The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-04
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Tremendous Sacrifice Relat-
ed By Friends Letters
Shed Light On Tragedy


Shed Light On Tragedy
tremendous sacrifice to save the
LIE Of her invalid husband is now be-
Heved TO have led to the uT1doing
and tragic death of Edna Potter Hall,
formerly of Bridgeport and Water
bury. according to friends in this city
land In ether places where she lived.
The sensational story connected with
her death was the main topic Of con-
versation yesterday in those places
in Bridgeport where Edna p otter was
known. So
The body of the handsome. auburn
haired victim. arrived in Waterbury
this afternoon. The funeral services
will be held at the home Of her
stricken parents, Glen street, Wat
erbury, tomorrow afternoon. Tt viii
be private. because Of the circun-
stances Of the case and the extreme
weakness of hsr parents After
simple service. the body will be bur-
led In Pine Grove cemetery 4
Developments in the case today led
to the opinion that Mrs Hall was
Iured to- the hotel IN which she met
her death under threats OF violence
II as been learned that Charles st.
Clair who killed her. carried re-
yolver and Threatened her frequently
She had gone to Philadelphfa on his
promise to obtain her good posi-
ton.
AccordsIag 70 friends. the plight of
her husband. Harry g Hail. led to
her undotnE. Hall, unable to work.
was In w a4erburys slowly weakening
under this raNages Of tuberculosis.
Desperate. his handsome wife sought
employment IN many places but was
una.bie TO, make q salary sufficient for
her needs and those Of her II hus-
band. st. C1adr promised to remedy
this He told her he could get a
good position for her IN Philad elphia,
it is said. and she went there, with
HIM Followed the threats and she
was led to her DEATH probably. say
her friends. because Of her stea dfast-fa
ness to Hall
The kSnd of a man ST. Clair was, is
shown in a note written him by his
WIFE buA which arrived at PhiladeI-
pl,ia too late Mrs St Clair was q
nurse and she met him in Hong Kong
before their marriage While she
deprecated his actions. she showed
she was wdlIing to forgiva Here is
the notes
.t1Ey Dearest c1axrleI Just got
your special and want to ask you
what you did with the s165 you got
for the sale Of your car. 7 always
knew you would do me 3 dirty trick.
but am very much surprised that
You should do It IN this way.
II know you win do as you say In
the letter but the chauffeur told me
Won showed taxa tickets for San Fran
cisco. 50 you need not blufr now about
suicide You have had this. plan
ned for some tAu1e, knew on Sat-
urday BY intuition would never see
you again. W hat q terrible thing to
think OF how many people you have
done out OF money here. Wen. all
can say. after all Z have done for
you. ] am very much surprised If
YOU want to make fresh start and
drop this woman i viii help you, If
you VIII come back to me.
Fl 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.
that's aII can say. My heart is
boo fun VIII pay back the $29
you owe to May.
7ood bye C1arrie-fron your sim
1rnx Wife
me note was signed .sR1ttens,'' and
a postscript was added, which read:
please, dear, come back and we
VIII. both work together and be moro
forbearing with each other
Mrs. St Clair received letter from
her husband on Monday, In which it
said that when she received the let
tsrs both he est C1air1 and Edna Pot
ter would be dead She told a
friend In New FORK last night that
her husbands body
Some doubt that Edna was not en-
tirely opposed to ST. Glars Intentions
is expressed by the clerks in the Wind
eor hotel at philadelphia They have
a note supposed to have been written
St Clair just before he killed her
It rea1s-
'Dearest-You know you asked me
to write you a letter, SO here 1t is
Now when you come upstairs you arc
going to ask me who I am writing to,
and when don't tell yon. you are go-
ing to get "a mad on
This note is just to tell you love
you You were very lovely to me to-
2 day, and boy dear, that's the only way
to make me love you. It's not the
things you give me or do for me- but
the attentions and the thousands and
one thoughtfu1nesses that some men
know might just as wen ten you an
this 90 I'm not going to write any
more went to be near you
friends dispute this however The
Inability OF Hall to work is believed to
haev actuated Edna In an her letter
acts They say his Inability caused
her downfall
Han is accompanying the body Of his
wife to Waterbury. He is very down
cast over her death
Mrs st Clair said yesterday that
her husband was consefous-stricken,
broken In spirit. financially down-and-
out and desperate enough to be in
sane That's why he killed himself
and that girl :"
Pot Of Grease BoiIs Over;
Chemical Engine Crew Called
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