The Washington times., 1917-10-13
CAUSES
HUSBAND TO SLAY
Wife AND SELF.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 1s.-JsalOusy.
whipped to white heat by an over
heard telephone conversation, LED 70
the killing Of Mrs. ]. D. pole by her
husband, an insurance official. who.
after staying hfs wife, cut his own
throat and died clasping her body to
his breast.
Nothing is known of the tragedy
itself. except the mute proof that
was left to show that Dole had at
tackled his wife, that she had defend
ed herself unsuccessfully, and that
after he had accomplished her death
he slew himself.
No person was prefsnt. Charles
Dole, q son, seventeen. and Gladys. q
daughter, fourteen. were At Sunday
school Neighbors heard no sounds
OF q struggle. Canary birds, Gagged
outside the window, sang cheeriiy
throughout the morning.
Yet the hGht must have been ter
rlic. Dols's skull was fractured
from the blow OF . small brass mall
let ana he was gashsd about the
head by a kitchen knife with which
Mrs. Dole defended herself. The wo--
man was also cut in several places on
her arms where she tried to ward on
blows Dole aimed at her with .
razor.
writes Note In Blood.
As he was dying Dole wrote q note
in blood. 1t consists OF only . few
words. but explains. the police say,
the motive which led to the murder
and suicide. Dole gave the name Of
a man, who relatives say, had
aroused his Jealousy. The note reads:
q il the man"
There 10 also an address given in
the note ~ that OF the alleged home
wreeker. Charles Dole, the son. said
that this man had been attentive to
Mrs. Dole for a considerable period
and that on one occasion he (the
boy) thought Of staying the accused
man with q hatehst because Of his
advances to his mother.
1t was not until Charles and gladys
Dole returned from Sunday school At
strest and wadsworth
avenue that the tragedy was discov-
cred. Gladys entered the house nrst.
heard her scream, then she
came out with vhitened face too
stunned to tell what she had seen.
The boy rushed in, saw his father
aud mother lying dead, and immedi- |
ately teiephoned the police. To De-
tsctive Hamilton the youth gave the
only probable version Of the case that
has been advanced.
~Other Man' TeIephonea
The boy told Heniltpn that just
before he and his slater were ready
10 90 to Sunday school the telephone
rang. The boy says his mother an
swered the call, and It was apparent
from listening to her end Of the con-
Sersation that the man of whom her
husband was Jealous was talking to
her.
1t appeared from the telephone talk,
he lad continued, that the man and
ais wife were going 10 call on Mr..
luu oAEb. OOlo anu l1hc IucLn IOE an
ride.
The quarrel which ended in two
ieaths must have quickly followed
he departure of the boy and girl.
This Is indicated in the fact that
drs. Dole was peeling potatoes for
Inner when the children left and she
lad not completed the task when
he was attacked She used the knife
With which she had been pairing the
,otatoes in attempting to drive her
Insband OF when he attacked her
With his razor. The blade Of the
.nife was broken OF at the hilt. ,
hen, apparently, Mrs. Dole grabbed
p the brass mallet and struck her
usband on the head. The blow was
o heavy II fractured the mans skull,
ut he remained conscious and sue
eeded in slashing his wife's throat.
-fter she fell. Dole wrote his grue-
ONE note in blood on a letterhead .
( the Prudential Life Insurance
ompany, Of which he was assistant
uperintendent Of the Pasadena
RAncy