The herald., 1895-04-15
Miss Lizzie Carroll Suicides in
the Mcdonald Block a
SAD AND MYSTERIOUSAFFAIR
Police Making Searching Investigation
of the Case s.s
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Sewing Girl Selects the Room of J. e. StickIey
and Charles Sangster as the Scene
of Her Death TX

! sometime yesterday afternoon woman
between 25 and 30 years of age entered
room 80 in the lodging house on the third
floor of the Mcdonald block at 1877 North
Main street. She removed her wrap ard
stylish Easter bonnet, took a loaded re-
volver from her pocket, cooked it, placed
it on the lounge, took an enormous dose
of morphine and they laid down on the
sofa to await death.
| When she was discovered about II
O'Clock last evening life was almost ex-
tinct. She was too far gone to be resusci-
tated. Several remedies were admins
| tered but the deadly drug had so thor
oughly taken hold of her system that all
endeavors to bring back the waning life
were fruitless.
There is a mystery about this whole
case that will be unraveled by the police.
The room where the poor girl was found
was occupied by J. e. Stickler and
Charles Sangster. Both men claimed last
night that they did not even know the
girl, and they were very much surprised
at seeing her there in their apartments.
Stickler asserts that about 10 O clock he
went up to retire. He endeavored to put
the key into the lock of room 80, but it
would not, go in. He found a key al
ready in the lock, and opened the door
and went in. Then he discovered the girl
on the sofa gasping for life.
Sangster was very much excited about
the matter, and talked like man who
was worried and fearful. There we're
tears in his eyes when he answered ques-
tions asked about the girl, but he stead
lastly held to the statement that he knew
nothing Of her.
Both Sangster and Stickler at first de-
clined to give their names After the
body was removed to the receiving hos
pital the yolng men proceeded to pack
some wearing apparel in valise, and
announced to the landlord that they
would not sleep in room 80, as they were
afraid to. They departed, and later the
police started out to look for them.
When Detective Goodman arrived at
room 80 the occupants had disappeared.
An examination of the room disclosed
their identity, through letters addressed
to them. The detective searched their
trunks and found some letters. receipts
and minor articles that may be needed
but discovered nothing to indicate who
the woman was. The trunks and wear
ing apparel can only be removed by an
order from the police; so in all probable
ity both men will be present at the sta
tion today.
They evidently intended to move, for
the detective discovered among their
room rent in Broadway lodging house
from April 10Th to May 18th.
One of the two men probably knows the
name of the suicide for she had his key
and went straight to his room to take her
life. The landlord says that no woman
was ever known to visit the rooms before
the dead girl slipped in yesterday. She
brought enough morphine with her to
kill five people. The empty bottle re-
posed on the washstand
But what she had the revolver for unless
it was to take shot at somebody besides
herself no one can con ecturc. She had
it ready for instant action, too.
On the girls person was five cent piece
and a handkerchief 1t was plainly evil
dent that she was not woman of the
town for her hands indicated she was q
sewing girl. The evidences of needle
work were easy to be seen upon them.
She was dressed neatly and although not
beautiful in feature she was of exquisite
form. So
Messrs. Stickler & Sangster will today
be called upon to disclose to the coroner
all they know about the unfortunate
woman. sr
At2 O'Clock this morning DR.. Bryant
stated that the woman is certain to die. 3
At 2:3O a. IN. Detective Goodman sue
ceeded in ascertaining the name of the
Young woman through clew obtained
from one of the letters found in room 30,
She is Miss Lizzie Carroll. and is EN-.
ployed by family named Church, at I36
West Pco street. The police had not at
the above hour found either of the men.