Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-08
Divorced Wife Of Millionaire Dies
with the Young Plumber
She Married.
BODIES FOUND ASPHYXIATED
Suydam Quickly on Scene but Re.
linquishes Claim and Hysteri-
cal Mother Is Allowed
Possession.

New York, Feb. 4---Double suicide to-
day ended the sensational romance of
the former wife of Walter L. Suydam
and Frederick Noble the young plumber,
for the love OF whom Mrs. Suydam ran
away from her millionaire husband and
married The bodies of Noble and his
bride of month were found in their
New York apartments to-day,
phyXiated.
The suicide pact, the discovery of its
results by Mrs. John J. White of Wash
Iington, ID. c.. mother of the former Mrs.
Suy'iam, and other features of the case
were sensational
Mrs. White who has apartment on
Lexington avenue. had her daughter
with her last night and supposed the
daughter was staying over night with
her. When Mrs. Whit. awokc, late this
morning, she found that her daughter
had fled the house and in order to clear
up the mystery the mother hurried to
her daughters home on West 10Th street
in her automobile.
When there was no answer to her
knocks on the door she summoned two
policemen. who forced an entrance. find
ing the door barricaded with chairs and
tables the doors of all the rooms Of
the large apartment were also locked
and harricaded and by the time the
party had forced its way to the dining
room, where the odor of gas was first
detected the mother was hysteiical.
Breaking through the next door into
the kitchen the party found Noble and
his wife lying dead on the floor. partly
undressed and clasped In each other 5
arms A great volume of gas was escap-
| ing from five burners Of range The
oven Jets were also turned on and tho
heads of the two suicides We're almost
within the oven itself The woman was
| clad in a silk ,,imono and she lay with
Mobiles left arm encrcling her body, their
faces being close together.
MOTHER SHRIEKS AND FAINTS.
Mrs White, who was the first to see
| the bodies, shrieked and tainted She was
| carried to physicians office and
resuscitated with difficulty.
| Continuing investigation the police
| found every window in the nine-room
| apartment locked. They found no notes
| left in explanation of the death, but
| Coroner Hellenstein later declared that
the circumstances left no doubt that it
was a case of double suicide. He sail
| the couple had been dead probably three
| or four hours before found
| few minutes after the discovery Mrs
| Mobiles former husband. Walter Lis
penard Suydam. the millionaire. was sum
moned by telephone and arrived quickly
| in his automobile. He was much affected
| but he was not allowed to view The body
lie relinquished claim to it and it was
given over to the custody Of the mother.
Employees at the apartment house said
| that Suydam has frequently visited his
| divorced wife since her marriage TO the
young plumber. When asked what he
thought might have been the motive of
the suicide pact ne said
Il can't tell you anything. She isn't
mine now and 7 am only here as II friend
| to see what I can do"
Mr.. Suydam picked up in the apart
ment a check for $40 which he said his
former wife had told him yesterday she
had drawn on his account He put the
check In his pocket.
Suydam was so unnerved By the traG-
edy that later when driving in his auto
mobile on Fifth avenue he ran down Ed
ward Rappold. n mail carrier. He took
the injured man TO hospital, leaving
orders that no expense be spared In treat
ing his injuries. 1t was said that the man
would recover.
MOTIVE TO REMAIN UNKNOWN.
In the absence OF explanatory notes the
motive for the suicide will probably never
be known. The woman was still in hei
twenties. She was married to Suydam
about nine years ago and the couple mad,
their home on a magnificent estate al
Bluepoint. Long Island overlooking Great
South bay.
Mrs Suydam had strong intellect
and moved in the upper circles OF so
ciety where she made many friends
Early last fall sensational reports de-
veloped regarding her mysterious dis
lappearance The sensation was height
ened when II turned out that she haC
deserted her wealthy husband anc
magnificent home to be with Noble
the son of a Brooklyn plumber. anc
who was himself learning that trade
lSuydam instituted divorce proceeding,
and easily obtained n decree in his
favor.
The divorced wife afterwards mar.
ried the plumbers son. The wedding
took place in Jersey City just n month
ago and the couple established a home
at So West 12th street where the sui.
eide pact terminated the romance to-
day.
The bodies were removed to an un
dertaking establishment tonight Mrs
Mobiles body was transferred in al
elaborate caskct on which her forme,
husband came to lay wreath OF lilies
, OF tho valley. Mobiles body, which wa
, claimed by his father, was transferre,
y in a plain wicker casket- basket !
battery of flashlights was touched OF
, by newspaper photographers Just Il
y Mrs. White stepped from the apart
. ment to the street, ACCOMPANYING tn
o body, so startling her that she scream
n ed and fell in a faint 1t was severa
. minutes before she was revived.
+ According to a story told to the po
- lice by David Scrviss, Superintendent
= of the apartment house building, Nobl
S may have attempted to take his III
Friday night. Serviss said that tn
y Mobiles were overheard quarreling an
h at a late hour that night Mrs. Nobl
n told the elevator operator to summo
8 n physician as her husband had at
n tempted suicide.
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