The Washington times., 1935-03-05
STRESSES LOVE
FOR STATLER
HE|RESS
Inquest at PinehurSt Hears
Husband Deny He Knew
OF Benefits by Will
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whole idea of making a will was
ridiculous. 1 was very much In
: love with Mrs. Davidson and
was not interested in monetary
matters.
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81 read the will, but knew
nothing about her leaving me all
that money. All / knew about
was q $4,000 annuity"
Davidson said his wife told him
when they were first married that
If she died without issue the es-
tate would go to a niece and
brother and that with issue it
would revert to the estate.
Davidson described the finding
OF his wife's body last Wednesday
morning and the events of the
: night which preceded her death.
He said they gave a dinner
party for their house guests, Mr..
: and Mrs. Curtis Campaigne, OF
Montclair, N. j.. at $50 o'clock
Tuesday night. He said no drinks
were served at the dinner. After.
ward they went to the club at
=. 11:15 to attend charity ball. He
: said he and his wife had one or
two drinks, but that was all. and
that they danced together twice.
He explained:
1--WE left the country club
about 1880 and went to Monte
santi'S for spaghetti. My wife
took a highball. but tOyed with
1t and said she didn't want any.
thing else to drink.
"GOOD NIGHT. DARLING"
1--WE reached home at 4:3O,
5 and Mrs. Davidson said I'll put
up the car
"I said No, let me put it up,
you're tired The Campaignes
went on into the house and we
decided to leave the car out in
front.
Before saying goodnight
later, went to my wife'S room,
kissed her and asked if there
was anything / could do for
her.
"She said no and called Good
night, darling"
In answer to a question by the
solicitor, Davidson said he and
his wife had separate bedrooms,
but used the same room "about
half the time" He added:
81 heard no sound after l re-
tired.
"I was awakened by the
butler shaking my shoulder
about 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
WRIST WAS WARM
"He cried: My God, Mr.. Dav-
&dSOn, Mrs. DavidSOn's dead"
Davidson said he rushed out to
the garage and was followed by
the butler and Mrs. Campaigne.
"When 1 reached the garage
found the door up. My wife was
lying on the lefthand side Of
the car as though she had tried
to get out of the machine. One
knee was on the running board
and the other in the car.
II noticed when 1 started to
take her to the hospital that
the ignition key was on. Her
wrist was warm, but / didn't
feel any pulse"
Davidson, it was brought out,
was divorced from his first wife,
Jessica Allsworth, at Baltimore
last spring.
He said he met the Statler
heireSs at Pinehurst last spring
and they became engaged shortly
afterward.
Davidson said that his wife had
fallen .on the ice during her Bos-
ton trip in February and bruised
her hip. She also fell here while
playing tennis, he said.
Never Abused Her
Bruises the size of a half dollar
were found on the dead brides
thighs.
Q.-CBy Pruette) Were you
ever abusive to your wife?
A.-NO.
Q.-Did it occur to you that
she may have been murdered?
A.-NO, 1 don't see how 1t
could be possible.
Davidson said his wife suffered
from intense headaches and in
somnia as the result of an accident
in her youth when her bicycle was
struck by an automobile.
He said she frequently took long
automobile rides alone at night
when afflicted with insomnia. He
added:
81 demonstrated with her
about going alone and offered to
90 with her the first time, but
she declined, saying she pre-
ferred to go alone"
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