The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-11
THE DEATH OF MISS R0ANE.
4 FIFTH AVENUE LOTE STORY CUL-
MINATIHG IN SUICIDE.
tom, " you Don't act up and Talk 10 me
You'Ii Regret Il Porever''-A Pistol shot
fhnt A " oke Mr.. Thamna u. WhlfneY.

girl who shot herself in the "Fifth Avenue
Building" at i0s Fifth avenue, on Tuesday even
Ing, lay last night in costly rosewood CONN In
the rooms Of T. c. Senior, undertaken, at ~
Sixth avenue. The face was composed and very
beautiful. The conn plate, of silver, bore mere
ly the name and date Of death, With the age, 2i
years
A far ss can be ascertalned, Miss Roane came
TO New York from Richmond, Va. about four
years AGO, leaving two brothers In her native
town. and a married sister In Baltimore. Twelve
months ago she met Mr.. Thomas II. whitney, q
wealthy and extensively known brewer, who
does business at 615 Washington street, and be-
came attached to him. He engaged ahandsome
suite OF apartments In the Fifth Avenue
Building" furnished them elegantly, and began
to keep house with Miss Roane. They had one
servant, colored woman, who describes their
life as having been entirely unruffied zach seem
ing 20 he devoted to the other. Miss Roane,
| however, was undoubtedly qulck- k-tempered,
aud exceedingly Jealous, frequently upbraiding
MIR. whitney for his attention to other women.
| She seems, also, to have distrusted herself. for
ON several occasions sne begged the colored
servant not to leave her alone.
ON Tuesday night Mr.. whitney having fallen
asleep on the bed In the centre one Of their three
spacious rooms, wss aw Ak ned by the report Of
| pistol In the adjoining room. and hurrying 10,
he found Miss Roane lying on the lounge, her
| blood was flowing. large navy revolver lay on
| the ioor bcsds her. She tried TO reply to his
|
able TO speak. He called the servant to watch
her while be ran to the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
| summoned DR.. Anthony Ruppauer, but when he
returned TO the rooms with the physician the
| girl was dead. The servant said she died within
| few minutes from the time he left her, after
vainly struggling to speak. Yesterday the body
| was removed to S6 sixth avenue, ana there an
Investigation was maze by Coroner Eickhon last
| night.
Mr. whitney was deeply affected, and at times
uS'u his testimony in,elIiSiSIy. "@nces," h. eH
| planned. was merely pet name; the young
Rosnss on TnestaV ryenins he WAS WITH her Al
| 1sO Fifth avenue, where they diDed At half past
six. About half an hour before dinner she
| bad once been on terms OF Intimacy, and be-
came somewhat excited. as she always did when
ject as well as he could, and when they SAT down
at the table she was little cold and reserved
anery. They each drank three or four glasses
| OF beer, witch WAS much m re than tney usually
dinner he lay down on the sofa, and his com
panion despatched the colored girl to buy some
! whitney went asleep. lie was aroused by Miss
| Roane. or Hingee, @ he always called ber,
| who put her arms around his neck and said.
" / ON. you don't care for me any more" she
VS. excited and oistressed. and he replied,
He cot 40 from the lounge. and " going I into the
other room lay down on the oed aud was soon
s1isee sss withP ss few MINUTES she awoHs
disturbed thsn before. and said, eKcitedlv,
Tom; " you don't get up and talk to ms youll
These were the last words tn. young woman
ever saoke to him the last. with the exception
ssr1asss that even passed Ref lps Mr whitney a
sleepily replied. oh, MinGee. don't bother me.
asleep again in few seconds How long he
| slept after this second awakening he was
more as' ,bsa hsi an 'Ro SoSf before u" ne %Ss @S.
