New Britain herald., 1920-11-10
JILTED GIRL STABS
 HERSELF TO DEATH
Her Lover, Already Married, Held
 by Police

ChfenFo, Nov. 10.-Miss Theodora Sanders. :5 years old, m American Mexican of Laredo. Texas. stabbed herself to death yesterday in tho presence of H. II. Carver. foreign trade representative of the Chicago Association Of Commerce. to whom she was engaged to be married.
 Grief over the fact that he was about to break tho engagement led to her net. according 10 tho story told by Carver to the police. Carver IS hold.
 The tragedy occurred on the mez- zanine ficor of tne Fort Dearborn ho- tel at La Salle and Van Buren streets. Miss Sanders drew q Mexican dagger and plunged it into her bosom. She died thirty minutes later.
 Tho trade expert met Miss Sanders while on trip to Mexico last win ter. He became infatuated with her. and it is said they expected to be married. Carver, however. already was married. He has not been living with his wife for several years, but he has been contributing to her sup port. Soon after his return from the South, Mrs. Carver filed suit for di- vorcc.
 Miss Sanders and Carver were in constant communication. Last month she came to Chicago and registered at the Fort Dearborn hotel. and had seen her sweetheart there almost every day.
 Yesterday afternoon they met by appointment, and held n long conver- sation.
 "I can't do it." Carver was heard to say. You know I would if l could, but 1t is impossible"
 "I first met Miss Sanders on a train on June s, 1919," said Mir. Carver at tho South Clark street police station. 'I called on her at her homo at La redo. and when I returned to Chicago VIC kept u.I q steady correspondence.
 Daring tho last year she has made several trips to Chicago. We had de- cidcd to marry as soon as I had ob- tnined my divorce. Finding, however, as time went on. that wo were tenn peramentally incompatible, we decid- cd on August 20 of this year that we would call 1t of. and be just good friends.
 Miss Sanders made her last trip to the city on November l. wo set at the office of Attorney F.. A. Biggs of Chicago to talk the matter over for tho last time. Yesterday morning she called me up and wanted me to meet her at tho Fort Dearborn hotek We discussed letters. Neither of us wanted returned tho letters We had written to tho other. Then-she sank to the floor. Where sho had the dagger I haven't the slightest idea.
 Miss Sanders was of Spanish de- scent and very hot tempered. She had threatened several times to kill me and to kill herself"
 Tho police believe it possible that tho girl was attempting to come to some legal arrangement with Carver and that when it failed she killed herself.
 According to tho bill for divorce filed in tho circuit court through Att torney Harry r. Williams in behalf of Mrs. Clara Irene Carver. April 1. Carver deserted his wife July T, 1919. They were married August 3. 1908, in Washington, b. C. Mrs. Gar vor alleges that her husband asked her to go to the home of his parents in Grant City. Mo, because Inc was in financial straits She went there and returned later, but Garvan de- serted her and since 1912 had con- tributed only st50 to her support, the bill states. Mrs. Carver ayers that her husband has an income of at least s5.o00 a year. In the bill de- mand is also made for alimony.