The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-05
ELOPERS
DEATH PACT
GOTHAM ELOPERS DIE
IN GAS FILLED ROOM
Divorced Wife of Millionaire
Suydam and Plumber Lover
Found Asphyxiated.
'Ouple Had Been Married Only a
MOnth-SensatiOnal Features
Close Affair.

NEW YORK. Feb. I-Double sui.
eide today ended the sensational ro.
nance 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 mil
Iionaire husband and married The
bodies OF Noble and his bride OF a
month were found in their New York
apartments today. The couple had
been asphyxiated by gas.
The suicide pact. the discovery OF
It's results by Mrs. John J. White. of
Washington, ID. C.. the mother of Mrs
Noble. and other features OF the case
were sensational
Mrs. White. who has an apartment
on Lexington avenue. had her daugh
ter as visitor last night. and sup.
posed the daughter would remain over
night. When. however. Mrs. White
awOke this morning. she found that
her daughter had fled the house. and
hurried Immediately To the daughters
apartment on West Twelfth street in
her automobile. She became alarmed
when there was no answer TO her re-
peated knocks. and summoned two DO
hcemen. who forced an entrance.
Entrance Blocked.
The entrance door had been barri-
cad1d with chairs and tables. and
lhe doors Of AL the rooms of the large
apartment also were locked and bar.
rlcaded. When the party forced its
way into the dining room. the odor OF
gas was first detected. and the mother
b"came hysterical Breaking through
the next door. which led into the
kitchen. th" party found Noble and
MS wife lying dead on the floor.
their heads almost inside the oven OF
th" GaS range. They were partly nm.
dressed and clasped in each others
aims. \ great volume of gas was es.
Gaping from five burners OF the range.
and The oven jets also wee turned
on. The woman was clad in a silk
hmouo. and sh" lay with Mobiles left
arm encircled around her body. their
faces being close together. Every
window in the apartment was closed
"nd Lo.jcd.
Bodies Discovered.
Mrs. " hit". who was the first TO see
III" bodies. sbricked and tainted. She
was carried TO 2 physicians office and
reSuscit'ted with difficulty.
THE suicides left no notes TO OK
pain their act. but the police were
'oiN 4uN'u ludt " was "A case of
double suicide" The coroner also de-.
ciared that the circumstances left no
doubt that such was the case. He said
the couple probably had been dead
three or four hours before tncir bod.
Is Wer" found.
y few minutes after the discovery
Mrs Mobiles former husband. Walter
l.isp~nard Suydam. q millionaire. was
summoned 10y telephone and arrived
quickly ~ his automobile" He was
mucn affected by the news Of tho ,.li.
cid" of NJ" woman He was not al
lowed 30 yi"w the body. which later
was given over 20 the custody of tho
mother
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