South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-20

choose between Larsen and love,
and rch friends and luxury. she
chose Larsen.
Larsen was taking a chemical
course or the institute Last We'd
uesIay night DE was one of the
guests az 70 lively party at Mis-
Clark apartment
In tho early hours of Thurslay
morning. Ml-s Clark. who had been
laughing ana drinking. suddenly col
llUsld and flI dead. To was found
tHat she had taken poison. Larsen.
hl-hly cEclte,A seized the bottle in
which some OF the poison remained.
ram from, the apartment and nOtI-
led a physician. and then disappear
90. 80 trace OF him was discovered
until his body was found Sunday
Eayard Wharton OF Philadelphia.
Harvard student who also was at
the party. said that Larsen was Of
morbid disposition lie declared also
that Che young woman had been
gloomy much of the time recently,
although she appeared gay Wednes-
day night
Hiss clark was divorced last Sep
TENDER from Lieut.. Commander
Thomas Acquaintance said she
had many admirers and was in the
habit of entertaining lavishly
A few days before her death she
showed a young woman friend
bottle which She said contained
poison remarEInE that She would use
DO when ''slc was through with life.
Wharton said she had shown him
two bottles one containing perfume,
but had said nothing about the con-
tents Of the other.
Medical Examiner Magrath who
pronounced Miss ClarKs death as q
. case Of suicide, began an investiga-
ti0n into The death of Larsen shortly
after the body was found
Tells Of Miss Clark's Character.
At the start of his letter 10 the
medical examiner. Larsen said:
"In order that the disgraceSul
comment OF certain Boston news
papers upon the death of Miss Clark
may bc given a chance TO come to
completion L take the liberty in this
way 10 tell what I know about the
. tragedy"
A portion of the letter follows:
"Miss Clark was not a society
belle of THE pIeasure-seeking type.
Her charming parties were given TO
Kin the moroseness her life had pre-
cipitated i'm her Defiant of So
ciety. too strong TO ask for help or
sympathy. she had long ago decided
upon how the end should be when
her many devoted friends no longer
could divorce her from the misery
Of her own thoughts.
Knowing me 10 be a chemist, she
asked me TO get her some poison. I
agreed. extracting from her the
promise that she would not use il
until her mother came back. She
F gave her promise and I prepared for
her "A solution. although I did not
anticipate 90 what end. Neither Mr..
--nor any of the other gentle
men in the party had any part in
Miss Clarks suicide. Nor had the
young lady from Worcester.
what happened Wednesday af-
tcruoou and uight 1 will shortly de-
scribe. 7 called Miss Clark on the
/ phone about o'clock. she asking me
90 join her and her friends as soon
MS ] could I arrived at her apart
meut about Z o'clock, where I met
/ two gentlemen. ARR and Mr..
-. neither of whom 7 had met
before. Present also was Miss
i Carks lady friend from Worcester.
The two gentlemen left shortly af-
ter my arrival TO procure a pint Of
whisky with which they soon re-
appeared At 10 o'clock Air.
went On the automobile show and
came back about 1890 Shortly
+ before that Miss Clark had telc-
phonod Mr--. who came 10 the
apartment shortly after
Chat and Dance GaiIy.
"Au this time music had been
played We had danced and con-
verscd gauy was not feeling very
we'll. not having had dinner. and
therefore asked the ladies' permits
sion 60 go for dinner. Hiss Clark.
however personally made up some
sandwiches and partook herself in
the meal
AROUND 1880 Air. rechnod
ou couch AIR was con
Versing with Miss Clark and with
the lady from Worcester. had a
suspicion that Miss Clark had told
her friend about the poison and also
that she contemplated 20 break her
promise. ] took the ph.al, but Miss
clark saw II and tried to regain It,.
gave 10 willingly back 10 her after
having made her affirm her promise
rt go Use DO until after her mother
rarrr hack few minutes Ia rn,-