The sun., 1903-11-13
YOUNG HOSTESS A SUICIDE,
MRS. EDWARD ID. WALSH SHOOTS
HERSELF AT A DINNER PARTY.
Beautiful WIFE OF a Broker Faints at the
Table. Then, Lett Alone for a Mo.
nient, Ends IAfe-Actress and Divorced
woman - Had ROrne Much Pain.

Mrs Edward De Witt Walsh, wife of
former member Of the Stock Exchange
firm of Taller, Robinson & Co. of Wall
street, who is now an independent operator
on the Consolidated Exchange. committed
suicide on Wednesday night at her home
in Upper Mountain avenue. Montclar
Nj
Mrs. Walsh, who had been a great suf-
ferer from neuralgia, and who had been
operated on twice for appendicitis in the
last year. tainted at the dinner table while
she and her husband were entertaining
some friends She was carried upstairs
bv her husband and laid on the bed in her
own room.
Left alone for less than two minutes.
she reached from the bed to the top drawer
OF her dresser, took out a revolver and
put bullet through her heart. She died
almost instantly.
There is nothing to conceal about the
woman's act. according to her husband
and her intimate friends. Her sufferings
for some months have been very great,
and at times seemed uncomfortable. She
was happy in her domestic life, and, up
to the time she tainted, was the merriest
member Of the dinner party at which she
was the hostess. There had been no quar-
rel at dinner. and none before it.
The only explanation Of the tragedy is
that when Mrs. Walsh reganed her senses
after her fainting spell she had a return
Of her neuralgia trouble and in fit of
desperation killed herself.
Mrs. Walsh was 27 years old. She was
Miss Wano Arnold, daughter Of Mrs. Isa-
bel Arnold, dressmaker Of Clinton and
State streets, Brooklyn. Six years ago she
married Mr.. May, by whom she had one
child, son. James, who is now years old.
This first marriage was an unhappy one,
and four years ago there was a divorce,
Mrs. May retaining possession of her son.
After the divorce Mrs. May resumed her
maiden name and W ent on the stage, play
ing small parts in several of Char les Froh-.
mans companies: She was beautiful
woman. 1t was while she was on the stage
that she met Mr.. Walsh.
Edward De Witt Walsh is 20 years old
and a son Of Samuel A. Walsh, formerly
q member Of the Stock Exchange, who has
an Office at 80 Broadway and lives at 81
West Thirty-ninth street. His brother
is Samuel A. Walsh, Jr.. now a member of
the Stock Exchange.
It was said yesterday that there was
come opposition on the part of Edward De
witt Walsh's family to his marriage with
-
them have not been very cordial. There
For while Mr.. and Mrs Walsh lived In
this city. Then they moved to Montclair
made many friends. They have one child,
walsh's son also lived With them.
The ,Walshss left Montclnir last spring
Their friends understood that they were
not coming back, as they gave up their
house. On their return from Long Beach
they went to live at the Hanover, Fast
Fifteenth street
During the summer Mr.. Walsh, who was
a speciatist in Southern Pacific, had serious
reverses, the result of which was that he
cold his Stock Exchange seat and bought
was then that he decided to go back to
Montclair to live.
In September last the Washes rented
the house of c. NJ. Palmer, the newspaper
broker In upper Mountain avenue The
most fashionable part Of Montclair, and
from the veranda New York can be plainly
seen on clear day.
The Washes lived there very quietly,
Mr.. Walsh coming to the city several times
home. The house is beautifully furnished.
No effort was made yesterday by either
Mr.. Walsh or his guests of tho evening
before to conceal any OF the facts, lhey
realized that such course might lead to
sensational misstatements The follow
ing account of the affair was furnished by
Mr. Walsh and corroborated by Lawrence
G. Earl, the artist. and his wife. who were
guests a. the dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Walsh had planned the
dinner of Wednesday night a week ahead;
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl and
Thomas S. Dcra,nus, a broker of 90 Broad
way, this city, who lives at Montclair.
Mrs. Walsh wa, very well all day on Wednes-
day and In fine afternoon took her son son
James with her into town while she bought
the things fo, dinner. On her return she
and her husband dressed for dinner, which
was served at 7;30 o'clock,
Mrs. Walsh was animated throughout the
meal. She talked and joked with her
husband, and their guests and seemed to
be in excellent spirits. Every one was hay,
ing splendid time. and not thing had
happened to mar the occasion, when Mrs;
Walsh suddenly threw up both hands ana
fell back in her chair In faint.
There had,not been sign OF the col
lapse before it actually occurred, and there
was naturally some excitement. Mr. Walsh
attributed it to the heat OF the room. TAX
ing his wife in his arms, he carried heT up
to the second floor and laid her on her bed
followed She assured Mr.. Walsh that his
wife would soon be all right and begged
him to return to his guests and take MS
coffee with them, while she attended TO
Mrs. W alSh. Mr.. WalSn uil 30, -
Mrs. Earl proceeded to loosen Mrs
Walsh's clothing. While she was 40 en-
ployed Mrs Walsh regained consciousness
Mrs. Earl went to the bathroom to get, a
basin of cold water, calling back to the
sick woman to lie fat on her back until
she returned. -,
Mrs. Walsh made no response, but while
Mrs. Earl Was still in tho bathroom there
. came the report OF pistol.
Mrs. Earl got back to the bedroom at
the same moment that Mr.. Walsh, who
had come up the stairs two steps at time'
arrived there. The light was turned up,
and Mrs. Walsh was seen lying on the bed,
almost as Mrs. Earl had left her, save thai
blood was flowing from wound in her lett
breast and there was pistol beside her'
=, The pistol was n .32-calibre Smith u
Messon hammerless weapon, which was
kept hy Mr.. Walsh in the top drawer OF ms
dresser, so that it would be handy IN case
burglars ever got into the house ms
top drawer was open when Mrs. Earl left
Mrs Walsh ON the bed, and 1t was an easy
matter for the woman to reach the pistol
without getting up.
DIR. Henry Power of Upper Montcialr
was called to the house at once, but when
ne got there Mrs. Walsh was dead. She
nYed less than a minute after the Du'ieI
entered her BODY