Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-02
Death of Madame RestelI.

The suicide of Madame Restell, the noted
New York abortionist, was announced 10 yes
terday's Gazette. She was to have been placed
| on trial yesterday morning.: The evidence
! against her is Overwhelming, and she could not
have escaped conviction, unless she had been
Athletic establish The truth of her state mcnt that
her medicines were harmless, and she only
| swipded her customers. Suicide can only be
attributed to anticipation of conviction. 1t Is
| ascertained that she committed suicide by cut
| ting her throat with carving koife, which was
| found by the bath tub. The latter was hlled
with water. '
It appears that about seven o'clock yesterday
| morning the chambermaid, on her way down
stairs, noticed the bath room open, aud seeing
Madame Restel's undercotbes and wrapper
| lying upon chair, supposed that her mistress
| was taking bath, went on her way, but
having occasion to 60 up stairs IN about half
an hour afterward, she saw the clothing un'
disturbed, and hearing no noise inside. thought
it strange; she then entered the bath room, and
approaching the bath tub, which has enclosed
doors, pulled them open, when she saw the
lifeless body of her mistress lying at the bottom
| of the bath tub, completely covered with water.
| The faucets were open and the water running
| full stream. Her throat was cut from ear TO-
ear, and on the bottom Of the tue lay large
| carving knife with keen edge. The coroner
and bis assistant, Dr. Cushmao, were Dotlfed.
Dr. Cushman's examination revealed the fact
that her throat had been cut from ear to ear,
and that the right jugular vein had been sever
ed. The left jugular or carotid were not 10;
iured. A close examination showed small
cash on the rights side of the neck. II is con.
i,cured that she opened the faucets and then
seating herself 10 the bottom of the tub cut
ner throat and while the blood Was flowing
settled herself backwards 10 the position iu
which she was discovered. The rapid flow OF
water and discharge of the overflow had COM
pletely washed away every drop Of blood lesy-
ing the body st the bottom Of the clear Water
Mr. shannon, the husband of Restel's dsugh-
ter, stated that Madame seemed very much de
pressed all day Sunday, walking from room to
room wringing her hands, and asking why, she
should be prosecuted, as she had never done
any body any harm in her life Mr. Shannon
and wife went to church in the evening, and up
on returning home found that NJ sdame had gone
to bed. They both went in and, sitting by he-
to get up early as she had to go to court this
morning. She appeared greatly distressed in
mind, and the last words she said, after bding
them good night were, "Oh J how dread two
o'clock |" Its supposed she premedltstcd TAX
ing her life at that hour, and had arranged her
plans accordingly. Her counsel saw her SatuI-
day, when, he says. she was much depressed,
and though not fearing conviction on the present
charges, had fears that she would be arralgnod
under come of the old pigeon -holed indictments
against her. She had suddenly become mono.
msniscsl on this subject and constantly talked
about it, and while laboring under this aberrs.
ton took her life. 1t is stated that this notor-
Gus woman was worth between $3.50, QUO and
$500, 0C0, and also owned the house in which she
lived. Yesterday afternoon the body was givento
an undertaken to prepare for burial.
Restelps residence on Fifth avenue is one of
the finest on the avenue and is valued, aside
from its costly furniture, at $3.50 OO0 Resteli has
been arrested several times, and in 1917 was
sentenced to the Penitentisry and served term
of one year after long trial which attracted
much attention. The facts leading to her fastest
arrest have been published from time to time.
FOUND DRoWNED.-The fact of German
having hired boat in Washington, and the
boat being subsequently found adrift in Broad
Greek. was mentioned 10 the Gazette som! some
time since. Yesterday morning Mr.. Willis
and some friends while walking along the shore
of Mr.. Burton's farm, on Broad Greek, Prince
Georges county, Nd. discovered the dead
body of man floating near the shore. When
drawn 10, it proved to be that of Theodore
Giese, the German who had the boat. and 1t is
supposed that he was thrown out by sud
den Iurch and drowned, as there were no marks
of violence on his person. There was no money
10 bis pockets sod he had only hair guard.
with no watch attached, aud small memoran-
DUN book, with his name thereon. The body |!