Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-02
GIRL KILLED IN HOTEL
LURED TO THIS CITY


both the man and the woman are ex
pected TO arrive In this city late thi
afternoon to make funeral arrangements
wIFEs LETTER TO ST. CLAIR.
A pathetic letter from his wife, pleadln
with him to return home and start III
ell over again, reached the Windsor no
tel few hours after St Clair had mur
dered the woman and ended his own life
This letter came to light today aftet
the dead woman was Identified. II haC
lain all night in the letter box at th'
hotel. the number OF which correspond
to the room in which the tragedy oc-
Cured
st. Clair had killed himself at least two
hours before the letter reached the hotel
Some time yesterday he wrote to his wife
telling her he was about to end his life
in her reply she expressed the opinion
that no would not do II. The letter fol
lows:
1856 East 61st street, ~ Y.
My Dear Clarrie:
Just got your special and want to
ask you what YOU did with the Si65
YOU got from the Republic Company
for the sale of your car. ] always
knew you would do me a dirty trick
and I am very much surprised that
you should do II in this way.
know you will not do as YOU say in
the letter, but the chauffeur told me
you showed him tickets for San Fran
cisco. so you needn't bluT now about
suicide. You have had this planned
for some time. I know where you
stayed every night--at the Cobey
Apartments 2t7 West 34th street.
! knew on Saturday by intuition l
would never see Won again
What n terrible thing to think OF
how many people you have done out
OF money here. Well, all can say
after all / have done for you. I am
very much surprised, If YOU want 20
make fresh start and drop this
woman I will help you IL you will
come back.
am not angry with you only
VERY. VERY SORRY for YOU to
think how low YOU have fallen. May
God bless YOU and keep you from
any rash act This is all l can say.
My heart Ia too full. I viii pay back
the 500 you owe to May.
Good bye, Clarrie-from your stll
loving wife.
KITTENS.
P. S.--Please. dear. come back and
we will both work together and be
more forbearlng with each other
SLAYER WAS ONCE WEALTHY.
st. Clair was identified today by a New
York automobile man as a former heavy
weight prizefghter, The man who made
.he identification is w. a. Page. lie said
st. Clair at one time was wealthy, but
'ecently he had been forced to run
aNlcap 10 earn ilNlhg' ne o"Heu
700 ''''''1
Ft.t. l,...
wife IN New York was written by st.
u.s. iaSto St 1ai,. st tisoif .'''
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for what am about TO do When YOU
get this I'll be dead and she will be
dead with me. Never mind, it is bet
Ter so. | have sold the car [ cam
not think of any other way out of nv
troubles. She is married to another
man she hates and we can only die
together. You will be better Off with
out me. dear. God, bless Won and
keen you. dear hoart. You are the
very best little woman i'm the world
have ever known. Your loving hus-
band. CLARRIE.
detectives To-Day incline 10 the peIleI
lhat the shooting OF the woman was
cnId-piooded, uelloerate hurder. Ihey
base this belief partly on the fact that
only l cent was found in tine apartment.
The woman was sitting in bathtub
more than half filled with water when
she was shot. She had a towel in her
hand, and the detectives believe st. Clair
walked into the room quietly, thrust the
muzzle of n revolver against her fore
head and pulled the trigger without Civ
ing her warning of his intention.
PHONE CALLS FROM NEW YORK
ST. CAR then llred nuilet through MS
Nv" me'u anu i'' ue"u oes'ue Tue O"'i
w. ne '"o i,'is"' nave i"'" t"eie ui''"
veil on toward noon today without the
ragedy being discovered had it not been
or telephone call from New York. This
vas received by the clerk at the hotel
ate last night
man eElaehtIy EreatlE excited asked
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~ ~, tho Ne,,, Wi, e,,T ~ ny; w. 49,
ala '''o
IF ,.ou'I On IN tbeir roor, t,,rrl.
,ou,u 6nd them dead had Iettsr
rom 81 clair tonigbt saving tbev wers
ding to commit suicide If Won will
III hold the wire"
The clerk first got the telephone girl
n ring the bell in 81. Glars room
here was no answer 80 entrance was