The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-20
mn SLEEP OF DEATH.
/. Abandoned Woman Takes
Her Own Life.
,t1LraLE MORPHINE POWDERS.
-. Quarrel with Her Lover. Mamie
s..,scn Could See nothing In Life
worth Living Fer.

~.,r,e etetscn, an abandoned WOMAN,
.s.ss.sItssd Suicide by taking an overdose
~r.srrbine. sometime during Saturday
- Il her lodgings at SIS Flftk street
+ =. eanse IL the woman's act was despon-
s..v superinduced By Sickness and
4 - = assertion BY man with whom she
8. f;xsne. she was suffering from seri-
s il.ness caused by dissipatsd Life, and
8 tesn supported for month past by
g Gamberts, gambler. who lived
IS l.sr end paid her doctor's bills.
&. and Gumberts wens to the house
-s.-s abe committed suicide. which is the
....ssnoe Of Mr.. J.. ]. Alton, on Sunday Of
- xse5. and rented the first room on the
500 6ooF. fsumberts advanced so On the
- ~ the room. The two spent Friday
slsSt N il, and left the house Saturday
e,.nsng together.
e.iarday eyeniEg the woman returned
.sue snd retired early. Yesterday morn
= ss 10 o clock, Mrs. Alton. thinking that
.ss xosaan bad gotten up and gone down
ar. entered the room 70 sweep
"a make up the bed. She was surprised
= orer,isa the es0r ~ see the lamp burn
Is al the bureau. Greater was her sur
- whsn on turning % the bed she saw
Il the woniau was still apparently asleep.
Is stepped cIossr 20 the couch and was
kA,s,.ied 10 find that instead Of being asleep
II ledger was dead.
NJ. Alton Immediately summoned beg
ssssand. who dispatched q messenger for
fs,onsr Smart. The latter reached
81 house at II o'clock. accompanied nv
nhsertakef l.. w. Bonney. DIR. Smart
Nsde carefrl examination OF the body
ssa tle room. An empty pill-box lsbel-
Il. Morphine, I'D grains, lay upon she
lafssu, while close beside il was child 5
ntsafe, upon the back OF which was
nesmhled the following note
~ y Gsmbeyfs Nv trunk key undes eome
p<gess 10 the drawer. and Kood night lroia
ma dear friend, MIME sIEfsoN.
This was all that was found 10 show that
hs woman had committed suicide.
Bat SIS In money was found in the
nom. The woman's effects. which con-
N.sA OF trunk fnil oil clothing. we're
hand In order. The body lay IN the bed,
sell covered with clothes. IL lay upon the
NJ, stretched out. and the arms we're
nessed upon the breast. DR.. Smart could
i1ierE some warmth In PARTS Of the body
Eal il was impossible to determine AZ what
ssar The woman actually expired. Bonney
sssKast removed the body to their estab-
&Ament where Il new lies.
esmberss spent Saturday night In the
Emoneili house. on Third street. and net
issxlng anything OF the suicide dispatched
passenger to the house at 1870 o'clock
Wsieriay morning with . note ipquiEing
the Stetson woman was still
are Mr.. Alton sent note 10
6smherts by the same boy informing him
alAs woman's suieide. In the meantime
teIeDer Smart. feeling somewhat snsPi-
sas Al the absence Of Guuiberts from the
hass Saturday night. notified Chief
HaxAsll that he desired 10 have bin found.
Ne chief detailed Officer voh Rhsiu to
esleh the dwelling on Fifth eareet. On
he.1ins 81 the suicide Gnmberts started
ii he nom immediately. lie was met
sIihs door by the waiting officer. and af
hh eqnsst went 20 police headquarters.
IeThlti Of Police Mitchell he made the
ipkaslng statement:
Il met Mamie Stetson. or Jennie Wight,
"a sae night of December |. ct Josie
Wasiams', on Jackson street. liked
ii appearance. and thought ! would
tAse her out of there. The
taAs night met her |
ksFnsd tha. she was suffering from SER
ieEs illness. Doctors iSang and Grant
bal been treating her and paid her bills
lFum the time si.e left the Williams house !;
s0aghs clothes for her and did everything
could Tor her comfort | sent her TO
Rasiasnce hospital for week. and after
sha LETT there We went 20 j. J. Atoms
hagse Al SIS FIFTH street. where had en-.
EAesd room. She was sick whesi We went
nsfe and wanted me to stay with her con.
hraslly Although ! did everything /
s9dd and trsated her very kindly. she
band fault II was away from her even
is short time. l couldn't ssapd
that ss had To be ont rust
llag my living. We had some
sFeahle. and | left her on Saturday and
henght would have nothing more 90 do
saA her. | spent Saturday night In the
Sfnonelli house. on Third street. and the
hfst intimation ! had Of her death was frons
ne note received from Mr. Alton. ! feel
ssry badly ~ the outcome Of the matter.
tat had no idea that she would resort TO
s'eh an act Il was Of course complete
saFpfise 20 me. and do not see that am
81 cuipaAle Ia tho matter.
afoter Smart was present and heard the
NAsement, which bore every element Of
tash, assd he lest no time In telling Chief
Askhea that there was no justification
saa'eser sos holding tiumbsrts. and he was
kEofdinsiy let SO.
1 Is mol certain that the womans name
Mamie Ssesson although she signed her
~ is'ses With that name. She Is Cali
ssasaa by birth aud her parensage was
efansshsAmericAn. She came here six
seAshs ago from Tacoma. 20 which city
- cane tronl Portland a short time be-
~ she lived sc sarst in low lodging
ssasts and finally became aa inmate 81 =
s.'aae Ct l'I4ame, from which place Gam.
~ sa1k her, she made a few ffianas
snpae tbs lower elasscs. but she told them
- oenssAsietofy stories concerning her
and anseeedeats. She nrst gave the
sAshs o. Mamie Sfetson, then that 81 Maud
sssson ard later the name az Jennie
a9eL which many believe 20 be her
- - aaaae. From her different stories the
s..eaing concerning her life. which certain
ssseissssaces indicate 80 he true. IS
a.ss'ec She VAS horn h southern CAlt,
ss.alA N 1877 and WAS one OF family og
49, girls Her father died while she wss
$50 young aud she removed With heE
ss.0Nea mather and her sisters ia san
aaess<e. Here The mother remarked 70
- Nhc sas the cause Of this daughters
- sdsl According % her story che step
..ass vas a tyraat and treated the children
- - RfssalsY, About two wears since me
49, moved - Oregon and settled IN
- saesnah county. near Portland whea
ii. En Jeff hoae i unknown.
I. when she reached thls city
gas hardened enough. she vas .
sssNfsaed opiam and morphine tend and