The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-10
A QUEER STORY.
Mrs. Maud Meyers Relates 1t in
the Hospital.
Her Stormy Experience on the Sea Of Matri
mony Makes Her Despondent and She
Tries to Kill Herself.

rather prepossessing young woman was
brought to the Receiving Hospital from her
home at 42 Everett street, about o'clock
last night. suffering from the effects of
heavy overdose of morphine.
The usual remedies were applied by the
police surgeons and shortly after the
woman recovered and told the following
story. Whether she was really relating
facts or only the wild imaginings of NOR
phlne-laden brain cannot be positively
stated, though she mentioned certain oc-
curences connected with her story that
were known by tho listeners to her tale TO
be true. She said:
My name is Maud Meyers and 1 am the
wife of Albert Meyers, who keeps saloon
at 141 Third street. | am now % years of
age. When | was only 10 years OF age |
was married to George Webster. a theatrical
man. who recently gave the Bottom of the
Sea- performance at the Grand Opera House.
l had twin boys when l was 16h years old.
Webster drank great deal and when 1 was
10 got divorce from him. Then took TO
drinking and soon after l met Meyers, who
IS now about 50 years Of age and who ad-
vised me not to drink. l went to San Ber-
nardinO, where Meyers was keeping sa-
loon in partnership with Ben Tiley.
THEIR FRIEND IN TROUBLE.
Both were unjustly charged with arson
for the alleged setting fire to their saloon.
Meyers proved his innocence and L helped
him with all the money l had TO hire law
yers. Tiley was convicted, but secured
new trial and was acquitted. Six months
aga Meyers came to this city aud opened
saloon and Tiley became his bar-keeper. l
came here also and have been living with
him since. l admit l am not legally mar
ried to Meyers, but lie is my husband if
right were done"
when about month ago or so Webster
came to this city with the play of The Bot
tom Of the Sea, | got an engagement to play
in the piece. Webster was also playing in
the piece and acted the lover in it to me.
By the way, Webster had also married again.
My present husband did not like my acting
in The piece with Webster, aud got very
Jealous. lie made me stop acting and beat
me several times. This made me very de-
spondent and l decided to kill myself. l
went to some dozen drug-stores this after
nooa, but they would not sell me any NOR
phine. At last | met a man named Charley,
who asked me if l knew any 'fends' who
wanted TO buy morphine, as lie was i'm
porting ii in large quantities from the East
and could sell it cheap at G good profit. /
told him l was looking for some myself, as l
wanted to die.
HE OBLIGED HER.
Charley, whose other name 1 don't
know, said he would be glad TO Ubige me,
aud sold me 90 cents worth. 1t filled quite
a large bottle. Then l went home, swal-
lowed it, and laid down to die. The people
downstairs found me and called in the Do-
lice.
My stage name is Edith Granger and 1
acted in Uncle Toms Cabin" companies
as Eva when was years old. was born
in San Rafael and Mrs. Ross of Ross Land-
ing up there is my stepmother."
Mrs. Meyers when pronounced out of dan
went home in n hack Whan sha
reached there she sent for Meyers who re-
fused to see her oil help her in any way,
saying that she had been drinking again.
be also refused to pay for tue hack and
Mrs. Meyers had 10 leave small trinket
with the driver as security for the fare.
Officer Arlington, whose beat is on Third
street and who brought Mrs. Meyers to the
Receiving Hospital, says that Meyers
saloon is an all-Eight house and that it
bears only fairly good reputation
Meyers could not be seen in his saloon
last night and the bar-keeper said he knew
|, all ,t,n L.