The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-17
HER WASTED LIFE.
Downfall and Death of
Minnie Estees.
What DIR. NJ. B. Estees SAYS About
the Woman Who Once Claimed
to Have Been His Wife.

Shortly after o'clock last Sunday evening a
young man accompanied by woman heavily
yelled entered the Receiving Hospital, and he
woman's companion informed DR.. Berry that
she wanted 10 be treated for erySipelas 10 her
face.
When the woman removed her veil 1t was
seen that her counteDance was swelled and
blOated. and she seemed TO be suffering con-
siderable pain.
Il am friend Of The lady," remarked the
man to the doctor, land have brought her from
Mission and New Montgomery streets, where
she met with an accident last Friday night"
After giving the doctor this information the
man Stood around for few moments while The
woman's face was being attended 10. Then all
OF sudden lie disappeared, and that was the
last seen OF him.
When the Woman's pain had been eaSed some
what she was given in charge OF the matron to
be put 10 a cot, and il was then found that she
was in generally pttiable condition physically
fl ON The effects OF morphine. Her cot hes
were also dirty and ragged and gave ample
signs that she had been living in some squalid
quarters. 10 the pocket OF her dress was found
a phial full of morphine.
Over her left eye a small cut, which was
new. and infiamrd like the rest OF her face from
the effects of the eryslDelas which had set in.
In respOnse 10 questions she said that her
name was Minnie EStees and repeat ed the same
story as her companion had about coming from
Mission and New Mon gomery streets.
Que was uHdDlc 10 give Tue NUMBER OF the
house and atierward said it was on Mission
street, near New Montgomery. AS TO the
wound over her eve she seemed disncned to
talk, simply saying that on Friday night she
was cut by piece of glass from broken lamp
chimney, and added that not having taken care
| of IL erysipelaS had set in.
DR.. Berry thought that the wound looked
| more like knife cut than anything else; but
| as 1t did not appear 10 be serious he only
| dressed il III the usual manner.
Neither was the Woman's general condition
| looked upon as likely TO terminate fatally. All
| thai was needed. in the physicIan's OPINION
! was proper care TO bring the woman around all
| right Soon after being placed In The cot she
| called wildly for her bottle of morphine. When
| II was denied her she begged that some of the
! drug be administered TO her.
She WIS finally Quieted, but at intervals
! during the night she became lnsolent, and when
/ she Was not asking for morphine she INDUCED
| In prOfane langu ge.
| About 10 o'clock in the morning she was put
| in the van to be taken TO The City and County
! Hospital Before the wagon started, though,
| she tainted. and it WAS deemed best TO take her
! back TO her cot. From that time she began to
| sink, and at o'clock In the afternoon she
| breathed her last.
! After The body had been removed to the
| Morgue some Of the circumstances Of the case
| aud the fact of her identity were revealed.
! What came TO light was the old, old story OF a
! beautiful woman falling into evil ways ana
! drifting gradually down tbe social scale until
| the almost inevitable end of all is reached-an
| outcaSps share III slab ia the MOrgue.
DIR. Melville b. Estee heard OF the death of
| the woman who bears his name from CALL