St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-24

where she is. This woman in black''
made her appearance on Nicollet ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon. She was con-
.siderably agitated and her eyes
gave evidence of recent tears.
She approached a card writer's stand
near the A. d. T. Office in a hes
ltating manner and her voice trembled
as she asked the lady in charge if she
would write 4 letter for her. L. F. Nc
Pherson is the name of the card writer
and The lady in charge of the stand yes
terday afternoon was his wife. The
caro- writer had gone to a restaurant
for his noon meal and his wife Informed
the lazy in BLACK that she was not SO
proficient with the pen as her husband,
ana she preferred TO wait until his re-
turn before the letter was written. The
lady in black, however, was in a hurry
for the letter and could not await the
card writer's return. 1t did not matter
TO her, she said. how the letter vas
written so that il was written Mrs.
MePherson ~thereupon agreed 10 write
the letter. and this is what the woman
in black" dictated to her:
Mrs Anna ~Lindenholm, Vasa. Goodhue
County, AIhn.-Ay Dear Sister Anna: l am
going away from you forever. II you will
never look upon my face again /
edge my transgresslons, and nv awful SIN Is
constantly before me. / can only say lhnI 1
nave repenIed and repented deeply my Criey-
Gus sin and ASK you forgiveness goodbye.
nv dear Anna md may zoe forgive me-
Yours. ]. HoGAS.
Mrs. Mcpherson asked tn woman in
Diack" If she should not affiX the title
mistress" or miss 10 the name j..
Hogan. bat the reply was:
NO: Anna viii know who the letter
is from"
When the letter was written the card
writer made his appearance and the lady
IN black request ed him TO write two
dozen mourning cards for her. lie did
SO She selected a card with a deep
black border and in the center had
Written the same lame affixed TO the
letter. y. Hogan" and in the bottom
corner the word Farewell" When the
card writer had completed his work the
woman in black paid him his fee and
walked hurriedly up the avenue. disap-
pearlng III the moving crowd. Mr.. Nc
PherSol's mind was i'll at ease and he
watched the mysterious woman until
the crowd hid her from view. Then he
informed the officer on the beat
or the peculiar occurrence and
him one of the cards he
had written and retained for a sample
OF his work. The officer TOOK tue card
10 Inc central station and gave u to
Capt Day. also placing him in posses
OF the facts as he had learned them
from the card writer. The police fear
the woman intended committing suicide
and took that peculiar method of notify
ing her friends and sister. Who she is
viii perhaps never be known. for there
are too Many J. Hogans in the directory
10 hope 10 trace her. The police will
write TO Mrs. Lindenholm and inform
her of the peculiar actions of the woman,
and endeaVor in that way TO learn VINO
she is.
Mr.. Mcpherson describes her as a tall
woman, with a well-rounded figure. She
has a fair complexion and yellow hair.
She was dressed in a full suit OF somber
black, the dress being a rich silk. The
only contrast 10 this garb was a pair or
.hght-coloTed kid gloves which she wore.
Who and what is the woman in black?