Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
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was written on the back Of q portrait Of q
handsome young man with curly hair and
mustache. The picture was beneath the pillow
on bed in room 10 Of the Belvedere Hotel
last night when the young woman who occupied
the room ended her life by sending a bullet
through her heart from British bulldog re-
volver.
The young woman's identity was not definitely
known at the hotel, she was believed TO be Mrs.
Mary Fisher Of Santa Fe, n. NJ. Last Monday
evening the young woman reached the hotel
with the man whose picture was found under
ID. b. Fisher. Kansas City
"A large trunk and several valises were among
their baggage and they were assigned to room 10.
LEFT ALONE IN THE HOTEL
The woman was q brunette and had a sad
expression on her face. She was apparently
twenty-five or thirty years old. Her male COM
panion remained at the hotel a couple of DAYS
and then the young woman was alone.
Private Detective James McDevitt was about
the only one to call on the woman and he was
there on business he was at the hotel last
evening and the poor woman handed him a
revolver before he left the hotel.
SeVeral attempts were made 70 have the
young woman pack her trunk and leave the
city, but she positively declined to 60. Last
night she seemed more troubled than ever. and
she related to one of the hotel proprietors the
sad story of her life, telling Of how she had
loved the young man, TO whom she had been
engaged to be married for three wears, and she
sand that owing to the objections of his parents
her life had been made unhappy.
Little dld the proprietor think that the sad
ehuing was SO near when their conversation
was finished. The young woman went off up
STAIRS TO her room and the proprietor went
about his business.
During her five days stay at the hotel she
only appeared in the dining room once or
twice, her meals having been sent to her room.
THE DEED PRENEpIrArED.
The unfortunate woman had, no doubt, con-
templated suicide earlier in the evening, for
after leaving the hotel proprietor she sat in her
room and wrote five letters, which she had the
Dell boy mail, telling him to be sure and put
them In a street box.
Two more letters followed later in the even
ing. one of them being addressed to Mr. Nc
Dewitt and the other to Miss Thompson in
Alabama.
Soon after 11:S0 O'Clock the woman sent a
thornton, the bell boy returned. "Mrs. Fisher
pulled the trigger Of the weapon and ended her
lie almost In an instant. The report of the
pistol could not be heard many doors from the
room in which it Yves fired. The occupant Of
the adjoining room rang her bell. and just
oysters.
STARTLED AT THE SIGHT.
Upon entering the room he was startled at
the sight presented. The unfortunate woman
gave several gasps for breath and expired. The
weapon had been placed almost over her heart
and her Undertaking was burning.
The room In which the woman had fired the
fatal shot was an ordinary sized hotel room
Her dress and skirts had been Strengthened
across the back Of a chair and her hat and
gloves were on the bureau. On the small stand
was waiter of empty dishes.
On the bureau was a cup in which WAS
teaspoon, and il is thought that she had mixed
some poison in the cup and drank it. but that
IT made her sick. On cuff found in the room
was G. Mamie, which was the only thing
found to indicate the womans real name
On the bed were several newspapers and a
copy of a novel entitled That Frenchman."
Ii was reported about the hotel that the
young womans father had been murdered and
that Detective McDeyitt had been employed to
inquire into that matter.
INTENDED TO KILL DAM"
Later investigation developed the belief that
the deceased evidently came here for the pur-
pose of killing Daniel Gusdorf the young man
with whom she had fallen in love. Gusdorf is
a travelling salesman and first met the woman
in Santa Fe.
She claimed that she was the wife of Hank
Fisher, but that he deserted her and she slbse-
quently procured a divorce. Her mothers
name is o keefe and she lives in Trussyille.
Ala Her brother is a sheriff in or about Santa
Fe.
Gusdorf received telegram few DAYS ago
In the name of an intimate gentleman friend to
the effect that he had left for this CITY and the
telegram read: Meet at the train. Import
anti
He answered the telegram by meeting the
train and was surprised when Mamie Fisher met
him. He went with her to the hotel and there
he left her.
Day before yesterday she called at his house.
and from the tone of her conversation his
father thought that she intended to kill his son.
and 1t was to prevent such an occurrence that
Detective McDevitt was called in.
THE INTERVIEW YESTERDAY.
The detective had an interview with her and
she insisted on holding an interview with Gus
dorf. which she had at the detectives Office
yesterday. The interview was of a friendly
nature. The young woman also sought the adj
vice OF Mr.. McDevitt concerning a pension
claim Of her mother. Her father, it appears. was
murdered some ye--rs ago about ten miles from
Santa Fe and she turned over the papers
relating to that affair and also those concerning
the claim. Among them was an alleged con-
fession OF her fathers murderer. This confess
sion, however, it is thought was q bogus one.
as it purports to have been made by man who
Mr.. McDevitt feared that the young woman
would take Gusdorfs life. and for that reason
he thought best to ask her about her pistol
She told him that she had q weapon, but had
no use for it, and she therefore made him a
present Of it.
HER LETTER TO M'DEvIrr.
This mornings mail brought the letter which
she wrote to Mr.. McDevitt. 1t was as follows:
Kind Friend: For such You certainly have
tried to be and 1 certainly tried TO appreciate
the same, but know from my actions later on
you will not think appreciate
anything, but if do not it, not
my fault. However, the more I think the worse
feel, till it seems am almost mad But this
trouble is more than am able to bear. have
endured SO much can't endure any more. For
the future, as well as the present, is only too
black for poor me. l know that am wrong,
and expect little or any forgiveness, but trust
may, for have had more than my share of
trouble. More than any one knows anything
about.
MY cup Of sorrow is full, but God help nv
poor mother when she hears of this, for know
It will about kill her. But God only knows how
am suffering. trust our last interview will
not cause You any unpleasantness, for you GER
tainly done your best to keep me from this,
but am weak and weary and can
think unkindly of me, for have never done
any one but myself harm till now, but now
know l am almost killing my poor family's
heart but cannot endure this longer.
Tell Mr., Dan Gusdorf for me up to the last
he was nay last thoughts and by just one
encouraging word from him be could
have prevented all this. But alas