The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-03
Beautiful victim Had
Remarkable Career
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Girls in the factory today recalled
that Edna had told them she was a
society woman, who left Chicago and
came East, with the result that she
lost all her money. She. mentioned
names of prominent persons in Chi
cago as among her acquaintances, and
she told OF some OF her conquests
among men
Just four years ago yesterday
telephone cali came to the factory
and Miss Potter said she had some
trouble. and she wanted her back
pay and other belongings sent to her.
The trouble was this:
Miss Potter, or Mrs. Nickerson had
taken rooms at sol Main street Hall
heard Of her presence in Bridgeport
and came here, where he obtained
position as an insurance agent. He
visited her regularly, and according
to persons who met the couple, they
were very affecfionate. Then her
husband, Nickerson; got wind Of this
and he came to Bridgeport. He COM
planned to the police. At the same
time. Mr.. Skelly, the landlord, an em-l
ploye Of the smith, Egge company,
had come to his ears OF the marriage
Detective Peter Hall was detailed ITO
the case on the same morning and he
brought Edna, Hall and her husband
to police headquarters
At headquarters Edna declared
ernphatically that she refused to i've
with Nickerson. The party was let
go, and Nickerson was told that she
couldn't be compelled to live with
him if she didn't want to.
Divorce followed, Nickerson obs
tanning a. separation in the Waterbury
courts Edna went to New York
with Hall and they got an engage
ment as dancers In a, travelling com
pany. Three years ago they travel
ed on the Pacific coast, as members
of the sLouisfana Bou'' Comedy, conn
pany. al
They were again in New York the
Following autumn. There, on Broad
way. Charles ST. Clair, fell q, victim
to the fascination of Edna He was
known as man who always has
q roll. = He was a former prize fight
err and proprietor of "a string of
cheap restaurants, besides a small
tazicaib service. He was married
but he fell a victim to infatuation
with the new woman.
Rivalry developed between him and
Hall. Hall redoubled his attentions
to Edna. He urged her to marry
him. She Wouldn't and he declared
he would xiii himself. Finally,
through fear of him she said, she
was frightened into compliance and
October %, 1914, they were mar
ried.
On the day Of the wedding, St Clair
carried dying, it was thought, to "a hos
pital but his life was saved through
strenuous medical efforts,
It was not long before Hall was un-
able to support a wide. Scarcely two
months agostheir condition became SO
desperate that she had to look for a
job. Hall developed tuberculosis, and
was too Ill to work. Edna, got a posi-
ton in a drug store at the Grand Gem
trail terminal and demonstrated COS
netics. she received S25 a week and
supported Hall.
ST. Clair then renewed his atten-
tions. He found her lodging in the
Ceburg apartments, 217 West 34th
street, with a. Mrs. b. Ramsey. Hall
had been sent home for a rest to
Waterbury. st. Clair bothered her to
death but she wouldn't go a place
with him. = said Mrs. Ramsey today.
It is only two weeks ago that Edna
went to Waterbury and visited her
husband to see if he wanted anything.
Her parents welcomed her.
On the promise of making more
money, St Clair convinced her that
Philadelphia with a moving picture
concern. She caShed a check for SIS
with Miss Ramsey and left for Phila-
delphia with him. (
AT O'Clock Monday night, Miss
Ramsey received message written
by st. Clair. It informed her that she
would find them dead. A clerk tele-
phoned to Philadelphia, and the bodies
OF both Edna and st. Clair were found
on the floor of an apartment In the
Windsor hotel. ST. Clair evidently
shot her and then killed himself-s In-9
fatuation with a. woman he could not
marry, on St. Glars part, and misfor-
tune, on the part of the girl, is be-
lieved to have been the motive.
The body OF Edna Potter was iden-
titled by A. b. Stein, of 654 Watertown
road. Waterbury, who went to Phi1a-
delphia at the request OF Hall.
In waterbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Potter
protest that their child is unspotted
and a victim of misfortune. Hall re-
fuses to believe his wtfe was concern
ed in any wrong-doing, and ILL., and
PROSTATE, he declares she is the sin
nocent object of st. Glars wiles''
InyWarnerss factory to-day Miss Pot
ter, as she was known, was remem ber-
ed as a dashing woman, with whom
many men became sr1itten. She was
a tall blonde. about FL years old then,
and very attractive.
Mr.. Skelly. at whose house she
boarded, eorroborated this this morn
ing. He remembered her well.