Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-29

was Mortified to learn that double
suicide had been committed, and a
man and woman had been found stark
and dead near Third and Grasshopper
streets. In company with officers Car
rillo and Thomas we repaired to the
scenes where a surprising sight met
our eyes. On the hillside lay good
looking, well-dressed couple, side by
side,
SLEEPING THE LAST SLEEP.
The man lay on his back, his hands
calmly folded; the woman on her left
side, her. left arm under the mans
head, and or her face last look of af-
lection still fingered. Life seemed to
have fled only few hours, and their
cold calm faces were turned to the
beating rain, without sense or feeling.
THEIR APPEARANCE.
Both were well dressed. The man
wore neat blue neck-tie, new white
shirt, black pants, brown coat and
black felt hat. He was a good-loOking
man, with sandy chin whiskers, NOUS
tache and hair. The woman wore
brown dress, broche shawl, brown
straw hat and the usual articles of fe-
male apparel. Both were in the flower
of youth, good looking and apparently
destined for long life but for this
rash act.
PROOF OF THE SUICIDE.
On searching the man the following
articles were found: A sleeve button,
marked with cross; four cartridges,
double-barreled pistol, loaded;
handkerchief, a pictorial advertising
book for San Diego, containing photo
graphs of the dead woman and some
children; six dollars and seventy-five
cents in silver, and a letter addressed
to r. H. Hughes, Fifth and Hill streets.
On the woman was found $3.50 in sill
yer, two handkerchiefs marked Celia
O'Toole, check for a watch marked
f. q II. 81. The mans hat lay near
his head, containing an empty strych-
nine bottle and small pen-knife,
while near by lay white cup, from
which the fatal draught was probably
taken.
REMOVAL OF THE BODIES.
The Coroner and City Marshal soon
arrived and had the bodies immedi-
ately taken to the Jail for Coroner's
inquest, which will take place to-day.
Crowds visited the Jail to see the re-
mains, and it soon transpired that
both the suicides and their history
were well known.
INTERVIEW WITH MR.. HUGHES.
Supposing that Mr.. Hughes, to whom
the letter was addressed, could throw
some light on the subject, We went
with Officer Thomas to interview him.
On describing the man to him he at
once said his name was Ed. Foster and
had, as he supposed, been married to
Celia O'Toole. This was before in
fol ming him of their fate, and when
he learned that both were dead he was
dumbfounded and told
THEIR HISTORY.
He said the man had been around
this vicinity for several years, and his
name was f. G. Foster, an Irishman;
that he had been paying attentions to
Celia O'Toole, also Irish, and he sup
posed had married her on Monday
night. Recently a man named O'Toole
had appeared, claiming to be the hus-
band of Celia O'TOole, and OH Monday
he had made threats and drawn pis-
tol on Foster. He could not account
for the double suicide unless they
feared OTOole and were so infatuated
with each other that they preferred
death to separation. We also learn
incidentally that the unfortunate wO-
man had an interview with O'Toole,
her reputed husband, before he left
yesterday, after which she told Officer
McFadden that she would not live
long.
HUNT FOR O'TOOLE.
We then repaired to the shoe store
of Mr. SCHNEIDER on Main street, where
O'Toole has been working, and ascer-
tanned that the latter had started by
the steamer to San Francisco yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. SCHNEIDER said
O'Toole first claimed that Celia
O'Toole was his sister, but at last said
that she was his wife. He left yester-
day, apparently overwhelmed with
grief at the reported marriage of his
wife and Foster. Mr.. SCHNEIDER says
O'TOole is quiet man, and good
workman.
THE LAST LETTER
The Marshal allowed Mr.. Hughes to
open the letter addressed to him,
which read as follows:
Celia Foster, native ofIreland, died by her
own hand, aged % years.
X. H. Hughes:
You will take that money that is in the
store Of mine, there will be the amount of
$780, and bury us decent alongside of each
other. She is my wife since last evening. In
cluding horse and oil. Died by my own
hand. f.. g. FOSTER.
Celia's clothes is at Donn's. Her money'is
at the College CELIA FOSTER,
Farewell, forever more from this wicked
world to part. Died for one another.
Il Celia Foster is going to depart this life to-
day, Dec. 9th, ("l ls75. leave all the charge
of my vaiuables to Bob Hughes Please be
kind enough to send them to my sister
Bridget Fitzmaurice, 60 Charles street, New
York City. My maiden name is Celia Fitz-
maurice. My clothes to Kate Norris Died
for the man that is by my side. Goodbye to
all and for the world-I am nearly gone.
CELIA FOSTER.
My watch is in Fisher & Thatcher's. This
is the check in my pocket. Toole has gone
with all the rest of my jewelry.
CELIA.
MARRIED IN DEATH.
We could not learn whether the
parties had actually been married,
but think they were. They were no