Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-01
RUINED AND DESERTED.
A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE AT THE
HOTEL DEL CORANADO.
The Unfortunate a Prepossessing and
Well Educated Young Woman.
She Preferred Death to
Disgrace.

DAN uEGO, NOV. 0U.-NlglC before
last an attractive, prepossessing and
| highly educated young woman came
| down from her room at the Hotel del
Coronado, and between 8 and 10 o'clock
stepped out upon the veranda facing the
ocean, which vas lashed into fury by
the temptest that was sweeping over the
whole coast. She was quietly and ele-
gantly dressed in black, and wore only
lace shawl over her head. Nothing
more was seen of her until at 8 80 yes
terday morning, when the assistant
electrician OF the hotel, passing by the
shell walk at the end of the western
terrace, ssw her lying on the steps
leading to the beach. She was dead,
and an American bulldog revolver was
lying within two inches of her out
stretched right hand. A ragged wound
showed on the right temple, but the
rain had washed away all stains of
blood. Her body was soaking wet, stiff
and cold. Deputy Coroner Stetson was
notified, and he had the body removed
to Johnson & Co.'s undertaking rooms
in this city before many of the guests OF
the hotel were stirring.
The young woman came to the hotel
on Thanksgiving day and registered as
Mrs. Lott.e A Bernard, Detroit. She wac
reserved and Iadylike. Her clothing
was tine, but she had no baggage ex-
cepting small handbag. She kept her
room most of the time, and was visited
often by the housekeeper. whom she
told that she was afflicted with cancer of
the stomach. She said she was "a
years old, and spoke often OF her physi.
nd III,
spondent.
There are signs pointing to an attempt
on her part to commit suicide on Mon
day afternoon by means of drowning in
her bath. She told the housekeeper
that she proposed to take warm bath
for two hours or more, and that it would
help her. The matron demonstrated,
saying it would weaken her, but the
lady persisted. and the bath was pre-
pared. At the end of an hour, however,
she appeared and sent for bell boy to
rub her head. 1t was then noticed that
her hair was drenched to the roots, and
that her manner was nervous and un-
strung.
1t was understood that she expected
brother to arrive at the hotel, and she
anxiously awaited his coming. Monday
morning she inquired of bell boy if he
had arrived, and on receiving the usual
dlscouraging answer che said: "Oh, no
one comes to me any more!" She then
nerved herself for the final act, burning
all her letters and papers except an en-.
velope addressed to Mrs. Lottie Ander-
son Bernard, and on which ehe had
casually scribbled Coronado" Lillian
RUSSELL" and II don't know any such
man."
In her purse was found something
over 500, and she seemed in no stress for
money, having telegraphed to a Mr..
Allen, at Hamburg, Ia, and received an
answer that she could draw on him for
$50 on sight.
A telegram was sent to Mr.. Allen to
notify her relatives there and at Detroit,
and the authorities will await their in
structions as to the disposal of the re.
mains.
1t is now thought that she was not
suffering from cancer in her stomach,
but had been ruined, and realizing that
she had been deserted, as we'll, decided
to end her troubles. She was beauti-
ful woman. and when arriving here on
Thanksgiving day did not appear ill or
unhappy. Though representing her
brother, DR.. Anderson of Minneapolis,
as having parted from her at Orange,
with the understanding that he would
join her in a few days at Coronado, she
is said to have inquired at the Hotel
Brewster in this city whetherMr. and Mrs.
Anderson were staying there. Her evil
dent anxiety to trace the whereabouts
OF Anderson and her distress on receiv-
ing no advices from him after going to
the Hotel del Coronado are now believed
to prove that the man was not her
brother, but the one who was RESPONSE
BILE for her condition.
The coroner has dispatch from Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, requesting description
of the woman, and signed Harry M.
Barnard.
The inquest was held today, at which
evidence was elected tending to support
the theory of despair because OF her de-
sertion by her betrayer. Her evident
illness is attributed to medicines taken
with the purpose of effecting miscar-
riage, though this has not been fully
demonstrated, no post mortem examina-
tion having been authorized.
Governor Tillman and Lieutepant-