The Washington times., 1923-02-02
SOCIETY WOMAN
LEAPS TOHER
DEATH
Mrs. Marjorie M. Lewis, Naval
Officers Wife, Depressed
BY Mothers Death.

Sending her husband out to air
her poodle dogs Mrs. Marjorie M,
Lewis, forty years old, well known
in society circles here and in San
Francisco, this morning jumped
out of a fifth story window of
the apartment at 1916 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, kill
ing herself instantly.
Ends Body I'm Areaway.
Lieut.. Frank Lewis, u. s. N,
the husband, returned to his apart
ment after a few minutes walk
around the block. Failing to find
his wife he peered out one Of the
windows and saw her body In the
areaway below.
Hurrying down, he found her,
clad in pajamas and house dress,
lying in puddle of water. A
physician was called and pronounced
her dead.
HEADQUARTERS Detectives William
Messer and G. E. Mansfield ex-
pressed the opinion that the woman
committed suicide.
Lieutenant Lewis declared that
his wife recently had a nervous
breakdown. He said he was plan
ming to remove her to a sanitarium.
Her mother died several months
ago. and since then Marjorie has
been all upset." Lieutenant Lewis
said.
Happy at Breakfast.
eve got up this morning about
1880, and Marjorie began preparing
xUoa IN n hannV
mood and was joyous to think she
was recovering. It was the first
time in several months that she has
been herself.
marjorie asked me II would
take her poodle dog for walk. she
said she would have my breakfast
ready when I came back.
at was out only few minutes,
and when entered the apartment
was surprised she did not greet
me. In the dining room found
my breakfast ready for me. The
coffee was boiling in the kitchen.
looked all around and couldn't find
her. Then l saw q window open In
the kitchen and looked out on the
fire-escape. There she was down In
the areaway."
The body was carried inside Of
the apartment and later WIN De re-
moved to Gawler's undertaking
establishment.
Death of Mrs. Lewis means the
death of the little poodle dog. Lieu
tenant Lewis said.
Marjorie loved the dog dearly"
Lieutenant Lewis said. "and he was
around all the time. win have
him chloroformed. Just can't
stand him around any more"
Investigation disclosed that DR..
s. Logan Owens, Of the same apart
ment, had been treating Mrs. Lewis.
Suspected Dictaphone.
Mrs. Lewis. according to the hus-
band, has been doing many queer
things lately.
Last night she swore there was
a dictaphone in the house." he said.
"I had a nurse here several days
ago and my wife seemed to improve.
But yesterday she refused to let the
nurse come in the apartment again."
Lieutenant Lewis is stationed at
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Of the Navy Department. He has
been here only few months. Both
he and his wife are from San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Lewis came to Washing
ton last month, several weeks after
the death of her mother. The
Lewises had been married eight
years.
Marjorie was an ideal WIFE," he
said. "She was always doing every
thing she could for me-"
The Lewises lived in apartment 50.
Neighbors knew of Mrs. Lewis
condition, it is said. Yesterday,
they say, she opened one Of the
windows of her apartment and
threw her diamond rings and other
jewelry on the roof of an adjoining
apartment at 1910 New Hampshire
avenue.