The morning call., 1892-02-23
ACROSS THE BAY.
Supposed Suicide Of Lulu III.
Hamer at HayWards.
Frsz5b.si5nists' Confereucs-A yieriu Of n
temuera1ce-Quiet Observance Of the Day.
Opening Of Pie5mont's School

The town Of Haywards was all excite
me8t Yesterday over the supposed suicide
of Miss Lulu May Hamer, q well-knoWn
musfC-teacher, aged 90. From what could
b. learned it seems that she had for some
time been keeping company with Dr. Frank
II Gates. who for some time mad drug
store in The town, bat not long ago failed.
1t was learned that on Sunday he and she
had been driving around the country and
through the town. In the evening the
doctor was at the house, when Mrs. Hamer,
the young Iady's mother. went out TO spend
tire evening, leaving Miss HameT, she says, IN
good spirits. Dr.. Gates stated that they sat
and talked awhile and she went over to the
piano and played and sang some While
she as doing so he quietly slipped out, as
he says, for a joke. Il was learned that
when the young woman found that she was
alone she went and put on her wraps and
went 60 the store Of Druggist Boone, where
she bought some whisky, which she drank.
AfterwaId she met Dr. Gates on the street
and angTiy chided him for leaving her as
lie did. He endeayored to persuade her
that it was joke, which he says he really
INTENDED, bat size remained angry
BUYING THE MORPHINE
Finally size asked him to walk up the
street with her but he refused to d this,
saying though that he would 50 home with
her. She declined 70 20 home and they
parted. She went TO Reds drugstore aud
called him down into the store and ordered
f0Tty-eght grains Of morphine (she was
particular about the amount and some
whisky. Reid put the morphine in box
and put il down on tie showcase. when
Miss Hamer took it up. Reid told her to
let bin put a label on It, but she told him 1t
H., H. d Na.H -Ng.
intended 10 90 with II, and she SAID u MIN
that it was none Of his business. As she had
frequently purchased drugs, which he knew
were for Dr. Gates, he thought nothing
strange about 10, but registered the sale Of
tie faTty-eight grains Of morphine. When
her m0.heT, Mrs. EYaline Y. HameT, returned
10 her home, pretty little cottage on a
street. near Castro. Lulu told her that she
had taken some morphine, and she
was afraid she had taken too much.
Her mother asked her why she had taken
IT., and she said she had taken it for head
aci.e and On the recommendation Of
friend. Her mother told her she should
have asceTtaiEed how much to take before
she attempted TO use il. This was about $3.50
O'clock ~ the evening. DR.. Gates was sent
p for Immediately. but when be arrived coma
had set in. lie sent for DR.. Dean, his
partner. and the two worked until nearly
/ O'Clock yesterday morning with the
st0mach-pump and usual remedies, but
without avail.
AN INQUEST AT THE HOUSE.
Coroner Eyers was summoned at an early
hour yesterday and held an inquest at the
house. He took the testimony Of Mrs.
IameT, the young w0maG's mother. that OF
d. Gates ana Druggist Reid. The jury re-
iuT0ed a verdict that she came to her
death from morphine poisoning, taken by
herself, without indicating whether it was
he belief Of the members that 1t was acct
dental or pTemeditated. The deceased was
well known in Oakland and I'm the adjOin-
ing towns. as well as Haywards.
During he examination Of DR.. Gates at
the inquest the Coroner asked him whether
DE and Miss Hamer were engaged. He
answered, formally, no; taeitly, yes" He
denied that there had been any trouble be-
tween him and her, and affirmed positively
that he slipped out Of the room only in a
joke, and that prior TO doing so they both
had been in the best of humOr. lie eX-
planned that 1t was q trick OF his TO slip out
IL was said by those supposed TO be &C
Quainted with the circumstances that Mrs.
HameT was opposed to the marriage, and
mat they were waiting to overcome her OPP
position. The deceased bad a brother,
Martin c. HameT, who is a messenger Of
Wells, Fargo q Co. 8 Express Company, and
iuns out OF San Francisco. Another brother
was the private secretary OF john j. Val
entine, Superintendent OF Wells-Fargo, but
died not long ago.
CONFERENCE OF PROHIBIUONIsTs.
The conference Of the prohibitionists of
Alameda County was held IN Upper Ham,
ilt0n Hall yesterday. Papers were pre-
senied by well-knOWn prOhibitiOnists on
different phases Of the work. The pledges
q Tor temperance people to vote the prohibi-
ton ticket at the next Presidential cleo
lion. providing 100000 votes can be de-
rended on. were mentioned and every one
was urged 10 obtain sigBers to them. The
work Of Messrs. WOlffenberger and Huekins
was commended. They held a meeting last
pirht. at which the former delivered An adj
dress and the latter sang number Of tenn
pprance songs.
Two BOYS named Otto Roos and c. f.
Wood have been arrested for riding on the
sidewalks fter o'clock in the evening, in
violation of the ordinance which prohibits
tie use Of bicycles on sidewalks between
the hours of in the evening and 6 In the
morning
The new Piedmont School building was
opened yesterday with patriotic songs and