New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-17
Youth and Bride Magni-
fed Little Sorrows and
Brief Separations.
FORGIVENESS PLEAS
IN NOTES THEY LIEF /
News Kept from Invalid Mother
Of Young Husband-Not Drug
Users. Say Relatives.

From letters which Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold W. Ault wrote TO relative and
friend, before they died IN room OF
the s.. Regis Hotel on Saturday. and
from Charles H. Ault, Of Newark
father Of the Young husband, y was
learned conclusively Yesterday that tho
courlc had definitely decided 20 die
that they might never be separated IN
this life or IN the life TO come.
Each letter was written with the
utmost consideration and thoughtful
ness FOR the feelings Of parents and
intinstce. Both Harold Ault, who was
eighteen. and his bride. VINO was nine
teen. apparently deplored the act
which seemed % necessary 70 them
aud declared that they were distressed
at tho grief they were sure their
deaths would cause TO those who were
90 near and so dear 20 them. Never
+boIees thcv we're determined 70 de
At their own hands because life's trag-
cdies had been such that the future
held nothing for cithe,.
Obviously each letter was written ~
nersore in an overwrouGht and DIS
iracted frame Of mind. One paragraph
stated that the tragedies Of thelr eN-
istence we're too Erea. 20 ne DoIne
longer. and then the mex to'd OF thS
many pleasant phases G. their marrieu
and homo life. It was apparent also
that the young people were so HiEFniis
strung and temperamental thal i'.-.e
sorrows. such as bret sepai LUZ
uere so magnifed in their minds thaJ
tbev considered them unbearable trag-
edies. ,o
Tho letters further advised that the
news be broken as sympathetlca!ly a.
nossible 20 young Mrs. Aults parents.
over and over again she besought mat
no one blame them, and begged above
all that they be forgiven for their act
Also thev disposed Of personal prop
er+y and trinkets 10 friends and kins-
Charles II. Ault, when seen at his
home 233 Meeker Avenue, and other
members of his family denied IN the
mos. emphatic terms thai the young
counle were addicted to drugs. as had
previously been limited as possible
cause for -he deed.
ct is absolutely untrue that eItner
was given 10 taking drugs OF any
kind" declared Mr.. Ault, land they
scarcely ever tasted liquors. Ihey
were very highly strung and tempeTa-
mental youngsters. My son had Deeh
in Cuba on a business trip for three
weeks. This separation evidently had
90 preyed upon their young minds tnat
they determined never to be parted
again" .i.l
was III while her husband was absent
and seemed 10 revive Immediately upon
his return.
ned Mr.. Ault. They spent many happy
davs here. but | suppose little things
appeared greatly magnlted to their
misguided young minds, and they
sought no advice from older and wiser
people. Apparently they thought 1t all
out between them that death only
would free them from what appeared
to be Ills. ,,
with them at the City Club on Satur-
day. They did not appear, so J came
out here, thinking that they had come
home. and here the news met me-
Mrs. Charles II. Ault is an invalid,
and has not yet been informed of the
double tragedy.
After reading the letters and from
the testimony Of the family it is evi.
dent that the only remaining mystery
is how two such young minds could
agree that life held no future for them
and could become convinced that they
must end il all.
The funeral will be held this after
noon, conducted by the Rev. John 5:
Zelie, of Plainfeld, y. J. A special
funeral car will leave the Grand Cen
trail Station at 2:l3 p. m. to take the
hndies 70 Kensico Cemetery for burial.