The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-06
ACTRESSES
SUICIDE IS
A MYSTERY
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his afternoon. She occupied a box,
and apparently enjoyed the play.
Upon returning from tie theatre she
went to her room at the Stafford, and
nothing mole was seen of her.
AS the time arrived for her to go to
the theatre the hotel manager. thinking
that she had possibly fallen asleep.
sent a bell boy to her room to remind
her of the timex 1t was then 7:50
o'clock. lust as the bell boy was about
to knock on the door he heard a shot,
which startled him, and he raced down.
stairs and reported.
The door was broken open and Mrs.
Bloodgood was found lying upon the
bed. She had placed the muzzle of a
3S-calibre revolver into her mouth and
fred. One of the bullets penetrated the
brain. and she was dead when her
room was entered.
Apparently three of the five charges
in the pistol had beer fired, but only
one was located. The revolver had evil
IDENTIFY been held well in the mouth.
The news of the tragedy was %telephoned
to the academy. After a consultation
with the members of the company it
was decided to to the audi
Sli6C tA0l Mis- ~PlOOoSOoh NcG ~ -
to appear The house was we'll filled by
this time, but the announcement caused
no demonstration, and those present
filed past the ticket office. where their
money was returned to them and they
left.
AT the Stafford the suicide caused
great excitement. An examination of
the room disclosed a sealed note adj
dressed TO her husband.
Glare Sutton Bloodgood was born in
Long Branch, N. j.. in 1870. she was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Sutton stephens. Her mother at
tanned no little fame as an author I'M
der the name OF Ann Sutton Stephens.
She was educated at St. Johns School.
Brighton, England.
At 16, Glare Sutton Stephens. a re-
markably beautiful girl, was married
to William Moller Havemeyer, one of
New York's 400 She was divorced a
year later. 1887. and two years later
married the late John B%loodgood, jr.,
scion of another prominent family.
The young woman was In good cir
cumstances, but in the late nineties lost
a good deal of money. Finally, as a
result of these reverses. she went on
the stage in 1898 as Clara Bloodgood.
She met with passing success, playing
with Miss Annie Russell. She made a
hit in Catherine" and again in Miss
Hobbs" Later she appeared with
Bingham in THE Climbers"
On May q, 1902, Mrs. Bloodgood was
to William Laimbier, broker
and member of the Stock Exchange.
He is a member of many clubs and a
son of the late William q. Laimbier,
was commissioner ofVcharitics and
correction many years ago.
Since 1901 Clara Bloodgood had
appeared at the Newark Theatre here
several occasions.
Manager George w. Robbins of the
Newark Theatre said last night that her
last appearance in this city was in the
week beginning April 4. 1904, when she
starred in 'The Girl With the Green
Eyes her greatest Broadway success.
Mr.. Haveneyer, the first husband of
Clara Bloodgood, eloped with her in 1856.
was a son of Henry H~avemeyer. and a
of William F.. Havemeyer. once
Mayor Of New York. The late Mayor
Havemeyer was an uncle of Henry o.
Havemcyer, the sugar king, who died
Wednesday,.
Mr.. Havemeyer died in 1900, when he
was IS years old. AT the time OF his mar
to Clara Stephens. as she was then
known. William Moller Havemeyer had a
wide reputation as n frst-nighter. They
were married in 1886 and the wife secured
the divorce in 1887. After the divorce
to live and he died in Buehos Ayres.