The Washington times., 1910-09-14
GIRL SUICIDES BODY
REMAINS UNCLAIMED
Firth. With Whom She
Eloped, Held as Her
Abductor.
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OF police to select a casket for the
remains, but the officer refused 10 as
sumo any responsibility whatever Ne
Carey then teIeEraphed 10 the father
10 come on az once
Ire chief said afteTwaTd that ne might
taEe the remains To Chester in a pine
oox II the girls family should fail to
Of the body home
An Inquest conducted tois morning BY
coroner Moore resulted in 4 verdict Of
suicide II was thought bv a few that
the girl was ShOt by Firth, but chief Of
Police Good declared that il was a plain
case OF suicide
II was stated late this afternoon that
the body viii be shipped back TO
Chester. and that Firth viii accompany
Chief OF Police ATCCarey
All / want Il to see the body taken
pack to Chester said Firth, and then
l VIII be glad enough TO get back home
and have the AFFAIR cleared up
Firth a Married Man.
Firth is twenty-seven years Of age.
married, and has a daughter three
years old living in Chester Until
yesterday ne was a Pennsylvania
ticket agent at Chester His infatu-
alton for the girl who slew herself
yesterday led him into her company
last June. and since Jueu he had been
with her frequently. She was aware
that he was married. so It is said
About a week ago they planned their
elopenent and were TO have made their
way gradually TO China Their fear Of
pursuit by the girls family led Firth
to write a note OF q warning TO them
which was found in his room at the
hotel last night It ,ran- DO not fol-
low US, for We mean fight"
Thought Them Bridal Couple
Attired in q long black coat and a
10
features. Ethel May Pierce and Firth
arrived at the Hotel RaumeI yesterday
morning Little attention was paid 70
them, and those who saw them thought
them newly married couple on their
honeymoon. Firth was dressed in
black suit, wore a straw hat, and nose
glasses
The man nonchaIantIy registered and
inquired OF W l. Rammel. one Of the
prOprietOrs, about trains 10 Jacksonville
Fla He said his wife was tired anu
until this morning.
c w Fleet. the hotel clerk. had OBJ
served the girls extreme youth, and
when he read an account Of the elope-
ment Of Firth and a ffteen-vear-old
girl from Chester, Pa, he Immediately
connected the guests with the runaway
couple He went 10 police headquarters
and told his suspicious TO Chief Goods.
With AIr- Rammei the chief went to
the hotel and directly 70 the room OF
the couple He knocked at the door,
and after short pause shot rang out
As the door was flung open, Firth al
tempted to rush from the room, AMI he
was held back by the chief Mr.. r an
mel dashed into the room. and il re-
.QuiTed a few moments for the smoke
20 clear away before he discerned her
PROSTATE form behind the door.
She had removed her outer clothing
and had evidently been trying 10 dress
again when she heard the knock The
pistol was lying IN her lap and blood
was flowing from both her temples
Mr- Rammel summoned an ambulance
and DIS ". A VARIED and S 2.
Moore were called. Firth was hurried
70 police headquarters The girl was
placed on tAe operating table at the
hospital, and II was found that the bull
let had entered the right temple, passed
out on the opposite side Of her head and
-crushed the front part Of the skull The
doctors pronounced the case hopeless
She died at Il O'Clock last night
The theory that Firth had muir
dered the girl was advanced this
morning, but the chief OF police de-
clared II was a plain case Of suicide.
Shows Little Emotion
Firth's conduct at the cell sur
prised his attendants. He sang,
smoked, whistled, and showed no
signs Of worry When told OF the
girls death he made no comment
Later Firth said he would not have
been caught had not the clerk seen
a railroad pass bearing his name as