The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
BRIDE OF TWODAYSA SUICIDE.
TOLEDO WOMAN MILLS HERSELF
N RAILROAD STATION.
Mas Married on Friday Last In Michigan
Was Planning 10 Come East-Her
Husband Went Away-Teiegram came
and She shot Money Gone.

ToLEDo. O., Dec. 22.-Mrs r. ID, Smith,
formerly known as Mrs. Clara DE Mars was
found dead in the toilet room at the Union
station here late Lac; night. There was
bullet hole in her head. a revolver was
lying by her size and there was a note in
her hand telling where her relatives might
he found
Mrs Smith was married at Monroe, Mich.
on last Friday to F. d. Smith Of Clyde. n.
Y. Smith has disappeared. In one OF Mrs.
Smiths stockings was found about $3.50.
Near relatives say she should have had five
times that amount with her.
The woman had been married three times.
the first time to r. l.. De Mars. who died
leaving her a comfortable lot Of money
and property and Ave children, Her name
before she married Smith was Mn George
Provoncha. She married a young man of
that name about a year ago At Oak Harbor
and Was divorced from him q short time
ago. Young Provoncha was about ~
years old and she was ~, although she did
not look 10 be over IS.
Two months ago Mrs. De Mars first met
c. d. Smith. In few weeks she told her
sister and her mother that she was about
to be married. On Saturday came the
announcement that she and her husband
and the children were going to Clyde, n.
Y, it having been the original intention to
| depart for that place at 7:3O O'Clock last
night.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Smith took
dinner at the Central Hotel on Cherry
street. where her husband had been board
ing for several weeks. After dinner they
all went to st. Nincent's to say good.by
to Reuben Cook, Mrs. Smiths brother.
After that the mother took four of the
children to their grandparents home on
Fourteenth street and the eldest boy.
Arthur, in company with younger brother
Of Mr.. Smith. returned to the home on
Michigan street 10 await such a time as
the mother would call for them to start on
the Eastern journey.
What happened during the latter part
| Of the afternoon is not known. At p. NJ.
telegram reached Mrs. Smith. 1t was
received by Arthur the son. and not long
| afterward the mother conversed with
| her boy over the telephone. and at her
| request he read her the telegram which
| came from Tontogany. II was signed
| by {. ID. Smith. and conveyed the informa-
tion that he and a man named LOOMS
| had gone TO Tontogany TO obtain sum
| Toledo last night.
| What prompted Mrs. Smith to go to the
station last night without her children is not
known. II is thought that she went there
| to meet Mr.. Smith upon his return from
| Tontogany. A few days ago Mrs Smith told
her sister that she was going to Oak Harbor
TO get about 81 900 which she had
| invested in that town. 1t is supposed
| by the relatives that she really did get
this amount or approximately. that
| sum. as on Saturday she told Mrs
| Miller when calling on her, that she had
| a note for nearly that amount, some other
cash, her insurance papers and marriage
| certificate In her stocking at the time.
Last night when the Coroner examined
the body he found check for $500, 335
| in cash and the marriage certificate. What
became Of the rest Of the money Ia mystery.
While Arthur and the other boy were
spending the afternoon AT home yesterday,
Arthur discovered that the reviewer which
they kept about the house was missing, so
that was probably the weapon used by Mrs.
Smith. When the her telephoned her
boy in the afternoon she refused to tell him
where she was. but IL IL supposed that she
was not far from he station.
Last Tuesday morning Mrs. DeMars
told letter carrier that she was soon to he
married To Mr.. Smith. She said he had
an uncle in Clyde. \. Y, who was con-
nected with a bank there and who had
promised to give him S200OO If he would
marry and settle down.