Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-20

ment, the letter said, were not wild
| revels, but were only for the pur-
pose of killing the moroseness of
her life. In his letter to the edi-
tor of Boston paper condemning
the printing of stories of scandal,
he advised that the editor also take
poison, when your inferiority be-
comes too conscious in your mind,
If you have one"
1t was Larsen's first love affair."
friends said tonight. He came to
America in 1918 as one Of ten stu
dents sent to America by the Nor
wegian government to study Amer
lean engineering methods. Until
last January he knew no girls and
applied himself diligently to his
studies.
Then he met Miss Clark and
their attachment grew steadily.
Quarrels between the young wom-
an and rich friends resulted. Lar
sens friends declared. and when
she was driven to choose between
Larsen and love, and rich friends
and luxury she chose Larsen.
"Disgraceful Comment
At the start of his letter to the
medical examiner, Larsen said:
, an order that the disgraceful
! comment of certain Boston news
papers upon the death of Miss
7 Clark may be given chance to
5 come " competitor, I take the llb-
: erty in this way to tell what l know
! about the tragedy"
A portion OF the letter follows:
, Miss Clark was not society
( belle of the pleasure seeking type.
Her charming parties were given
l to kill the moroseness her life had
3. precipitated on her. Defiant of
| society, too strong to ask for help
or sympathy, she long ago decided
or how the end should be when
= her many devoted friends no long,
t er could divorce her from the mis-
< cry of her own thoughts.
knowing me to be a chemist,
4 she asked me to get her some
s poison. ! agreed, extracting from
her the promise that she would
: not use it until her mother came
= back. She gave her promise and
prepared for her solution, al
though 1 did not anticipate to
what end. Neither Mr.. c. MOI
any of the other gentlemen in the
party had any part in Miss Clark,
suicide. Neither had the young
lady from Worcester.
What Happened.
What happened Wednesday Of.
ternoon and night l will shortly
describe.
IT called Miss Clark on the
phone about 6 o'clock, she asking
me to Join her and her friends a,
soon as ! could. | arrived at hei
apartment at about O'Clock
where ! met two gentlemen, Mr.
- and Mr.. -, neither o.
whom l had met before. Presen
also was Miss Clark's lady frienC
from Worcester. The two gentle
men left shortly after my arriva
to procure a pint of whisky will
which they soon reappeared. A
10 o'clock Mr.. - went to tn
auto show and came back abou
| 1880. Shortly before that Mis-
| Clark had telephoned for MI
| -, VINO came to the apart
| ment shortly after.
| All this time music had bee
/ played. We mad danced and con
Il versed gaily. / was not feelin
Il very well, not having had Dime
II and therefore asked the ladie.
II permission to go for dinner.
II Mnde Up Some Sandwiches.
II Miss Clark, however, personal
III ly made up some sandwiches an
ii partook herself in the meal.
II Around 1870 Mr.. ----- recllne
II on couch. Mr.. was conyers
II ing with Miss Clark and l with tn
II lady from Worcester. ] had a SUI
II picion that MISS Clark had told he
II friend about the poison and ais
II that she contemplated to break he
II promise. / took the phial, but Mi.
II Clark saw 1t and tried to regain /
II gave 1t willingly back to ht
II after having made her affirm HI
II promise not to use 1t until aft
II mother came back.
II "A few minutes later while W;
II in the hall l heard Mr.. CT
II out for me. Rushing into the pa
II Tor, I found Miss Clark dying in
II chair. tried to make her thro
II up the poison, but neither mine n
ii Mr.. rs efforts succeeded.
II was then 7. knowing the effects
II the poison, notified by telephol
II physicians and then left tho apar
II ment, in order to avoid question:
II by understanding policemen.
II preferred to wait until my tes
II mony would be of value. then gi
II 1t and take the rest of the poisc
II az / intended to do alread.' befo
II / had the privilege Of meeting MI
II Clark, whom | truly estimate to
II one of the worlds finest womer
II Saccharine possesses 900 tim