The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-11
DIED FOR JEALOUSY.
4 Yosng Wife BlsWs Out Her
Brains Before Her Husband


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IA Jessfe Asker. si1b g Col Ashss. the
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.saeeeo Suicide ySsesrdsy afbsfneon sbous
0oUoex y hsr rpeans g SlB BourtA asrss9
a.noos - The prsseaes q her husband. ~
sseoeang hssso6 - ~ moush. The ossd
was she result q 1enostic ipSeaicisy, she
nf1iy bskisving Shas hsr hushend w.
seesecsang hsf for the conpany a other
Woabeo.
FL Asasr b . usll-knowu Asuss 70 tAoss
who paszooiss The shsats1. He has .
swarsny eompssxioa. esscs hguss, Soatures
Nse0htiDg shooo a. The is4e Thomaa
dendefsoa Boyd and q vi4hal 3 splendid
musician. He married The young woman
vho nou lfes q the nergue Ave yssss eco
y Osekuo, when she - ooly Is yuaxs old.
ne avoided stating where they usss mar
neo o. tlne 6rst paaco 81 meeting, but b
oaad - havo net her On the VARSITY staga
AsneT hes lived IN Seattle for several
ysau. but his wis has besn hsrs only the
greater part Of the past eighteen moathA
Aftsr she ssturnsd ftom : visit 70 hsr
parents IN Tsoutdale. Or. lass spring. they
TOOK rooms - Mr.. +. r. Georges house,
. NJ southeass corner Of Nadiaon and
t0ortA streets. She fairly uonshipsd
her husband. but thought hs did not care
~ ~ - Husband shoald Often vithin
ths past three monshe she eame TO Nra
0eoRge. aAd. giving way 70 grief. told her
ehat L. Tie che VS. lsading uoutd have
20 end some time and The sooner the bet
Ter. Ma George. . motheriy looking
woman, trisd 70 smooth down the stnmb-
ling hlocks 70 the lfstle uomanss happi-
neas, bat aivays recsiye1 the answer that
che might kill hersoIf aay momenk lt
uas not unusual Tor her 70 start out
during m aflsfnoon ssrching for Aaher.
FIRMLY imprsssed with the feeling
that hs was in the company of
some fair actress. Wednesday aftarnoon
Mrs. Geosks had al sho could do 20 keen
ArA Asher from ending hsf life. and won't
% far - - bsg her 70 1--we up the Smith 4
Wesson revolver she was carrying. The
weapon hslomged 10 Mr.. Asher, and before
svsning ~ put Il hack IN ~ place In her
room. Hhe WAS cheerful while playing
cards n he sweating, once leavins the
table 70 - what her husband vas doing
laughinsiy: ''Oh. he = looking down the
music Of gun"
She vasuot fseling % happy yesterday
vhsn Ar. Ashsr lslt he housa. and after
dinner vent out 70 search Tor him. She
vent % Tie laks, but not finding him
there. fetufned 10 the house and asked
Mn George Il be had returned. He had
not. and she went down town 10 - u she
could 6nd him. Again che 1as unsuccsss-
ful. for he was in Dixon's barber shop, on
Columbia street. having his hair cut when
she went pasA Some one told Asher that
his wife had inst sons pask up the street,
and he remarked that no would 20 homo
and join her. She had turnsd the corner
q Fourth and columhIs streets, when he
came ont Of shs shop. asd reached the
house without knowing fhat he was fol-
loving. She walked around 10 the back
door. where NrS George vas standing.
and handed her rose. rsmsrking - she
did 20:
II am tired Of living this way"
Mrs.. George replied: ''You don't want
TO talk like that Get along the best way
ron can and try mot to mind It," Then
Ma George told her 10 take the ross hack
- Il would do her good, but Nss. Asher
shook her head. and - she walked into
the house remarked:
II shall not need Il again"
Altar che entered her room shs wrote .
few lines on ths'ny leaf Of book and had
thrown OF her hat when Mr.. Asher walked
In. She glanced q him, sas down on the
edge of the bed and said something In %
low . voice thas hs did not understand.
He turned and asked her what shs said:
''Nsvsr mind." she replied, and COM
msnced 70 unbutton the bosom Of her
dress She fumbled With something, and
Asher caught sight Of what no thought
WAS revolver. He sprang to the door 20
call Mrs. George, and. - his cry went out,
the sharp report OF . revolver Was heard
and his wife fell 70 the floor with blood
squirting from her mouth. MrA George
and Mr.. Asher reached her side in . few
moments, bat the deed was done: the bull
let had pierced the base Of the brain
through the mouth, causing instant death.
OfEicer Brooks, who Was passing the house
on . car. heard the shot and
came TO So what Vas the matter.
On learning what had happened he
tslephoued TO headquarters and in short
time Lieutenant Hun and Ofacsr Peer
were ct the house. Coroner Horton came
soon after and. after pushing his wry
through the crowd Of people that had
gathered outside and in the house, CON-
msnced his official Investigation. The
frat thing that caught his eye was the
note that lay on the center table. He
picked il up and read:
send my things 70 my sister, Minnie.
'.Troutdale.
Oregon.
minnie Rosecrantx,
Mrs. s. Aaher."
Then be turned his attention 70 the
body. which lay 1T fuli length on the door
With the head ct the base Of the mantsl.
The left side Of the face was covered with
blood, obscuring the features and making
them look CHASTITY. A few drops Of the
red fluid had fallen on her dress, Q we'll
made garment Of nice goods. and IL was
noticed that . siny stream had run down
her neck. mixing with her fine brown hair.
The coroner picked up the gun that had
done the deadly work. and. ~ he turned
10 speak to the husband. Mrs. George
placed . ndkerchisf over the face OF the
dead. The dead wagon came. and in .
short time the body was at Bonnsy &
S,ewayt's morgue.
Mr.. Asher said he knew Of no reason
Why his wife should commit suicide. They
had never guarded. and IL she Was jea.-
Gus Of him be did not know Of il He
should judge, however. by the letter she
lefs that sns Vas out Of her head. Last
nisht he sens n m~nsa9o 70 her parents M