Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-23
COMMITS SUICIDE
BEFORE DOOR OF
Ills WIFE'S ROOM
HUSBAND OF ACTRESS KILLS
SELF AT LONG BEACH
WOMAN SAYS MAN WAS WANTED
FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
Declares Anton FrIedI After His Mar.
rlage Adopted Her Name-Mls-
trust of Spouse Caused
Deed
Especial to The Herald.l

who had lived in Los Angeles
since January under the name of
Albert f. Roth, but who Is said by his
wife to have been Anton Friedl, wanted
in Chicago for embezzlement. COM
nitted suicide at $3.50 o'clock this
morning In the second floor hallway of
the Hotel Del Mar, a popular tourist
hotel, at Ocean and Locust avenues.
Standing in front of the door leading
to room No. 65, occupied by his wife,
a vaudeville actress known as Daisy
Cort, the man shot himself in the right
temple with a .3S-caliber revolver.
Death was instantaneous.
"My God, | wonder If that was my
husband!" the actress screamed i'm her
room, springing sfrom her bed. Throw
ing open the door she saw his body
lying at her feet.
Roth had been employed as a book
keepersand lived at the Brox xburne no.
tel, at Fifth and Hill streets. He and
the actress were married in Indianap-
oils, Ind, five years ago. He came to
Los Angeles last January and she fol-
lowed two months ago.
Complains of Wife
In notes found in the mans pockets
he explained his premeditated suicide
by saying he was driven to 1t by his
wifes actions, alleging that she enjoyed
herself in the company of other men
and that she sometimes remained
away from her hotel all night. The
man is believed to have watched his
wife last night when, il is said. she
went automobile riding after her ap-
pearance at the Byde-A-Wyle theater
on the Pike.
The actress said this afternoon that
she left her husband recently when
she learned he was not adhering to his
resolutions to reform, but was passing
valueless checks. She declares he
passed some of these checks at Venice,
using the name "W. s. White"
After she decided to leave him. ac
cording to her statement he followed
her to various towns where she was
billed to appear, angry because she
would not give him money and, she
says, threatening to kill her and him
self. BY pretending to be her mana
ger and to arrange dates for her. she
declares, he tried to secure her money.
Threatened to Kill Wife
He had been in Long Beach since
Thursday night, it was learned today,
and had watched his wifes goings and
comings at the theater but had not
appeared at the hotel until last night.
To a member of the vaudeville team
of Risner and Cores, also appearing at
the Byde-A- -Wyle, Roth made his
threats to kill himself and his wife,
because of her actions.
One letter found in a coat pocket
and addressed to his father. D. Friedl,
1868 South Ayers street, Chicago, ILL.,,
read as follows
Dear Parents. When you receive
this note l will be no more, laura
has caused me TO do it. Please
forgive me, but life was not worth
living without her. Your son,
Anton.
Another letter. addressed to Mrs. A.
Trunk, 67S Wells/street. Chicago, read:
Dear Bella and Ma: When you
receive this | will be no more
Laura caused me to do it and
could not stand it any longer. She
ran around with other men and
stayed away from her hotel all
night could not see her fall so
Leaves Note to Wife
A note addressed to Wallace V. Bar
tow, proprietor of the Del Mar, was
found tucked in the band of Roth's
hat. 1t read:
Notify my wife, Daisy Cort, room
So. Mr. Barlow, 1 am sorry to do
this in your hotel but / could not
stand it any longer. A. l.. Roth.
on another page of the same piece
of stationery was a note to his wife.
1t ran as follows:
Laura, dear, | could not stand it
any longer. I watched you tonight
and you seemed to be so full of
fun. not giving me thought.
kindly do what you can in the way
of sending my body to Chicago.
Forgive me, for love you so much.
Your clothes are in my trunk and
the black dress is at the tailor's.
Letters from his wife were also
found. All save one, sent a week ago
from San Bernardino, were affection
ate. That one bade him to keep his
nose out of her business, but not to
think of her harshly.
Wife Is magnetic Girl"
Miss Cort, who says her real name
ia Laura Roth and that her husband
assumed her name after getting into
trouble in Chicago, told the police that
her husband was angered by her jovial
disposition, which is a big part of her
stock in trade as "the magnetic girl"
yivacious singer and dancer on the
vaudeville stage.
She said she had heard no sound to
indicate that Roth attempted to enter |
her room this morning to kill her. She |
was awakened by the shot which |
killed him.
The body was taken to the Allen C.
walker funeral parlors, after the COR
oner was notified. The actress soon |
had secured rooms at another hotel |
Manager Frank M. Clark of the
Rvde- A-Wyle theater said she would |
not appear this afternoon nor tonight, |
when she was to close her weeks en-
gagement here.