New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-13
FOLLOWING SIX SUICIDES.
TRAGIC DEATH OF BOASTFUL WOMAN.
MRS. RuFFlN WRITES LETTER, MAKES WILL,

Ihh'lC DEAlH OF BOASIFUL WOMAN.
MRS RuFFiN WRITES LETTER, MAKES WILL,
HUGS CAT, AND SHOOTS HERSELF.
When Henry I. Hopper. tho proprietor Of the
small stationery store at No. 253 West One-hundreh
and,twenty- ffh-st committed suicide two months
ago a ne had IN his employ. as honsekeeper, Mrs II
thrice widowed If her own stories of her life were
to be believed. After Hopper's death she told the
neigh6ors that he was the sixth man who had COM
mitted suicide while living in the Same house with
her. The store passed into the hands of G.. II.
Shredder, but Mrs. Ruffin remained in the place as
hhohhSeSeeper and took charge of the living rooms
T wb b tne store as usual Shredder found fault t
her that her services would not be re-
quired longer in the place. She begged to be
permitted to stay, saying that she did not know
where to go if she was turned away. Schroeder
tod her that he had employed another woman,
Mrs; Kramer, to take her place. Mrs. Kramer went
Mrs RaGn had a occupied Sis g1od portion of the
day in writing letters. She had gone also to the
LAW oSe of Epge3e Eecney at No 265 nPd mac had
Kramer in the evening We that she ' had secured po
sition in Third ave. The two women slept together
that night. While Mrs. Ruflin wa, making, up the
me ped Yesterday morning she said to Mrs. Kramer:
= don, think yon viii sleep in this bed tonight
After breakfast Mrs. Ruftln busted herself with
packing some old trunks being assisted b. ono Of
black cat which she had kept about the place
she took the animal TO her room, PLACED 7 IN bag
aId dfownet i IN 2pailQf water Han az nom
2 revolver, killing hcrylf by the second shot. Mrs
ktimct went 10 Tie hedi0on as SION ~ she heard
the shot aph iahhd Nry Rhhn de8h 1.A vr,,.,u
~ NttGAl loftctS Which Ms RnNW had written
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~ served Tie WllI spH dt go sNrrt aud quiet 10 YOU
NAT You viii hardly mink Nun tue lt''
villain lac can uc rc,.o soo that nothing H. kept iom
NY lutud to whom LNc Hl my UtUo lhlug' lN'h
money " any lett after your own pay for Nour trouble Is
paid Nj sweeney I have no one 10 whom can go Tor
ANY favor tam So weak aud sick that ! viii not,
M like c.ruul every one ohlt." Turns against
m fpr rNi and this last ordeal IL moro man my poor
strong can bear mp Please zee leave NY hYS " YOU
Take rll ut an "a possible I' has n'ihlut
beside hit little bgdttcll nui spring mattress unr
sheet. two puluWa. two blankets. ono blanket lhtf
grrN"s him sheet Be- muo. also tho mlitr"s - my
own. The Hopper boy know how few arc hi' tllhss
aul uuilt ht thc cnu,iug stove aud tea k"tUr. NJ
the rest IL l NV own. n" cannot claim any tlinF oven
GOA luic. Al the utensils amt plates are my own CIV"
an to my rrl. Madame Mary Charles, No. 40 Last
Invent, .ur.l 500 thrd noor
AihuI.tud th.ua. and my good wishes t. You ANA
Mr. Ituy. t-igucdJ Notlt> ~ IRptHll
II vas sll llst evening that the womans wshc"
conceruiue 10" burial OF her body would be ldl-
hllcd. >h' itlt about 800 in cash aud her inlui-
turr AMI clio Inn are worth about twice ~ much
one OF hct stcp-daughtcrs is sand 10 be married to
a wealthy furniture manufactures IA t.us city.