The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
ON ACCOUNT
OF A MAN.
Light Thrown on the Suicide of
Friday Evening.
The Woman Identified as a Mrs. Hattie
Dodge-"You Must Marry lie or I'll
Drown Myself"

The name of the young woman who COM
mitted suicide On Friday evening by jump
ing overheard from the ferry steamer New
ark was Hattie Dodge and not -" Edna
Moore" as it was at first supposed and
given. Her remains have not been recov-
cred and it is feared that the body has been
carried out to the ocean, as a strong ebb
tide was running at the time. Mrs. Heath
of 29l1 Geary street called at the Morgue
last night and shed some light on the mys-
terry
She said that the suicide was the wife of
Edward Dodge, travelling salesman, and
the daughter of John Mckinley of Bouldln
Island. Her mother died when size was
quite young and Mrs. Heath brought her
up. Hattie was married about one year
ago, but some months since had a quarrel
with her husband and left him. Dodge
then went to live with his mother. who re-
sides on Mission street. near Eighth. He
could not be found yesterday aud it was
said that he was in the country. Mr.. Nc
Kinley was notified of his daughters tragic
death and came to the city late last night.
KNOWN AS MRS. EDNA MOORE.
For three months after she left her hus-
band the woman lived at the Nucleus
House, where she was known as MRS.
Edna Moore" "She was very pretty
woman, about 20 years of age" said the
proprietor OF the Nucleus, last night, land
we all thought great deal of her. During
the three months she roomed here her hus-
band only came to see her twice. She was
very lady-like and always seemed to be in
the best OF spirits. She was kind and good
hearted. as this incident will show: While
a messenger boy was bringing in supper
to her one night he dropped the tray on the
stairs and smashed all the dishes. At once
she quieted the lads fears by sending for
the observation-disclosures and paying for the
broken dishes. She never had any COM
pany except few intimate lady friends. 1
can imagine no reason why she should have
ended her life. 1t must have been while
she was mUmentariiy insane"
MAN IN THE CASE.
From other sources, however, it has been
learned that since living at the Nucleus,
Mrs. Dodge or Moore mas passed as the
wife of man named Moore, with whom
she was infatuated, and who on several
occasions had promised to marry her but
for reasons best known to himself had re-
Gently refused to keep his promise. She
met him at Piedmont by appointment on
Friday afternoon, and v&his place she, with
her companion, reached in a buggy which
the couple hired at the Fashion Stable on
Broadway, Oakland.
The man was met at a well-known resort
at Piedmont and spent several hours in the
womeD,S company. The Bradley woman
drank freely, but her companion refused to
touch drop, in spite of repeated solicita-
tons to do so. Time and again she pleaded
with Moore TO keep his promise, but he re-
fused to do so. The women returned to
Oakland about s 80 o'clock and boarded the
train for this city.
While waiting for the train at Broadway,
tie conduct aud loud comments of Mrs
Bradley attracted general attention.
On the train the liquor she had drunk
caused her TO tall asleep and she slipped
from her seat, but was awakened by the
man, Moore, who now put in an appearance
from another car. AS soon as the younger
woman perceived him she at once bright
ened up and eagerly took his hand, as he
sat in the seat close to her. The three
boarded the boat together and at once
mounted to the upper deck, where Moore
and Mrs. Dodge took a seat in the after
part Of The deck.
SHE DIED FOR LOVE.
A well-known San Francisco business
man, who refused to allow his name to be
used in connection with the affair." told
CALL reporter that he was close enough to
the pair to hear what was said. Moore ad-
vised her to go home and go TO bed; but she
tod him that II he refused to marry her she
would not need a bed again. "Well, can't
marry. you, and you know it." replied he,
and she at once burst into tears and de-
clareo her intention Of jumping overheard.
Thlnking this was only threat to brighten
her male companion, and not wishing TO
hear any more, the gentleman arose and
went into the cabin. and shortly after was
startled by the cry OF man overboardp
The remarkable demeanor Of the Bradley
woman under the circumstances is explained
by the TACT that she WAS too much under the
influence of liquor to fully realize what had
happened, and this was no doubt the reason
also why she refused to give the suicides
name when asked to do so.
1t has also been ascsrtained that the man
Moore did not go on deck with the other
passengers when the alarm was given, but
remained seated at the forward end of the
steamer until the Newark reached her siip.
when lie at once disappeared.