The sun., 1891-03-17
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
EAST WORDS WRITTEN BY LIZZIE
GUNTHER BEFORE HER SUICIDE

An Apology Tor Her Iafs aaa . Last VIII
asA Testament Founa In Her Pocket
She Threw Herself IRON . Roof
In the gray OF yesterday morning Q police.
man. moving with leisursly step alon9 the
north side Of Thirteenth street. between Ave.
nue. A and First avenue. almost stsppsd on
shapeless mass that had been . woman. II
lay nsttened on the haRstones and blood
trlckled from II into tho gutter. It looked -
though the woman. who wore . cheap black
dress. had fallen from window OF the flve-
story tenement 419. In front Of which she lay.
The policeman made INQUIRIES. and several OF
the tenants recognized the body as that OF
Lizzie Gunthsr. who had lived In the house
three years ago.
She was then not so years OF age. was unmar-
ried and was . forewoman In the Knicker.
booker Knitting Mill at l09 Franklin street
The mill was burned last SUNNI er and she had
since been without work. None Of the tenants
In the house had seen Lizzie Gunthsr for .
year or two. She had not slept anywhere iu
the house that night, as II turned out. The
front door had been open. Some time IN the
night the woman had crept softly up stairs.
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which this had bsen written; How can any
There were in the dress pocket TWO Keys. a
broken breastpin. and sl.54 in money. There
was also coloreo picture OF pretty woman.
1t was q picture OF Lizzie Gunther herself
taken only a few years 9go. picture OF . girl
with black hair. sparkltng. eyes. rounded
cheeks. and . rosy mouth. Very different was
II from the worn face of Lizzie Gunther dead.
The woman came to New York from Lsipsic or
as some say. from Berlin about eight years ago.
Njlly Heinzs is her stepsster. For four years
LizEie vas employed by Hannah Crime IN the
mill in Franklin street as forewoman for 325 o
week. After the fire that burned the factory
last summer her SALARY was paid 70 Jan. !.
1891, IS she had contract. Hammell.
who was intimate With her. says that
from time to- time he contributed to
! Catherine Scherer's. 50l East Eleventh street
| and at Mrs. Weimer's. BOG East Twenty firth
Mcdrath Of 2sI East TWENTY. nth street to pay
her rent at Mrs. Weimsrs Hammel said yss-
msr 10
Lizzie ran Into her room and begged 10 be PIT
Icing AZ AZ ~ sSndsSY T.. shs 1s. tia , IIs:
| fu,.0 for place to do housework. and she
| worked In the afternoon putting her room in
| complete order About 10 =. b.. Lizzie said.
I'm going out q little while" and she did not
Kate Faults. Tim Curtis. Ella. Wilson. and
tho Ellenbergs were former employees In her
department in the knitting mill. Mrs. Alther
and Mrs. Schloppendorf are neighbors of Mrs.
Seherer. The body will probably be buried In
Potter's Field.