Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-17
SHE TIRES Of IT ALL.
Mana Calvert's Brief Career
Ended by Morphine.
The End of q Somewhat zolaesque
Romance.
After Saying That the Morning Was
Chilly She Goes to Her Room and
Takes Big Dose or Morphine.
Her Letters-The Inquest.

Chilly She Goes to Her Room and
Takes . Big Dose or Morphine.
Her Letters-The Inquest.
The body of Mana Calvert, woman
who has figured in many sensationa
episodes in this city during the past five
years, which were somewhat Zolaesqus
in character, now lies still in death al
the morgue.
Mana Calvert, after writing number
of farewell letters and settling up her
earthly affairs, took dose of morphine
at Z 80 yesterday morning and breathed
her last at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in her room in the Bumiller block, nexl
to the Phillips block, on Spring street.
Shortly before O'Clock in the morn.
ing she was met on Spring street by
officer Roberts, and remarked in passing
that the morning was chilly. She went
upstairs to her room, and soon after
ward the occupants of the building ran
down stairs crying that she had COM
mitted suicide. When the officers
reached her room they found her lying
on the bed breathing heavily, with an
empty phial beside her. Medical assist
ance was summoned, but human skill
was unavailing.
The suicide was only 25 years of age,
was tall and somewhat inclined to EN-
bonpoint. Her hair was light brown
and luxuriant, while she possessed q
pure complexion, lighted by large.
ianguishing blue eyes. Altogether Mana
Calvert was dashing, handsome look
inc woman. On table near the dead
woman's bedside were several letters.
The first was addressed to her mother,
as follows:
Mrs z. Tibbetts The Palms:
MY DEAR OLD MOTHER: Forgive me,
and good-by. Take good care of my boy
as long as you live. From the one that
went wrong. MANA.
Please don't let any one take off the
ring you put on.
The second letter was to Eva Tibbetts,
her sister-in-law, who lives st Riverside,
and is given below: :.
DEAR EVA: When you get this I will
not be here. Take good care of my baby
until there is some other good home
provided for her. Forgive me if you
can for this rash act.
Bury the white rose with me; it is in
the Bible. GONE.
The third letter was addressed to
Patrolman Fisk, who is employed by
Insley & Kearney in their merchants
patrol service. 1t reads:
w. r. Fisk. 12lX West Third street:
JIM: have done it all right. Will
you please telegraph to Mrs. Eva Tib.
bets, Riverside. 1 forgive you for every
unkind word. From MANA.
Ditto-Please don't let anyone take off
the ring you put on. N. @.
The career of Mana Calvert is one ia
miliar to the readers of the local press.
She was married four years ago to Isaac
Calvert, q carpenter Of Los Angeles, at
Santa Monica, and had two children, a
boy and girl, the latter being but IL
months old. The couple lived happily
for two ears and then the wife went
wrong. A year ago the husband met
his wife and paramour on train at the
Palms. A violent scene ensued, and q
separation followed. A suit for adul-
terry against B. Crumb, member of the
fire department, and Mrs. Calvert, fol-
tional features, but Crumb escaped on a
ull6s O0lVOlb GnCA RAdCCo
her children in the custody of her
mother and sister-in-law. and since that
time had been leading an abandoned life.
She ended the somber story of shame
and disgrace by suicide yesterday.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest was held last evening at
the coroner's Office, and it was devel-
oped that the deceased was attended by
Doctors Jauch, Colburn, Crawford and
Fitzgerald in her last moments.
The first witness sworn was Officer
Roberts, who testified to going to God
frey's drug store and learning that the
deceased procured the poison there.
Messenger Boy Ren Horrell testified
that he was called to the room of de-
ceased and received note to the drug
gist, and the latter read it and said he
was not allowed to carry poison, and
refused 70 give it to him. He returned
the note to Mana Calvert, who then
went down herself and procured it.
II. D. Godfrey, druggist, testified that
Mana Calvert camet to his store, saying
she was suffering from neuralgia and
asked for morphine. She said she
wanted morphine powder and he sold it
to her. She had been customer for
year and half.
Isaac Calvert, the husband of the de-
ceased, was the next witness and testi-
fed: Deceased's name was Mamie E.
Calvert; she was 26 years old, native of
Michigan, and had been in Los Angeles
sixteen years. He had not been living
with her for year and half; she had
been married before witness married
her, and they were the parents of a girl;
she had boy by her former husband.
DR.. Jauch-I was called to see
woman in the building this morning,
and another woman came to me and
said: "When you are through come
and attend me in room 49," I went to
the room, and after knocking several
times she opened the door and told me
she was suffering from rheumatism. /
first thought she was intoxicated. and
told her to go to bed. She then said
she was tired of life, and had taken q
dose of morphine. l saw the empty
bottle and three letters, and rushed out
for assistance. We gave her antidotes
and used stomach pump, but she had
tah en- large dose, and died from NOR
phine at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
The letters found at the bedside OF the
dead woman were then placed in evil
dence.
Officer W. H. McKay-Went to Bu-
miller block, room %, this morning and
found woman lying there. Found
three notes and two bottles, one marked