The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-14
Pretty Ella Clark Victim
in Atlantic Boat
House Tragedy.
KILLED BY GAS THAT
OVERCOMES ESCORTS
Arthur Penny and Walter Reyn-
0Ids Are Rushed to
Hospital.
SAYS FORlMER, NERVOUS,
ASKED HIM FOR KEY
0uizZed as to Reason for Re-
quest Was Evasive, Lessee
Tells Police.
Especial to the Evening star.l

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 14-Ella
Clark, is and pretty, OF 2022 Baltic ave-
nue., this city. was found dead, and
two Young men. well-k known here, were
found dying in the boathouse of Coun-
Gilman Edwin w. Parker, on lonely
Gardeners Basin, early today.
Gas was still pouring from two open
valves in the room, where the girl lay
deed upon the floor. Nearby were the
unconscious forms OF her companions,
Arthur Penny and Walter Reynolds
Three glasses and bottle drained of
its contents were found in the boat
house.
The girls body was taken to a
mcrgue and Penny and his companion
were hurried to tho City Hospital Doc
ters say the young men have a slight
chance TO recover.
Captain of Detectives Whalen freely
o.picssed the opinion today that the
girl had peen 1dred 70 the deserted
boathouse and piled with liquor
Penny had apparently made des-
perate attempt to drag himself to a
tightly closed window Failing, he col
lapsed across the form of his compan-
ion.
says Penny Got Boathouse Key.
Robert Lowry, who holds a lease on
the boathouse, made this statement to-
day:
.tYoung Penny came to me yesterday
afternoon and asked me for the use OF
my room in the bOathouse. 1 asked
him what he wanted ii for, and his cx-
pianation was SO unsatisfactory that
1 refused to let him have the key. 1t
appears that he went to my brother
Charles, for the latter came to me and
obtained the key, which he admits he
ruye to Penny about two hours after /
hsd refused him."
Miss Clark was identified by boy
who sew her in company with young
Penny several days ago. Detectives
hurried to the home of her parents in
Baltic avenue and found the young
woman's mother about to start for po-
lice headquarters to report the disap-
pearance of her daughter The Clark
family is well-to-do.
Miss Clark left home about o'clock
last night for a walk on the boardwalk
woman friend. She failed to return
lone by midnight, and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark, assumed
she had decided to spend the night In
the home of her friend.
Identifies Dead Daughter.
Mrs. Clark collapsed when told her
daughter was dead, but insisted upon
being taken to the morgue, where she
at once identified the remains.
Captain Whalen, after talk with
the mother, made a statement that the
police were satisfied there was no ele-
rnent of foul play In the case. The gas
light was supplied by quarter slot
meter and gas leaking from a
small steve supplied through rubber
hose is believed to have been the actual
cause of death
James Endicott, who hunks in the
boathouse, made the ghastly discovery
shortly before daypreak. He leases the
room from Robert Lowry. Endicott
said
.'The first thing that caught my eye
was the young woman / shook her
and nearly collapsed when / found she
was dead. The room was almost in
darkness and did not see the men
on the floor until stumbled over them
on my way to the window to shout an
alarm