The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
BOTH FOUND DEAD
nan Ind WOMAN In new YORK.
hotel
SUICIDE and MURDER
Philadelphia Hostelry Receives Tele-
phone Message From New York
Saying Two Guests Are Probably
Dead in Their Rooms--No Reason
Known.

Dead in Their Rooms--No Reason
Known.
Two persons, a mn and a woman,
went to their death Monday night in
bathroom of the Windsor Hotel at
Philadelphia by murder and suicide
as the result Of an evident compact.
Occupying quarters in a remot5 and
quiet wing Of the house, their death
was only discovered several hours
later, when the hotel authorities re-
ceiTed from New York long dis
tance telephone message asking il
they were in the hotel and advising
that an immediate search be made.
The couple were found in the bath
room of a suite in rear eastern
wing of the hotel, on thu second floor.
Each, when found, exhibited single
bullet wound. AS their room was the
only one occupied in that wing, the
noise Of the shots was not heard.
Physicians, when called in, said
that in their opinion tie woman had
been dead for FIVE or six hours, and
the man for briefer period.
The woman's body was found In
the bathtub, undressed, face upward
and the head turned away from the
spigot end Of the tub, as if she had
been engaged in taking a bath when
shot. The tub was partially filed
with water. In this the body was
half afoat. Clasped in one hand was
a towel, and round hole, riaged
with powder marks in the center OF
her forehead indicated the manner IN
which she had met her death.
The man was lying upon the floor
ct the bathroom beside her. His
head, however, was turned in the op-
posite direction and he was partly
clothed. Indications were that he
had shot himself in the mouth.
Still clasped in his hand was long
revolver Of a six chamber type.
Three bullets were missing from the
weapon, although the first examina-
ton Of the bodies only revealed the
evidences of two shots.
The woman was described by the
police as being Of blonde type, five
feet seven inches tall, and OF great
physical beauty. She is thought to
have been about thirty years old. The
man appeared to be somewhere be- $
tween thirty-dve and forty years old
Little doubt of the mans identity.
remained, when note was discover
ed upon bureau of the bedroom oc-
cupied by the couple. The note In
part said:
"I am Charles c.. St. Clair, Of No.
1856 Sixty-frst street. Pease notify
Mrs. Charles C. St. Clair, at the same
address. Phone, 4413 Plaza.
"P. S.-I am sorry for the trouble
/ am causing you. Please take care
Of my cane, as it is very valuable"
The cane referred to in the note
was curious article made out Of .
dried strip of bulls hide.
The pair came to the Windsor
Hotel in Filbert street Saturday night
and registered as "Mr. and Mrs.
Charles st. Clair" They were so
happy that many of the hotel guests
and employees thought that they
were bride and bridegroom.
Authorities Of the hotel described
the couple as of quiet and somewhat
refined demesnor. They engaged
their room and could n no way be :.
distinguished, either by appearance
or conduct, from dozens Of other per-
sons in the hotel. a search Of their
effects revealed only single cent IN.
cash, and 10 jewelry was found eI-
sept the woman's wedding ring.
which bore the date October %,
1914, and set Of scrolled initials
which could not be deciphered.
The clothing Of the couple was;
mingled together in their travelling
cases, which consisted Of 8 suitcase
and two small bags. The womanss
clothing was of. good character and
her shoes bore the mark Of Tacoma
Washington maker. -
It is believed at the hotel that the.
intelligence Of the couples intention
to die together, was sent to the own
er Of the mysterious voice in; New
York by letter mailed by them
earlier in the day.
About nine o'clock in the morning,
it is said, they rang for bell boy and
gave him the letter to mail to a New
York address. It is thought that the
addressee of this letter, Immediately
Ie4oq eql dn peIIso ?! SugAleosI -uodu
from New York.
Two curious circumstances with
regard to the writing Of the letter
and to the crime itself were observed
by the police. One Of these was that
the mans body was still warm, al
though the woman's gave evidence OF
being dead for some hours longer.