Arizona republican., 1918-05-24
MAN IF MYSTERY S[AYS SELF AND
 INJURIES WOMAN
Remarkable tragedy Brings
 Death to One Whose Life
 Had Been Marked by Many Strange Episodes

Maddened when he believed the girl he loved was untrue to him, Jose Fran cisco Saavedra, Cuban, employed as waiter at the Adams hotel, shot Ada Phillips, a stenographer. in her room at the Park hotel and after twice fir ing at the young woman sent bullet crashing through his brain. Saavedra died 45 minutes after the shooting, never regaining consciousness. The girl will recover.
 A note Written by Saavedra early yesterday morning names Lloyd w. Henry, a painter, as his rival in the girls affections The jealousy-tOr- tured Cuban upbraids her for her treatment of him yet in postscript written in an apparently calmer state some time later he had evidently made up his mind to take only his own life. In the final message, dated 20 min utes before the shooting, he stated that he hoped Henry would do the right thing by her.
 What passed between the two to cause him to change his mind and at tempt to murder Ada could not be learned as she refused to discuss any phase of the case All she said when
  given her everything he possessed was dead, was that she would have nothing to do with the body. Her one concern, it is claimed, was fear that she would rot retain her position with the Phoe- nix Title and Trust company by which she has been employed since the first of the year.
 Last Thoughts of Red Cross
 In that last note of the Cuban his thoughts turned to the Red Cross and he asked that what remained of his property to be donated ito the noble cause. deserving of support of every right thinking person"
 That Saavadre had been in close touch with the work of the Red Cross was shown from letter of apprecia- tion from the government in which he was thanked for the work performed by him in tiIs management of the stew ards department of the L. $. A. T. Buford when he was required to pre- pare for 200 officers and 4.000 men and Red Cross workers on board the Buford and Fitzpatrick during the hur- ricane at Galveston. Among his ef- fleets were papers that showed a high standing business connection that was his in Shanghai, checks on a Picking bank were also in his possession and his passport gave his residence as Ha- vana, Cuba. According to his birth certificate he was 43 years of age and this one paper he asked sent to his brother, Father Luis H. Saavedra. a Catholic priest located at Tangier, Morocco.
 Girl Rented the Room
 Saavadre, who was known here as J. L. Orgaz, came to Phoenix on March 25. According Co Mrs. Dell White, the proprietor of the Park ho- tel, the room for him was rented by Miss Phillips who stated that she did not wish the public to know she was married. There had been trouble and she had come here alone as Miss Phillips" and it was best under the circumstances that no explanation be made, said the girl. Mrs. White stated that the first intimation she had that the couple were not married was when Ada was carried out from the hotel yesterday when she denied that she had ever been the Cubans wife. T lied to you,' she said to Mrs. White. As the girl was taken to the ambulance she moved her head ever so slightly and said to the landlady. who has always ! | pened here.'
 Three Shots Are Fired It was 10:20 o'clock yesterday morn | ing when roomers in the hotel heard l three shots fired in quick succession, | followed by a woman's scream. Alex Markstrom of Hayden, who arrived at the hotel the night before, hurried to room from where the cries came only l to find the door locked. He entered room and finding the connecting door locked, broke the lock and forced his way into the death chamber. The two bodies were on the floor, both dead he thought. He left the room the way he entered and rushed to a telephone to notify a physician and returning down the hallway found that Miss Phillips had opened her door leading 1 into the hall and was staggering to- ward Mrs. Whites room. She fell in- Markstroms arms and he carried her to the room where she was given inn mediate attention by Dr. Harry Carson who ordered her removed to St. Jos eph's hospital One bullet had en- tered the right side of her face and the bullet which lodged in her mouth was extracted when she reached the hos pital. The other bullet, which had been aimed at her heart, was found il her clothing. That she will be able tc be out and about in a weeks time was the statement of her physician las evening.
 Dies Where He Fell
 | After attending the woman, Dr. Car son examined the man for whom there was not the slightest chance of recov- cry. By his side was a small gun, 3S- calibre, which the police and county officers, who were there in moment termed suicide gun." He was no removed from the floor until after death when the body was viewed by Coroner De Souza and then removed tt the undertakers.
 The inquest was held before Coro ner De Souza at o'clock. Witnesses testified to facts already learned by th' officers who made a thorough searcl of the place and interviewed everyon' who were present when the shooting occurred. The jury returned verdic that Saalvadre met his death by gul shot wound lf-inflicted. The juror were Henry Johnson, G. w. King, E H. Schultz, J. P. Sloan,s c. E. Smitl and w. F. Ingraham.
 Little Known of Girl
 According to stenographers wh'