Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-14
A WOMAN'S REASON
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About o'clock Thursday afternoon a
handsome woman, about 30 years Of age,
went tn the rlevat " boy ia tho Windsor
hotel New York, aud said. "Show mo In
room 3l4." She was well dressed. very
ladylike, but very nervous ard trembling
with suppressed excitement. She knocked
at the door OF the rooms she asked for aud
was admitted They were occupied by
George w. Duun, aud his nSwly married
wife. A servant maid passing through the
hallway heard some loud talking. and soon
all the occupants ut the floor were startled
by pistol shot \ special detective
named Robert SGhuheld, who rushed ~ the
apartments, found Dunn pale with flight,
aud unable 70 speak. His wife was hys-
torical aul IN tears. The b)iy Of tho
young woman who had come up In the
elevator lay across the threshold, her right
hand closed tightly over revolver The
door and wood work were splttortd with
blood, and a stream OOz,d from bullet
wound oyer her right ear On the carpet.
Coroner Martin reached the hotel about
au hour after the occurrences. NJ. Dunn
offered him no explanation Of the purpose
of the young lady's visit, bat gave her
name as Rosa kciser, n StCuographCr, liv
ing at No. 1872 West Forty fourth street
At the request Of tho hotel people the re
mains were taken to an uudertaker's. The
coroner visited the young womlu's home,
but could learn very little about her. She
went to board there two mouths asC, and
bad been noticeably rctceut lie was
shown 20 her room Cu the third floor. Ii
was vel furnished. \ diamond brelstpiu
aud a pair of gold bracelets were lott care
lessly on the bureau. The following letter
was found on the table, neatly folded, and
addressed to Mrs. Paul Krisrr. No l52
Fayette street, Utica, y y.
MOTHER Forgive me, and pray tJ God
TO pardon your broken hearted daughter
How have suffered you can guess by this
act. Curse the love that makes your child
thus forget you | tried to Conquer II, but
no power or will could Quench It. Pray
tor ma. You do not know what this costs
me. Think kindly of me. have been Sc
wTonged, moro than | eau acknowledge,
and God alone knows how | have been
deceived. Again farewell mother Have
| deserved this -
The police were not informed Of the
suicide for three or four hours after Us
occurrence The Windsor hotel people
were very non communicative all evening
aud there was au applrcu: CtfDrt % hush
MCGowal were sent out from the Fifty
first police station to Look up the case
About ght they brought Mr.. Dunn
70 tho station house IN y carriage, and he
told his story 70 the sergeant Miss
ksiser he said she WAS from CsiCL. He
used tp know her before h. was married.
De thought she vas about 80 years old.
Shs WAS IN love with him, aud When she
called 10 see him last evenluE, declared
that 1t WAS cruel 0G him to slight her
Without bin she did not wish b live
She talked wildly 10 this strain foe a few
minutes, Dunu aud his wife trying to
plcfy her. She refused 10 BE- comiortei,
aud Dunn left her with his wife for a
mOmeut while he went into another room.
Ho did not say for what purpose. Mrs.
Damn told the young woman that she
could call aud see them, aud would always
be welcome
"Ol God :" Miss Kevssr gra.pgi 10
reply. Suddenly she drew a pistol from
the folds Of her dress without speaking
another word she placed il to her head
and fired. She fell to the floor without a
moan, AMI before aid could be summoned
was dead, Mr.. Dunn rushed iQ.o the
room At the sound OF the shot, fearing that
the freuzjad woman hal shot his wife
AS h. came in the dying woman opeuc,
her eyes aud looked at him She made
slight motion with h-r haUds, but al nos
instantly they dropped motionless ia death
Mr.. Dunn IS broker. with an ofi1o a
No. - Broad street, He has been married
but a few days