South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-12
LOVE TRIANGLE
HAS FATAL END
IN SHOW BOOTH
Dorothy Hunt Drinks Acid
When Ex-Husband Re
fuses to Jilt Spouse.
GIRL FULFILLS THREAT
Love Tangle Tightens When
Second Mate Appears
Hunt on Trail?

Mrs John Hunt. 2s year o.d carni-
val girl, kept her rendezvous with
death "Wednesday afternoon by COM
mitting suicide A blazing trail OF
/ liquid acid scorched the throat and
/ burned out the life OF the shon.
queen. The scene of the death act
was in "a booth on the grounds OF
the Nermeltos Greater Shows. She
died while being taken 10 the ED
worth hospital
Dorothy was 23 years Old and
was said TO be the mother of two
children one nine and the other
four years old. Her motive was
the unrequited love Of Harry X. De-
wore. who at Binghampton, y. Y.
, married her when she was Is years
old and who il was said by show
people, is the father OF her children.
Devore divorced her i'm 1918. In
August OF the following year Devore
remarked another woman al Terre
Haute. Mrs. Hunt. famIiary known
as Dorothy" to her carnivafities.
likewise remarked this time 10
John Hunt. said 20 be a gambler
in Metropolis. III. This marriage
took place last January Dorothy
tired of Hunt il was said. and learn
ed short time ago that Dcvore
had separated from his second wife
at Grand Rapids. She learned that
Devore was with the carnival and
joined 1t. She met him and received
work from him as "a seamstress in
a 'Lampshade" stand which he op-
crates at the show grounds.
Spar For Love.
A few days ago. Devore's second
/ wife arrived in the city. A violent
/ scene is said TO have transpired
/ when the three met. Both sueo
for the affections OF Devore in which
both threatened. according 10 De-
vore's story, TO kill him. one with
a knife and the other with a re-
volver.
This state of affairs continued uu-
til Wednesday morning.
At that time Dorothy said 10 Dc
wore. If YOU do not jilt your present
wife by one o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. I viii commit suicide"
Devore it is said. discounted her
words which he thought were
prompted by a transient emotion.
At 1:30 Wednesday afternoon
Dorothy carried out her promise by
swallowing between fifty grains 20
one ounce Of hydrocynaic acid.
Hunt. her husband in Metropolis.
H., VS. notified and told 20 come
here to take care of the remainc
May Get" Dcvore.
over the corpse of the girl at
a local morgue the following tele-
gram from him was read.
WAS separated from Dorothy FOR
good. Can not come"
a later telegram said 10 be re-
ceived by show people announced
that Hunt was coming 20 South
Bend. According 20 the show people
he intends TO get" Devore.
The first the members OF the
carnival knew OF the tragedy was
at 1.30 Wednesday afternoon. short
ly before the various shows were
opened
The shrill screams Of "A woman in
agony came out OF "a booth uehere
lamp shades are sold. This booth
was conducted by Devore and IL was
where Dorothy was employed as "a
seamstress in the construction Of
the shades
Employees and people on the
ground dashed in. The girl was
lying on the floor on her
face there were the burns Of the
acid. while she went through an
endless series Of convulsions.
Mrs c. A. LABEL. wife OF the
operator o fine Cay Paree' show
was in the booth with her az the
time. According TO her story. Dor
othy swallowed a quantity OF hydro
cynaic acid. Mrs. LABEL hearing
her screams and seeing her take
the tumbler of poison from her
mouth. knocked II out OF her hand
but too late.
Dorothy giving Devore "A half
hours grace TO consider her propos-
al. saw that it was not accepted and
and carried out her fatal design.
The poison IL is said was purchas-
cd by her In this city In her work
Of making lampshades her fingers
were stained by certain dyes. used.
To remove this dye she had previ-
ously purchased the acid. She 70
is said recognized in 81 means 20
self destruction and true 20 her
promise lifted the poison cup 20 her
lips and swa owed the contents
The acid scared her stomach and
she died in an agony OF torture on
the way 20 the hospital
The post mortem conducted BY
Coroner Q. 3. Crumpacker al the
Nelson Jones funeral parlors de-
clared It's verdict as death being due
10 suicidal cyanide poisoning"