The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-31
THE BL0SSE INQUEST
Committed Suicide ON the Dis
covery Of Her Liaison With
Hon. F. Z. Howard.
By Gable to the United Press.

LONDON. Oct. 81, 1S93.-The Corouer's
inquest on the body of Eva Blosse. the
woman who shot and killed herself Fri
day night, because, it is said, OF the dis
covery of her liaison with the Hon. Fred
ertck Charles Howard. brother of the Earl
of Efinaham. was held today. Mr. Robin
son. brnther-in-law of the suicide. testified
that she was first married to Captain Ed
ward Faulkner Lynch Blosse, eldest son
of Sir Robert Lynch Bos,e. She pro-
cured divorce from him in the United
States some years ago on the grounds
of cruelty and adultery. She then mar
wards found to be insane. She was not
divorced from Mr.. Blosse according to
the English law, and therefore her name
remained unchanged. She WAS possessen
OF private means. and had lived at White-
heads Grove, Chelsea, for Il year. She
was OF perfectly sober habits. but was
verv excitable.
Mr.. Robinson further testified that he
had believed his sister-in-law to be of
good moral character. He was not
aware that there was any foundation for
the rumors connecting her name with
that of Mr.. Howard.
Mr.Owen. a barristar and cousin of the
deceased, was the next witness called.
He said ne believed that Mrs. Bosses
income was largely charged with the
payment OF her first husbands debts.
Her life had been one of suffering, but
be believed that she had been inn ocsnt
throughout
A woman named Roberts employed as
a housemaid by Mrs. Blosse, testified
that her mistress hal received few
visitors, Mr.. Howard generally visited
her twice daily, On Friday he did not
come at the usual time. Mrs. Blosse
rose late aud seemed i'll and depressed
She went out In the afternoon and re-
turned at haif past five.
At seven O'Clock witness heard the re-
port of a revolver.
Mary Walsh. who for year had been
Mrs. Blosse's cook, testified that seven
weeks ago she left her situation. She
confirmed the evidence of the previous
witness In regard to Mr.. Howard's visits
at the house. She further said that on
Thursday morning last Mrs. Blosss sent
for her and she went to the house. Mrs,
Blosse told her that Lady Constance, Mr..
HOward'S wife. was going to bring a suit
for divorce from her husband, namiug
her as correspondent Mrs. Blosse she said
could not bear this disgrace and appeared
to be dreadfqlly distressed. Witness
vent again to Mrs. BIesss's residence on
Thursday evening and Mrs. Blcsse told
her that Mr.. Howard bad not been to see
her. Witness, at Mrs. Blosss's request,
TO letter to Howard's residence No. 81
Evelyn Terrace. When she arrived there
she learned that Howard had that day
shot aud killed himself. She then: burned
the letter addressed TO him, and returned
to Mrs. Blosse's residence and told her of
the suicide Mrs. Blosse was extremely
distressed and said: Here's another who
will soon be like him."
DIR. Gage Brown testified that he had
visited Mrs. Blosse on Friday and found
her in highly excited condition. He
feared that she might iujure herself, and
warned her friends to watch her. He
called again In the evening. She was then
excited and trembling Violently. She adj
mitted that she had taken largo dose of
chloral over night. Witness believed she
had taken the drug with suicidal intent.
He was summoned at half past seven
o'clock in the evening to again attend
her, and found her dead in the lavatory.
There was a bullet in her head and
another had fattened itself against the
wall.
The jury returned verdict that Mrs
Blosse had killed herself while laboring
under temDOrarv aherraGjon of mini.