The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-30
HER DYING CURSE.
More Crimes Revealed By Yes
terday's Suicide.
sADTALEoF wHonoeD WOMAN
Mrs Rsshenbental,. Last Aet was e
ch&rxs fi~r Fagshiess Hnsband with
Arssn-The second Letter.


Ibs letter lsis By Nrs. Londemier Vie
toris Rothsnbental. whose suicide in the
AenhAhics icsfginghonse Ct O'Clock yes-
tefnaT morning Vas fully reported In the
fesf-AaTKLLasEzcxR. while containing her
dying hens1lcfiou and curse 20 her faith
less husband, only partially revealed the
frus source 0f her troubles and the impsll-
Ing carse OF Der self-dessruetion-
AEorHEk nKTTEK FOUND.
In addition 70 this letter. which vas pub
lishsd yesterday morning. smother was
found when her body Was removed later in
the day 70 the undertakes, which tells the
whole story o. the unfortunate woman's
devotion and her faithless husbands per-
fdy. Like The other, IL was written with
lead pencil, many words being misspeliea.
IL was addressed 'sfc the police. and the
party who owns this house. and Paul
Rothenbentel. steamer w. K Merwin," and
read Is follows:
Where I an this night my husband. Paul
kothsnbsnssa. brought me. He IL steward on
he steamer W. X. Merwia, aud brought me here
and left me- 10 10 20 some other woman
have seen great deal Of tEoabie vita htAa- We
havs bscn married eight years were married in
Portland. Ore. At the time became acquainted
with him was keeping lcdgtnR house. and at
that time ives worth about s5.o0e and ~ he was
mscA younger than myself sacrificed ny
lodging h0use 20 kesp from marrying him. and
waef 20 6alem. Ore. TO my brother Robert Ford.
and be follonsd ne there aud compelled me 20
marry hiu. What mean By compelled me-
no threatened 20 take his life Il did not marry
him. and loved him. and % save his life mar
Fsed him.
Before he come here be was engage 70 .
roor eirl In Germany aud she drowned herself
for him, and think thai poor girl haunts him
In his sleep. for he naoans al night long and no
pesson who i sleeping with him has any rest,
for be keeps any one awake. And besides this
he set Ere 20 my house In salem, Oregon. and
came near DuFning myself up This was for
the insnFanee. And again In SPOKANE Falls,
one year agu last August, he wanted me 70 start
iodgingh0use and have II heavily insured.
he satd he could make money OF from il,
bus ! could not see IL ia that ligat
and told him 90. and that IL
the Fenxon he left me. II he IL A.
rested for ssftins Ere to my house he
cannot prove himself snnocent, for be told me
that be did i Ia order 20 set the insurance
Therefore would not do - he wanted me 70.
and he left me for fonae other woman. But be
must suffer The consequences.
ISL have trunk marked Mrz Brown ct
the foot Of Yesler's wharf, and whatever IL
needed for rus tske TIA same out and send the
rest 70 my son, Gaines Fisher. Portland, Or,
with my watch and whatever else Aave, ana
oblige ga unfortunate woman.
Mas T. v. R0FHx4nENTEL.
Wife Of Pant Rothenbenfel. steward of the
steamer W. X. Merwin.
THE Housx-puRsrxo.
The above letter contains the whole
story. The statement concerning the
burning OF house 81 Salem IL confirmed
by the following special Dispatch received
last night from The Posr-lETEITIGEEcER
correspondent In that city:
ssSAIEM. Or, Nov. q. -Londemier Victoria
Rothenbenthal, who committed suicide in
Seattle today, was sister &c Robert Ford,
Iiverymsn OF this city, and the hfst wife Of
Gaines Fisher, also hveryman Of Salem.
Sixteen hundred dollars insurance was re-
ceived by them on the house here she
claims her husband set IRE to in the sum-
mer Of 1855. When the fire occurred sus-
picicn was aroused, but no examination
was made and the insurance WAS paid
She has son, Gaines Fisher, jr., aged q,
at Portland"
LKrrKR TO HER son.
Another letter found by the dead
woman's side was sstslressed to her son,
Mr.. Gaines Fisher. IT,. care OF the Palace
hotel stables. No. - Taylor street. Port
land. Or. II was sealed and very heavy.
IL IL supposed that il contained either
7aluable papers or money. The son was
wired TO aud answered that he would come
immediately.
THE nfscoxsoLATE HUSBAND.
Rothenbenthal, the husband did not ap-
pear 60 be at all worried over the loss OF
his loving wife yesterday. although he did
70 10 considerable trouble In trying to find
her effects, and was particularly anxious TO
learn IL she left any money. He was very
indignant over the publication that
his wife had been . prostitute
and characterized II rs n lie. The
police, however. insist that about seven
weeks ago she was the inmate Of ''erib"
in Jackson place and number Of courte-
sans confirm this story. She was there
only few days. however, and went out 90
sna hop fields where she earned over 500
picking hops.
NO INQUEST Held.
The body OF the unfortunate woman was
taken to Bonney & Stewcrt's undertaking
establishment early yesterday morning,
whence Il will be taken 20 Salem for inter
meuk Coroner Smart, on hearing the cir
rnnaxtanees decided that no ina4aesf Was