Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-12
KILCALLEN TAKES
DAUCHTER'SBO
Demands Full Inquiry Into Death OF
Mrs. Joe Howard, Who Suicides
in Omaha Hotel.
ACTOR CONTINUES AT HIS POST
Said Former Countess Was Jealous OF
Ethelyn Clark. Vaudeville Part
ner of Her Husband.

Chicago, April 12.-Martin H. Kill
gallen arrived in Chicago yesterday
morning with the body Of his daughter,
Mrs Joseph E. Howard, formerly the
Countess de Beaufort.
Mrs Howard, bride of less than a
month, shot and killed herself Monday
night in an Omaha hotel while her hus-
band was playing his part on the stage
of vaudeville theatre.
Mr.. Kilgallen demanded that an in
quest be held over the body of his
daughter. He said he wished this
thing" thoroughly investigated and de-
manded a hearing. A jury was i'm
paneled and the jurors viewed the
body, after which the investigation was
adjourned and permission given to
take the body home.
Kilgallen met his son-in-law at the
railroad station. Howard had feared
the elder man might harm him and had
two policemen with him for protection.
There was no scene, however. The
men shook hands, said How do you
do, and Kilgallen turned to knock a
camera from the hands of a newspaper
photographer who had snapped"
them.
Then husband and father got into a
waiting auto, which started for the
morgue.
The auto stopped in front of the the
atre on the way to the undertaker's,
however, and Howard alighted, saying
he was obliged to go on with his act
and could not accompany Kilgallen
further
Too Busy for Funeral.
He gave a fine performance, trying
out new song and dancing a if moth
ing had happened, according to those
who attended the show, and he will be
too busy with his acting to go to the
| funeral
| 1t was just two years ago that How
ards second wife, Mabel Barrison,
| died. He received the news as he was
waiting to go on the stage. in must
cal comedy. He went through with his
act on that occasion.
He had finished last Monday night
before he was told of his wife's sui
eide. Then his face paled, and he NUT
tered something about the matter be-
ing ''in the hands of God"
The cause of Mrs. Towards suicide
has not yet been determined, but it is
believed it will be revealed today if
| letters which she addressed to her par
ents are made public at the inquest
| Friends say she was jealous Of Miss
| Ethelyn Clark, Towards vaudeville
partner. Her nerves had been wrecked,
they say, during her married life with
| the Count de Beaufort, and she was
afraid of losing her second husband,
whom she had seen only twice since
| their marriage.
| Both Howard and Miss Clark pro
| test there was no reason for any jeal-
ousy, stating their friendship was
based purely on business.
| Howard declared the real cause of
the suicide was the kilgallen family's
unwillingness to take him into the
family circle because he was an actor.
| Howard arrived in Omaha early
Sunday and his wife reached there that
night. 1t was not until Monday morn
| ing that Howard knew his wife was
in the city. He called her up, then
went to see her.
Urges Her to Return.
He advised her to return to her
home in Chicago, and she agreed, he
says. He bought her a ticket and went
to the station to bid her goodby. He
VISITED until it was near train time
then phoned her hotel
Mrs. Howard said she had decided
to wait until the midnight train, then
go with woman she knew. She
agreed to go to the theatre and wait
until her husbands act was finished
Then they would go to the train to-
gether.
Mrs. Howard was in the room OF
Mrs. Clara LAMBERT, the wife of ar
actor playing at the same theatre as