The Washington times., 1922-09-11
GIRL TRIES
TO END ALL
by POISON
Billie Weston, Musical Comedy
Actress, Tires Of Life and
Swallows Dram.
BY Universal Service.


NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Beauty
again tires of life. Love, money,
and science blend with a whirl
of gayety to keep fetching Billie
Weston from draining a poison
cup. They fail, and Billie cheats
death only because she exercises
woman's prerogative Of chang
ing her mind.
Tangled in Love Net.
Around Billie is spun a mysterious
heart web by suitors. one Of whom
paid her Doctors bills. In the past
there has been a pending divorce. a
surgical operation, and theatrical
success for Billie, who as a member
Of the Follies has inadvertently
harnessed the hearts of hundreds.
She scorned all, with the exception
of a select few.
II am tired Of living" Billie said
yesterday just before she took
poison. After becoming gravely i'll.
she was rushed to a hospital. where
she begged to live. There we're evi-
IDENTIFY two reason: Joe" and Bow
Wow"
Bow Wow Is Prudent.
Letters found in Billies rooms re.
vealed that she had been friendly
with both OF them. They also
showed that she had recently under.
gone an operation, the nature Of
the expenses OF the operation were
paid by Bow Wow" Excerpts from
his letters follow:
s'I hova nathan oaan onu account
Of your divorce, nor have I heard
anything about 1t. II things are as
serious as that, l hope you will de-
stroy all letters, because 1t would
never do to have me brought into
such a thing. and know you would
not want to have me. Therefore. de.
stroy, all evidence of my connection
with you.
II am settling up your doctors
bill in full. Then I will send you a
receipt showing that II Is all paid.
I will have the bill made in your
name"
There was found in the dancers
room a copy Of the letter which
she sent to Joe" in Boston. 1t
read:
Your letter received and i'm
mediately got you on the wire
to warn you to stop payment Of
the dictor's check. The truth Of
the matter is he has collected
around 500, II not more. Besides
that, gave him 500 the day he
took me to a sanitarium.
Now, Joe, you cannot imagine
how sorry l am for the way this Eas
turned out. am still unable to
write to you myself. The check you
sent to Pasadena I have acknowl.
edged, so don't worry about 1t. Thank
you for all your wonderful kindness"
Billie, who was separated from her
husband, whose name Is understood
to be George Schwengold, recently
returned from the South with a large
sum Of money, which, according to
Stanley II. Worthington, her land.
lord, she lost on the races at Sara
toga.
lieve that this was the cause of her
depression and explained that yes
terday she had paid $40 in advance
for a weeks rent.
Billie Is expected to recover, and in
the meantime the police want to
know the identity Of Joe" and
Bow wow"
Miss Weston. a striking beauty,
IA a French Canadian. Her par.
ents are reputed wealthy. In 1921
she flashed into the Rialto's the.
atrical spotlight as a star, succeed.
ing Irene Franklin in the Green
witch Village Follies."
Last July she stirred Broadway
by her counter divorce action
against her husband, Samuel
Schoengold. actor.producer.
The man who sent her numerous
telegrams signed "Adoree and Ed"
was with her frequently at the
races recently.
These kilograms, signed Ed, were
found by the police In her apart.
ment:
"Charm. God knows, darling, Il
long 10 talk TO you. How consoling Il
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