The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-31

Hormsr Seattle woman Broker Hearted
Through SlandeP.
The San Francisco papers announce the
death, under peculiarly sad circumstances,
Of Mrs. MolIie voiz, who Was formerly
well known in this city, having been en-
pioyed In the postoffice. Mrs. Volx was
member OF tho Virginia family of
Mathews. which removed to San Diego
twelve years ago, and was q pretty
brunette. She was secretly married and
moved to this city some years ago with
her parents. who are now living at
Samish.
Mrs. Volz's marriage proved an unhappy
one. and she had for some time had di-
vorce suit pending in tho San Francisco
court, and during the present year had
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Michal Bren-
nan. wife Of an engineer on q Coast
steamer, at the st. Nicholas hotel, in that
city. In this city she had become en-
gagged to marry e. L. Dean as soon as she
could secure . divorce from her first hus-
band.
1t was while she was making the last OF
these visits that the events occurred which
caused her death. One evening in May
she entertained her friends at the hotel at
musicale, being good musician as we'll
linguist. Among them were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Smith, who boarded at the st.
Nicholas. About June 10, at O'Clock in
the morning, Smith knocked at Mrs.
Voiz's door. the latter, putting on
wrapper, opened it, and Smith
forced his way in and closed it behind
him. Mrs. Smith. in search of her
husband, knocked at the door. Mrs. Vols
fought her way to it and admitted tho
irate wife. A scene followed, Mrs. Smith
broke bottle Of cough syrup on her hus.
bands head. both women went into
mysteries and made such noise that the
whole house was aroused and went to the
scene. Mrs. Smith told her suspicious,
the other boarders spread the story,
and IL was published in ono Of
the local papers with embellishments.
The next day that paper published
correct version OF the affair,
but the harm was already done. Mrs.
Smith began suit for divorce, and Mrs.
Vo,x took to her bed such a sick woman
| that she never recovered. She was taken
to the German hospital and died there of a
broken heart on July 81, being buried in
the hospital plot in the cemetery last Mon
day. with no friends present but the other
guests Of the hotel. The body is, how.
ever. to be disinterred and sent to her
family at Samish.
The following letter from her intended
husband was received by a friend in San
Francisco:
SEATTLE. Wash. July -, 1898.
Dear Friend. Your sad message was
received between 3 and 4 p. m. today. All.
though have been daily and hourly ex-
pecting such message il did not make il
the less sad. Poor. dear Moliie! To think
she died away from home aud i'm hos.
pital- have no doubt she had everv care
and attention there. still the thoucht, of
any one cared for being in hospital was
always repugnant to me.
II wired her father as soon as YOUR Mos
sage came to telegraph you whether Ia
bury her there or not You should receive
message from him some time tomorrow
tSendayt.
Did she suffer till the last, or were her
last moments easyf have no requests 20
make now. unless she left her thing, in
your charge. it so. and yon can. I would
like my letters returned. You know she
Vas married woman and expected To yat
divorce this summer So you will nm
derstand shy would like TO have them
She also has my cane In her trunk. /,
bears my name and she took II in fun I.'s
keepsake. Respectfully your friend.
e l.. DEAN.
'Molie's mother is Mrs. Joseph Matthew,
Sanish. Wash.