The evening world., 1891-04-21
IT was A SUICIDE TRYST.
Paul and Elsa Loved Each Other
and Died Together.
Coroner Schultze Opens tho Letter
Left by tho Grand Union
Hotel Couple.

"We 1--we each other. it's our own vii, to
leave the misery OF this world. The only wish
ve have ia 10 he hur,ed IN ono grave Money,
w, have mona loft. lint our creditors can be
maid nv ,he sale of the poods tina, we leave.
We th,ns thar tho moncy inns obtained Will
tulnl our last wish. Further, We wish as little
po,or,e,v as n ,ssih,c.
nE. DIssuEINgp.
.pAut. uyppEsp.p
These vcro tns lac, vor,,s of two Young pco-
n,e who d,sa In saob o,her,s arms. I'm a letter
sdsr..ssd IN .. Co,ore,
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on the cooling slAos AZ tue under'akihR es-
tabl shn nent OF Patterson h Plowright, 3S5
Fopr,h wanna Inv Tho forms ot p, mi penrend
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ana EIsa Dannhemer, clao IN tner hhRu'
robes, the victims Of q most elabora,ciy pre-
n.,.a dorh,. .,,,,do waiting tor tho order
pao" u'"''o s''O''s' ""k ' %
that VIII cousign them TO the Potters Fleiu'
A tail, handsome, b,ur-eyed. Intellectual
,ootin, man NJ ,wen,v-sve vro,e In tbe regis
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'et OF 'he 1tanu Union io'ei oun"hV H'ornins
nt 10 O'Clock: 'P. Behrend and vile, New
York ~ Then be asked for nrst. .claps room in
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the picturesque tng'lsh OF u cu'ureu Sermah'
He was accompanied by petite woman OF
about ,ventvtvo yesrs. with black hair, dark
,, wv, 80 ,..,,,a,
eyes pure comp'eA'on anu pre"J 'ea'u'es'
They had as baggage only a small alligator
i.e,har ,r,yeunng h.o and n narcel They
were assignee 10 koom u o. on 'he pa''oi
noor, for which the young man paid IS. and
,,,n.r ,n.v wo,,-,o d,e
AT z O'Clock yesterday AFTERNOON they rang
for q hallboy, and Peter II. Duncan responded,
Afterwards taxing two bottles of beer and
s,s.ss, @ " - ~ ~ ,ns ,sn room "S '''' -
g'ssses 10 the room.
Al 20 last evening smelling the OdOr of
gs. Dpp,ap cnmbeI nm to tho transon. and
Ha'' -
peerinE In, discovered that Inc oed hau oeen
moved into the middle Of the room, ana that
the Ruests were lying on the ped as II asleep
They were dead. Two rubber tubes had been
fastened to the burners in the chandelier, q
pair of dainty parters OF yellow silk being used
10 make them tas'. Tue other ends OF the
tune, lay on the pillow. close to the mouths of
the Young ne ople. and inc gas was turned on
fuil head.
The round white right arm OF the woman
was clasped about the neck OF the man, and
his left arm was about her waist. He was
clad IN an embroidered nixht-shtrt and she
wore an elaborate night robe of white. Be-
tween Them was u bunch of white roses.
Their clothing was neatly arranged on chair
On the table was a two-ounce Vial hulf nlled
with laudanum and an emLty pill-box unla-
beilod.
Their satchel contained only toilet articles
OF them addressed to Mrs. Thomas Miller, 2lO
East Ninth street: one to Fritz Behrend, south
William street.. and the other bore lie one
word .ICoronern
Coroner Schultze opeped the latter this III urp =
ing and a full tran.laiion Of its oontenls Is
given above.
Mrg, Miller said to-day that Behrend had
been in America about a year ana she tnou 4 h t
he came OF n good German family, He was
well educaled and was nn accom- plished musl.
clan, having several plano pupils In various
parts OF this city. lie had had room IN her
house since last October, and Frilz behrend,
she thought, was mis- cousin.
Elsa Dannheimer hau liVed In her mouse
about eiVht weeks, Inc TWO were no' married
so lar as she knew, ana ndd separate rooms
Neither Mfa Mliler nor any o. the members OF
her family had ever suspected auy particular
attachment between tue handsome, blond