The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-05
WAS IT A CASE OF SUICIDE I
THE TRAGIC DEATH OF BEAUIIFCL
MISS BELLOT7I IN AMSTERDAM.
Many believe She Was Murdered- They
Tbink u Impossible that she Could Fire
Three Bullets In Bier Head and One IN
Her Breast RefOre l.Oslpe Con scio vsness,

Think II Impossible that she Could Fire
Three Bullets In Her Head and One IN
Her Breast Hefore Losing ConscioWsness.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 4.-The tragic death OF
Lucy Belotti. the beautiful girl whose body
was found yesterday in a bedroom Mt her homo,
no Florida avenue. with three bullet holes in
her head and one in her breast. appears more
mysterious the more the facts are considered.
Many persons believe that tho girl was muir.
dcrod. They hold that it would be physical
impossibility for any person to fire pistol ball
into the temple thrco consecutive times and
within radius OF an inch or two. each um0
recocking the instruNent Of death. and all this
after the infection Of a painful wound In the
breast Such II case. they hold. is unprece-
dcntod. But. IL Lucy Bclotti was murdered.
who did 1t? Whnt motive existed for the per.
petration Of the crime? A leading physician
OF the city said to-day:
1t hardly seems possible that II could have
been n case OF suicide. Aftor shot Is fred
into person head there is almost invariably
period OF entire or partial Inconsistencies.
Now. have read that tho girl went up stairs
at about IL 30. II her body was discovered at
1890 she was away from the rest OF tho family
for an hour. In my judgment that time would
not be sufficient for her to recover suf-
fcent consciousness after each shot to
control her actions and fire three shots
lNo HeT nedu anu ono into ner DOuy.
II sho had been alone half day the case
would havo been different l don't want to
say. from the facts as they stand. that this
was n case Of murder. but l will say that. II it
could be shown that any person was In the
room with her during tho time she was up
stairs. tho circumstantial evidence would be
sufficient to convict that person OF killing her.
Still. our profession constantly comes in con-
tact with remarkable cases, and what has
seemed impossiblei is found TO be possible after
ALL"
There are number Of facts which initiate
against tho theory OF murder. First the girls
dress was open in front and her corset ZOOS.
ened. indicating that she had prepared delib-
erntely to kill herself. The hole in her UNDER
garment made by the bullet was blackened
around tho edge with powder. showing that
the revolver had been held very close,
In TIE bottom Of trunk. II any man had been
stance. how would he have known where to
a Te S.en kS c x ksy tsst tnG sE would
formidable an antaeopnst {orn man Of ordlnary
would probably have been heard By some one
In tne house.
covered. lfaman had jumped out Of the win
dow after killing her footprints would have
Deen IOunu Ill tn8 snow.
Col. Beottl. the dead girls father. scouts the
idea OF murder. and 1t would take very strong
proof TO convince him that the girl did not die
by her own hand. 1t has been ated that the
girl had been keeping company with . young
man In this city. The facts are that a young
man who came to this country not long ago
house. and the girl had gone out with him q
few times. She had been heard to say. how
eyer. that 1t was rather unpleasant to be with
manifested any particular liking for him. No
one had ever heard the girl utter word that
plated self-destruction. and even yesterday.
only an hour or twobefore her death. she spoke
last evening with one Of her young girl
friends.
An Inquest will be held o.morrow evening.