sometimes half a dozen women ct the
scsndsloa asS.u1 He sV WAS a T gambler ers and GI spent all all
he could get hold Of in card playing. How many
other wives be had I don't know" Walters must
tended selfedestruotion, as q teieara@ was re-
ceived to-day. signed by Mrs. Nora Ermann
esking. il he bad committed suicide
Efnsann asserts that Walters was the husband Of
Este1is CLAYTON. the actress. 4 telegram. was
received ct the hotel last night from Walters
diately nottded Of her husbands death. At. the
inquest to-day Mrs. Walters said that she had
been married to Mr.. Walters about six months.
per man Of considerable prominence. She did
not know whether or not he was related to John
Walters. the well-known London newspaper
cetved three letters from her husband, in one Of
which he said he was tired of living and wanted
to die.
- KNOWN IN CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, April ISL. Sidney Walters
came to this city from Pittsburg about two
months ago. where he was engaged az Advertise
ing solicitor for q historical publishing COM
pany. Here he has been engaged in the same
business until about o week ago, when he left
the city for Chicago. Some years ago he was
employed in Chicago in canvassing tor portraits
and the sale of, the history OF Chicago. and pre-
viOr.s tOSQRt time he was connected with Reid.
Murdoch Il Fisher and with the Grocers' Regu-
lntor, . local publication. His wife was for-
merIy Malvina Renner. a vocalist who was
the alleged wife of Sidney Walters has been re-
siding with Rose Belmont, a notorious woman
on johnson street. She claimed that he would
have married her, but he could not Obtain a di-
vorce from his lawful wife, who he alleged was
Estelle Clayton. the actress.
KEPT COMPANY WITH ACTRESSES.
Pt1TSB URG, A,ril 15. Sidney Walters, who
commtttsd suicide in Chicago last night, left
here about two months ago. He was engaged on
and cane here from Philadelphia He was
always we'll dressed, spent money freely and
stopped ut one Of the best hotels ip the city. He
was frequently seen in the company Of actresses
while here. ~
Malvina Renner is at present with o troupe
which is engaged by g. Deisting at his concert
hall, ia Hennepin avenue. Minneapolis. She
received q telegram yesterday In regard to Wal
fers' having committed suicide, ana was very
much affected. She immediately telegraphed to
her brother In CHICAGO to attend 10 his burial.
aud said sho would leave for Chicago as soon as
band. and that the woman in Chicago VINO
rgafnAd "a. ne hia wife was An impOStOr.