The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF
BRILLIANT WOMAN
Leader of Pasadena's Smart Set
May Have Willfully Ended
Her Life.

PASADENA, Cal, May 25.-Mystery
surrounds the sudden death of Mrs.
Canie V. Scoville, the leader of Pasa-
dena's smart set. which occurred
month ago, and the town is alive with
gossip, and ever since the tragedy there
have been rumors concerning the death
Of the popular society woman; but open
gossip has not been INDUCED In until
recently,
Called Heart Trouble.
The death certificate states that Mrs.
Scoville died from neaIt trouble. Ac-
cording to Dr. Stanley B. Black, health
officer of Pasadena, however, the pri-
NAL cause OF Mrs. Scoville's death was
an overdose of headache tablets.
None of Mrs. Scoville's friends would
entertain for an instant the Idea that
this poison was taken with suicidal in
tent, and her physician, DR.. H. K. Ma
comber maintains that heart disease
was the only cause Of death.
1T is a matter Of surmise only that
Mrs. Scoville took an overdose Of the
headache remedy" Gays DR.. Macomber
She died from fatty degeneration Of
the heart"
There Is no use In opening a wound
that has healed said A. r. D. Dod-
worth, father Of Mrs Scoville and one
OF the most prominent business men Of
Pasadena. IT know there has been a
good deal OF gossip about this case. but
the story must have originated with
some enemy OF mine"
Saw Eupty Bottle.
Mrs Scoville took an overdose of
headache remedy" said DR.. Black, who
was the first physician to arrive. The
bottle was lying on the couch beside
facts, however. and decided after hear
ing DR.. Macombers statement. that the
real cause of death was fatty degen-
Grafton OF the heart.
Coroner Trout signed the death GER
tiflcate.
On Saturday, April 21, Mrs Scoville
took an automobile ride and returned
to her home, 445 Colorado drive. late
In the afternoon. After a bath she
locked herself in her bedroom and lay
down on a couch in a house gown.
Half an hour later her husband, C.
B. Scoville. heard means issuing from
the room. In great alarm, he called to
his wifes nurse and they entered the
room. Mrs. Scoville was lying on her
side. Her husband spoke to her, but
there was no answer. Then he sum-
moned DR.. Black. who arrived as Mrs.
Scoville's heart stopped beating. DR.
Black noticed the open bottle OF tablets
lying on the couch beside the dead
woman.
Following DR.. Black came DR.. H. B.
| Stehman and DR.. Macomber. Coroner
| Trout was notified of the death that
| night and went TO the Scovflle home the
| following morning.
Averse to Talking.
IT wouldn't reopen the matter" said
Mr.. Dodworth. while admitting that
Pasadena was gossiping good deal
about the mystery. IT didn't 60 up to
the house until some time after the
| physicians had arrived I know of no
reason why my daughter should have
wished to end her life. and certainly
| do not attribute her death to suicide
She had everything to make life worth
! living, 1t would SEEM
Mrs, Scoville. who was a beautiful
woman OF &c. had lived In Pasadena
| fourteen years. She married Mr.. SEQ
VILE, a wealthy business man. twelve
years ago, For two years prior TO her
death she had been In III health. and
took treatment at Carlsbad and other
| European resorts.