Arizona republican., 1914-03-17
CHRONICLE and No Uncle

A probable clue to the identity of the woman of mystery who com mitted suicide in Phoenix Thursday, though not q certain one was found yesterday A letter addressed to MT. Alfred Arriola, 320 West MOreland street, Phoenix. was recognized here and turned over to the authorities for investigation The letter contained the name of friends of the dead woman who seem to know something of the past and expressed regret
 that she had killed herself at the same time expressing doubt that she
 would commit such an act. The let ter follows:
 Ventura, Caif., March 13, 1914
 MT. Alfred Arriola,
 Kind Sir:-Mrs Barnard just called me up on the phone and in
 formed me that she had heard that
 May had committed suicide. I can
 hardly believe that May would do
 that
 T am in hopes that it was some olHeT party DN tHe SdlHe idIile. II it should be true you have my deep
 est sympathy as I know how much you will miss her.
 Would you have your sister kind ly write me and let me know as won't feel positive until I hear from you
 oh, I hope it is not so, as loved May so much.
 Hoping this may find your eyes improving rapidly,
 From Mays friend, MRS. LOUISE JONES" Immediate communication was made with Ventura by several inter ested individuals in Phoenix, and it is expected that the answer may tell something of the former history of the suicide, if it does not disclose who she is No answer to the mes sages to Mrs. Jones had been re- ceived up to d late hour this morn ing.
 This letter would indicate that May Beach and Arriola were in Ventura where she had introduced him to Mrs. Jones.-or that she had told her friend, Mrs Jones, in a letter that Arriola was in Phoenix, because of eve trouble.
 Connected with the facts already known and with those things told i Justice JOhnstone by the unknown person over the phone. a supposed | history of the dead Madame Arriola can be surmised. It seems from the l story told the officers that Madame Arriola married man by the name 1 of Weber in Canton. Ohio, before go- | ing to San Francisco In San Fran 1 cisco Weber was the leader of 8 band
 and Arriola was his understudr ! When Weber died Arriola succeeded | him as the leader of the band, and | took under his arm the wife of the i dead leader This theory accounts l for the story told by Madame Ar riola, and in the new light thrown
 on the case by the letter seems prob
 able to say the least
 l The final action of the coroner S ! jury sitting on the case was taken i yesterday and verdict that Ma | Nt'iiic Al ioift, uIAdS A'iftN DtcttIl etlO | May Davenport, came to her death | by poison administered by her owr | hand was returned.
 l The startling testimony that had l been expected at the hearing yes
 terday morning when the men sum- moned by subpoenas Saturday ap- | peared, was not forthcoming Only
 one of them appeared, the other be- | ing detained on the coast on account | of business What the one who ap- | peared told was a simple statement | of facts, directly opposite to those | inferred by the one who caused his 1 appearing, and wholly lacking in the | sensational element that might have 1 been expected from the statement ot | the woman who called on JuSticC Johnstone over the phone, laying tho death of the woman directly at tht ] hands of the two men who were sub poenaed.
 , Several more alias were added tt | the list already found and by which | the woman seemed to he generally 1 known. A complete list of theS,