The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17
Hayden's Crime Most
DiabolicalE Report
ed to Local Police.
w IFE co N FIR MS
TERRIBLE CHARGE
Driven Out of Her Home, She
Begged Officers Not to Make
an Arrest-Stranger First
Reported Matter to Po-
lice, Who Were Slow
to Act.

Learning that the police had pro-
cured evidence from his wife and "a
citizen unknown to her that woul,s
nave sent him. If convicted. to tho
death chair, DE" Wynne HAYDEN :.
mental healer. committed suicide in his
apartments at 500 West Marshall
street, sunday night by nhaling gas.
Others in the house smclled escaping
Gas shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, and Policeman Stockmar was *
summoned. The officer broke open the
door Hayden was lying on his bed,
dressed IN his night clothes. witlt
smile on his lips. Coroner Taylor. who
was summoned at the sario time a
cal was sent in for the city ambulance,
salu that the man had been dead sew
cral hours
Wife Driven Away I'm Night.
Mrs Hayden. who had been driven
out of the house by her husband at 4
o'clock Sunday morning, was notineu
OF MS death at III North Eighth
street. where she had taken refuge.
she almost collapsed when she viewed
Tue body, but expressed no surprise al
ne deed. Hayden, she said. hau
threatened before to kill himself
While the man lay dead In his room,
captain Epps, OF the Second station,
where charges had been prefcrreu
| "Saihst Hayden Saturday night, WAS
giving report of them to Major wer. 1
ncr. The police declare tho charges 70
De Oh nature the most unusual ana
diaboNcai that ever came to inert
notice y criminal warrant would have
ncen served on Hayden. and it is uc-
ncNed mat he had learned. or had good
reason 10 believe. that the police were
ABOUT to take active steps against him.
iiasuen $ scheme was, according to a
| report made to Captain McNIahon by
q nj Dln
ms decreasing funds at her expense.
Got Evidence of Crime.
The crime or which the dead man 10
accused was committed Saturday night
| Nt o'clock that afternoon HAYDEN 70
~ ,eu 10 MS rooms with stranger,
nout nau oeen drinking. They had q.
LEV more drinks in Hayden's room
,,a ~ nc was able TO free himself from
! ii"Suen's clutches, the stranger re
ported the matter TO the Second STA
lioh, and was accompanied back toltba
tneFapeutist's room by police officer.
SUI Mrs. Hayden. while corroboratins
,"e Unusual story told by the stranger &
| rested.
| y short time later she retired. hut
WIS awakened in the early morning
Wncn HAYDEN. remembering everything.
when mad happened. quarreled with
| ,'e' anu drove her. thinly clad, from tile
: n
ner former boarding house on Eighth
street ana remained there until sha
| was informed of her husbands death
| ~ IS probable, in view OF the corrob-
1rut'Ve statements of both Mrs Hay
! den and the stranger, that the nolice
| VIII now take no action Sut tho fact
| thnt no action was inlmeGiatolv ta,sen
| when the serious charge was rcnorted
to the Second Station saturday nIrhr
ana declared to be true b. Mrs Hay
zen mas excited much adverse crit
cism, The crime Is said to be !; canita,
oTense, and the evidence on Saturdav
night Is said 10 have been amply sutti
cient TO arrest Hayden on sight But
| nothing was done
Second Complaint Mnde.
| On sunday afternoon Hayden insulted
Ia woman In the house. She also re-
ported the AFFAIR 10 police ofhcer and
askeu now she could get him out. as
| ne was drunk and was annoying her
one was advised 10 allow him to re-
main until lie became sober Had ma
been arrested then. when accusations
| had become douhly serious. any attempt
AT selt-destruction would probably have
been frustrated. ANA Hayden would
! GUS crime.
HAYDEN was horn in Iowa and was
tairty-two years old. His father, O. c.
| Hayden. is citizen OF Alber. Lei.
MIMI where he is engaged in the
! clothing business Mrs. Hayden. thu,
MISS Anna +. sides. and her husband
| met at her home. Sedan, Kan where.
! AFTER short courtship. they were mar.
ried July Z. 1910 shortly afterwards
they came East. bringing with THEN
Mrs Hayden's mother. Mrs. Emma f..
sides They went to Hobs. Md. where
! Mrs. Sides Is now living. Tr,n lnurs
| they went TO Baltimore. taking rooms
| at 5o3 West Lombard street roma mag
| there two weeks They ac-ved H.,
| Richmond, said Mrs. Hayden. about Dc-
! ccmbcr rs going FIRST &c III North
Eighth Street, where they stayed until /.
January 10. when they moved to West
! Marshall Street,
| Deserves Grent PITY.
| Mrs. Hayden was IN the yerys !.
utter collapse last night. and conf
! see no ono except the officers VINO wenr
To Investigate her story. Many Offers
! Of help came. but She received careful
a'ten;ion from the woman with whnr,
she and ncr husband boarded, ana gag
F; grateful The police say that her eaSt.
! IS deserving OF the utmost sympathy
/; and pity,
! sent Yesterday afternoon, y rcply ~
/ covcd last night was 20 The crct; tAat
! Hobbs. Md. would lie preferred IL q
burial place. But as there aie 10
| friends OF the Hayden family taeI".
| Mrs. Hayden tclesraphcl back thai sna
: thought II better TO have her husband
/ buried here.
Hayden was man ~ prepps.essias:
| appearance and commanding igsrc 10
seemed 10 make friends easiiy SOS
| spent most of his time here IA drIrk-