Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-09
JEALOUSY DELUSIONS
SEEN IN ELLIS TRAGEDY

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lived alone IN the house. except Tor Two
servants.
The letters found in the apartments OF
the couple cover this period.
BELLE vEDUNBALANcED
Coroner Mcolathsry. of Montgomery
County. today expressed the opinion that
Kills was mentally unbalanced. He VIII
hold no inquest he says. in the event OF
Ellls's death The Coroner went to Chestnut
Nm Hospital today In an effort TO obtain
an ante-mortem statement, but the bullet
which the frenzied husband and Wife
SLAYER had fred into his head had pene-
trated his brain and produced unconscious
ness. Physicians do not expect Ellis to sur
vive the day.
Doctor Elizey visited the Ellis home this
morning and took the three children to his
home IN Chestnut Hin. pending the arrival
OF relatives. Mrs. Ellls's parents are on
their way 70 Philadelphia, and Mrs. Frank
Howell Ellis. who lives at the Hotel STEM
ton. Is at the bedside Of her son In the hos
pital She occupies q private room. and
through George willing a family friend,
denied herself to all callers.
Ellis's father IL a financier interested In
traction properties in Kentucky, He Is has
tenlng home from the South.
Evidences that the shooting was pre-
ceded by a struggle were found by the
authorities Whether or not there was
quarrel they have not determined. One
theory has II that the disorder OF the apart
ment was caused by Mrs Elliss efforts to
escape from her husband
The servants. who slept directly over
head, say they heard no unusual sound
during the night, and declare that Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis were seemingly in good spirits
when the couple arrived home about 1
o'clock yesterday morning Mrs Ellis and
the children spent part OF Saturday at the
home OF Mrs. Jesse williamson I'd, at
Penllyn, and at o'clock she had tele-
phoned home to the servants not to pre-
pare dinner for them.
DINED WITH FRIENDS
They returned about o'clock and Mrs
Ellis Joined her husband and went TO the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport Plummer
at Three Tuns, where they remained until
midnight The servant who admitted them
upon their return declares they were cheer
ful and conversing pleasantly.
Mr.. Plummer. who was the host of the
evening, today told the Coroner that he
ana his guests noticed no peculiarity in the
conversation or conduct Of the couple.
Mrs Ellis was at our house once or
twice Saturday afternoon. and she and her
husband were among our guests that
night" said Mr.. Plummer. I'VE had a
small entertainment In a grove near our
home. When they departed, Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis Showed no sign of enmity"
what occurred in the Ellis home after
the couple returned from Three Tuns until
o'clock yesterday morning no one has
been able to ascertain Annie Gillesple
3s1s Olive street, one Of the domestica'
says she heard sound like that of,a fall
ing body about fifteen minutes after Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis arrived home. She heard a
lighter sound later. but was too drowsy TO
Identify 1t.
CHILD FINDS BODIES
Little Augusta Ellis discovered the bodies
OF her parents She made her way from
her own bedroom TO that of the couple about
o'clock yesterday morning. The door was
not fastened and she peered in. A moment
iater her cries alarmed the servants.
Mamma is sick. Her door was closed
Better come up" the child shouted. Ser.
wants responded and found the victims OF
the double shooting.
Mrs. Ellis. partly disrobed, was lying
on the hoor. She had been dead several
hours. There were finger marks about
her throat IN addition 70 bullet wound in
her hand Ellis lay nearby, having shot
himself through the mouth He was nm
conscious. Beside him was a revolver
whiie his eyeglasses, broken. were picked
up from the floor beside his wlfe's body.
cigarette stumps also strewed the floor.
MRS Ellis had been prominent in va
rious charitable works and was actively
Interested in the Made In America" fair
ana fete which was held In Horticultural
Hail two seasons ago. She had been an
ardent worker for the Emergency Aid ever
since that work was started in this CITY
she was member Of the sedgiey Club.
tnst exclusive little organization for women
In Fairmount Park, and both she and her
husband frequently attended the affairs AZ
the Philadelphia Cricket Club and the white.
marsh Club.
Ellis was planning to sell his farm nav,
month. say friends OF the family. II was
ms intention to take his family and settle
IN Montana Amid new surroundings he
mad hoped TO regain his health, II Ia said
MRS Eiliss body remains at the morrus
OF Jesse Davis at Amber, where n was
taken after the Coroner had yiew.d 4, 49,
arrival OF her parents. '"e