Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-06
MYSTERY OF MRS. MARSHALL
IT IS QUICKLY CLEARED UP BY HUS-
BAND AND FATHER-IN-LAW.
The Savoy Suicide Was the Wife of
c. A. Marshall, Now of Topeka,
and Lived With Him Tn
til Two Years Ago..

! the young woman who committed suicide
by swallowing morphine in her room at
the Hotel Savoy, Tuesday morning. was
| cleared up last evening by the woman's
husband and her father-in-law. The name
Mrs. Eta Marshall-under which she
registered at the hotel Monday. was her
correct name. Her husband, c. a. Mar
shall. lives in Topeka, Kas.. and her faith
er-in-law, Conway Marshall. is one of the
Shtrs known nc b,s citizens ItizG of Garnet has:'
Both arrived in this city last night and
went to Undertaken Stewards morgue.
where they identified the remains.
This whole affair has been horribly
bunGled.' said the elder Marshall. after
| viewing the remains. Il want to see the
newspaper men and make a clean state
ment OF all the facts. as l know them.
This is what should have been done be-
fore.
The husband was very much affected as
the father began relating what he knew of
his dauShter-in-law's life. Her father. II.
D. Smith, runs a hotel at Newkirk, o. Il.
He was Il stockman and lived near Lees
Fourteen years ago he moved to Ander-
son county, Kas., and conducted a stock
farm near the farm of Conway Marshall.
The young woman, then 10 years old. mar
red c. a. Marshall d year later and they
Went to Garnet, kas., TO live. Two years
ago they broke up housekeeping and she
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ter, Mrs. Ida Bachmeister, 1915 Virginia
avenue. Her husband went to Topeka
and secured work in the asylum.
She had always been u nervous. irrit-
able woman" said the father. while the
son stood by and assented by a nod of
his head. She was sick a great deal of
had some of the best physicians in the
state to attend her, but they differed in
their opinions as to what was the matter
and could not help her. She was restless
and at times seemed insane When cba
had one of her spells. as we called them,
the only thing We could do was to have
her for a while. She went to Texas. Colo
iado and to a sisters home in Iowa at
dlfferent tines. and often came to visit
her sister, Mrs. Bachmeister, in Kansas
City. Two years ago my son saw he could
not keep house on account of her.
She could not attend to the household
affairs and wanted to spend most of her
time visiting her relatives" interrupted
the husband.
She came to Kansas City two years ago
and has been here most of the time con
ANYTHING about what she has been doing,
but want to tell all l now"
how did you learn of the suicide?"
Mrs. Bachmeister teleGraphed me at /
o'clock this morning that there was a
death In the family. That's all she said,
and did not know who it was or any
must be Mrs. Marshall. l sent my son-in-
law. Frank c: Stevens. who is in partner
Slhp Will IIe III tle real estate business at
Garnett. to find out what he could. He
here this morning. and. after seeing
the body, telegraphed me, and / telegraph
ed my son in Topeka. We arranged to meet
each other at the Union depot this even
conceal the identity of your daughter?"
She was simply frightened and thought
she might keep every one from know |
ing the truth outside the family
MIS-. BacnTlplSter told the nd orA
rather last night that Mrs. Marshall had
left her home Monday morning at I o'clock,
70 visit a cousin. Tuesday morning Mrs.
read:
Dear Ida:-You must forgive me, but 1 |
want to die
The note was delivered by a messenger
boy about the time. according to Mrs.
scious in the hotel.
Her sister says that the reason she sent
a note to thai man Johnson, Harry John
hat they had known him. and he had Wis
f i@es J Mrs rstd RRinchmeister's home several
him in hai my Wit life M before." l never heard
When asked if they knew of any reason
Why Mrs. Marshall should wish TO take her
vas insane at the time. The husband said
lie had received a letter from her December
stating that she was well. but did not
Jay anything about being Respondent.
She often threatened to commit suicide
when we were living together said the
She made the threat so often
hat ! did not think she meant anything
Mr.. Marshall said last night that he
wait until the suicides father, T. d.
smith. arrived in Kansas City. before MAX
ne definite funeral arrangements. The
woman's father is said to be wealthy.
l2ving made his money out of the stock
The body will be either buried
n a private cemetery near the farm where
.1rs. Marshall was raised or be taken to
iarnett. Kas.
Il will make an investigation of the case
o-morrow.' said the elder Marshall, as
lie arose from his chair in the undertake
rs office and started to leave. Il want
cleared up and no mystery left.
t may be that there is some reason for her
filing herself that we know nothing
Coroner Bedford said last night that he
vas perfectly satisfied that morphine had
'een the direct cause of her death. He
aid. however. that he would continue his
to see If there had been any
hing of a criminal nature back of the
ufcide.