The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-27

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to be returned BY the coroner's
jury.
''PIain Case Of Suicide
Mrs. Beatrice Chambers, nineteen,
his second wife, returning from Los
Angeles, spent the night in the.
beautiful mansion which Chambers
closed after the death Of MarilUulse.
She was accompanied by her mother
and a personal attorney and de-
clined to discuss her plans.
Coroner w. Al. Brooks said today
bers as q witness at the inquest.
who acted as Chambers body guard
was to tell the story Of the shoot
ing, and q Filipino servant was to
be asked his version.
1t Is a plain case OF suicide and
we will not delve deeply into the
motives" the coroner said
Girls Fight Against Drug.
He admitted he had In his posses
sion q diary kept by Marilouise
Chambers, which had been found In
Chambers effects. It is q pitiful
account of the girls battle against
drug, and its reading, according to
GoeseA gave Chambers great mental
distress. Brooks said that he did
not plan to introduce the document
ais evidence.
Under the terms of a viii drawn
after the separation of Chambers
and his second wife, 500 shares of
stock in his fathers clothing con.
Germ were left to his mother. Mrs.
Chambers was left the residuary
estate. Another earlier win was
said to have been destroyed at the
time the new will was made.
Coroner Brooks said 1t was pos
sible that in preparation for a win
contest, attorneys for Mrs Cham
bers might make an effort at the In
quest to bring out the mental and
physical condition Of Chambers dur
ing the last two weeks of his life.
Those who read the diary of
Marilouise commented on the fact
today that suicide was not men,
toned in the document until the
end. Then, on October I. was writ
ten suicide" In different hand
writing.
Mrs. Chambers declined to discuss
the possibility Of will contest
She referred induirers to her at.
torney, and he was unavailable. The
widow ascribed the suicide to the
use OF drugs coupled with grief
over the suicide Of Marilouse.
A suicide note left by MariIouise
indicated that one Of the causes for
her deed was jealousy for Cham.
bers' beautiful young second wife.
Foese, bodyguard Of Chambers, said
that few nights before he died
Chambers flew into a violent rage
after long-distance telephone cor
versation with Mrs. Chambers In
Los Angeles.
The home in which Mrs. Cham
bers slept last night had been
locked since her departure, Cham
bers having moved to q home oc-
cupied by his daughter, Marilouise.
The key was in his effects and was
In the possession of Coroner
Brooks. The official was surprised
to learn todey that the widow had
occupied the home, expressing be-
lief she probably had a duplicate
key.
Short Of Funds.
Some estimates placed the value
Of the dead mans estate as high
as 100000. According to Foese,
however, Chambers had been short
Of ready funds q few days before
his suicide and had telegraphed his
father in New York for $4,000.
Foese said he understood from
Chambers the request had been de-
MED.
The body of Chambers today Law
in the same mortpary in which
the body of his daughter was pre-.
pared for cremation two weeks ago.
This was by direction Of Mrs.
Chambers. A request was received
from his parents, Coroners Brooks
was informed, that his ashes be
sent to them, while another request
was received from Chalmers first
wife in Washington, D. c., that
his ashes be sent to her. 1t was
indicated here today that the
wishes Of the present MRS. Cham
bers would be consulted before de-
finite decision was reached. The
body will be cremated Immediately
after the inquest is held, it was
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