Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-27
ENDS HER EXISTENCE
BY Sending Bullet Crashing
Through Fer Brain.
HER LOVER MARRIED ANOTHER GIRL
Asd she Could Not Endure the Hamiisa-
tisn Of Being Soldiy Jiitsa-The story
OF her Cshspps and tAtai Lsss
AFFAIR - NaikeF, hsr Lover
Paced nshl.d the Bass-
nIs Ssrsssa OF It.

"Helpi Help! Ny God bertha mas
shot hersslf'r
Al 7.20 o clock last E;ght these words
came from the entrance door TO ii. A.
Brstt's bottllng works at No. loo West
DlylsIon-st.
moment later A. 7. Walker EN-
ploysd there as a book-kseper ran into
The street and repeated tie c:y.
Tom Aser, assistant ss0ok-keeper,
who Was staEding "a the corner OF
West Dlvision and California ats,
rushed TO MS assistance. In . husky
voice Walker bade nim light q lamp.
After some delay a match Was found
and lamp was lighted. Ager raised
II amt by me tie kersng rays saw Walker
IN thc corner Ot Tic halfway, bendln <
OF one knee. Resting on the other
waa the head ~ Bertha Quale, ner
fAIe pesn4caTed N.zu blood. IAfe' )
crimson nuld was gushing from her
mouth ana down ner rignt cheek to
the 1Oor where a dark pool MAS formed.
she spoke no wOIu, put glApced up
n the Oae bending over.
size raised her r.ghI hand ana tried
10 grasp mi.
Inarics Welcn, young man
living across the street, and Thomas
Weicn, h-s father. arrived, and after
learning what had occurred, helped
Walker carry Bertha To The house,
No. 49, West DsvisIon-st., where she
was placed upon bed. Drs. Joseph
H. Hosken and c. NJ. Droste were sum
H.x fpaI ha
and said that Bertha Quale was fat
ally wounded
Thomas Weleh and his family were
sitting about the table eating their
supper when shot was heard. No
attention was paid to Ii and Mrs
Weleh remarked that il must be some
of he boys in the neigh bo hood throw
ing stones at the. bottiing works.
Another. more distinct than the first,
came to their ears, when a third shot
was heard, followed by Walkers cry.
After the dying girl had neen placed
upon the bed her shoes were removed
and her coFsage was unbuttoned by
snme ladies. She was clad IN = dress oi
black material n the front of which
was q white shirt bosom. A hIgn stand
ing collar enclrcled her neck. Shs
wore . plush cloak which reached
slightly below her waist. Her head
was decked with luxuriant growth oi
dark brown hair vhlch hung over hel
forehead and cluug about her neck
Her eyes were dark blue. large and ful
of expression.
Braeed up OH scveral pillows, she
rested IN = halt sitting position. Her
upper lip WAS swollen. Every time she
breeth.d blood oozsd out of her mouth
and flowed down upon her breast. Oc
casionalIy her left hand would draw
up and her lips would quver. Their
her head would turn slightly and the
muscles of her body contract. He
eyes assumed a stony stare snd tneli
surface became hard and classy.
One look was sufficient TO convey tbs
intelligence that she was struggling II
the throes OF death.
A hack drove up 10 the door and
Bertha's mother and stcpfather. whC
had been informed OF what had oc
Cured. slighted. The former sAoot
OF all reserve and FASTENED INSIDE. She
pushed between the curious people in
the room and stood beside her dylng
daughter. stoopng. she imprinted 1
kiss upon the pale face, spoke 10 hci
between sohs when shook her like Z
reed, and called. "Ol Ny darling
child" Then. ss If for the first time
fully reaiiziug the awful truth. sh,
looked wildly around, elasped hei
hands to her eyes, gazed again at th'
form before hsr. and, uttering al
sgnozipg scream, threw up her hands
and fell across tho bed. Her hushans
lifted her to her feet. She raised he
eyes 30 heaven and srclsimed, M,
Cod Nv Godl What terrible affllcsior
n thisr Father ahovs, take nle--let M
die too. This. Oh, this - more than
can stand. Ny poor little grim,
chill; IT'S fearful; ITS awful
She was finally removed from tb'
house. slmort q msnisc. aud asei
home by man force. A the hscl
drove away the woman nnoans ans
cries could be heard for block.
Unconscious, Bertha Qusls continues
o. zssp. bullet had entered Re
BRAN which Cenunibed all sense Of feel
ing. The murzie of . revolver, plsces
there pFs<umsbly hy her own hand
Rad been pointed directly at the moutl
when the head wss slightly throwl
ksek. the Trigger pressed aud bal
went crashing through the roof hy th.
right nasisl cavity aud lodged IA be
brain.
Unable ~ ionges endure the SIGH
everybody bat ir. Hosken snd a re
rort>r fer the TELkssss HERsGD Isf
the room.
Her lanvs hevsu 10 rlI 9TH hlo0d
Invuiuntsnty the doctor ard reporte
taok out their wsfche. snd glanced a
TIE siri. There vss slight tFsnlar.
twifehinz * the syslIds, fsnt asDv,
a tne ksss. tse 20 elg-ed. the nosgrlf
efstssl fresh f0e ef biosd. an ssf9s
- krtsfhe, q rafting ~ the throat
aed Bertha tluxle sae dead 5Hsi OH
keuf ard fiftssn minutes from the tim.
the shots we're heart tse unfortanat
siff. sonl passea - the dark eeyo8d
The story of Bertha s}uale's SAL end
ia j. bFisf Ahoos on. yssF sso sbi
formed TIE seaas Il A. 1
wsikeF, = YeNae sasa ~ wears q age
Thev ssre ftsesgea "a - assF
rs-f after short eonft~hfh
"a tsnse seHs eA i3ttis dElfsrsaees Bs