The record-union., 1894-03-19
SIZE SHOT TO KILL.
Jennie EIIsmore's Midnight Attempt
at Suicide.
In Fit of Dependency She Aims q
Bullet at Her Heart-She
Refuses to Talk.

About five minutes before II o'clock
last night young woman named Jennie
Elsmore shot herself with suicidal intent
in the saloon at l0l7 Eighth street, be-
tween j and X. She was alive at last ac-
counts this morning, but the chances are
decidedly against her recovery.
At the hour named the proprietor OF
the saloon went to the door to deliver an
order for some beer, and as he returned
to the saloon the girl came along Eighth
street from the Clunie building. where
she has been rooming, and slipped in
side through the alley entrance. Going
direct to one of the private rooms, or
boxes, she went in unk known to the pro-
prietor.
Presently pistol shot was heard, and
the proprietor of the saloon ran to the
door, but found it locked. Officer Logue,
who was at Eighth and j streets at the
time, heard the shot and fastened to the
saloon. The door was broken open and
the girl found lying on the floor in a cor
ner of the room, with blood streaming
from wound in her left side. BY her
side lay 3S-caliber pistol of the Marlin
make.
In entering the room the proprietor of
the saloon stepped upon something,
which proved to be the bullet with which
the girl shot herself.
The patrol wagon was called and the
wounded girl taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where City Physician Ogden
attended her.
1t was found that the bullet entered the
left breast about two inches below and
little to the left of the nipple and passed
entirely through the body, emerging
near the spine. 1t passed just below the
heart, and apparently did not penetrate
the lungs, so there is just possibility
that she may recover.
1t is said that the girls home was
formerly i'll Nevada City. a few days
since she received a letter (said to have
been from Montana, since which time
she has appeared respondent and down.
hearted.
Several years ago she first took up her
residence here, but went away. returning
again few months since. She had been
living with saloonkeeper until recently,
The wounded girl informed Officer
Logue that she had written a letter to her
mother, which would explain her reasons
for taking her own life, but further than
that she refused to say anything. She
was in great pain at first but at l:30
o'clock this morning was resting quietly
under the influence of an opiate.
That she shot to kill is evident, and had
the bullet struck an inch higher than it
taken to the Morgue instead of the Re-
ceiving Hospital.
LETTER To HER MOTHER.
Since the above was written Officer
Logue visited the girls room and found
the letter she had written to her mother
inclosed in book, which is as follows:
To whoever finds this note, please
send it to my mother, Mrs. II. j. Marker,
Nevada City:
Darling Mother: L know you will feel
bad when you get this note. l only write
it to tell you, dear mother, farewell.
II will be good-by to you. 1t
is the last letter you will ever
receive from your daughter. l can't
come home, and am so near to you it
breaks my heart. What is life worth liv-
| ing for when one cannot see their mother?
1t is fathers fault. But he is no father
of mine to treat me like he has. Mother,
darling, do not worry about me. l would
not do this if l could see you, but / cam
not, and it breaks my heart. / am wor-
ried to death and life is not worth living.
Ii / could come home and live L would
be happy. Good-by, dear mother. l am
sick. L can't write any more. God bless
you. H.
Your loving daughter to darling
mother"