Show Jose s Daughter Ki s Self With Revolver Shot mn in Head BEVERLY DEVERL Y HILLS Cal April 17 UP IP jP- jP Climaxing an evening of pi piano piano piano pi- pi ano musings by her famous father Maria Marla Iturbi Hero 28 slim sUm dark- dark haired daughter of Jose Iturbi died Wednesday from a revolver re bullet The famous concert pianist and symphony maestro found her lying in his bedroom her black tresses aflame from burning gunpowder Det Arthur H H. H McBain called it clearly a case of suicide She succumbed in a police receiving receiving receiving ing ing- hospital shortly after 3 a a. a m. m two hours after the shooting Her death while her two children children children chil chil- dren slept nearby ended years of court contests over their custody Iturbi near collapse could provide provide provide pro pro- vide investigators with no motive He said he had spent the evening playing for his daughter his niece Miss liss Ampero and two friends of Mrs Hero Mr and Mrs Richard Weil The Veils Neils said they had come at her telephoned request request request re re- re- re I quest and described her as appearing appearing appearing ap ap- ap- ap troubled and depressed I during the evening evening- Det Lt C. C R. R Marple l said Iturbi told him the Veils Neils had already departed departed departed de de- de- de parted and he had driven Miss Bel- Bel lester home when Just as I opened the front door after returning home I heard two shots from upstairs I rushed to tomy tomy tomy my bedroom and found my daughter daugh daugh- ter lying on the bed Her hair was I in flames My 38 caliber pistol was wason wason wason on the floor Ioor beside her Marple said she had fired a test shot into the wall The pianist said he extinguished the flames names then called a doctor Miss Iturbi and Stephan Hero a violinist were married in 1936 in Bedford Hills N. N Y Their daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- now 9 and 8 years old respectively respectively are Maria Teresa and Maria I Antonia She filed led suit in New York for separation In 1939 alleging non- non support A settlement reached a year later gave Hero custody of the daughters daughter three months of the year In 1941 she won full custody In connection with a suit for divorce But her father In 1913 petitioned petitioned peti peti- for their custody terming Maria not the proper person to have charge of them An out out-of- court settlement three days claya later reaffirmed her custody b but t on OR condition that the children live In Inthe inthe inthe the pianists pianist's home Subsequently she too returned to live with her father In New York Stephan Hero said his estranged wife's death was a 8 great shock |