New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
WITH POISON AND PISTOL.
.,,sc s,lIIE c. KOOP KILLS HERSELF.
-,,ruy YOUNG BROOKLYN WOMAN


..rxn DEAD IN HER ROOM rY FRIEND
a.. so,,,e Clarinda Koop, the daughter of Her
n Koon committed suicide at an early hour
~ - ,rorninc at her home, No. l44 Mon
BROOKLYN, by taking chlorolcrm and
49,, tour bullets into her left sidc near the
...r q o2-calibre Smith & Wesson rcvo-
s"i" .USs Koop was twenty-eight years old.
w .,use of her suicide is thought to have been
ID leila from which she had been suffering
.,,oa her fathers sudden DEATH about four
e .. 400. Mr. Koop a wealthy retired mer-
y. and about four years ago, while he was
s-.o,sehack in the Pacifc-Strect Riding Academy,
ros seized with an apoplectic fit and died al
a. once The only son Of Mr. Koop, Herman
n was living in the house in Montagne-st
hvr Ills sister, Salie, and her twin sister,
s...hetb At the time of the tragedy. Mrs
s., died in giving birth to the twin sisters
'....er sister. Frances, died about two years ago
from typhoid fever
". Tso death of Mr.. Koop was a severe blow to
.r.. hu. +bc death of her sister, Frances, seemed
~. a serious effect on her mind, AMI since
a., time she had been frequently subjected 10
- mcIancholia The malady became so pro-
~" mood that physicians seriously thought of
.I..ng her in an insane asylum She was sent
:. OlS Point Comfort. Va, last year and returned
y. uuch improved In health that her friends were
,oneful of her complete recovery.
fast Wednesday evening Miss Hoops sister,
x,;,.beth was married to George Perry Fiske, the
.,-omony taking place in the Reformed Church
~ Brooklyn Heights, and Miss SalIe was the
,n.,d of honor A reception was held aiterward
=. tho home of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. Fiske
,hsr started for Washington on their wedding
.,;n One of the friends, Miss Gertrude Ncwield,
=, Georgetown. n. j.. remained at the house to
t.on Miss Saic Koop company for a few days.
IN Saturday evening Herman Koop. ir, accom-
naned by Miss Newfeld, attended reception
cven At the Germania Club in Schermerhorn-st.
On the same evening Miss Salie koop. with her
maid attended meeting of the Brooklyn Choral
Society. They returned some time before Mr.
Voon and Miss Newfcld reached the house Miss
Koon smoke pleasantly to the cook, an old family
servant who had let them in, and went upstairs
With her maid to her bedroom on the third floor.
After attending to her mistress the maid retired
10 her own room on the floor above.
II was l o'clock yesterday morning when
Herman Koop and Miss Newfeld returned home
and the latter at once went TO her room on the
,hpl floor front, which has door communicating
with Miss Salie Hoops room. On reaching her
Miss Koops room open a little way. At first she
noticed nothing unusual but soon she noticed
strange smell and then heard faint groans which
seemed to come from the bedroom in the rear Some
what alarmed she fastened toward the open door
where the strange odor became stronger and the
rroans more distinct, and gently tapping on
the door she called out 10 Miss koop Getting
no answer and now thoroughly frightened she
~ xx-iIo
schass at the sight Miss Koop in her night
dress lay on the bed and revolver lay beside
her Blood stained the night robe and counter
pane. Miss Ncwfeld screamed and staggered
TO seat while Mr. Koop ran into the room.
When Dr. Cotton and DR.. Rushmore arrived
they found Miss Koop unconscious with four
bullet holes in her breast and empty vial
labelled chloroform" under her pillow. The vial
bore the stamp of drug store at Atlantic-ave.
and Clinton-st.
On a table beside the bed were the following
lines in Miss Hoops handwriting
The rose is sweetest in death,
Yielding its last delicious breath.
All richly decked the woods appear
At the sad limit of the year
There Is spendor In the SKY
Like that when tie fair day doth die,
And when stormy harmony
Hath reused sense to ecstasy
The clearest, loveost notes OF all
Are those that last and lingering fall
And when some noble soul death doti part
Quitting earth's joys without a
To face with Grm and steadiast heart
The shadow Of the great unknown.
That Of all honors life could lend.
There's naught becomes him ike the end.
The young woman died about , 80 a. m.
The pistol was a new one and the cartridse-boX
found in tho room showed that il had heen pur-
chased at Kifc'S sporting agency, at No. ?lo
Fnlton-st TIE marriage Of her only remaining
sister is believed to have brought on a return of
her mclancholia. II WAS also intimated that thc
young woman llccnly felt the unfortunate ternlna-
tion of love affair about year and hai' ago.
Coroner kcaac held an inquest Yesterday ana
the jury brought in verdict OF shot during
temporary insanity" ,,
While the Coroner was holding the inquest, MI
Koop sent telegram TO Mr. and Mrs flshc, III
Washington, saying that Miss koop was seriously
III, and that il was desirable fer them TO return
At once. Mr. and Mrs Fiskc telcgraphcd Dacx
that they would return immediately. They ar
rived in BrooklVu late last night.