The Washington times., 1919-11-14

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1t was not until the husband, Capt
Anthony Steane, took the witness
stand that the mystery which had
Yeiled the tragedy was lifted.
h,sTony, have done II this time, y
cried Mrs. Steane to her husband, as
he rushed into her sleeping apart
ment In response to her screams,
Capt, Anthony Steane testified. That
was between and 4 o'clock wednes-
day morning, after they had returned
II ON the second victory ball at Clar-
idge's. )
Many details of the Kaleidoscope
past life of the brilliant young wom-
an, who had charmed hearts on two
continents, were brought TO light.
Tried suicide Before.
Captain Steane said this, was not
the hrst time his wife had tried to
end her life. for she vas subject to
fits OF despondency that wers in deep
contrast with her usual gayety OF
spirits.
Among the witnesses called wa,
Lord wiIloughby de Broke, who had
known Mrs. Steane.
Captain Steane said there had not
been any quarrel between his wife
and himself. He gave a dramatic de-
scription Of the death scene and final
parting.
II did not understand what ham
pened, said he. After nv wife
called to me. I entered her bed room
She was taking a drink OF water
She extended her arms to me and ex-
claimed: Tony, kiss me for the last
e. tlme. IL was not until then that
knew what had been done"
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Mrs. Steane was often hystericaI
hes husband said. and during these
spells she thought she could hear
her mother calling to her from the
great beyond.
AT these time Alma said she want
ed 10 die, continued the husband
My wife always believed that her
parents had committed suicide
Mrs. Steane was moody during the
victory ball, and did not dance at
all. She and her husband drank
Cne bottle of champagne between
them, he testified.
Captain Seane told vaguely Of som.
occurrence in his wife's fat. He did
not know the details. He went on to
say that she had told him OF the sad
affairs in her life. II developed that
her first attempt at suicide came after
her engagement had been broken with
another unnamed man
Mrs. Steane's second husband was
Donald Shields Andrews, whom .b.
married under romantic cIrcum-
stances, at Marmaroneck, n Y (,
1915. Andrews was a Yale craduatae
and the son of Matthew Andrews -
Cleveland, Ohio, business associate
Of the late Mark Hanna
duration and Andrews is said now tn
be in Michigan.
Like billie, Carleton Cn.e
The youth and beauty OF the VIC
tim, her popularity in high society
circles and the similarity Of the cir
cumstances of her death to those of
"BilIie" Carleton last year combined
to make the case the most sensational
the fashionable West End has ever
known.
Captain Steane and his wife only
recently had returned from their
honeymoon.
Mrs. Steane's first husband was
George Osborn Hayne, Il Canadian
to whom she was married at the age
Of seventeen. Their marriage was of
short duration, and afterward Hayne
served in the British air service.
Mrs. Steane was fond OF claiming
that she was the daughter of Prince
Rudolph OF Austria, and that her
young son was the rightful heir TO
the Austrian throne, but this was
never officially substantiated.
II is understood that Hayne re-
Gently called at Mrs. Steane's apart
ment and attempted TO see her, but
she sent him away.
Despondent Over Visit.
This visit, it was brought out at the
inquest, greatly upset the young
woman, and she was very Respondent
afterward