The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-19
Suicide In the Presence of n r
Lover and His Bride.

Thursday afterno on a handsome woman
ven to the elevator boy in the Windsor
Hotel, at New York, and said show
me tc room 3I4.' She was well dres,el.
very lady.ike. but trembling with sup-
pressed excitement. The room was nc
cupied by George ~. Dunn, 4 broker
and his uCwlg married wife. Servant
maid heard some loud taking. ami ,un
al the OCCUPANTS oi;hc Il ,pr we're startled
hy a pistol shot. a special deier c
rushed to the apartments, found Huin
pale with fright, aud unable TO speak
His wife was hysterical an IL tears. The
body Of the young woman lay across the
threshold, her right hand closed tightly
over "a revolver. The door and Vooi-
work were spaltered with blood.
Mr. Dunn gave her name As Rosa
Keiser, a stenograrher, living at No. 1872
West Forty-tourth street. The Coronc:
was shown to her room on the third floor.
1t was well furnished. y diamond
breastpin and a pair of gold bracelets
were left carelessly on the bureau. The
following letter was found on the table.
neatly folded aud addressed to Mrs. Paul
Keiser, Utica. y Y;
Mother Forgive me, and pray to God
to pardon your broken hearted daughter.
How | have suffered you can guess by
this act. Cur~c the love that makes your
child thus forget you. | tried to con-
querIi. but no power Of will could qnencb
1t. Pray for me. You do not know
what this costs me. Think kindly OF
me. | have been 50 wronged. more than
| can acknowledge and God alone knows
how | have been deceived. Again, iare-
u~lIl my r1nthnr ITnyA (n3 .h,a1
ut the station house Dunn tod his
said. was from Utica. He used to know
her before he was married. He thought
she was about 30 years old. She was In
love with him, and when she called u
see him last evening declared that it wa
cruel Of him to slight her ithout him
she did not wish to live. She talked
wildly in this strain for Il few minutes,
Dunn and his wife trying to paciiy her
She refused to be comtortcd, and Dunn
lett her with his wife for a moment
while he went into another room. Mrs.
Dunn toll tn" young woman that she
could call and see them, and would al
ways be welcome.
"Oh, Cod" Miss keiser gasped in re
ply. Suddenly she drew a pistol from
the folds OF her dress. Without speaking
another word she placed it to her head
and fired. She fell to the floor without
a moan, and before aid could be sum
moned was dead. Mr.. Dunn rushed into
the room at the sound of the shot, fearing
that the frenzied woman had shot his
wife. As he came in the dying woman
opened her eyes and looked at him. She
made a slight motion with her hands,
bat almost instantly they dropped mo-
~tionicss in death.
S. j. Lowell, q private detective t)ld
the following story. Miss keiser was
the daughter Of eXMayor keiser, of Utica.
About three years ago she trst met DuHa
at q buH. Their acquaintance grew into
an intimacy which led to Miss Keiser's
betrayal under a promise of marriage.
Her relati! es and friends were greatly OPP
posed to her acquaintance with Dunn,
and carried their opposition to such a
point that at Dunn's solicitation she LETT
Utica III his company, travelling osten-
sibly as a companion to Dunn's mother.
During this time Miss keiser says that
Dunn often treated her most cruelty, but
she would not specify any particular acts
OF cruelty. The past summer was spent
by this trio at Saratoga, where on one
occasion Miss. keiser became so exaSper-
ated at Dunn's treatment that she drew
a pistol and threatened to shoot him.
They came to New York, Dunn aud his
mother going to the Windsor Hotel,
while Miss keiser went to board at the
house of Mrs. Florence. Dunn was a con
slant visitor upon Miss Keiser at the
house in Forty fourth street until about
two weeks ago, when his visits suddenly
ceased. At this Miss Keiser became
much depressed and began to act strangely
About a week ago she became acquainted
with rumors to the effect that Dunn was
about to marry a wealthy lady named
Alexander.
After vainly striving for some time to
substantiate these rumors Miss keiser
employed me to ascertain the facts 10
regard to the Alexander marriage. |
hired a room opposite the occupied
by Dunn. | was suddenly called away
upon business and parted with Miss
keiser in the Grand Central Depot. She
was then much excited, aud declared
that If she found out that Dunn was mar
ried she would first shoot him and then
herself.