The Morning herald., 1875-11-12
The Suicide In Fifyh Avenue.

| ANDOAhEhs. ..
" Y. Tribune, yesterday.
Miss Betty Roane, alias "Minge" Roane
| who had been living with Thss d. Whit
nev, yousg merchant, at Ne. $50 Fif.!
avenue, co. mi;ted suicide en IhursGa,
evening, in a fl, Of jealous anger, by shoot
ing herself through the heart, The bod!
was taken to the residence OF Mr.. Senior
the undertaken, at No. Sc Sixth avenue
There Coroner Eickhoff held an inques. el
the remains at o'clock last evening.
Thomas D. Whitney was the first wit
ness, and testified as follows: 81 know til,
deceased woman; her name is Betty Roa.e
she came to live with me in February las
at No. $50 Fifth avenue; on Tuesday eve.
ming, about half an hoxr before dime,
time-we dined at 81 o'clock-Minss zap.
pened to mention the name of lady
whom | used to visit; she was thrown into
a state of great excitement whenever We
happened to talk about this lady. and l al
ways avoided any conversation upon the
subject Is much as possible; aflerward we
sat dswn to dinner together as usaa'; she
acted very csldly, lut net an angry word
was passed between us; At dinner, Minge
drank three or four glasses of ale, as she
was accustomed to daily; after dinner 60,
up from the table and lay down upon the
sofa to go to sleep, Minge wanted some
chestnuts, and l sent The servan. out for
some; while was on the ssfa she woke me
up and said, "You don't care for me any
more;;' I answered, "Minge, lam tired and
sleepy. Don't bother me-
" then laid down upon the bed and
went to sleep; short time afterward she
came and again woke me up; she said
Tom if you don't wake up and talk to
me you'll regret it forever ; Isaid, 'Miage,
don't bother me. I'm sleepy : l rolled
over and went to sleep again ; l was startled
from ny sumber by the loud report of a
pistol; ! sprang to my feet and saw small
cloud Of smoke lowering over the lounge
where Ninge lay l rushed to her side
and exclaimed, Ny God Ninge have
you sho. Yourself? y she could net speak
.ut wa. g'eping and struggling violently
for breath l pulled her clothing enc
side, ~ that her mouth would not be Gov
cred with the blood tha. was bursting
forth, and rapg the bell for the servant
she came quickly down stairs; l said
Minge has shot herself; take care of her
while 60 for DOCTOR ran to Rup-
ners Office at tine Fifth Avenue Hotel: |
breathlessly explained wha, had happened
and he hurried back to the hou.e with
me he went into the rsem where Siinrs
lay and fet her pulse; dropping her
hand he exclaimed, 1t is too late. Here
he witness broke down completely and
lis sobs could be heard all over the room.
When he became more calm he proceed
ID abruptly: II went, at the doctors
to the Office at the Captain
II the Police and stated the
acts Of the case to him. After hearing the
'port, l saw pistol lying on the Hocr, O.
Ter right side, up ssain., the wall. Ming.
Vas very excitabl- woman, and lately
he had been very low-spiritel. Ii l
housd the slightest coldness or neglec,
oward her, she would burst out cryipx.
IN the contrary, if l spoke kindly she
'ould throw her arms around nv neck |
nd kiss me. She frequently told ne ,ha,
she thought that she had lost nv affee-
on at any time she should not allow her
elf to live an hour. The pistol was mine,
nd it always hung spon two nails upon
he wall. No Two people ever lived hap
'ier than We did, nor was there ever .
1Iohger Don't OF affection between two
Mr.. Whitney went frsn, the witnes.
and weeping, and the colorsd servant
uphenia Batisse, testified: 81 was Miss
linges servant, and lived with her a,
o. $50 Fifth avenue; just before dinner
'e Was speaking of a lady, and became
'eatly excited; I went out for some
'essnut', and when ! returned l asked
lis linge whether I was to waksn Mr.. |,
'hi.ney; che said no; told her l was !
''ng up stairs to get my dinner; she told i
e to hurry down, As she Wis he'd to take =
'th; in fifteen minutes afterxard l was ,
lied to answer the bell; found Ni~ c
inge on the sofa in the agonies Of death: .
e cDUld not sneak. the n;S.ol -. ~ A. y