The Washington times., 1920-11-13
GIRL THREATENED
W|RELQVER'SuFE
''Senorita" Told Police She In
tended Killing Sweetheart
and Then Herself.
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the knife. Carver answered TO the
best Of his recollection all the aues-
lions OF the deputy coroner. but IL
was obvious he wished he was any
where but In that crowded chapel OF
the Central Undertaking Company.
He said It was on September that
he told her for the first time he could
not marry. her.
eyes, ! LOVED HER,
81 told her IL was unfair to herself
to continue the courtship," he said
~ told her ! was a married man and
could not marry her. l thought our
relationship would cease then, but
she was extremely impulsive and be-
came more and more so as time went
on"
did you love herr" was the point
blank question OF Deputy Coroner
Hermann. For an instant Carver did
not reply and only the scratching Of
pencils on paper was audible In the
room. Then:
"Yss,r he said. 81 did. ! loved
her and she loved me-"
The testimony moved along until II
was shown that Carver and Miss San
dors were all alone when the tragedy
occurred.
Q.-"pid you stab Miss sanders?"
Al certainly did not"
Q.-"Were you responsible, direct
iy or indirectly. for her death?" A.
~ certainly was not"
Q.-"How long have you known
Miss Sanders" A.-"Since June s.
1919"
Mr.. Carver then. at Deputy Coro-
ner Herrmann's request, gave the
story of the tragedy.
Miss Sanders called me at 10
o'clock yesterday at my ofYiice. I
hotel a little before noon. and &C
tually got there at II AS" he testi-
fed.
WISHED TO SAY GOOD-BY.
IL called her over the hous,
phone. She wanted me to come up
to her room. but I refused on ac-
count OF the hotel ruling. We met
on the mezzanine floor and took two
chairs facing east near the elevators.
She occupied the south chair and
the other. Ny chair was just little
In advance Of hers.
"She said she was leaving for Texas
and wanted to tell me good-by.
"'rhe Aryf { kaew Of her stsbbisE
herself wss whes ! suddenly netIsed
her body fall to the aVer. I shouted
for help. and . yessK woman. seated
at a table = few feet away. got ~
came over, locked down ut Miss San-
ders a moment aHd walked away,
The beIlbeys s0on came s1d removed
her to her rSsm.
~ saw no knife at that time. but
was later shown it in the hotel office.
Gould the strange young WON
an at the writing desk have throw
the knife and killed Miss Sanders?
A.-Not physically impossible. per-
haps. But ! know she didn't az
faced this woman. Besides. this knife
il ia niliar to me. ! have seen 1t q
number of tienes in Miss Sanders pos
| ses sion. 1t formerly belonged to hci
dead father.
Q-Why did she take her life, dc
you think. Mr.. Carver? Al think
il was due to her extreme Jealousy
and her temperamental nature.
Q-was she in love with yeuf A.
Yes. and I was In love with her.
DENIES ENGAGEMENT.
Q-Were you engaged to Miss San
ders. A-Ns. We were sHee En-
gagged, sst that enGsEeseat wal
broken On November =.
Q-why. A-BeraUs~ I was net
Tree anu ~ "ub hVs A1hH =" ~ssoe
Miss Sanders or nyself. ] believe
'rheodora really killed herself be-
cause Of disappointment over condi-
tlons that kept us apart.
J. o-what was her mental condition
A-She was very, very bright and
perfectly normal. She was educated
at some college in Mexico City
\Attorney George Il. Popham. rep
ic.enting Mr.. Carver, took up the
questioning.
O-When did she last threaten your
own life? A-Threc weeks ago.
Odd you kill this young woman:
A-No: / never took her threats to
kill me or herself very seriously. She
betrayed absolutely no clew yestei
day. before she stabbed herself. a.
to what she intended doing
Q-Do you consider yourself in any
way TO blame for her death" A
No.
o-You are convinced she killed
herself. Ayes.
why are you so positive about
that. Mr.. Carver" cut in Deputy
Coroner Hermann.
, 1T would have been impossible fol
any one else to have done it," said
Mr.. Carver.
U.-but YOU say ~ N'uhS
was quite near" Ayes. but | was
looking right at the woman.
Tkc clothing worn by Miss sand
ers was produced and eNanined
carver bIUshed and hdgeted ~ heI
siIken undergarments, rent aad red
were passed to- the jurors.
Private Roy Il. Guide. III, East
Forty fourth street. testified he met
Miss Sanders while detailed at La
redo in the medical corps in 1918 and
had visited her six or eight times
The soldier appeared to be more de-
j~cted than Carver and fingered In
the undertaking rOoms long afte'
the inquest was over.
Mrs Sadie ForsbefG, telephone
operator at the hotel. told of hear
ing Miss Sanders cry and Of rushing
TO the scene. She said Carver first
told her that Miss Sanders was stab
bed, then that she had stabbed her.
self.
B~fore leaving. Carver Jenied he
had written the wire signed by Miss
Sanders and hiwself. announcing
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