Evening star., 1922-11-23
WOMAN KILLS SELF
|NBEAUTY PARL0R
Owner of G Street Shop
Found Dead From
Gas.
DOLLAR BILL MYSTERY
Declared to Have Been Left to
Hurt Someone"-Financial
Reverses Indicated.
DOLLAR BILL MYSTERY

= Stretched full length Oh a lr.atmeLt
chair in her beauty parlcr. the body
of Mrs. Bess L. Boward was found
this morning in gas-filled room ~
1891 G. street.
On a table was a ietter 10 her
nephew on board the T.. s :. Reina
Mercedes, at Annapolis. a letter TO
New York firm and a 81 bill. Several
items which the police aud Coronc'
Nevitt had been unabl" TO clear ur
inject hint of mystery into th'
cause for suicide. Coroner EeyHT
issued a certificate OF suicide when h.
found that two tubes leading froU
gas fixtures in the wall We're living
on the body of the dead woman
Dollar Bill Mystery.
Ann Tirley. employed AT ai4"'i"r
local beauty shop. entered the room
this morning and after looking ~
the dollar bill said to Mrs. Lou. -''
Tate. who has been associated WIN
the deceased for five years. DO E"4
know what that dollar is for
Yes" replied Mrs. Tate, and hur-
ried from the room.
Questioned as to the reason i"f
hat single dollar bill lying sep
arateu from $1114 that was IN N.
purse of Mrs. Boward, Miss TIrl"H
told newspaper men that hen The
person il was intended Tor comes
here he will know what ii is for
She did that TO hurt some one.
Miss Tirley added.
"a.
this dollar by Coroner NeNitt Sh'
gave him several replies dcciarine
finally she thought 4 was the las.
dollar Mrs. Boward had, This stat
ment however. apparently failed I"
take into account the fact that the
cash register had been emptied and
that in the dead woman's purse thor
was s1l.l4
Native of Haserstown.
Mrs Boward was widow her l-S-
band having died fifteen wears ago. Size
was native of Hagerstowu. Nd wtei'"
brother and sister now live. She VAS
thirty-four years old.
Apparently Mrs. BowarG had remained
in her office all night. She is known 'n
have talked TO a Mrs. Carroll on tl"
telephone at ! o'clock. but Mrs. Carrot
said today that no indication was given
then of her possible att"mp; at suicide
On the table where she left the let
tclS tflc NO1Ildli dISD Iidu IJta'tu Iit4 taF
glasses. gloves. and her purse In the
purse, in addition to the Sll.li. weIr
thirteen street car tok ems. a gold band
wedding ring with initials inscribed IL
j. c. to b. l.. b. Police are unable ia
understand the meaning of these initials.
Another ring also was found. aplai
entity of brass, with two cheap stones
set in II.
Business Was Failing.
The Beauty Shop moved to its prs
ent location about a year ago las
June. from l1th street. Persons con-
nected with the office said today that
business had been rather poor for
some time. and this is believed -
have weighed on the mind of the DE-
ceased proprietreSs.
Detective George Darnall of polio"
headquarters investigated the raS-.
and is attempting to get in touch with
relatives of Mrs. Roward. i. Il. llar-
rington. an emergency man Of The
first precinct, remained on the scen-
in charge of the effects. The body X
being taken to Hagerstown. Md, this
afternoon.
The odor of gas escaping into liz,
adjoining office of Vernon q. owens
early this morning led to the dis,"l
cry of the body. owens notified Cross
ing Policeman +. w. Smith. at l4rh
and G streets. and Smith opened tG.'
door.