Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-03

that she did, as she had intended to get
off at Spring street and walk
up to the skating rink, but that
she was too sick to do SO.
He requested her to keep up until the
ear reached the power-house on the re-
turn trip, when he could summon med
ical assistance, and in the meantime he
asked her for her address, but she APP
peared to have forgotten it. On reach
ing the power-house he notified Chief
Clerk Harbour, who took charge of her,
and he then proceeded on his journey.
Miss Lola Wickersham, sister of the
deceased, was then called, and but for a
slight difference in height, she presented
a startling resemblance to her dead
sister. She stated that she resided with
her parents at No. 624 Pasadena avenue.
East Los Angeles, and that the deceased,
Jennie Wickersham, was 16 years of age
and native of Newark, Ohio. She
knew nothing about her sisters death.
She last saw her alive on Monday
morning at their home. Never heard
her threaten to commit suicide, and
knew of nothing that would lead her to
do so. Did not know OF any trouble at
home or elsewhere, and never knew her
to keep company with any young man.
She identified theletter addressed to her
mother as in the handwriting of her
sister.
Miss Nina Forbes, II years of age,
testified that she was waitress, and an
orphan She had known the deceased
since January last, and saw her alive
last on Monday evening, between 80
and S:l5 O'Clock, at her parents resi-
dence in East Los Angeles. She also
Nknew nothing that would drive the de-
ceased to commit suicide.
On hearing the testimony the jury,
after very brief deliberation, returned
verdict of Death from an overdose of
poison taken by herself with intent to
commit suicide"
The city detectives were at work upon
the case Yesterday in order to solve the
mystery, but were unable to discover
any cause for the girls suicide. The
girl, Nina Forbes. stated that Jennie
was a great novel reader and was dis
satisfied with her home life. When
called upon to account for the
fact that she was over at
the Wickersham house Monday night,
Nina said that she made an
appointment with man named McCul-
lom, who is a baggageman on the South
ern racine, running between tn1S CITY
and San Pedro. McCullom and the
Forbes girl walked off, and this was the
last time she saw Jennie alive. She
said further that that evening she and
Lola Wickersham went to the skating
rink with McCullom and cousin of his
named Bert Sanborn. After leaving the
skating rink the two girls went to the
Pico house with the men. Here the
girls secured a room, paid for it and
spent the night there, leaving their
escort at the door of the hotel.
The theory raised by DR.. Morrison that
the girl had taken second dose of
poison after her apparent recovery while
in the woman's cell of the Jail, during
Jailer Hare's temporary absence, was
yesterday confirmed to some extent, as
Jailer Clayton who relieved Jailor Hare
at O'Clock a. m, discovered a clue.
Under the cot which was occupied by
Jennie Tuesday evening, he found scrap
of blue writing paper such as is used to
wrap drugs and medicines in. This
paper the jailer is certain was not in the
room before it was occupied by the girl,
because it was cleaned out thoroughly
yesterday. 1t probably contained the
poison which Jennie took to end her ex-
istence.