Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-13
MRS. HOWARD IS
A SUICIDE, SAYS
CORONER's JURY
Verdict is That She Kills Herself
BY Shooting in Her Room at
the Eontenelle Monday
Evening.
HUSBAND ON WITNESS STAND
Says Reason for Deed Was Despon-
dency Because Her Father Would
Not Accept Him.
BODY IS TAKEN TO CHICAGO

We. the c0uoror's jury, Impan-
> eled ~ inquire into the cIrenm-
stances surrounding the death Of
Mrs lrma 4 Howard, DO find that
che came 70 bcr death by her own
hand"
Tho foregoing Is the verdict of the
Jury holding an inquest into the sul,
eide of Mfp. Joseph y. Howard, wife
of the stage star and daughter Of
Mike Kilgallon, Chicago steel mil
loralrc,
u WAS returned after an unusually
mild inquiry into the death Of the
former wife of Count DE Beaufort
Except 10 ssk whether they saw
Mrg. Howard after her death gg- be-,
fore, or some other uDimportant
question, Coroner Crosby did but
little 10 bring ont the Incidents that
led uD 70 the shooting.
When witnesses yerged on telling
something interesting, somehow or
other they invariably became side.
tracked
woman Oh The stand,
Only once during the examination Of
Miss Clara lambert, thb only witness
u the shooting, ana the woman who
knows more of tho tragedy than anyone
else did anything of interest develop.
Sewgpapermen had requested the cor
oner 10 ask her n u was true that Mrs.
Howard had threatened 10 XIII Joe ~
ths matinee performance and carried q
target pistol 70 the theater for that
purpose 1Fs. LAMBERT colored and be-
came nervous. Az though ~ were an ~
fort 10 speak, sbe mumbled unlnteIligibly
and shook her head, .#a
Everybody n the crowded room cfaned
their neeks expecting 70 get new angle
70 tho story connected with the tragedy,
bgt they were disappointed,
The next question wGg on an altogether
different tack.
Mrs LAMBERT continually sought the
eycs ~ her husband 0s she testified, as
though seeking approval When she fln-
isoSi both rushed from the place.
Tells sgme story.
Her story WIS identical With that told
BY Howard Monday night when he vas
fpeakihg for her, She declared that Mrs..
Howard was despOndeBt because her par
ents would not accept Joe ss member
II the family. Mr. Kilgallon told several
Dmabang that bis objections were not ~
Eerlous as has been given out since the
frnRedg. The fact ", he IN said 70 have
declared that be furnished flat for bis /.
daughter and Howard IN Chicago and ex-
oeeted them 10 live there when Howard |
finished his tour .. |
When Howard took the stan9 lie told I
n his love for his bride of month, but
admitted he was irritated that she should
follow him here. He expected her, he I
said and that IL why he registered and 4
wife" AZ the Rome. lie registered first
under an assumed name he said. to
avoid annoyance from sherlffs who might
seek 20 attach his belongings IN order
70 satisfy recent judgment against him
re was not questioned too closelyNand .
he did not yolunteecr anything to supply
a motive for her act. except 10 say that
she probably became despondent because
OF her fathers objection TO him
Court Room Packed.
The little room was packed TO capacity
with morbid curiosity seekers Most Of
those present were women, and many
Of these, when Howard finished testify
ing and left tho place. Immediately lost
interest and quit also.
Anton skellnger a taxi driver. brought
out some interesting information. He told K
the jury that when he picked Mrs, How
nfd up at the Union depot on her arrival
here, she was with a small dark com
pleeted man. lie drove Them first to the
Paxton. where the man got out and
went inside while the machine waited.
Then they went 10 the Merchants, Again
the man went into the ohtel for mo
Continued on rage Two. Column ouol