The Washington times., 1930-09-15
Chapter 81

Farnsworth, and his wife, Cath
erine, on every front page. One
picture Of Cathie coming down
the steps Of the home Of the
late A. A. Farnsworth with In
spectators Horgan and Bidwell,
was enlarged 10 four columns.
It showed q very small, very
slim girl all in black, lifting
tragic, despairing eyes to an
interested world. Her golden
hair showed blurred and curl
ing. against the black Of her
small, dropping hat.
THAT Alfred A. Farnsworth,
weH known engineer, who was
found dead at his home, 28IO
Presidio Terrace, at an early
hour this morning with . bullet
hole though his head, may not
have BEEN d suicide Is the be-
lief of pOliee, this afternoon.
Suicide Secuted
Experts, amongst them G. q.
Galway, noted crimin0iOgtSt
state that II would have been
physically impossible for the
late Alfred FarnswOrth TO have
fired the fatal shot himself
''Tne widow. d bride OF six
months, Is being held at the
city jail FOR questioning. Before
her marriage to the elderly.
wealthy engineer she was q
Miss Cathsrine Paige, Of this
city. formerly employed BY
FarnsWOrth as o StenOgrapher.
Her home was at 20 Clara st.
+Tnere were no witnesses TO
the tragic shooting, and the
whole affair is cloaked in rnys-
terry. As far as Is known Farms
worth had no enemies. Nothing
in the house WAS touched,
although jewelry and currency
totaiing several hundred dollars
lay scattered On the dresser
within easy reach Of the nsis-
creant.
Servants Aroused
Mrs. Catherine FarngwOrth,
the widow, was In 4 nearby
room when the fatal shot was
fired. she heard the report,
but thought IL was . tire blow.
iSrg out on the street, she told
police early this morning. An
hour later she went to her htls-
bands room 70 investigate. Her
cries awakened the servants,
who notified headquarters.
"A maid In the house, Mar
guerite Spinney, at first At-
tempted to protect her mistress
by stating that she and Mrs.
EarnsWOrth heard the shot and
investigated together.
Mrs. FarnsWOrth, however,
stated that she alone heard the
shot and found the body. She
was joined by the maid later.
Servants In the house heard
no noise. and apparently the
only one To hear the shot was
Mrs. Farnsw0rth. she Is being
held in the city jail for further
questioning. Chinese servants
in FarnswOrtErs employ were
dismissed after severe grueliing
at the hands OF Inspectors HOr-
gan and BidWell. The maid,
Marguerite Sjinney, will be
held as q material witness.
Estate Divided
1.-THE deceased leaves ain es-
tate that may be appraised at
something approximating O.
million and q half. One-half Of
this, according TO the terms Of
the will, goes to the widow.
The other half to an only son,
Chester T. Farnsworth. Bequests
to several local charitable In
stitutions amount to twenty
or thirty thousand dollars, to
be deducted from the whole"
Later editions had headlines
that put new light on the story.
Alfred Farnswortl1 Suicide,
Doctor Ayers"
'eDr. Milton Bulloch, for
many years the personal physi-
clan of the late Alfred A. Farms
worth. found dead with q bull
let hole in his head at his resi-
dence, 2370 PreSidio Terrace,
early this morning. threw new
light on the mystery this after
noon.
I'm the coroner's offices
shortly after o'clock he stated
that he had been treating
FarnsWorth for several days.
and had warned him of his
approaching end only a few
hours before the shooting
which eliminated In his death.
Low in Spirits
''It is Or. Bulloch's belief that
Farnsworth took his own life
in q fit, OF dependency. He
was in very low spirits, and
had expressed the wish, in Bul-
loch's office, that death would
come soon.
MRS. Elizabeth zader, q
nurse in DR.. Bulloch's office,
was a witness to Farnsworth's
words. Upon being informed
that the illness from which he
was suffering was incurable
and death not far distant,
FarnsWortii thought more Of
the effect Of his approaching
inyalidisTa on his young wife,
than Of himself, both physician
and nurse aver.
"'T could stand 1t Il / were
alone he Is alleged to have
said before leaving Bulloch's Of
fices at $40 yesterday after
noon. but I cannot bear to
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