Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-21
ONE CENT.
IN DEATH STILL UNITED.
The Romantic Suicide of a
Young Couple.
ROSES LAY UPON HER BREAST.

Tightly ciasped in Ono Another's Arms
They Took Laudanum, Inhaled Gas
from Rubber Tubes and Died-They
Registered as ''P. Behrend and Wife,
NEW York, April 81 = A handsome
couple, the man about twenty-five years
aud the woman not more than twenty-five,
committed suicide some time yesterday in
the Grand Union hotel after having made
deliberate preparations They were found
in bed, tightly clasped in each others arms.
The couple were registered as r. Behrend
and wife, New York, but this name is evil
IDENTIFY not the correct one. The initials on
a night gown and other clothing had been
carefully obliterated. The name on the
hand satchel, the only piece Of luggage
which was found in the fatal chamber had
been scraped off, and not another clew
could be found.
with Roses on Her Breast.
On the woman's breast was fonnd q
beautiful corsage bouquet composed Of
white roses. The couple entered the hotel
on Sunday morning about 1880 o'clock.
The man carried small satchel, the one
which was found in the room. She was
leaning on his arm. He was dressed in
diagonal suit, outaway coat and derby hat
She wore stylishly made light wooden
suit and a jaunty hat Har hands were
covered with dark colored kid gloves, and
low cut patent leather ties encased her
feet The couple we're assigned to room
DDS on the third floor Immediately after
being shown to their room they rang for
an attendant and ordered their dinners
served in the room, rx,
Last Seen Alive.
They remained In their room the greater
part Of the day. The young woman was
not seen by any of the attaches of the
hotel, but the young man accosted the hall
boy, William Duncan, several times dur
ing the afternoon. That night the couple
retired early, and yesterday morning about
O'Clock the woman was seen by one Of
the chambermaids walking up and down
the ball The couple took their meals in
the large dining room. The last seen Of
them alive probably was when Walter
Terrents knocked at their door ia answer
TO request from the young man TO
bring bottle Of beer The waiter did not
enter the room. The beer was received by
the young woman. She smiled sweetly
when she received the beer and gently
closed the door,
How They Inhal the Gas.
Later on Hallboy Duncan detected tho
odor Of gas coming from their room. and
hurriedly ordered ladder With its as
sistance he peered into the semi-dnrkness
Of the room, and TO his horror he deserted
the outlines Of two persons lying appar-
emily dead on the bed The door was
burst Ia, and the young couple were found
to be beyond assistance Suspended from
the chandelier were two rubber tubes. The
ends Of these tubes, which hung down.
were fastened between the suicides teeth.
They had inhaled the gas directly by this
means. A four ounce vial half full OF
laudanum stood on a stand alongside the
bed. They had each taken draupht of
the poison before inhaling the gas
Four letters were found-one addressed
to Mrs Thomas Miller, of 2i0 East Ninth
street, one TO the "Coroner,n and two
others to Mr. Fritz Behrend. of south
William street,
The letter to Mrs Miller contained a
key. She was the first one notified but
she refused TO come 70 the hotel or make
any statement, except that she knew the
couple and that the young man had regis
tered his name correctly, but she gave the
impression that the woman was not his
wife.