55Su,sd 5" nS ,b ,s' ,d.I' nine S' no no ToId, q wsins
threat. A pistol nred in tSe adjoining room
startled him from 9is sleep; and sprtneins from
lying on the lounge, the blood hewine from a
wound In her breast; She looked at hin as he
could only pant and gasp for breath. He
ran to her side; CRYING. MY God. MIN
sss s"ys ,o% SSu ,ss sso, ayss oHs '
her dress aside, and saw the marks Of powder
and blood on the left breast, and large, ghast-
ly bullet hole. He rang the bell communicating
with the servants room overhead, and leaving
the colored RiIl In charge. he hsstened TO the
paner. The physician felt the pulse. and drop
ping the liisless hand from his own, said at 10
too late" The girl bad been dead for some
Mr.. whitney and DIR. Rupraner went together
lated the occurrence to Capt steers, aud that
oficer accompanied them TO the room In whoh
as hers was immediately after death" sAiu DR.. |
Ruppaner. she had not suffered At all and
her features were As composed and lifsliks A.
though she was asleep"
Low SPIRITED.
After giving mis- testimony last night Mr.. whit |
ney broke down and sobbed aloud. she was |
showed the slightest codness or neglect toward |
her she burst into tears. On the other hand, n |
spoke a Kind word to her she threw her arms |
around my neck and Kissed me. she often told |
me that II she lost my affection at anv time she |
iieve any TWO persons ever lived more bsppi,iy |
together than we did, nor could there be a |
strouser bond Of affection than that which |
The pistol with which Mis. Roane shot herself
Was very heavy navy revolver with ak cham
bers. II carried ball four times IA large an |
ordinary pocket pistol, ana seemed t. be old |
fashioned French weapon. 1t belonged to Mr.. |
mantle piece on two nails. 1t was found lying |
Oh the floor beside the lounge, and resting |
against the wall. Five OF the chambers were |
loaded. The sixth had been discharged.
Euphemls Batlste, the colored woman who |
attended upon Mr.. whitney and Miss MinRee," |
said that the latter was very excita0le and zeal.
S. ons she often spoke Of the LADY wnom Mr..
WITH considerable feetng. Sne commonly |
threatened 70 destroy herself II she perceived |
once she told Euphemie that she Intended TO
hire carriage, drive to some lonely spot, aud
commit suicide. On another occasion when |
her that it was fortunate she had come 10 at the |
moment, for che was on the point Of going out TO
told her she Intended to take bath after dn- |
ner. and subsequently gave her money To buy |
TO carry some of the nuts TO Mr. Whitne bat |
finding him asleep she did not awaken him. |
IieT ulStIesh tuen sent neT up stairs. ana ABOUT ]
fifteen minutes Afterward sue was called down |
and told by MIR. Whitney that Miss Mlngee |
had shot herself she sat by the lounge on |
which the dy ng woman lay while Mr. whitney |
went TO get the phl sclan. Miss "Mngoe triod |
hard to speak, out could only gasp and struggle !
for breath Sne died about ten minutes after /
Dir. Whitney went out.
BREAKING down.
DIR. Anthony RuppAuer said that at about 8 |
o'clock on Tuesday evening Mr.. whitney rushed |
mo hts once, eIcltedly exclaiming, Doctor, /
I'm In gre trOuOie; my companion has shot
herself" When the physician arrived at $50 |
Filth avenue he found Miss "Mingee dead
and the body already cold. Il would have been
almost impossible, ne said, for any one TO in
nct the wound In her breast except herself. Ii
was under the breast, which had been raised to
permit the ball TO enter, and the muzzle Of the
pistol had been held 50 close 70 the person that
the chemise was scorched and backened with
gunDowder.
Capt. Steers testified concerning the position
snd appearance Of the bodv and Deputy Coro-
ner Marsh concerning the nature OF the wound
lhe bullet had been fired straight into the heart,
The jury rendered d verdict OF de.th by her
own act
Miss MinGees" relatlons were communIca-
ted with by telegram yesterday. and the de-
spatch was probably the FIRST intlmAtion they
haye received OF ber whereabouts for some
years. The remains are to be buried to-day In