Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-05
Double Suicide
Ends Romance
Mr.. AND MRS. NOBLE CAREFULLY
PLANNED DEATH.
ALL GAS COCKS FOUND OPEN
No Note of Explanation Left Behind
Woman Deserted Millionaire Hus-
band to Marry a Young Plumber.

New York, Feb. 4.-Double suicide
ended the sensational romance of the
former wife of Walter L. Suydanl,
and Frederick Noble. the young plum
Der, for the love of whom Mrs. Snydam
ran away from her millionaire hus-
band and married The bodies Of No
BILE and his bride of a month were
found in their New York apartments
today, asphyxiated.
Many Sensational Features.
The mutual agreement to commit
suicide, the discovery of its results
by Mrs. John White of Washington,
D. c., mother of the former Mrs. Suy-
dam, and other features of the case
were sensational
Found All Doors Earricaded.
Mrs. White, who has an apartment
on Lexington avenue, had her dadgh-
ter with her last night and she sup
posed the daughter was staying over
night with her. When Mrs. White
aWcl1e lats this morning she found her
daughter had fled the house AMI to
learn the reason she hurried 10 ner
| daughter home on WeSl Twelfth
street In her automobile. She Was
alarmed when there was no answer t0
repeated knocks OF the door, so she
summoned two policemen, who forced
an entrance, when they found the door
| barricaded with chairs and tables. The
! doors of al the rooms Oh the large
! apartment we're also locked and barri-
| cadcd and by the time the party had
| reached the dining room when the
| o'tdr of gas was first detected Mrs
| White was hyster1cal
Ciasped in Each Others Arms.
On breaking through the mex. doc!
| into the kitchen, the party found Noble
| and his vile dead on tns fiOor, partly
! undressed and clasped in each others
arms. A great volume Of gas was
! escapinS from five burners of q range.
| The ol,en jets were also turned on and
| the heads of the suicides Ner3 almost
/ within the over. The woman was clad
| in silk klmono and size Law with
| Ncbin's left arm encirchnE her jody.
Their faces were close tGgejher,
No Note Of Explanation.
Mrs. White. who was the first to see
| ttse bodies, shrieked and tainted. She
| was carried to a physicians office and
resuscitated with difficulty. On further
! Investigation the police found every
| window in the nine-roonl a.partn1eflt
| locked. They found no notes to ex-
! plain the couples act. but they were
| fully convinced It was a case Of double
| suicide, and later Coroner Hellenstein
said that the circumstances left no
doubt that such was the case. He said
the two had been dead probably three
| or four hours before found.
Former Husband Greatly Affected.
A few minutes after the discovery
of the bodies, Mrs, Mobiles former
husband, the millionaire, Walter LIS
/
| telephone and arrived quickly in his
automobile. He was much affected but
he was not allowed TO view the wo-
mans body. He relinquished any claim
TO 1t and 1t was given to Mrs White.
Knew of No Motive.
Employees at the apartment house
said that Suydam frequently visited
his divorced wife after her marriage
TO the young plumber When asked
what lie thought the motive for the
doueie suicide was, he said:
Il can't tell you anything. She isn't
mine now and l am only here as a
friend to see what can do
Drew on Former Husbands Account.
Mr.. Suydam picked up IN the apart
ment check for S11o, which he said
his former wife told him yesterday
she had drawn on his account, He
put the check in his pocket.
Suydam Runs Down Mail Carrier.
Suydam was 50 unnerved by the
tragedy that later when driving his
automobile on Fifth avenue. he ran
down Edward Rappold, mail carrier
. He took the injured man to hos
pital, leaving orders that no expense
be spared in treating his injuries. II
was said the man would recover.
Cause of Suicide a Mystery.
The reason for the suicides viii,
probably never be known The wo-
man was in her twenties.
: Couple QuarrsIsd Friday Night.
According to the superintendent Of
the apartment house. Noble may have
attempted to take his life Friday night
The superintendent told the police thai
the Mobiles were overheard quarrellini
, and ate that night Mrs. Noble told The
elevator operator to summon a physi.
clan because her husband had attempt.
! ed suicide.