New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
COUPLE END LIVES
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wished. because she was sick. She had
a nervous ATTACH. due. ! suppose, TO the
fact that this was the first time they
had been e"yaTa,ei. 80 thursday night
he came home. looking much the same
as ever and apparently happy AZ the
end Of good trip and to be with US
again. Not word was said That know
of about her not meeting him.
Friday he went 20 New York early
and she went with him he 70 do some
business. she TO do a bit of shopping
They were going TO spend the evening
in New York, but gave me 20 believe
thcv were coming home after the show
ANYWAY. he asked me TO leave the key
under the mat on the front doorstep.
so that he could get in without awaking
any one He wasn't in when / went TO
bed at 10, but that meant nothing.
Thinks Son Had Drug Habit.
"Whcn he didn't show up at break
fast we knew they had remained in
town, but ! was beginning to be wor-
ried. when word came that both were
dead.
81 cannot explain II unless It was
that he was under the influence OF
drugs. though ! am not uro he was ad-
dicted 10 that habit He drank little.
but nothing to speak of. However, he
always was an odd child and head
strong and difficult TO control, but not
bad boy.
Though he appeared to be twenty
seven or twenty-eight he was only
eighteen. The girl was year
older He was the only boy at home.
His brother George lives near here,
and Charles, his other brother, lives
in Brooklyn. His sister Esther lives
at home. His mother has been in a
hospital for a long time
With his sons, Mr.. Ault left az once
for New York to arrange for the
burial. At the hotel he learned that
the young couple went to the place on
Friday, registering under their own
names, at o'clock. Soon after the
boy went to the barber shop and while
/ Mrs. Ault was having her hair dressed,
was shaved, mas5aged and had his hair
! cut. He was IN a hurry to dress, he
7 told the barber. as he was expecting
coupauv. At the desk he left word
that his father was TO be sent TO MS
rooms Immediately upon his arrival.
Soon after Is the pair, in evening
/ dress, went to the dining room. mere
/ an elaborate meal was served 5l9 was
/ the check and they returned TO their
apartment. Just after midnight they
rang for waiter and sandwiches and
a quart Of champagne were served AS
the waiter was leaving he was given a
/ letter to mail. The necessity OF send
T ing it al once was impressed upon him.
That was the last heard OF the couple
until carly yesterday afternoon, when
Miss Mary Wells. Of Syracuse, tried
70 yet them by telephone. The room
I did not answer. Later she again rang
up and told {. o. Bcyin, the manager
that she feared the Aults had killed
themselves
ave Just had a queer letter" she
said. "and you had better look into
the thing. Mrs. Ault has been sick and
needs looking after"
Queer Letter Reveals Tragedy.
Again the room was rung on the tcle-
phonc. and no answer beng received
the door was forced. Near the entrance
Law the body Of Ault, dressed in even
ING clothes. an overcoat and Panama
hat. A few feet away, knccllng Al the
bed as though in prayer, was the body
Of Mrs. Ault. Both had been sho'
through the head. The revolver lay
near Ault's hand.
On the dresser were several letter;
and a note to the management OF the
hotel. One, unscslcd. asked the man
agemcnt to forgive tho writer for The
trouble he was about 10 make, and gave
the address Of Ault's father. IN a femi
nine hand was d postscript asking that
the other letters be mailed.
These we're taken possession OF By
Coroner Hollcnstein. and with the eX
ception Of one addressed TO Aults
father, mailed without reading The
one addres sed TO Mr.. Ault was given t.
him. From it he made public this
sentence:
There is no motive for this. We
have simply made up our minds to dc
tits"
Hellenstcin found the case to be
murder and suicide and gave permits
sion for the bodies 10 be removed Il
Newark. They were taken from The
hotel early this morning.
Ault lived until about 4 year ago II
London. where his father was the rep
resentative Of the ink making firm o.
Ault. WIborg & Co. Since their arrivs
in Newark both were associated will
the Jaenecke Company.
Syracuse. May Is Ethel Marie Tick
ner met Harold Aud on her vacation
at Richheld Springs August 10, 1914
IL was love at first sight. according q
night letter she sent to her mother
Mrs. Bertha Tickner, of $50 South Ss
lima Street, Syracuse. dated August q
They were married quietly. not secretly
on August %. Aud was not at tn
home Of his bride al any time befor'
or following the wedding. close friend
say. He was Jealous Of his wife. il i
said here, and jealousy is ascribed a
the only possible motive.
The mother Of the dead girl is pros
trated She returned only fortnigh
ago from visit TO the home OF he
son-in-aw, where, she says, she fount
all serene.
The circumstances o. the wcddin.
were the only dark things in the girl
career Aud stayed at q t1tel here
while his fancee went home and packeC
her troussesu. Her mother opposed tn,
marriage, II is understood, bccaus,
Aud did not come 10 her home.
Elsie Murray, friend Of the deaC
girl, has come forward as the person
who called Mrs. Aud to-day. The not,
said: az anything happens enclosed
message is 10 go 10 mother" Mrs
Tickner refuses 10 give out the con.
tents Of the last message from hei
daughter.
Aviator Thaw Decorated.
Paris MAY Il William Than. ~