The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-19
Mystery yShrOuding Suicide
of Mrs. Everett.
Remains Identified as Those
of Mrs. May D. Hill.
Dead Woman Was the Wife Of Lon
don Theatrical Manager.

New YORK, May 10. s-The body and
effects OF 'Mrs. Everett" the Colonnsde
Hotel suicide, have been identified as
those OF May d. Hill, formerly OF Colum.
bus, Ind, wife of Edgar Il. Hill, other
wise known as Edgar zrega, London
theatrical manager. This Identification
was made through ex-Circuit Judge
Ralph Hill Of the law hrm OF Lamb, Rill
d Dye of indianapolis. He is the wo-
mans father-n-law. As yet no motive
for the suicide can be advanced. Mr.. Hill
did not even know that his daughter-in-
law was in this country.
superintendent Murphy OF Bellevue
Hospital has admitted the genuineness of
this identification. Mr.sHill sent cable
gram TO his son at No. 1i5 Brompton
road, London, Informing the latter OF his
wife's death and asking what disposition
was TO be made Of the body.
Mr.. Hill's Identification is supported
by Joshua kantrowitz, lawyer here,
who transacted legal business with Mrs.
Hill on May ], and by Marshall L. o.
good, clerk at the Continental Hotel,
where Mrs. Hill stopped from April IL to
May z, when she went 10 Neweurg, n. Y.
Mrs. Hill was The only daughter OF Col
John "A. Keith, a lawyer in Columbus,
Ind, who has been connfied In an insane
asylum on one or two occasions. Her
mother died when Mrs. Hill was a child.
Judge Hill received cable dispatch
from his son, Edgar Il. Hill, on Saturday
afternoon, asking him to come to this
city and look at the body of the suicide.
The dispatch said that Mrs. Hill had been
here about month, and II there was any
question about the Identification Joshua
Kantrowitz had better be consulted. Kan
trowitz Is from Columbus, Ind, and had
known Mrs. Hill in her childhood.
The elder II Ill took the first train to the
city from Indianapolis. lie arrived here
on Sunday afternoon aad went to the Col
lonnade Hotel. There he was referred TO
the morgue. The visitor did not give
his name,-bH went TO the Continental
Hotel, where he secured a room. lie
questioned Marshall L. Osgood about his
oaugbter-in law. Mr.. Osgood told him
that May ID. Hill had been a guest of the
hotel. The hotel register showed that
she arrived on Saturday, April il, and
had remained there until May 2. She oc-
cupied room 26l.
II had been noticed when Mrs. Hill
arrived that she carried a peculiar bag.
les popularity had provoked comment
among the hotel clerks. On one occasion
Mrs. Hill received n letter from abroad,
and she had frequently asked about the
foreign mails. Mr.. Osgood thought he
could recognize the features of the woman
rt the morgue or her clothes He visited
but they were unable to identify the
body. The features have altered consider
ably. Then they went TO tho coroner's
Office, and there Mr.. Osgood promptly
identified the peculiar bag aud the fancy
Partisan straw hat trimmed in nile green
and primrose grenadine; also ishnet
veil.
Mr.. Hill wanted to be positive, and
went to the Office OF Kantrowitz Il Esberg
and told the former of bis suspicious.
The former had knowledge of the execu-
tion of deed wherein Mrs Hill trans
ferred to her husband several pieces of
property in Cclum bus, Ind. Mr.. Kanto-
witt referred to his books. and found this
was on May ]. He had not seen Mrs. Hill
after that In company with Mr.. Hill
he went to the morgue.
There the clothing was exhibited again.
and Mr.. kantrowitz Immediately ident-
fled the straw hat, a brown waist and a
blue serge skirt. Mrs. Hill had worn
these garments when visiting his Office
They left the coroner's office and went to
the morgue. The lawyer looked at
picture of the suicide and then at the
face, and said they were those of Mrs.
Hill. The father-in-law stood trembling
mt the side OF the bier.
Mrs. Hill had called at Kantrowltz's
Office on April IL, and saw his partner,
MIR. Esberg, the former then being in
California. She called several times be-
tween that date and May /, when Mr..
Ksntrowitz returned, as the deeds had to
be acknowledged by one who knew her.
MIR. EsbeIg was summoned to the
morgue. His Identification was equally
IA positive as that OF his partner. GER
tihcate of Identification was therefore
made ont, in which Mrs. Hills age was
given as IS years, ano the things identi-
fed. "her clothing, body and photo
graph"
Mr.. Hin was vtrf much affected, and
left with the lawyers. He returned to the
Continental Hotel, and Immediately
cabled TO his son, esides telegraphing TO
his family in INDIANAPOLIS ths' ne had
identified tina Colonnade Hotel suicide as
Mary ID. Hill
II cannot account for the suicide,r
Mr. Hill said.
"Mr Kantrowiig states that May said
Edgsr was doing splcndidly. hey mad no
children. There Is no mistake in the
Identification, but ! wish there could be.
NV son married May In 1887. lie and hrs
wifc travelled IN Spain and had complets
knowledge OF The ~ranisn language. They
have travelled all over Europe and South
America dufing thu last IL years, and
have conduclei thsaft ical companies
and musical attractions. i can't say
recognized ne fes tres as Mays. but |
Inve uoi seen her in three years. 1be
Iuild is rreciscif the same. My daughter
in-law was below tie medium height"
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