Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-09
A WOMAN'S FATE.
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She Shoots Herself and Dies in q Few
Minutes--A Sad Story of Wrecked
| Life.
A 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, while
DR.. Davenport, coroner, and candidate
for reelection, was watching the voting
in his own district, the first precinct Of
| the third ward, word came to him of {
tragedy at No. SO, East Fifth street,
wellknown bagnio, formerly kept by Anna
Olson, but now by Fanny Scheffer, by
which was ended the life of probably ont
of the best known cyprians in the city
Florence Fuller by name, better known
as Piano Florence.
The girl had room on the second floor
| fronting the north. The room is about
fourteen by sixteen, with two windows,
between which set bureau. The bed
occupied the southeast corner of the
room. Between the head of the bed and
the door, some three feet intervening
| was a sheet-iron stove, while wash
stand was set against the east wall of the
room, a towel rack, three chairs, and a
large trunk, completing the furniture OF
the apartment.
The girl, as appears from the state.
ments of the occupants of the house, has
been in poor health for some time past,
and fears have been expressed among
themselves she was losing her mind. Yes
terday, however, she appeared in mosi
excellent spirits, and as late as O'Clock
she came out of her room and down
stairs and walked out in the back yard for
few minutes, then returning to her room
Her movements at this time were per-
fectly natural What interviewed between
this time and the elimination of the
tragedy is mystery, but at few mo
ments before O'Clock the occupants OF
the house were startled by three pistol
shots in quick succession, coming from
the direction of the room occupied by
Miss Fuller.
1t so happened that Officer Nugent was
passing the house at the time, and with
the occupants alarmed by the pistol re-
ports, hurried to the room from which
the reports emanated. 1t then transpired
that Miss Florence had gone into her
room, moved the washstand and other
furniture against the door, ard taking heI
stand between the head of her bed and
the stove, as above stated, had fired three
shots from six barreled revolver, Sc cali
Der, one of which took effect in her RICH,
temple and resulted in her death in
about fifteen minutes. Of the
other two shots, one took
effect in the east side wall, at RICH,
angle from the position in which M iss
Fuller stood, and about two feet from
the ceiling, while the other lodged In the
ceiling, near the northeast corner of the
room. When reached, Miss Fuller was
alive but unconscious, and she lived only
about fifteen minutes. The pistol witt.
which the deadly deed had been accom-
plished was by her side, with four empt,
barrels, but only three shots, as above
stated, can be accounted for.
As already mentioned, Miss Fuller was
quite noted character, and among her
companions and acquaintance was
known as generous-h hearted and truth
full woman About two years ago she
was united in marriage to q man known
as Ed. McGregor, at the time clerk in
a leading wholesale dry goods house of
this city. Immediately Miss Florence
applied for position as domestic, and
soon secured a place in the
family of well known professional man,
where by her modest and attentive de-
meanor, she soon gained warm place in
the affections of the wife of the house, so
much so that she was made a partial
companion.
All this time it was understood by the
family in question that Miss Florence
had been but recently married, and that
both herself and her husband were work.
ing to get enough money ahead
to commence Housekeeping. Ru-
NOR finally hrouoht W0nd tn