The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
Reason For Clara BlOOdgood's
Suicide Last Night
SAID HER HUSBAND TODAY
CoFonef's 0liee. Declaring II a Clear
Case of Suicide, Washed It's Hands
Of Tt-Promlnsnt Actress Used
Revolver.

Baltimore. Aid.. De-. William
ialmhleF, husband Of Clara Blaodgood
the actress, who committed suicide last
night, arrived hero this morning and i'm.
mediately prepared for shipping his
wife's body 70 New York. he accom-.
panied tho body at noon. A letter which
was left by sifs. Bloolgood for her hus.
band. which was expected % cast some
light upon why she Killed herself. proved
a disappointment when iAlmbicr read
u, he said Il was a personal note and
had no bearing whatever on the sui.
eide.
When Mrs. Bloodgooi did not appear
last evening 10 take her part In "rhe
Truth ~ the Academy Of Music. word
was sent TO her hotel, the stafford. Ber.
nard Weiss bcllhoy, was sent mp 20 the
actress room. The boy found no dinicul.
~ In opening the outer door of the suite
but the inner door opened with difficulty.
Her persisted and managed 10 open the
door slightly. Through The aperture.
he saw Mrs. Bloodgood, nude and holding
a wrapper before her standing with her
back to the door.
As Weiss hastily closed the door he
heard n pistol report. Ho was sum.
faoucd and the trunk which had been
placed against the inside Of the door was
thrust aside and the door opened. The
body Of Mrs. Bloodgooi was FOUND lying
on the bed, near which Weiss had seen
her, she evidently having fallen 70 the
bed when she fired. The weapon was
discharged three times, one bullet going
into the ceiling and two into the roof
Of the womans mouth. The revolver
was new one Of % calibre. Mrs Blood.
good bought Il Tuesday.
When she made the purchase, Mrs.
Bloodgood inquired as 10 how 10 use Il.
Near the body was found book entitled
How to Shoot Straight" while on the
table was book on anatomy, open at
a page describing the brain and the
most vital parts thereof. Together with
the purchase Of the revolver on Tuesday,
these facts Indicate generalization Of
suicide. Coroner Hayden, after viewing
tne body. pronounced IL unquestionably
a case Of suicide.
During the afternoon, Mrs. Boodgood
attended matinee performance ct III.
baugh's theatre and before going TO her
room IN the hotel had a talk with her
stage manager, John Emerson. He no.
siced nothing unusual in her manner OF
speech. The only reason he can ascribe
for her act is that she had been working
very hard and feared breakdown. At
the Academy OF Music, the audience was
dismissed by the announcement Of the
sudden illness Of the star.
Her Career as an Actress.
As Mrs. John BIoodgood, she held
high position in the society Of New York |
and general esteem continued to be hers |
after she separated from her husband !
and made her debut ais an actress.
This season Mrs. Boodgood has been |
starring under the management of Chas.
Frohman in "The Truth" a play by
Clyde Fitch. In il she has been emf I
neptly successful, her impersonation Of /
the wife who fabricates TO her husband
having been highly praised.
1t was on January 4, 1898, that Mrs
first essayed a role as a pro-
fessional actress. Tie play was "The
Conquerors," and her part of Eloide was
a small one. Then followed parts with
Annie Rusell's company in the play
Catherine and in ''Phroso." Next she /
in 1899, as Mrs. Percival King
searle in Miss Hobbs" and as Julia
in "The Climbers" In 1901 in
~The Way Of the Worldn Mrs Blood
goods acting was highly commended,
and at the Savoy in this city in 1902
she took the leading role in sThe Girl
with the Green Eyes" In 1904 she ap-
peared in The Coronet of a Duchess"
and ssITow He Lied to Her Husband 1
She also has enacted the role of Violet
IN Man and Superman"
The coroner's Office washed its hands
Of the case today by saying: 1T is
1 clear case Of suicide. There is no
Of an inquest"
Mr.. Laimbier said, My wife was un.
insane from oyerstudy and
worry as to the success Of the play In
which she was starring"
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