The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
STAYS HERSELF
Grace Vaughn Commits Sui
eide Near Husband.
DIES BECAUSE MIND FAILS
ENenpes from MuidOou's sanatOrium
and shoots Herself Twice In the
Hend-BrOodinE over Possibility of
Becoming Per-aentIy Insane Drives
Woman to Desperation.

New York. Aug. S1-Grace Vaughn. an
actress, the wife Of Gus Bothner. a prom
inent theatrical manager. committed sui
eide to-day at the home Of her SIS
ter. Rose Gibbs. at 24s West Forty
sixth street. under remarkable cireum-
stances. Because Of the peculiar manner
in which the woman killed herself. Both
ner, her husband Frank Hollingsworth.
her brother. and airline Bennett, an act
ress. who had been nursing her. were
taken into custody and held until dis
charged by Coroner Dooley, who satisfied
himself that the case was one Of suicide.
shoots Herself Twice.
Miss Vaughn shot herself twice. There
was an interval Of at least four minutes
between the first shot and the second
Bothner was taking a bath in an adioin-
ing bathroom when both shots were fred.
and heard neither of them. The first shot
was heard by Miss Bennett, who started
10 investigate, but was reassured by the
sight Of Miss Vaughn walking about in
the hallway outside the room.
The unfortunate actress yesterday got
away from MuldoOn's rest cure institute
in Wes.chester County. where she had
been a patient, and turned up at her home
late in the evening.
Mr. BOthner says she kept him awake
all night. talking about her fear that she
would become permanently insane.
she asked ne repeatedly if I thought
she would get we'll" Bothner told the
police. Il reassured her as best ! could.
She appeared TO be asleep when I went
TO the bathroom at O'Clock. I turned
on the water and the sound drowned out
the reports Of the pistol knew nothing
OF what had happened until Miss Bennett
told me"
Mrs. Vaughn and her husband occupied
a room on the third floor. Before retiring
last night Miss Vaughn asked Miss Ben
nett to sit Up and talk 10 her. but Mr.
B0thner dissuaded her from pressing her
request. Miss Bennett slept in room on
the fourth floor.
Woman Hears shots.
I heard what I thought was a pistol
shot" Miss Bennett says. shortly after
S o'clock. ! ran into the hall and on the
landing met one Of the roomers in the
house. She. too, had heard the sound,
and ! spoke 10 her Of it. She said It was
blast set of at FOrty-sixth street and
Broadway. and I thought so, too.
While We were talking on the stairs
Just below the landing, the door Of
Grace's room opened. and she stepped
into the hall She was in her night
gown and very pale. Her left side was
toward US We could not see the right
side OF her face or her right hand,
which appeared to be wrapped in the
folds of her gown.
L called out TO her, but she did not
reply. As I was starting down the
stairs she took a few steps in the hall.
and then backed into the room again. I
started upstairs, and had just reached
the door of my room. when l heard an
other shot.
This time I knew a pistol had been
fired in the house. ran down TO Grace 5
room. AS 1 entered 1 saw Grace lying
on the floor on her right side. Mr. Hol-
lingswOrth and the rest were soon on the
scene
Miss Bennett says that Miss Vaughn
bought a revolver about month ago,
and showed It, announcing that she in
tended to kill herself with it. She was
persuaded to take it back to the store
where it was purchased, and secure the
return Of her money.