The evening world., 1911-05-02
BRIDE, DESERTED
FOR RICH WIDOW,
COMMITS SUICIDE
Granddaughter Of Col. French,
Millionaire Hotel Man,
lnhaleS Gas.
FINDS HER BODY.
Brief Welded Life Terminates
in Tragedy After Break With
Husband.
FRIEND N HER BODY.

Hearthroken because her Young hus-
band had abandoned her AFTER becoming
infatuated with n wealthy widow who
has y suite IN the Ansun!a Hotel. ut
seventy.fourth street and Broadway.
Edna Hallowsy. twonty-s!x years old. n
bride OF a few months and a grand
daughter Of Col Richard French.
millionaire owner OF the historic
French's Hotel once situated on par,
building. committed suicide by inhai.ng
vas early to-day IN her rooms at No.
lS Amsterdam avenue, where she lived
with Mira u T. Kenyon. wife OF an
employee ~ the Ansonia-
Untl recently. following the break
with her husband. Mrs. galloway had
been emplorc-i as stenoRrapher for "a
high OH cial OF the Asolian Plano Com
pany at Thlrty-iourth street and Broad
way. Worry over her martial trouble.
nitcd her for work and recently she
obtained .eave OF alSepc and spen,
most of her time gri-ying alone over
her husbands desertion.
Her JOY In living ended last night
when she came home from a fruitlesB
search for her husband. 1t is said. She
was greatly downheartcd and told her
friend. Mrs, Kenyon. she was going
right to bed. Apparently she started to
do 10, retiring to her room In the
ground floor apartment looking out N
Amsterdam venue
Friend LET. Her Alone.
Mr-. kenyon. unwilling to iutrude
upon her grief. left her alone and saw
nothing and heard no sign to Indicate
the tragedy that was preparing beyond
the fran partition separating mar room
from ner friends.
About 4 o'clock this morning Mrs.
Kenyon was awakened by the neasy
actions OF her log Jack. who aroused
her by whining and shifting about the
base OF the door leading into the young
wlfe's room. Next she noticed the odor
OF gas and realized from her own
drowsy and headachy condition that she
must nave inhaled the deadly fumes
herself.
~Springing up, she pounded on the door
OF her friends room, hut it was locked.
Gett!ng no response. she sent for n
policeman. who gained entrance through
the front window and unlocked the
door.
Mira HALFWAY was f,u,d stre,obea
=, IN. ooor h.r h.,a ne,, a On. .,ova
an, IN. mn. a, m. stov. which had
been disconnected, tightly clenched In
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Dr. botS'or'' WHO came from rio"er
hospital III response 10 an amOulan'"
call std U'at Nrs' ''"UoW'y hou prop
aoly been dead several hoHrS' the pody
niue OF Inc usua' appelrance 81
one asphyNla'ed pN shS' ana the younS
wlte's FACE retained hiI-a OF the ati'at-
aeterizoo 1t IN me- II was tuliy
dressed u evidently hhd sat up gfieV-
ing silently lot hours oe'ore deeiains 10
end her IRE
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Mrs HALFWAY. win, WA. tho vou,,
a., d,u,bter Of phoenIx " Er.,nr
son ~ Tho ola Colonel ma, uall,r,,'
n,s, August while the latter v.s an
,rln East from his hom, near colun
Inns. O He WAS a dapper Young ma,
with a winning address. ana IN
pretty girl fell ardently In love wi,
linn. They were married AT the hon
OF tho brides widowed mother NJ.
Mary .. French. in Mount Vernon II,
some time they lived happ,Iy topathe,
Then through b.. Il. Kenyon. husban
OF the young brides friend. aud win
ia leasing cleyk of tho Ansonla. Halo
way obtained "A position as booSkeepe
in IN, fashionable hos,elry. and a
young pair seemed destined to an ider
married life.
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