Robert "Robin" Hemingray - Carlotta Campiglio

Says She Died While

in a Melancholy Mood

Coroner's Jury Decides That Carlotta

Steffens Took Her Own Life

and Blames No One.

"Death from a gunshot wound inflicted by herself with suicidal intent during a melancholy mood," was the verdict of a jury in an inquest yesterday on the body of Carlotta Steffens, better known as Mrs. Robert Hemingray. Hemingray, his brother Conway, and Mrs. Conway Hemingray were the principal witnesses. They repeated the stories already told and little of the sensational order was developed. In answer to a question Hemingray stated that he had told the girl upon first meeting her that he would never marry any woman.

Hemingray testified as follows: "I returned from the track about 6 o'clock and found Carlotta standing in the front room. I spoke to her and scolded her about gossiping about Rose, my brother's wife. A little later I and my brother Conway left and went down town to get some magazines. We returned and Conway was about to open the door of the room when we heard the report of a shot. I thought I would faint and we summoned Rose, Conway's wife to go into the room. She would not enter. Then we called Mr. Locke and he found the dead body of Carlotta. I did not enter the room at all, but went to the Palace Hotel."

"I met Carlotta in Indianapolis and fifteen hours after first meeting her she agreed to come West with me. I went to Chicago and bought some clothes for her and then we came on here. I wanted people to think that she was my wife. At my request Conway wrote to my mother that I was married. If Carlotta's own mother had not stated that her daughter and I were not married I would have held to my original story that we were married. I did not meet her until later in Indianapolis. She understood the position she was to take when she agreed to go with me and never expected to marry me."

Conway T. Hemingray told in the main the same story as his brother. He said that Carlotta appeared to be happy. J. E. Locke testified that he had met Carlotta in the hall on one occasion and that she said: "My husband says that I'm his hoodoo, and the worst of it is it's true." Mrs. C. T. Hemingray testified that the janitor had found a pearl button and upon taking it to Carlotta's room found the girl making an entire change of raiment. Cora Westphal, who went to the race track with Carlotta on the day she committed suicide, testified that the girl had handed her a pass-book and told her to have it renewed in her own name.