The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-24
SUICIDE OF AN ACTRESS.
Close OF an Unhsppy LIfe-The Wife OF
John l.. Terrence, the Actor, Shoots
Herself Through the Heart.

C1Ose OF an unhappy Lffe-The Wife OF
John l.. Terrence, tho Actor, Shoots
Herself Through the Hcart.
From the San Francisco Morning Call Jan. 1871
About twenty minutes to eleven O'Clock last
evening young woman OF progressing appear
ance. neatly dressed in q calico dress and black
oyersk,rt, Ter dark hair covered with light straw
hat was observed standing near the railing Of the
Plaza, on the south SIDE Of Washington street, q
few feet from Kearny. man was standing oppo-
site TO her, leaning upon the iron paling around
the Plaza, and they were evidently engaged in
conversation, although those who passed them
heard no words OF any description exchanged.
Several hackmen were standing on the corner,
and, it being damp night, remarked the rather
singular circumstance OF a woman standing in the
log, but took no further notice of her until the
loud report OF pistol caused them to turn and
hurry to where she had fallen PROSTATE upon
the wooden pavement. A small single barrelle
pistol and the strong odor OF burned powder re.
vealed the cause Of her fall. Sergeant Kingsbury
arrived almost Immediately and had her conveyed
to the City Prison but life had departed before the
party reached Kearny street A mattress was
procured and the body placed upon it. AT FIRST it
was supposed that she had been murdered; but
the marks OF burnt powder upon her right hand
and shred OF her neckkerchief beneath the
hammer OF the pistol told as plain as words that
her ON u uduu uaQ SeuL laCal Dullet tnr uHn
her heart. The mex. question that arose was,
"WhO is sheT' The letters and papers that
were found upon her person reveal this; but
the officers were not positive until Special
Onicer Kelly arrived. and, alter gazing upon
the calm white lace looking up from the
ognized her as MRS. Lulu florence, the vile Of
John s. Terrence, playing at the California Theatre,
number OF girls and women employed at the
Bella Union were adm.tted to view the body, and
with tears IN their eyes confirmed Mr. Kelly's
faf IA fnrf hnuh ah
known her before she was the unhappy wife OF
John Terrence When she p!ayed as Lulu Daisy"
the body was brought to the City Prison, and upon
examination found that the bullet had passed
rated with blood ana her neckerchie stained with
powder. One OF the women who stood around the
poor giri recOgniIeh Inc WstoiMa rude ahali such
one which Mrs Terrence had had in her possession
some time, at the same time stating that wnen she
saw it last it was unloaded. which Is almost prifnd
JQcfe evidence that she committed the act deber-
aey and with Fermentation. Upon searching
her pockets the officers discovered the following
THE LETTERS
In rose.colored envelope, addreeEed "Lou
OF notepaper, ON which ID written, in pencil what
follows:-
hope yoT did not Es ake The trouble TO 60 up to rannie
now and then only or few moments, and If will
y0q w sa on my for S
Sns Gysnf S By she se ana aass nSw
cuse all mistakes and believe me your friend, w
GOTHAM BEALEs.
Among the articles found on her person was
telegraph blank, on which the following is written
in pencil
TO JOHN SHixI, vancouvers Island:-
Your frent j. Kline entered the hospital some five
six months ago and fingered until last Friday when
he died his death being caused by a bullet hole in the
s ing s"ss b dying con
And upon scrap of note paper was the follow.
ing:-
which party at No, "a Iehana street small
child to board II Wadd does not take her had bet
ter send her there There personal signed Martin
in The Chronicle, addressed Mrs. Hogan asking her
GORHAM BEALEs
In addition TO the above letters were found three
bandkerchiefs, two white and one red. In Oppo-
site corners OF the latter were knotted two locks
of Jet black Internationally belonging to her
two children. In q globe crystal was the picture
of her eldest child, a hoy, whose sad, sweet face
seemed to be mourning for his poor dead mother
lying so motionless and calm amid the dlscordant
scenes Of the City Prison. Poor little fellow
mothers hand will never again push back that
beautiful hair rom your fair brow. In The same
globe was another picture, evidently that of her
hustand, but so m2rred and scratched that IL was
almost unrecognizable. The home instincts OF the
despairing woman were shown by the pocket case
OF needles and thread and the pair OF shears,
which were also found in her pocket, with purse
containing two thmbles and two one cent pieces
HER HISTORY.
The deceased was married TO young Terrence
about eight years ago. and Two children were born
OF their union. From some cause, which is fam
lily secret, the husband and wife separated about
two months ago, and she took one or the children
with her and rented rooms on Washington street,
near Stockton. few weeks ago she appeared
under the name OF Lulu Daisy as coryphee at the
Bella Union Theatre, IN the extravaganza OF "Trps
to the Moon" which was her first appearance on
the stage. She was about twenty-six years OF age.