Show A Countess Suicide San Francisco Chronicle Santa Stanta Barbara Mrs Frederick Hamsch formerly Josephine Countess Hitter Ritter age XI rl years committed suicide toy fey shooting herself on Hot Springs road El Bl Non Mon on She died almost instantly Mrs Hamsch has maintained a home here for forthe forthe the past three years coming here directly from Europe at the time of oc an estrange trae estrangement e estrangement ment from her first husband hu band Count Bit Bitter ter W commodore In the German navy Two years y rs ago she returned to Europe and ob obtained ta a divorce from froin the count A great scandal resulted from th the airing of the Ute af at affairs aff fairs f of the count and counts countess s Return Returning Returning ReturnIng ing to America when she be had obtained a divorce the countess came back to nta Barbara Her home is one of the t e most magnificent in El EI Montecito suburb She 1 was fond of horses and being an excellent whip maintained the best beet stable here She had bad a passion also for sports ports and was a crack shot She went but hut lit Ut little Uttie littie tie tle into society living rather in seclusion Not long after her hOr return from Europe Euro the countess was married to Frederick Hamsch Hamach of New York a member of the Wall Wail street brokerage firm of Coley It Stokes They hv have e made this their home bonte The rhe suicide is another mystery added to the many that surrounded the tile Countess Ritter during her life here She did not leave lave a word in writing or speak a word that offers an explanation of ot her hec deed She h bad entertained a few guests at din dinner dinner ner nor and spent the evening until nearly early 10 with them Excusing herself she went to her room and a moment later the household was aroused by the report of a pistol H Her r r husband d and guests ran rat to te I the countess s room ro m Entering the room they found the countess lying on the floor beside her bed the pistol near her ber head blood flowing from fro rn a 8 wound in her head and discoloring dt the Che dainty tea gown in which she was robed tobed When her husband rushed to her V side the countess counters lips moved as q a if see e would speak but she could not articulate a sound and aDd while he clasped her form I she sha sh died She he had held the pistol to her right temple while she had hac stood In front of or the bed bd and across the room from a large plate mirror the bullet coursing straight and coming comin out through gh th left lett temple The bullet was found lying on top of ot the bed before ore which she all al had bad tRI fal fallen ten len |