Coroners Jury to Investigate suicide of Mrs. Robin Hemingray

DEVELOPMENTS

IN SUICIDE CASE

A Coroner’s Jury is Investi­gating

the Affair

Today.

HEMINGRAY ASKS

INVESTIGATION

Says He is Witling and Anxious to

Have the Unfortunate Affair

Sifted to the Bottom.

Cincinnati, O., Dec. 2. — A special dispatch to the Commercial Tribune from San Francisco today, says: "The shocking suicide last Saturday of the young wife of Robin Hemingray, who was known as Carlo Campiglio and "Carlo, the Beautiful" bids fair to develop into a sensation that before the case is ended may attract attention all over the country.

Yesterday J. E. Locke, proprietor of the Knickerbocker hotel, where Robin Hemingray and the girl were stopping when she sent a bullet into her brain, ending her life almost instantly, told a story to the coroner that astonished that official and caused him to at once send word for the police authorities.

Locke's story was practically an inti­mation that instead of the beautiful girl's rash act of Saturday night being caused by a sudden impulse, due to despondency following a quarrel with her supposed husband, Hemingray, it was seemingly prompted, and that conduct almost approaching encouragement lay at the door of Robin Hemingray, but this is not believed by those who know young Hemingray.

WHOLE CITY EXCITED.

The whole city is worked up over the shocking affair. Believing at first that it was suicide by a young bride who became despondent because of real or fancied abuse or neglect, the affair passed the first day or two with only ordinary comment and regret that so young and beautiful a girl should destroy her life. Now every one only of the Knickerbocker hotel affair.

In the streets, in public cafes, in the homes, and at the race track, where the Hemingrays are known, and where the girl has been seen with them, the suicide is the only topic. With today's developments the interest has reached a state where the public awaits eagerly every development.

The developments will come, prob­ably, when the police, acting in re­sponse to the coroner's demand, report what they have found out.

HOTEL PROPRIETOR'S STATE­MENT.

This extraordinary feature of the case did not develop until Monday af­ternoon, when Locke, proprietor of the Knickerbocker hotel, called at the coroner's office, told his story and caused Coroner Leland to send for the police.

Locke's statement was, in substance, this:

"My wife has been informed by Mrs. C. T. Hemingray, and known to us as Rose, that Robert Hemingray, who had been quarreling with his wife, anticipated that the latter would kill herself, and that he had facilitated matters by placing a loaded revolver where she could find the weapon.

"The woman also told Mr. Locke that Robin Hemingray and her own husband had returned in the evening after the fatal shot had been fired, and Robert had tip-toed to the apartments occupied by himself and wife, return­ing a few minutes later to say that he had heard the report but was too nervous to investigate and enter the room. I have caused the Hemingrays to leave the Knickerbocker hotel and I want this matter sifted down to the botton by the authorities.

CALLED ALL WITNESSES.

Upon hearing this extraordinary statement and after questioning Locke in detail Coroner Leland ordered a jury drawn and summoned for the Inquest, to be held Tuesday at 12 o’clock. Captain of Detectives Martin was then called into the case and witnesses were summoned from all directions to give their testimony at the official inquiry.

Among the witnesses who will be closely examined are the two Hemingray boys, Rose Hemingray, and em­ployes and guests around the hotel, who may know something of the apparent quarrels the dead girl and Robin Hemingray had. The coroner will also endeavor to ascertain whether there was any expressed or secret intention on the part of Robin Hemingray to cast aside his wife.

When asked the direct question whether he was married to "Rose." Cor­nelius Hemingray said he was married to her last February in a small town outside of St, Louis. Later Mrs. Rose Hemingray, asked whether she was the wife of Cornelius, claimed she is his wife.

The body of the girl who committed suicide was shipped to Cincinnati last evening for burial.

THE BROTHERS DENIAL.

The Hemingray brothers, who have been acquainted with the story told Coroner Leland by Mr. Locke, of the Knickerbocker hotel, deny in toto [sic] total the accusation that is contained in the statement, and invited a thorough in­vestigation. Robert Hemingray says it is not even true that Carlo was des­pondent and he adds if he had any intimation she intended committing suicide he would have attempted in every way to prevent it.

NOT BELIEVED IN CINCINNATI.

The Commercial-Tribune says locally:

Last night Prof. Campiglio was seen at his home, and acquainted with the latest news regarding the circumstances attending the suicide of his stepdaughter. He expressed great sur­prise, but after a moment's considera­tion added that when he read a copy of the farewell letter left by the girl he thought it was queer she should speak of forgiveness from "Rose” and "Con" if she had done anything wrong. Prof. Campiglio said he would wire this morning to the authorities of San Fran­cisco requesting them to make a rigid investigation of the report.

Over in Covington, where almost every one knew, at least by sight, the beautiful girl, the opinion was gen­eral that there was something behind the suicide besides a sudden fit of deep despondency. Several of the young men who had been smitten by her charms said that they did not believe Carlo cared enough for any man to deliber­ately commit suicide simply because he might have mistreated her. The belief is that she either realized or suspected that she was to be cast aside as she had often cast aside others, and that when there came to her a realization

that she was thousands of miles from him, alone and friendless, she decided to end her life. But those who know Robert Hemingray do not think he could be guilty of such almost un­heard-of conduct as to deliberately en­courage suicide by the girl.

WAS LUCKY AT TRACKS.

Some surprise was expressed that the youth could afford to own race horses and pay not only his way, but that of a woman companion, over the country, and especially so far as San Francisco. When he was last in Cov­ington he had no money to speak of. He went east and was heard of around the race tracks in the vicinity of New York. Suddenly a report reached Cov­ington that the young man had won about $10,000 on the races with the two horses — Lord Kitchener And Hindred. From the east, be went, to Chicago. From Indianapolis, they went west where Hemingray has his two horses stabled at Ingleside, the race track now holding a meeting.