New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-02
MRS. HEATON NANCE DEAD
SHOOTING HERSELF IN THE BREAST.


ANNOYED BY THE TESTIMONY AT CHICAGO IN THE
DIVORCE CAsE BROUGHT BY HER HUSBAND, A
YOUNG NEw-YORKER.
IBr TELgGRArH TO THE rRrBUNEl
CHICAGO. March Mrs. Heaton Manco, tho wife
of young New-Yorker, shot and killed herself at tho
Leland House at / g. m. today Tho porter OF the
hote, John Lee, heard tho shot, and falling to get
an answer, burst In the door, Io found Mrs. Manice
sitting In big armchair, Dead with bullet "ouhd
In her broast The room strewn with her belong
ngs. 4 bg theatrical trunk stood locked near tho
corpse On torn sheet OF paper were tho words,
"Sly doar husband" The police ransacked the room
and fo nd Only these two kilograms.
Jersey City, Feb. Q7.
Mrs He ton Manice. Care Of Sullivan & King, At
torncys, Chicago,
Be courageous and remember what told you. Can
not get anybody whom can trust to take my place.
But II you say so, will go to you. Cod bless you,
dear Jack O'Connor
Telegraph me how you arc. Take courage, dear
heart. Jack O'Connor.
An envelope was also found bearing tho address.
"John Bowen O'Connor, No. 243 Soventh-st, Jersey
City, Mrs. Mance was allowed 300 month by
her husband who Is now In Europe. She was the
defendant in divorce case the ground charged being
conjugal infdclity James Goggn, an attorney was
appointed special commissioner for tho State OF New
York to take dopostions here, and yesterday New
York attorney, W. ii. v airing, came here and hoard
tho testimony of employees OF the Briggs Continental
and Merchants Hotels, all Of which Is said to have
been of a damaging character. When tho work OF
hearing testimony for the day was over, Mr. War
Ing said that besides all this he had
other damaging testimony for today.
The inference drawn that Mrs. Nanice
killed herself account of shame at the exposure.
Her attorney Mr.. King, said this evening" however,
that this inference did her great Injustice.
81, was" said he, lady Of culture and reflno-
ment and belonged to New-York family highly con-
nected in East and the Continent. Her going
on the stage was simply natural desire to display
her extraordinary talents. Her husband, Heaton Man
Ice, wealthy young man. Since their separation,
she has been bounded al the country by private
detectives seeking evidence o % used against her in
q divorce proceeding which appears to have been
brought solely for revenge because she eft her bus
band My partner, Mr. sullv an who has been taxing
the dcpOsitOn, before tho master III chancery told mo
last sAt hai thcIe thing Ia tho dposltlons
taDn yesterday that could not be easily he'd aside
The lady came 10 Us ~ith the hiencss possible RECON-
mendations both as to Character and means. Her
friends in the East have communicated Win Us and
tho body Will be to New-l olh'
br. airing, who 10 Mr. Manicos attorDey, said this
evening " Mr.. Manices nanIo beiore- tho marriage
was May Caneu sAe rSs nel 1lr 1anice In Hanover,
Germany, N October, looJ lilo was then prosecuting
his studies In Europe. lie Is now only twenty four
years old After briof court.hip they wore married
Ia London, Ia December, loo3. Mo will say nothing
If you please about hor character They separated
Immediately and have never lived together sinca
she came 10 this country aud returned to tho stage
piece in the south. called Knights OF LaSor' t
has been untl she came here last Sunday to attcnu
the taking of depositlons before master appointed
for tho State Of New-York came on Tuesday. The
testimony we heard yesterday from employees OF
VARIOUS hotels where she had lived in April and May
lss and was merely strong ,na b pToo
untrue to him we'll foundel To-day / had in-
tended to put witnesses who would swear positively
to having seen acts Of lnidelity committed"
He ad ed that - death had stopped oil proceedings
he would drop the case and say no more.