The Washington times., 1921-04-15

rendered n verdict that MOlavfs
wound could not have been self
inflicted and that consequently he
was slain. This opinion refutes
the contention Of Mrs. Molavi that
her husband committed suicide.
Unable to convince detectives, who
have secured important evidence and
found several discrepancies in her
story, that her wealthy husband, ABB
dul Hassin Molavi, met his death
from a self-inflicted gunshot wound,
Mrs. Lydia Gertrude Molavi, twenty
four and pretty, today is being held
at the House of Detention for IN
vestigation.'
WIFE ADMITS 0UARassus~e
Mrs Molavi admitted to Detective
Cornwell to-day that she had quar-
eeled with her husband and that last
night while waiting for her husband
she became nervous and took twJ
drinks of gin.
Molavi was found at IL 80 o'clock
last night in a room on the third
floor of 1914 Rhode Island avenue
northwest, with a gun shot wound
through his body. His wife, who for
ten minutes, had rushed hysterically
about the house for help was found
on the floor sobbing.
DR.. Grant 5. Barnhart, of 1884
Rhode Island avenue northwest. was
summoned but the man was dead ,
Coroner Ramsay J. Nevitt was sum-
moned and ordered the wife heId.
The body was removed TO the morgue
where an inquest Will be held to-
morrow.
Last night and this morning Mrs
Molavi told the police that her hus-
band killed himself: that he had just
had a business disappointment, and
that he several times previously had
declared II wish / was dead"
POLICE MAKE DISCOVERIES.
The police have made these discov-.
cries which has resulted in the hold
! ing of the pretty wife:
! 4Molavi was right-handed and the
30 caliber revolver was found lying
, under his right hand.
Molavi was prepared for bed. hav-
| ing folded his trousers neatly, put
them under his pillow. and donned
| his pajamas.
The couple have had several quar-
rels.
That there was a quarrel last Wed
| nesday night. and since that time
neither has spoken to each other.
That marital troubles have been
going on for several years and that
on several occasions the wife has des-
erted her husband, returning a month
or two months later.
Brother, who conducts a lunch room
at 1926 Fourteenth street, has been
acquainted with Molavi ever since he
came to this country from Persia
eight years ago.
He had no reason to kill himself"
Brother said today. He had plenty
Of money, two automobiles and most
| everything else he wanted.
81 know him Well He used to visit
me every day, but his wife didn't like
il, so told him to stop coming"
MRS. MOLAVrs STORY.
Here is the story Mrs. Molayi told
Detective Cornwell today:
we were married in 1918 and have
lived together since that time. Most
of the time we spent in New York
where he kept an antique shop. Bust
ness was bad so we came to Wash
ihgton. hoping to open a store here.
Last Wednesday we visited
riace at sixteenth and Corcoran
streets. He tried to buy IT for Sl6,-
coo, but the owner wanted $4,000.
when we came home We quarrelled
and since then we never spoke.
| house about five o'clock A little
after eight o'clock l went down to
Fourteenth and New York avenue to
get a suit which | sent to be clean
ed. l came right back and waited up
! fci my husband
The longer | waited the more ner-
cous ] got So ! took two. drinks OF
| gin from a bottle in the closet.
when my husband came in he
never spoke TO me. He changed his
clothes, took glass and went into
the bathroom, coming back few
minutes later. started to undress
too When my husband came back
he laid across the bed, reading a
| newspaper
| my back was toward him. A few
minutes later smelt powder. ] turn
ed around and saw him stretched out
on the bed. rs IL he was hurt. I rush o.
cd 10 the window for n pitcher of
water. Then / got excited and went
to tho room next TO us wlere a SOL
der Nives. 4 called him.