Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-08
LAMBERT KILLS SELF
Son of Former Alexandrian Shoots
Himself in Residence i'll st. Louis
Yesterday Morning.

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Wheat Lambert, member Of one oi
the wealthiest families Of st. Louis
! shot and killed himself in his apart
ments yesterday. He was known as
an amateur sportsman and belonged
to many athletic clubs Of the coIn,
try. He was 43 years old.
| Lambert was vice president Of the
Lambert Pharmacal Company and J
brother Of Albert Bond Lambert, av-
! iator and aeronaut.
Relatives of Jordan w. Lambert
told the st. Louis police last night
they were sure the wealthy manufac-
surer, found mortally wounded in
his apartment early yesterday, COM
mitted suicide, but detectives did not
lessen their efforts to learn the iden-
tity of woman whose telephone call
to the Lambert residence, saying she
feared Something had happened"
resulted in the discovery Of the
wounded and unconscious man. They
refused to say what they expected to
learn from her.
In Lambert's room was fond let
ter from his wife, who is now in the
East, in which she indicated she was
surprised that Lambert wanted div
orco, but that she was willing for
him to have his freedom. The last
sentence read: "'Let me add, IN Il
friendly spirit, that perhaps if you
took more time before considering
another marriage you might be less
apt to make Il grave mistake. she
was I.aniberts second wife. he hav-
ing been divorced from his first wife.
From another letter, which. was un-
dated, the signature had been torn.
Il was in a woman's handwriting and
one paragraph read: ".AS long az 4
man is Infatuated with woman ne
does not fear the eye of the multi
tude nor the tongue of gossip nor
anything that is in heaven or earth,
save that he may get her."
The last two words were heavily
underscored.
I.ambert's relatives said he had been
suffering from nervous trouble
brought about by overwork. TO his
illness they attribute his suicide.
Il was shortly after l o'clock yes
tcrday morning when womaa tcle-
phonei the Lambert residence, and
asked the maid to see if he was "ali
right
When the maid said she did not
wish to go to his room. the woman
said:
"Oh. please do. He te!ephoned me
he was very sick and did not believed
he could live through it. Won't you
a, in and see how sick he ISL
Lambert was found lying in a pool
Of blood pistol by his side The
maid rlshed back TO the telephone
"Come quick she cried. Some
thing has happened!'
There was no response, but ;he
| maid asserts that she heard the click
O.: the receiver being hung up.
Late yesterday it was learned thai:
Lambert called up woman from .
downtown hctel about o'clock Mon
! dav evening and that after the con-
ycrsation he seemed excited.
One of the employees in the hotels
Turkish bathrooms, where Lambert
remained Until about II o'clock, SAID
Lambert had complained to him OF
bcinr nervous from the heat and
lack II sleep.
wife Notified.
Burlington. VT. Aug. S.--Ne"S OF
the death of Jordan Wheat Lambert
was conveyed to his wife, VINO Wit
her six months old baby Is VlSiein2
in Hinesburg. near mere. Her phEs''
clan said last night that she was lr
a highly nervous condition and "o9l'
not he permitted to see any callers
Mrs. Lambert came to Vermont OF
Nav /. and since then she has beer
stavine with relatives in this vicinity
In reply 10 question put to he'
through her physician last night sh'
denied that there was any separation
between her husband and herself.
It was while Mr.. Iambert was tax
ing special course several year
ago at the University Of Vernon
that he met his present wife, VINO wa
then Miss Bernice Kendall. Sh
WAS a nurse and was engaged TO carr
: for the first Mrs. Lambert, later az
companving the family when the!
went to Europe cn account OF Mrs
, 3 T,,, hsrt'c bnalth