The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-24

that It would expose her. asked him
what he was carrying a pistol for.
I would not harm a hair OF her
head, if that is why you ask me- he
said
From the way he acted was afraid
he was going to 90 her harm then. lie
was ugly again this morning. Evelyn
had told me about him but 1 had never
seen him before this week
Miss Caldwell was practically released
from custody when word came that
Short was dead. She will be permitted
to leave town this afternoon and rejoin
her company. but has left her address
with Captain BOardman, and can be
reached. 1t is possible that deposition
viii be taken from her before she goes,
to be fled with the Coroner.
Came Here Last Sunday.
Mrs Short arrived at the Regent
Hotel last Sunday afternoon and regis
tered under her stage name, Evelyn
Howard. She took a room with Mabel
Caldwell, the young woman who was
with her when the shooting took place
and who had been her chum since the
two joined THE Motor Girl Company.
On Friday night just as she was re-
turning from the theater, Mrs. Short
got a long distance telephone from New
orlk city. A member of the company
heard her say just before she hung up
the receiver:
It can't come. IF you want me you
viii have 10 send me money. I can't
get out Of town on what have now"
May Have Been Husband.
These words. in the light of subse-
a.
call was from her husband who wanted
her to Join him IL New York city.
Short arrived at tIfe Regent Hotel at
o'clock on Friday morning and regis
tered as G. H. Reeves. Brooklyn, y. Y.
The two were together Friday but at
tracted no attention. On Saturday at
luncheon Short was heard to tell his
wife that she could not go to the
iheater again. She argued with him
and her companion Joined with her IN
urging him to allow her 10 appear. This
quarrel attracted the attention OF the
hotel employees and the actions Of both
/ Short and his wife were watched.
Clerks Scent Trouble
/ Clerks in the hotel declare that Short
appeared to be under mental stress, but
/ they were even more interested in the
]
/ be trying TO evBde him. Several times
she was away from him ana he seemed
/ angered that he could not ind her.
/ This morning, the clerks say, Short
made every effort to deta!n his wife be-
yond the time 10 catch the 10 o'clock
1 train, on which the members Of her
1 company were schedule 10 leave for
! Pittsburg.
! Mrs Short and Miss Caldwell went 10
| the corner Of Fifteenth street and Penn
/ syIvanla avenue 10 wait for a street car
and a few minutes later Short hurried
/ from the hotel 10 join them. While
| standing there they talked excitedly,
and Mrs. Short summoned a cab, evil
/ IDENTIFY from the fear that she would
/ miss the train.
Short Cut of Funds.
4 surrey. driven by William Jackson,
answered the call, and the party was
taken 70 the station.
Short, apparently, did not have any
funds He made two Intellectual at
tempts to get a check for SO cashed by
the clerk at the hotel, and this check
was found ia his room when the police
made their investigation il was drawn
| on the National Chemical Bank Of New
I York and was made payable 10 the
| Regent Hotel.
| Shorts clothing was scattered on the