The Washington times., 1920-11-14
MUST
DIE TOO, IS VOW
Dread Vendetta Sign Of Cross
Made Over Suicide
Girls Body.
OATH IS SWORN IN SPANISH
Girl Chum Of Victim will Bare
History Of Fatal
Romance.
OATH IS SWORN IN SPANISH

Romance.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Miss Ruby
Ritter Campbell, Of Laredo, Tex,
lifelong friend and school chum Of
LA Senorita" - Miss Theodora
Sanders-who stabbed herself with
a dagger and fell dead at the feet
Of Harry H. Carver, her married
sweetheart, formerly Of Washing
ton, D. c., has arrived in Chicago to
claim Miss Sanders body and her
jewels. She will leave today with
tho body for Laredo.
WERE CHUMs IN SHORT DRESSES.
Tears filled Miss CampbelGs eyer
as she viewed the body Of her dead
chum.
"Theodora was the best friend I
ever had" she said. 'She had q
heart as big as the world. We were
chums together In short dresses.
But she was high strung and inn
pulsive. Her mother--I knew her
WELLS still living in Mexico City.
Her father was a Spaniard. her
mother an American. Theodora was
graduated from tho .sEnivefsfty of
Mexiso, Ia Mexico CITY.
III knew Of her relations with Gar
yer. she had told me they were t.
be married. She seemed 80 happy.
On the niGht she started for Chi.
cage I accompaaied her % the train.
She said she haA to flsd cut whether
Carver was going to keep his prom
ise to marry her.
ALWAYS CARRIED DAGGER. !
"she always carried the dagger
she killed herself with. II was . gift
from her father.
II do not blame anyone. but IL there
was wrong done some one must right
it,"
The coroner's inquest into Miss
Sanders death has been postponed to
November 10, when Carver Is to be
questioned regarding his relations
with the dead girl.
Carver Is known as the champion
Western Union lover" because of the
hundreds of love wires he sent his
fiancee.
= The mystery woman" witness Of
the living last moments of Miss
Sanders, was located today.
She Is Miss Ruth Victor, an en-
on the mezzs nine floor of the hotel
writing a letter, at the time Miss
Sanders met her death, and was the
first to reach her side.
RUSHED FROM HOTEL.
After aiding the dying woman. Miss
Victor. hysterical. rushed from the
hotel before her name could be
learned. Police had been conducting
a determined search for her.
II was on the mexzanine floor Of
the hotel writing q letter" said Miss
Victor today.
81 had paid no attention TO Carver
and Misc Sanders, who were q short
distance away. Suddenly heard a
man cry, Help! Helpw turned and
saw Miss Sanders Tying on the floor.
l rushed over to her and, thinking
that she had tainted, started chatting
her hands. Then the blod spurted out.
I was hysterical and ran away. ]
| worked all that afternoon"
Miss Victor declared that she would
testify at the coroner's inquest II
| called. but that she would rather not.
VENGEANCE IS SWORN.
Vows Of vengeance. spoken over.
Miss Sanders' body today, threatened
the life OF Carver, her married sweet
heart.
The threats OF death were made In
the chapel OF the undertaking rooms
where the body waits to be sent to
the young woman's home In Laredo,
| Tex. The first was uttered by a
heayy.set, handsome man, apparently
a Mexican. The second came from an
American young woman.
| They visited the chapel within half
an hour OF each other. As the man
stood at the side of the casket he
made the sign of the cross and spoke
In Spanish.
| "she killed herseh for kim.- said
the stranger. "Nsw he must die fer
her. she was brave. Her blood Will
he wiped cut with his. There IL q
knife waiting to arisk the hood fren
his hesrt.-
Then ne hurried from the place.
Louis Cohn, proprietor OF the under
taking rooms. and Frank Kintry,
manager OF the establishment. en-
deavored In vain to secure the
strangers name.
wOMAN's THREAT CALM.
The woman visitor was more calm.
"The law may not be able TO pan.
ish Carver she said. "but there are
those who will see that his life pays
for hers.-
she, too. refused to give her name.
Miss Sadie ForsberR. telephone op-
orator at the Fort Dearborn Hotel,
where Miss Sanders killed herself, 10
expected to be an important witness