The evening world., 1890-07-05
BEAUTIFUL, UNKNOWN DEAD.
AWoman's Mysterious Suicide on a
Grave in Evergreens Cemetery.
"Mrs. Ida Niederman's " Life Ended
by Poison and Pistol.

The first week Of July has been notable for
many years for the unusual number of
suicides that occur in its duration. and that
Of 1890 bids fair to break the record.
There lay thjs morning in the Brooklyn
Morgue another victim OF misfortune, q
woman not more than thirty years old. full
figured and beautiful,
She sought death in the Brooklyn Ceme-
tery Of the Evergreens. in that section
known as Hickory Knoll )" about two
hundred feet from Tony Pastors lot. It is
nne'of the most secluded and beautiful spots
In this beautiful city OF the dead.
Mrs. Eva wiegel, an aged lady living at
s35 Gates avenue. Brooklyn, visited the
cemetery yesterday afternoon. She went
direct to her plot on the Hickory Knoll. Ar
irving there she was Mortified at finding,
living prone upon o grave, the body Of
woman.
A 32-calibre revolver lay by her side. and
close By, as IL dropped from her hand, was
hand mirror.
There was q gazing pistol wound in the
right temple; the face was Of dark hue,
aud vial. half filed with greenish liquid
and bearing the druggists warning skull
and cross bones, with the black word
Poison, was lying near.
These things told sad story. The woman
had first swallowed portion of the poison.
Then she had evidently held the mirror up.
and by It's aid had taken unerring aim with
the, revolver. and fash and report had
Mrs. wiegel, completely unnerved, man
Po. ceman Foster hastened to the scene Of
the suicide.
The woman had evidently committed the
deed some time during Thursday night. She
black silk waist. black straw hat with red
flowers, blne and req strired stockings. lace
mits and Congress gaiters; black lace
vas found . handkerchief, marked M. A.,
Ne; e. and card on which was written,
.trs. aoSosu g. MiodsfSs StS Mr Witty Washington
This morning Liveryman Peter White. of
the BODY ~ that OF Ida NIederman.
building directly. opposite the Hoboken City
Hall. He stated that about three weeks
aao young woman Of pleasing appearance
Tss FSe% " him. 81 She sad tSss she wsa
Mrs. Ida Eiederman. She seemed to be re-
. peetsbis. but, although pleasant and smil-
nj she was very uncommunicatiye. NJ
srsls: he entered snd asEsa her what re
was doing. 20 which she replied simply. -
am bnrIisn mp q lot OF old letters.
Thursday. q little after noon. she left the
house and did not return. She had evil |
IDENTIFY prepared TO die. destroying all trace |
OF her identity, for IL is not believed that |
Ida Niederman In the real name OF the sui |
eide.
There 10 no clue thouah TO the reason for |
Mrs. Neidermans Eelf-dsstruction, unless II |
be In the fact that there was no money found |
among her belongings, and that she died to |
escape starvation or the panRs Of becoming |
. dependent upon charity-or worse.
. There seems to be no reason for her hav- |
ing selected the Wiegel plot IN EverRreens
Cemetery for the scene OF her death, unless |
II be because that portion of the cemetery is |
20 remote and secluded.
No one heard any pistol shot in that |
Thursday night. but IL is |
supposed that. having entered during the |
isy, she sought this spot and waited till |
night and darkness for her eternal sleen.