St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-19


irving at the hotel, and there has been
nothing in his behavior at any
time to indicate an intention of
suicide. About $3.50 last even
ing chambermaid passing Wal
ter's room, heard labored breathing and
notified the clerk. The door of the room
was found to be doubly bolted on the
inside, and it took some time to force an
entrance. When this was affected. d
physician was Immediately summoned
and everything possible done to tequsi-
tate Waller, but he was too far gone.
The suicide was attired in new and
expensive
FULL EVENING DRESS
suit, including the regulation swallow
tail coat, white tie, boutonnieroe, kid
gloves and patent-leather shoes. BE
had evidently intended to die in good
form and he succeeded. Why he
committed suicide is not yet
thoroughly developed. That he
had two OF more wives and was engaged
in several gallantries is believed to have
robson, chief clerk of the Bichelieu.
says that Walters came to the hotel
eight days ago. He took the best room
in the house, threw his money around
as though he owned gold mine some
where. gave big champagne supperS to
his gentlemen friends, drove out in the
most expensive equippages, had boxes
at the opera, and was a general swell
all around. A search for letters and
other things which would furnish clue
to the cause of the deed was
fruitless. The only writing found was
upon two kilograms, which read as
April 15.-Received letters, and am
staying at s johnson street. Mrs. Sid
ney Walters"
cleveland, o., April 17.-Telegraph
If You are coming, and l will meet you.
Mrs. Sidney Walters.'
Mr.. CarrollsOn at once notified her by
telegraph of Mr.. Walters death, and
she arrived here this morning and gave
testimony at the cOrOner's inquest. She
said that she was
MARRIED TO WALTERS
in Cleveland. six months ago. He was
an EngliShman by birth and was born
able work as journalist. Several
years ago he came to this country and
did work for several publishing houses
about The country. She said she re-
ceived three letters from Walters; one
on Friday last, the second on Saturday,
and the last one yesterday. In one of
the letters he said he was going to kill
himself. Business was bad. there was
no prospect of its ever getting better,
and he was determined to end his life.
HE tried several times before to
kill himself" concluded Mrs. Wal
ters, "but he was alwaS prevented from
carrying out his designs.;' Later in the
day Morris Greenburg, of this city,
called at the Rlchelieu and Informed
Mr.. Carrollson that Walters boarded
with him in 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 good
style. After residing with Mr.. Green
burg for seven months, the two moved
to the North side, where they started
housekeeping at 20S LaSalle avenue.
They lived in the height Of style, went
into the best society, had grand turn
out, and were much sought after
BY THE SWELL PEOPLE
of the North Side. An adventure of
gallantry in which Mrs. Walters dis
covered her husband to have been the
principal, led to a separation. and the
wife returned to the stage. She is said
to be playing in variety theatre in
Minneapolis at present. Her brother.
George Renner, is treasurer of the
Olympic theatre in this city. To re-
porter he said: ''WalterS came to this
years ago he married my sister. His
past life was always shrOuded in mys-
terry. A great many people who
knew him in the old country
SAID that he had been a deserter
from the English army, had been tried
and convicted, and was just about to be
transported as a convict when he es-
capped and came to America, He was a
fearfully wild fellow, and failed to sup
port my sister, and she was coming to
Chicago this week to institute divorce
proceedings. He was continually in
ScrapeS with other women. and several
months ago, for weeks, he had three or
four, and sometimes half dozen women
at the Lasalle avenue house, where
they
CARRIED ON SCANDALOUSLY.
HeswaS gambler and spent all he
could get hold of in card playing. How
many other wives he had [ don't KNOW"
After his separation from Malvna Rem
ner, Walters went to New York and
thence to Pittsburg, where he met
Nora Erman. subsequently, they went
to Cleveland, and it was she who came
inquest to-day. A dispatch from CIeye-
land says: }. Sidney Walters came to
this city from Pittsburg about two
months ago, where he was engaged as
advertising solicitor for a historical
publishing company. Here he has beed
engaged in the same business until
about week ago, when he
left the city for Chicago. Some
years ago he was employed
In Chicago, in canvasslng for portraits
and the sale of the History of Chicago,
and previous to that time, he was con-
nected with Reid, Murdoch 81 Fisher.
and with the Grocer's Regulator,
local publication. His wife was form
erly Malvina r. Enner, vocalist who
was lately singing at st. Paul. 1t is be-
lieved Walters was we'll connected in
England, where he was once an officer
in the army. The young man notified
lady in Pittsburg of his
INTENDED SELF-DESTRUCTION
AT least he must have done so, as Mr..
Carlson received dispatch from the
lady about three hours after Walters
death, asking if the young man had
committed suicide. The telegram is as
Hotel Richilien: n: Did sidney sidney Walters Walters
commit suicide to-day?
"MRs. NORA ERMANN." :
This would indicate that the young
man had notified Mrs. Ermann of his
intention, and the lady, thinking it no
idle threat, had wired for information.
Another dispatch from Pittsburg saws
that the girl named Ermon who knew
Sidney Walters, who committed sui
eide here to-day, asserts that he
is the husband of Estelle Clay
ton, the actress. Sidney Walters left
Pittsburg about two months ago. He
was engaged in newspaper work in that
city four or five weeks and came there
from Philadelphia. He was always well
dressed, spent money freely, and
city. He was frequently seen in the
company of actresses while there. Dill