The morning call., 1893-12-19
A BABY'S CLOTHES.
The Mystery of Carrie
Fosters Life.
A WOMAN'S STRANGE STORY.
She Relates Her Relations With
RudinSki.
HER PAST is NOT REVEALED.
She Is Sinking Fast and Takes Her
Ante = Mortem Statement - Re-
fuses to Divulge Her Name.
A WoMAN'S STRANGE STORY.
HER PAST IS NOT REVEALED.

Caroline Foster. alias Burke, is sinking
fast at the Receiving hospital. and it is
not expected that she will live more than
twenty-four hours.
Yesterday morning Clerk Reynolds of
Chief Crowley's Office took down her ante
mOrtem statement as follows:
knowing am about TO die and being certain
thai l Will not get WE'LL make this statement.
/ met Rudinski one year ago last May.
agreed TO live with him as his wife and II we
found we could agree were TO marry. After L
bad been living with him some time he pro-
posed 10 me to 90 TO work In some dive he
said to assist him along when he was without
money.
He tailed TO support me- and left him about
four months ago and Went 10 work il Raymond.
Merced County, as a waitress in the Raymond
Hotel, where L remained about three weeks.
COmlne back TO this city then wenl to work in
the Hill house, Sausalito, where remained
about three months.
came over 10 this city two or three weeks
ago and have been stopping at or 6 Prescott
street. On Saturday, The 18TH inst, at about
$50 P. NJ was walking up the stairs OF 512
Grant avenue 10 visit Mrs. Dr. More, when
heard some one running up the steps behind
me. turned around but did not know who it
was until he got close TO me; then l realized
IL was Jan RudinSki, as he spoke to me ana |
recognized his voice. He asked me to 20 some
where with him, as he wanted 10 talk 10 me for
bali an hour. replied. NO, l don't want to-"
He then asked me If that was the last l had TO
say. and ! said Il was the last wanted 10 have
10 say 10 MIN. / lDSn saw MIN QrdW MS lanQ
from his Overcoat pocket and noticed he had
pistol IN IL. L pushed him downs airs, but over
balanced myself aud went down TWO or three
steps also.
Jan Rudnski then FREQ at me. striking me
in the stomach with the bullet. He turned and
ran soon as he fired and | followed after.
1n the full knOwledge that | Will soon meet my
maker i soemnly declare that Jan Rudinski
has no other reason 10 shoot me than those
that l have stated.
am % years of age. For the reason l do
bring liSpraca
connected with me l Will not give my right
name.
She positively refuses 20 give her true
name. Rudinski said on Saturday night
that she told him her true name was Carrie
Burke and that she was an orphan and
had been brought up with the family of
Mrs. Hurrell of Victoria, B. c. To prove
this statement she wrote letter to that
address, but it was returned unopened in
closed iD another envelope.
There is undoubtedly q sad story con-
nected with the young woman's past life
which, owing TO her determination not to
reveal her name, will De buried with her
when she dies.
DR.. Somers says she is evidently a
woman of refinement and had been forced
from the paths of rectitude not from
choice, but from necessity.
Since she was taken to the Receiving
II Osptal her greatest anxiety has been
concerning a small box which was in her
room at Grant avenue. 1t was generally
thought that the box contained jewelry or
some other valuables, but 1t was ascer-
tained yesterday that its only contents
were clothing that had been worn by a
baby and tiny pair of shoes. The natural
suppostion is that she has treasured them
Ia memory of her own dead baby. Poor
soul, sh- does not know that strangers
have learned the secret Of the contents of
the box, which she tried to guard so jeal-
Uusly.
She requested that the box should be
taken to the hospital. and it is placed near
her cot, where Ter eyes can dwell upon it.
1t was not there that the secret of its con-
tents were obtained, but at the house
where she rOomed. 1t is probable she will
request that the box be buried with her.
Rudnski is authority for the statement
that she told him she had been married
and that her husband was counterfeiter
He thought she said that her husband was
serving term for that crime. Probably
that IS the reason why she refused to
marry Rudinski. The name of her hus-
band Rudinski could not remember, but it
was something like Jim Rattlesnake"
He said it sounded like that She also
told Rudinski that she was all Italian, and
if her husband was also of that nationality
it would plain Rudinski's mistake as to
the name.
Charles Mateskey. the mutual friend of
Rudnskl and his victim, says that she told
him she had no friends in the world, and
she looked upon him as her only friend,