The morning call., 1893-09-09
THE WAGES OF SIN
Leila HaIl0ck Found Her
Reward.
OWED ONLY FOR HER COIN.
She Deserted Her Husband to Wed
Another, and Ended 1t All
by Suicide.

CHICAGO, Sept. S-The guests in the
Gault House were aroused at o'clock this
morning by shot in room "a, to which
earlier IN the evening had been assigned
couple who registered as T. Hastings and
wife, New York. the door was forced
open and Mrs. Hastings was found uncon-
scious in bed. In her left side was a bullet
wound and near her left hand revolver.
She was alone. and all the surroundings
point to an attempted suicide.
II appears the man left immediately after
he was shown to the room and did not re-
turn. A physician was summoned. but
was unable so restore the woman to con-
sciOusuess and she was taken to the hospi-
tai. Papers and notes found in the room
go to show that the woman's name is not
Hastings, but Mrs. Berthold Pepper.
The closing page of novel entitled
"Where Love Begins was lying on the
floor. On this was written in a woman's
hand the following: 1T is hard to find
oneself forsaken in strange place.
There was nlso written the name and ad-
dress of Bert Pepper, 31s Kearny street.
San Francisco, care DR.. V. Popper." and
the words ''good-by forever, Bert The
wages of sin is DEATH" This is signed
Leila"
In the womsn's trunk was marriage
certificate. showing that on September 6.
1898, Cornelius Flynn, Alderman OF the
First District of New York, married Leila
A. Hallock of New York and BeFthOld
Pepper of MoricheS. Long Island.
The woman died at the hospital a few
hours after having been found, never hav-
ing regained Consciousness. The man
who accompanied her has not returned.
Among the woman's effects WAS a bank
book of the Merchants National at New
York, showing a credit of SS2j The
woman was 80 years old and stYlishly
dressed.
After being in the house a short time the
woman, aceompa led by one IF the hotel
belIboys, went to neighborng pawnshop
and bought the revolver with which she
committed The deed. The man RccOm-
panying her was 80 years old, short AID
slight. with brown mustache. The Co..
oher's jury rendered a verdict Of suicide.
The theory is that Mrs. Pepper left her
husband in New York City, where she
was married on Wednesday, and ran away
with a man who gave his name as Has
tings.
A letter was received at the Gault House
this evening addressed 10 Mrs. Hastings.
1t evidently had been written by the man
who deserted the unfortunate woman.
The writer says in part:
II leave you forever am ever so much
obliged for what you have done for me.
You see 1 only liked you for what you
have done for me. My advice TO you is TO
60 home to your husband at once. told
you that was no good aud that you didn't
know me. | will return what you have
given me within one year" ~
New York. Sept S.-Lelfa HaIloGt n VII o. a
was married to man named POpDer 4
New York on Wednesday and who corEY
mitted suicide to-day in Chicago, was tne
wife of Charles ii. Hallock, prnsk5Tous
merchant of Morichas. l., I. Sh5&>Was
daughter of DR.. Charles Roberts of Mas
tic. l.. l. About a week ago she packed
her trunk, took everything of value be-
longing to her, and left home. Her hus-
band did not know where she had gone,
nor had lie heard from her until the news
of her suicide and bigamist marriage were
telegraphed here this afternoon. Pepper
is not known here.
Bert Pepper. whose name was written
on the novel, is Berthod Pepper, % years
of age. the son of DR.. Y. Popper of this
city.
The young man while in this city was
pretty wild and his father felt greatly re-
lieved when two years ago he ginok his de-
parture for the East.
few days since the elder Pepper re-
ceived a letter from his son, dated New
York, August so. In this ne wrote that he
hoped soon to be able to repay what he
owed his father. but made no al!usion to
marriage.
DR.. Pepper, when spoken TO about the
matter. said he did not know the woman
who killed herself. never having heard Of
her.