Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
JEALOUS WOMAN
KILLS C0NSORT;
ENDS OWN LIFE
ILLICIT ATTACHMENT LEADS
TO DOUBLE TRAGEDY
PREFERS DEATH TO LOSS OF MAN
SHE LOVED
Mrs. Myrtle Glare Invites AdmIrer to
Her Room, Stays Him as He
Lies Asleep Upon the

infatuated was preparing to desert her'
Mrs. Myrtle May Glare, % years old,
pretty brunette, shot John l.. Lambert,
@ street car conductor, in the center of
his forehead, in her room at the He'd
rick rooming house, 1915 East Seventh
street, shortly after o'clock yester-
day morning; then, turning the weapon
on herself, ended her life.
The woman was killed instantly
Lambert fingered until 1880 o'clock last
night and died at the receiving hospi-
tai, where he had been taken shortly
after. the tragedy was enacted.
The first shot, the one which ended
Lambert's life, was fired at 3:10 O'CLOCK
several occupants of the rooming house
being awakened by the report. H.
Thomas MacConchie, one of the room
ers, ran to a telephone and notified the
police. About Ave minutes later an
other shot startled the excited inmates
and a womans shrill cry of anguish
added to their terror.
BY this time nearly all the roomers
were awake and soon the hall was
crowded. Numerous theories were ad-
vanced as to the result of the shots,
but none of the dodgers had courage
enough to enter the room, fearing II
might result In another victim.
Find Lambert Unconscious
Detectives Mckenzie and Hawley
were detailed on the case. They en-
tered the room-No. A, on the third
floor, facing on Seventh street. Lam
bert was unconscious and groaning. He
was lying on the bed. a small round
hole in his forehead, the blood trick
ling down his cheek and staining the
sheet.
Mrs. Clare, partly dressed, was lying
across the foot of the bed. She was
dead, and the weapon-a 32-caliber re-
volver-with hich she did the shoot
ing having fallen from her garsp, was
living on the floor behind the bed.
Both were taken to the receiving
hospital. The surgeons decided Lam
bert was in no condition for an opera
tion, and simply dressed the wound.
Later the body of the woman was re-
moved to the undertaking establish
ment of Bresee Bros.
Mrs. Clare and her husband, Ira
Glare, who is employed by the Los
Angeles Ice and Cold Storage conpa-
nv at Seventh and Mateo streets, sepa-
rated more than six months ago. she
and Lambert, who had separated from
his wife about a year ago, have peer
friendly for several months.
It was love for Lambert that induced
Mrs. Glare to leave her husband, 1t II
declared, but she is said to have beer
ignorant of the fact that Lambert was
married man.
Mrs Glare secured a room at tht
Hedrick hotel about six weeks ago, and
Lambert Is said to have been IRE
quent visitor there.
A short time after becoming ac'
uuainted with Lambert, Mrs. Clare is
said to have made preparations to Sc
cure divorce She told several wom-
en- that when she secured her freedom
she would marry John" as she affec-
tionately termed her admirer.
Mrs. Glare wa registered at the
rooming house as Miss Myrtle Wiley
her maiden name.
Came from Nebraska
The dead woman, was from Nebraska
She is survived by her mother, Mrs
Angelina Wiley, who lives at Homer
Neb.; Guy Wiley. a brother, of Thur
man, Neb., and Mrs. Virtue Irvins,
sister. Homer, Neb. Several letters
addressed to these persons, were found
in her belongings. They were written
from several days to month ago and
told how lonesome the writer was feel
ing. In one of the letters she men,
toned the trouble between herself and
husband and stated she had not seer
him for q long time
1.-THE woman had been acting queer
ly," said one of the women at the
rooming house, "and think her mlno
was unbalanced"
Lambert was married in Pueblo, Colo.
five years ago His wife, Mrs. Bertha
Lambert, is day clerk at the Hote
Clarendon, 404 South Hill street. She
was notified of the tragedy and re-
mained at the bedside of the unfor-
tunate man a greater part of the day
She stated her husband was too fond OF
other women and their separation had
been a result of this weakness.
Lambert lived with his sister, Mrs
Hattie Willoughby, 755 Central avenue
His father E. B. Lambert, is car
penter and lives at Watts. The father
and sister were at the bedside of the
dying man. The sister left the hos
pital late in the afternoon, but the
father remained with his son to the end
While relatives of the dead man deny
he was preparing to leave the city,
note left by Lambert indicates he was
to start for Denver in short time.
Searching for Him
1t has been learned that Mrs. Glare
was searching for Lambert all day
Tuesday and had made numerous In
quiries concerning mis- whereabouts
She met him on Central avenue during
the evening and together they went tt
her room about IL o'clock.
The detectives are of the opinion she
shot Lambert while he was sleeping
and had decided to leave the house
but, changing her mind before she wa'
fully dressed, turned the weapon OF
herself and fired the fatal shot.
The first theory of the officers wal
that the husband of the dead woman
might have entered the room ant
found the two together and shot them
Again the theory was advanced tina
the wife of the dead man might hav'
been responsible for the tragedy. In
vestigation proved these theories
groundless.
The body of Lambert was removed
to Bresee Brothers morgue and an in
quest over both bodies probably will
be held today.