New-York tribune., 1890-01-02
BECAUSE HE DESERTED HER.
WOMAN ARTIST KILLS HERSELF.
AFTER PAYING HER ATTENTIONS FOR soMf
TINE, WILLIAM BRILL SENDS HER WORD
THAT HE IS ABOUT TO MARRY


Grief at the loss of wealthy lover led
Gabrielle Overbauer to kill herself on New
Years Day. She was a go0d-lOoklng and we'll
educated woman, twenty-nine years ola, ana
lived with her younger brother Otto in fiat
at No. 21O East Eighty-first-st. 1t is said that
she had considerable talent as an art st. and she
earned some money by making crayon portraits
William Brill, OF the glove firm of A. Brill q
Co.. at Nos. 10 West Fourteenth-st, 3l7 Sixth
ave and 239 Grand-st, visited her frequently un-
til December 3 when he sent his brother ana
friend Henry KOng TO inform her that he was
about to marry another woman. She became i'll
soon after she was told of Brils intention TO
abandon her. and was not able to leave her room.
On Christmas Day she wrote some letters, and
two of them were found in her room after her
death.
Her brother Otto went out for walk yester-
dav. and when he returned at p. M he found
her dead on a lounge. She had shot herself
through the heart with n revolver which had
been given to her by Brill. On a table in the
room her brother found several letters. one Of
which was addressed to him, and read
thank YOU for your devotion to in this time Of
need regret that | will be able 70 repay your
kindness go to our mother and tell her how ondly
have thought Of her and the girls and Alma Ihey VIII
willingly have respected Tie for her devotion to the
ono she loved. She will believe that have loved her IN
spite of all trouble. Ny heart hi, often sched ior
them all as know theirs have for Tell them to for
also for what he has done 70 me- They all have
Kind hearts and will do IL for my sake.
Dear otto, tell mother how closely our troubles have
and how hard it seems for me now TO leave you
only the thought that this viii unite the family once more
give me- hope tha, have not lived and died in vain
good mother yOu have been 10 me- and she VIII
have gained "a good and lost, alas = nothing.
to W. B. and give him letter. remember how
loved him and forget all else He will perhaps. be glad
to know that you hi, onemy The poof man VIII
c0rdc In and perhaps he Will De- grateful
for any sign friendship. Look after him, beg OF yon
aLI be- a, kind to him Is you Remember how he
bcfrendd You that this will be great punish
m,nt a, Dee viii Doc able 10 bear.
Dear brother. be comfort to our mother and beg
her To open her you she did when she carried
you In her arms twenty-,eyen years You are so
good 40 heart that YOU viii be- all mother cdn wish.
Remember me- love with sorrow, Tor am at rest and
feel no grief Your own loving sister, GABRIELLE.
one Of the other letters was addressed TO her
former lover. 1t was not opened, and was sent
sealed TO his home Mr. Brill could not be found
last night and it was said that he was making
Ncw-Year's calls. He was accidentally shot ON
election day while hunting on Long Island; by
"a careless friend and was III Mount Slndl HOS
plI1l for several weeks
The Ovclbaucr family to which tie young
woman belonged. came 10 this country from
Germany when Gabrielle was two years old
For several years. however, the rest Of the family
have beer alcnatcd from her on account "l hcf
mode Of life and onto was the only one who
stood by hls sister. Il is said that She was once
married. but resumed her maiden name after
her husbands death. one of her sisters is the
wife Of Charles Godzier. a lawyer at No. roe
Broadway. who lives at so. p Horatlo-st. Most
OF the other members OF the family live IN this
city. -,
Coroner Levy viewed the remains, and viii
hold an inquest AT an early day.