South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-25
EXHAUSTIVE INQUIRY
Is ARMY'S ORDER
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Yong took him seriously and tried
20 get him to leave his army pistol.
but the captain only laughed at him.
and gave no reason for his remark.
Lieut.. Young could throw no light
on the matter and said that when
the captain left the university all OF
his business with the government
was i'm good shape and bearing out
the statement made Monday by mil
itary officials.
Miss Josephine Sullivan. Of $40
: Scott St. who was known 20 have
been well acquainted with Capt.
Murray duTing his stay here, stated
when interviewed last night. that
the news OF the captains death came
To her over the telephone from
friend Of hers who had read Il in
the paper Monday morning. and
hat il came rs Il complete shock.
When asked If she know of any
motive for the act she stated that
40 one time tho captain in a joking
uanner ana without explaining his
assertions. said ne contemplated
suicide. Hiss sullivan said that n
ono time II was reported here that
Capt Murray -vas married and she
and the captain had had a nissan
derstnnding az hat time but when
Their um0r was found to he false
their misunderstanding had been
straightened out, and that when the
captain left the university they were
still good friends She could give no
information that would lead TO the
reason for the captains act.
Miss sullivan was much disturbed
to learn of the suicide. as were all
Of Capt Murrays friends in South
Bend and at Notre Dame, at which
places he had made a great number
News Times Special Service:
CHICAGO. March 24.--Two- girls
and a missing check are being con-
sidered as possible causes for the
suicide of Capt. William a. Murray.
United States Infantry, who shot
himself in his room in the Fort Dear
born hotel with his army revolver
and died at the County hospital half
an hour later.
Il have lost a check for a large
sum of money" Capt. Murray said TO
chambermaid at about 1915 this
morning. Look in the waste paper
basket and see If you can ind it.
please
When the maid, Regina Wayre, re-
turned to report she had not found
the check. Murray was lying across
the bed with a bullet wound from his
army revolver in his temple.
Murray registered at the hotel
March Is. giving mis- address as Camp
Grant. His heme is Gas 1-2 CIasen
way from south Bend, Ind, TO Camp
Grant, pursuant to an order from
Chief of staff Frank Mcintyre.
Army Will Investigate.
The two women in the case are al
unnamed South Bend girl from
whom Murray had just received a
love letter, and a Chicago woman
said to be an emplOye of the hotel
whom Murray had twice tried to
reach by telephone this morning at
her home. This second woman. de-
tectives say, Is Mrs. Arthur w.
Chanley. Her story failed to give the
police the full information they
sought, but brought orders from Mai.
r. B. Crockett. of the army intelli-
gence. for an exhaustive inquiry.
Last night at O'Clock / was in
Murray's room" she said.
NO. that was not my floOr--I just
| happened to be there. He started
to talk to me about my service pin.
| said | wore il for my brother, who
is overseas.
Il didn't tell him, either. that 1
was married But 1 wanted to talk
to my little son and asked Capt.
Murray to get my home number on
the telephone.
He called Oakland 1895 and in
that way discovered my number.
don't know why he should have tried
TO call me up this morning"
Sends for Mother.
| Mrs Helen householder. mother of
Mrs. Chanley, came from her home
in Springfield last Friday in response
TO a summons from her daughter in
which she referred 10 terrible wor-
ries here. These are as yet unex-
planned.
! Pres't Cavanaugh of NOtre Dame
university, over the long distance
/ telephone said he knew OF no motive
| for Murray's suicide The captain
had been highly thought of in South
/ Bend since he came there last Oc-
tOber, he said.
After the s. A. T. C. closed in
January. Capt. Murray remained in
South Bend to straighten all business
affairs. March II he received orders
transferring him TO Camp Grant
The captain is regular army officer
who rose from the ranks. He won
/ his commission at Plattsburg and
went 10 Penn State college immedi-
ately.
This is my last breath. leave
everything 10 mother. Mss. John
Murray That's ALL" Murray wrote
in note left on his dresser.
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