The mystery of why Ruth Evelyn de Clifford Walker, 27, dancer, film extra and mannequin, and formerly one of Mr. Cochran's "Young Ladies," I would like&ended her life by falling from a block of fats in Albany-street, N.W., was not solved at the St. Pancras inquest on May 8, states the "Daily Telegraph and Morning Post."
The coroner, Mr. Bentley Purchase, said that he was forced to the conclusion that she took her own life while of unsound mind, and recorded a verdict accordingly.
Miss Walker, who had been living at Aldermaston, near Reading, had been variously known during her stage career as Miss Ruth de la Warr, Miss Ruth Patterson and Miss Ruth Pattison, Her mother, Mrs. Olive Pattison, of Lancaster Gate, W., said that her daughter had good health. At the time of her death she was not in work.
The Coroner: Had she anything t> live on apart from her earnings?—Oh, yes.
Mrs, Pattison said that her daughter used to lunch with her every day, and so far as she knew she had not been worried or distressed. She knew of no reason why she should Fainted Easily Miss Phyllis Walker, of the White House, Albany-street, N.W., said that her sister stayed with her on Monday night last week and told her that she had not slept very well. Miss Walker added that she and her sister used to go on the roof.
Miss Walker said she knew no reason why her sister should be distressed, except that she had influenza the previous week and was not very well She fainted easily.
Benjamin John Harris, hall porter at an hotel in Grenville-place, W., said that Miss Walker took a room there last Tuesday night. On Wednesday night she returned about 1230 and took another room and stayed the night.
She had been requested to leave, but he understood that she wanted to have a rest, and the manager gave her permission to remain. She said that she did not feel well.
Might Cause a Scene Miss Walker left between 645 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday. She asked him to get a taxi and said that she did not want to be shown out of the front door because she "might cause a scene." He took her through the staff entrance.
Mr. Hyman Unger, a taxi-driver, said that after being asked to lake Miss Walker to the neighbouring hotel she"asked him to go to Albany-street. She looked ill.
Miss Ivy Florence Willett, occupant of a flat on the eighth floor of ihe White House, said that she saw Miss Walker standing on the roof, and a little later saw her sitting on ihe parapet.
Dr. G. Jones, of the National Temperance Hospital, where Miss Walker was taken, said that she was conscious but had no memory. of any events previous to the accident.
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