The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22
KATE PIKE OF WASHINGTON.
A TREASURY 1rPEWRITHR ATTEMPTS
SUxSIDE At THE AS7OR.

| First She HaA Cot OF Her Auburn Hair
Because Her Head Ached-Then Gashe
Her Wrist, naa Fiae,ly Turned On the Gar.
Among tho first twenty entries on the Astor
House register for Thursday last 10 Mrs.
Kate A. Pike. Washington" 1t Is written In a
bold hand. The person who wrote II there
was a tall. slender young woman. with large
eyes and rather attractive face.
She had pronounced aqueline features. a fair
complexion. and mass Of dark auburn hair.
She wore n close fitting light colored cloth
costume and carried a hand satchel Of yellow
leather. She was assigned to room 155. on
the top floor. looking out on Barclay street.
Until yesterday noon she came and went un-
noticed
At noon yesterday the door OF tho
young woman's room was still locked.
notwithstanding the repeated knock
iugs OF the cham bcrmaids. Hugh COL
lins one OF the porters. hammered
| vigorously. but got no answer. Then no look
ed over the transom. saw some enc In bed.'and
smelled gas: whereupon he broke open the
door.
The young woman was In bed. unconscious.
A gas jet was turned on and the window and
transom window were closed tight There
was cut straight across the woman's left
wrist which had blcd considerably. A tabfe
knife was found daubed with blood.
She was taken to another room and rhysi.
clan from the hotel was summoned. lie Dress
ed tho wound. which was not dangerous. hav-
ing missed both OF the big arteries in tho
wrist. aud in short time tho girl recovered
consciousness.
At 3 T. NJ. three hours after the attempted
suicide was discovered. Manager Keefe sent
messenger to tho Church street police station.
asking that an officer be sent to the hotel.
Policeman Robert Sheridan went there
end found he IN 3D. Sd.
sRe said she tSt ss kae Pke and that
saS ye born s in ss wa. she s ys sHs
aSsst!ons Tls .Gs! psSGps asiye m
Kate A. 'f Fiks. Which vhie had been " found
II her room. The policeman then picked Up
looked at the SRI and saw that her ha'r hap
Yes s; ~ said the sl;;lI. n AZ
MY head ached and 1t wa. heavy" she said.
.nbulsnce took her to bellevue. Al the hos;
walked Tito he es Dr. dson ionnd
01 Ss s s Rh sas 0mnd
the cut was superficial and the blood checked |
She refused to tell tie physicians why she at.
tempted suicide. She will be taken to court |
this morning.
tvmeSrsr On thn May Istoms Syson 9, tbe
Treasury Department She a., resides with her
When representative OF THE Syn called at
her son were absent at the theatre. Other
members of the household had not heard of
tho attempted suicide.
weeks ago to visit her rother-in; Jaw. ". B:
Stream ut Bnyonne: N. j. She has kept up .
regular correspondence with her mother and
ceived letter from her daughter, but 1t con:
tanned nothing. SO it is said. to indicate that
KITE was low spirited.
news from New York. and refuse to believe
that Kate would attempt to take her own life.
They DECLARE that there was nothing romantic
II her diiposit1oR and ttey know o. nothing
Mr. Com stock. che Ell OF the Customs division.
says Miss Pike is the best type writer in his d.
vision. and appeared to be a modest. unss-
the office, About. two weeks ago she
applied to him for brief leave Of absence. say
YORK. Mr.. Comstock. ia granting her request
for leave. said good naturedy that he hoped
that she was not going or to get married. She
r re RI oh no. it is purely business which
About week later Miss Pixies brother called
at the deGartmant with 2 telegram from his
ha woud be
ther extension OF her leave. it is said that
Miss Pike was Mt times disposed to be
respondent. because she had to work so hard
She was 1900 employee. Her associates say
she never displayed any romantic tendencies.
and they are at o loss to account for such