The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-11
Mrs. HOtchkiss' Death
 Still a Mystery
(Continued from Page D Bride of Four Months.

Mrs. Jane Richmond HotchkisS, four months bride of Edward $. turer, whose maiden name was Jane Richmond Borden, formerly of Erie, Pa., is known to have cancelled an appointment yesterday with a. lady friend, stating that she was going to Fairfield Beach. She called a taxi cab driven by Frank Hart of this city. She breakfasted at the lunch room of the railroad station, and ar rived at the beach at about 10:So a.. m.
 The driver of the cab stated that Mrs. Hotchkiss was rather nervous when riding to the beach and insist ed that all the windows of car be opened When she arrived at the beach, either the man who is alleged to have spoken to her was waiting for her or was an acquaintance who hap pened to be at the beach, was there when the cab arrived
 HotchlSiss Overcome.
 Edward F. Hotchkiss, wealthy hus- band of Mrs. Jane Richmond Borden Hotchkiss, told Medical Examiner w. H. Donaldson, of Fairfield, that he be- tion, brought on by shock after she had gone into the water. According to Dr. Donaldson, MT. Hotchkiss is overcome by the shock, due to his wife's death, and stated that they had had no. trouble of any kind.
 He was unable to account, Dr. Don- a1oSon says, for the alleged conNersa- tAon of his wife with a strange man on the beach, before she hired a bath house at Collins bathing pavilion and went into the water. MT. Hotchkiss expresaad doubt of such a conversa- tion. according to the medical exam iner.
 No Progress Made. Up to noon today little if any pro- gress had been made by the authori- ties in their probe of the woman's death, which was yesterday unofficial 1y ascribed to accidental drowning by the medical examiner, who is new ertheless continuing his investigation.
 Nothing could be learned to the nature of the tablets which were found by Mrs. Collins. wife of the proprietor of the bathing beach in Mrs. Hotchkiss' clothing in the bath house and turned over to the medical examiner.
 A girl who was bathing near Col lfns, said When the woman arrived at the beach she went to sbe enclosure on Collins bathing pavilion and sat musing for a while. Later a man ap- preached her and pleaded with her this time and when he saw that his pleading was in vain he stamped his foot and in an angry voice said, Well go to - and do it, if you wish He then departed and shortly after Mrs. Hotchkiss hired a bathing house and bathing suit.
 No one saw Mrs. Hotchkiss leave the bath house and shortly after Har- ry Anderson on his way home to din- ner found the body floating close to the shore. He pulled it in and with corps of assistants composed of life guards and early morning bathers worked heroically for an hour in an effort to resuscitate her. Dr. Donald son and Dr. Theiclzle arrived at the beach shortly after and pronounced the woman dead.
 A search was then instituted for but if was of no avail. Her bath house was then opened and in it was found a note which read Give my watch to - There were sew eral medical tablets which were found in an envelope in the house and these were turned over to Medical Exam iner Donaldson.