Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-30


down here at house keeping, the former
working at his trade, that of carpenter,
and both led very quiet lives. In the
course of two years, however, the
modest, quiet demeanor Of the young
woman, coupled with he. pretty face,
attr ed the tt antion of a certain class Of
men. She listened and smiled her hus-
band took to drink, and 10th were lost.
Separation followed, and some four years
ago the woman WAS married to Hank
Fisher, hack driver, who soon deserted
her to join former wife a: Pueblo, Colo.
Until some three weeks ago the woman
was familiar character on the streets of
this city and Albuquerque. Then she left
here to follow well known young man,
Dan Gusdorf. to Washington City. He
had been called there, his home, to at
tend the bedside of sick brother. He
had been intimate with he. for year or
more, but seems not to have known of
her intention to follow him. She knew
his address and teio'e reaching Washing
ton sent him telegram, signing thereto
the name OF one of Gusdof''s male ac-
quaintances in Santa Fe, announcing that
he would arrive ON certainFrain and re-
questing that Gusdorf meet Tim.
When the train halted Gusdorf
was on hand and seemed surprised to
meet Mrs Fisher. However they went
at once to the Bevedere hotel and regis.
tered Ms ID b Fisher and wife, and the
two remained there till Thursday, when
the man left. Mr.. Fisher went to the
GusdOrf residence Thursday, and insisted
that Daniel should accompany her to the |
hotel. Her actions were such that Mr.. |
Gusdorf's father feared that she would try
to kill his son, and he sent for Private |
Detective McDevitt and asked him to
strai2hten the matter out. The detective |
called on Mrs Fisher and arranged an |
interview between her and young Mr..
Gusdorf at his office Friday afternoon.
The pair were very aflectionate, and it
was arranged that Mr.. GusGorf should
visit her at the hotel that evening,
and that afterward she would take an
IL 80 train for home. But because of his
sick brother, it is alleged, Gusdorf did
not keep his appointment.
Detective McDevitt went to the hotel
and found Mrs. Fisher nervous and un-
strung. lie had been told that she was
operate, and asked her if she had a re.
volver she said she had and vas easily
persuaded to relinqush it to the detective.
She, however, had another revolver in
her room, and at midnight on Fri lay
night she used this to blow out har brains.
She lett the following letter addressed
to the detective:
Kind Friend: For such you certainly
have tried to be and | certainly tried to
appreciate the same, but know from nv
actions later on you will not think | ap.
preclate anything, but if | do not it is not
my fault. However, the more think the
worse feel, till it seems l 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 we'll as the present, is only too black
Tor poor me. | know that l 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 "f sorrow is fall, but G n help
my poor mother when she heers this,
TOR know it will about kill ka-- w. .,sad
only knows how | am suffering trust
our last interview will not cause you any
for YOU certainly done
your best to keep ME from this, but am
weak and weary, and can not stand any
more, so please do not think unkindly of
me, for have never done any one but
myself harm till now, but now | know |
am almost killing my poor fanily's heart,
out can not endure this longer.
Tel Mr.. Dan Gusdorf for me up to the
ast he was my last thoughts, and by inst
1ne encouraging word from him he could
nave prevented all this. But alas, alas,
ts now too late, SO please bear in mind
ny last request of you about my poor
mother, and please try and break this to
ler as lightly as possible. Please, in the
name OF the Lord and as friend OF the
lead, seq that my mother gets my trunk
md satchels (three satches and one
runk and bunch OF kevs), wedding ring
md watch. My little diamo ond | wish
Dan to have, as | told him, and please
rant me this last request: See that b.
!ets my letter; also, if should suffer long,
should like to see him before die. a
lease grant the above requests is all l
sk. Your unfortunate and heart.broken
riend, Mrs. NJ. FISHER.
z. SIN my pocket book. $l36. See r..
hat my poor mother gets all have.
The Washington Post of Monday last
hich came to hand in to-day's mail has
his about the affair:
The body of the romantic Belvedere
otel suicide is still at Burgdorf's under
aking establishment. Private Detective
1cDevitt yesterday received a telegram
rom Mrs. Lizzie Thompson, of Trussvil-.
lla., the suicides sister, in which she
that the body be kept here
nti further instructions were received
rom her. The following hit of verse has
cen found amongst Mrs. Fishers ef-
,Cts: -
Tired, so tired of drifting
Adown the dark stream of life:
Tired of breasting the bllows,
The pillows of toll aud of strife;
Wish ng amt waiting so sadly