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DEATH PACT BARED IN PALMER PROBE Code Telegram and Letter t Indicating Agreement Found in Miss Ritchie’s Effects. By the Associated Press. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., April 28. Discovery among the personal effects of Adele Ritchie, erstwhile stage star, of a code telegram and a letter indicat ing the possible existence of a suicide pact with her friend, Doris Murray Palmer, wealthy divorcee, today formed the basis for a renewed investigation into the deaths of the two women. Moresby White, attorney for Miss Ritchie, who was the divorced wife of Guy Bates Post, noted actor, said the letter, addressed to him, indicated that his client contemplated taking her own life and that she was to be joined in the death plan by Mrs. Palmer. Coq « LANSBURGH &. Bro 7th. 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W WBwf ” smartness and foot-com- i*«n* line. In black, / iSmjSm fort. Built on a combina- the woman** color. I paw I*T^!// i tion last and with the Sixe 40. $35. / I /S 1, i;Wf Shoe Shop—Second Fleer JL U Fere—Second Fleer plete contents of the letter were not re vealed by White. Jumble of Code. The telegram, apparently a jumble of code words, has not been translated. Sheriff Sam Jemigan said the telegram blank also contained two telephone numbers, one in Los Angeles and the other In San Diego, written by Mrs. Post. He said the subscribers to these numbers would be questioned. Friends of the two women admitted the possibility that a suicide agreement had been dlscu-ssed by the two women, but discounted the theory that Thurs day’s double tragedy resulted from such a pact. They cited that Mrs. Palmer was shot first in the back, indicating that she was attempting to escape death. The verdict rendered by a coroner's jury was that Mrs. Post shot Mrs. Palmer in a jealous rage and later turned the gun on herself. Many Letters Exchanged. Whit* said he had hundreds of let ters and notes that had passed between the two women over a period of sev eral months. The communications all were of a personal nature, he said, and revealed a strong bond of affection be tween the couple. One letter w'ritten by Mrs. Palmer to Mrs. Post said, "I'm sorry you were so unhappy this visit. It makes me utterly miserable to have you .so upset. But it is useless for me to try to con vince you that I do not stray from the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1930. arms you locked over a year ago. It would seem that every one but you knows that I live each day under your spell—striving to please you, thinking of you first in everything. "Better far for both of us if I could find an absorbing interest. My poor attempt at drawing may be the answer. Drowning might be better. With the love of Y. B. G.” The initialed signature. White said, means "your best girl.” FIRE DESTROYS SHIP Freighter Bums to Water’s Edge. Crew Escapes Injury. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. April 28.—The freighter Nassauvian, bound for Sault Ste. Marie. Mich., from the local port, burned to the water's edge at the mouth of the St. John’s River yesterday. The crew' of nine, including Capt. Willis M. Thompson, Jacksonville, es saped without injury. The motor-driven vessel, loaded with fuel oil, caught fire, officers said, from a short circuit in the generator and was a mass of flames within a few minutes. The tanks of oil exploded and efforts of the local fire boat to extinguish the flames were futile. The vessel was to have entered the lumber trade on the Great Lakes. PLIGHTS TROTH TO DEAD HUSBAND’S BROTHER Wife Announces Plans as Police Question Her Concerning Sui cide of Mate. By the Associated Tress. EAST ORANGE. N. J., April 28 Mrs. Florence Keller, 22, shortly after the suicide Saturday of her husband, Henry, 22, hugged the arm of the dead man’s brother, Edward. 23. during their examination in police headquarters and said, “We will be married as soon as is decently possible.” Henry Keller, in a note penned as he inhaled gas, said he was ending his life because his wife was “unfaithful.” Mrs. Keller and Edward said Henry had known of their love for months and that a divorce had been planned. The couple were questioned by police after Henry’s body was found in his gas-filled room in a boarding house. • ■■ FREE BOOK TO HELP PLAN YOUR CALIFORNIA TRIP “Forty Ways and More to California.” Write for this book today. It’s free; up ! to date; helpful. Shows best routes from Chicago, maps, train schedules, fares, ] etc. C. N. Hale, General Agent, C. & N. W. Ry„ 201 Franklin Trust Bldg., Phil- I adflphia, Pa. —Advertisement. 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