The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-01
DEATH GAVE RELIEF.
Particulars of Mrs. Lombard's
Tragic End.
hERFoRMER UNHAPPY MARRIAGE
Found with . Bullet Hole Through
Her Head-Many Friends in Seat.
tIe-Ths Family History.

ue-Ths Family History.
The full particulars of the suicide Of Mrs. c.
n. Lombard, In Portland. Of which a brief al
nouncement was published n yesterday Post
INTELLIGENCE were received last night "a ihe
following dispatch from Portland:
PORTLAND, Oct 3i-fSpecial. Last NJ ght the
fnhah. tants o: 1.-The Hil," a iashioBah4e board
ing house here, were startled by the re-
Of Mr. and Mr. C. II. Lombard. I'M
media.ely after SIR. Lombard was seen
10 rush from the room AMI give al alarm.
Boarders entering the room found Mrs: lsom-
bard living on tie floor with bullet hole
through her right temple and smoking re-
voiyer In her right hand. A!ter one or two
From indications the woman had seated her-
self upon the soor aud placed the pistol against
her temple. The bullet passed thfough
her head and lodged IN .i me s, Van
The only statement offered by the husband WAS,
that he was In the front part OF their SUITE OF
rooms when he heard tae report o. the ps.oi,
and rushing back, saw his wife lying on the
floor.
Lombard is q welI-known real estate broker,
and stands high In business ana socis, circles.
The affair il the principal topic OF discussion
today owing 10 the prominence OF the people
involved ana the mystery surronhaibg me
event There are suspicious Of do,nesI 20
give firm foundation t. the suspicion NO one
was near Mrs Lombard al the time OF the shoos-
ing except her husband. and his nenta. con.
d,tion is such as to render him incapable OF
talking.
The coroner's Jury this morning, after ex:
aiming a number OF witnesses VINO appeared
on the scene after the shooting, rendered q
verdict that deceased came 20 her death
By pistol shot from her own hand,
but would venture no opinion a. 70
cidentalIy Mr. Lombard. the husband. who IL
the only person who could throw light on the
affair. was not called upon to testify, owing TO
Beside her husband. the only living relative
OF the deceased is Miss Nellie Marshall, a
sister, who. has been. staying at ssn
Jose, Cal, for some time for her health:
She has been teleg aphed Tor, ana
will arrive Wednesday morning. The remains
will be embalmec, and hrief funeral services
will be held Wednesday afternoon Al D O'Clock
that evening they viii be taken TO Seattle,
where they will be inferred
Mrs. C, A. Lombard before her marriage was
Miss Lizzie l. Marshall, and was well known
and had many friends in this city. She was the
daughter Of the late Capt Ezekiel Lincoln Mar
shall, who was also well known in Seattle. He
was the proprietor and master OF the bark Money
nick which formerly for many years sailed from
Seattle 10 San Francisco, and from the latter
Fort TO various places in Australia. Lizzie
Marshall was born On board the bark while she
was making the voyage from Seattle
70 San Francisco For more than ten
which her husband undertook. Another of
the children, John, was also born on the bark
while she was I'm port somewhere in Australia
This boy was drowned about ten years ago at
the mill which was located in what is known as
West Seattle Quite . large amount OF property
in West Seattle was sold by the late Captain
Marshall to the syndicate which now controls
that property.
Mrs Marshall lived for great many years in
this city and the two girls. Helen, who is now
in Oakland, and Lizzie, who 10 now dead, re-
ceiyed n part OF their education in this city.
They had every advantage az their father WAS
wealthy man and very indugent. About nine
years sxo Mrs. nsfshai. vent 10 san jose, where
shs put the girls 90 school
while here Lizzie mot young man named
James MSTtis and they fell I'm love With each
other. He askeu permission 10 court the young
stri, who at that time was abont f6 but the
mother stoutiy refused, saying that Iiz-
sie wee 'eer 20 60. an education, and
not to mako love or get married. The
young folks. however, walked of to the court.
house and were married Mrs. Marshall fol-
lowed them to the hotel few minutes after the
ceremony had been performed and forced her
daughter TO accompany her back home. Find
Ing out, however, that she was In earnest, she
allowed the young people to be married by q
Catholic priest and they began to live together.
Ays. Martin lived with her husband for about
two years In California, but not happily. He
was q disspated man and she left hi and came
TO Seattle. Her father effected separation aud
finally the young woman secured a divorce in
this county.
In January. 1890, Mrs Marshall died rather
suddenly in California aud was buried ia this
city. and on Aughust Is, 1891. Capt.
Marshall met his death by jumping
from a weasel near Coos bay, Or, and ia October
following Lizzie married Mr.. Lombard In Port
land. She had become engaged tn him short
time before her fathers death, and the wedding
was not deferred on that account.
She was In Seattle two months ago, visiting
friends, and even then seemed hrooding over
the death OF her parents. She seemed especial
~ grieyed over the loss of her mother
TO whom she Was dsvotedly attached.
A lady no saw her on the streets OF Port and
40 Iste rs Saturday last said that her face
was pale and that abe looked az
though she might have been suffering
from serious illness. Her friends
here are of the opinion that she broodeu over
the deaths OF her parents 10 such extent that
1t unsettled her mind. and that she shot herself
while temporarily insane.
She was a remarkably pretty woman, of
happy disposition, but even her friends admit
that she was high spirited and exceedingly i'm
pulsive She was great lover of society aud TO
all appearances va, happy in her domestic re-
iations with her presnt husband.
shortly before Capt Marshall's death he wrote
a letter from San Francisco TO Frank Han
ford. OF this city, who was attending
To his affairs, authorizing him in the
exercise OF power of attorney, 10
deed his interest in all his property to his two
daughters, which was done. The captain.
property at that time consisted OF the block
known now as the Windsor hotel aud
about FIVE acres of water front in West
seait,e.'worth altogether about $4,000 Upon
'his there was aud still is some incgmbrsnoe.
but enough was left 10 place the young ladies
i'll very comfortable circumstances
The Death of Driver Burke