The record-union., 1895-04-12
Why the Woman Jumped From
the Oakland Ferryboat.
LEFT A LETTER ADDRESSED TO SAN
FRANCISCO'S CORONER.
Highway Robbery Committed in Santa
Clara County by Two Men Who
Impersonated Oficers-Handcu1fed
Their Victim and Relieved Him of
Large sum of Money.
special TO the RECoRp-Ux1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, April 1.-THE identity
of the young woman who jumped from
the Oakland ferryboat last night has been
partly established. To-day the Coroner
received letter through the mails signed
"Nettie Chase" telling him of her inten-
tion to jump into the bay and saying that
she had been deceived by married man,
mentioning the name Of MIR. Dunn as
the man who had led her astray. She
said she wished to remain unidentified
and to be buried in the potter's field. She
inclosed a letter to Dunn, which was to
be handed to him in case he should
identify her body. The letter is addressed
My Dear Beloved and tells of her suf-
ferring when she discovered that he had
deceived her and told her he was already
married.
The letter says: 81 die not accusing
you of having placed me IN my present
condition, but for the love L have for you.
Hoping to meet you in heaven, L am
your true, broken-hearted Nettie."
KNOWN AT VALLEJO.
VALLEJO, April 1.-THE woman who
jumped from the Oakland ferry boat was
known in Vallejo as having attempted to
kill &. w. Dunn, a waiter, on the night
of January 10th last. She fired two shots
at him, one taking effect in the arm. The
woman disappeared in the darkness and
Dunn attempted to hush The matter up.
Every effort TO discover the woman's
identity tailed. She was known as Net
tie. but no one knew her last name.
Shortly after the shooting the following
letters were received by the Vallejo
Chronicle. They were not published at
the time, as the writer could not be To-
caIed:
''VALLEJo, February 4th.
"DedT Editor: AS gOssipers and scan
dal-mongers, Vallejo people are bother
ing their heads in the endeayOr TO ascer-
tain who shot MIR. Dunn recently, and as
several innocent married woman have
been uniustly accused OF doing the shoot
ing, therefore | write you 10 inform the
public in general that /, q woman who
had a good and lovely home, tried TO
kill Mr.. Dunn, my intention being to kill
him and then myself
II became acquainted with Dunn two
years ago, at which time he was Gov
ernmenU detective, but he lost his posi-
tion on account of his lust for women.
My parents are highly respected, and
married a man whom L thought l loved,
but when l met Mr.. Dunn found that
did not love my husband.
Mr.. Dunn is ana always was a great
ladies' man, and seems TO have power
over women which is irresistible. l telI
madly in love with him and endeavOr9d
TO win his affections, but he leIl in love
Nath me as much as he ever did any
woman, which was just enough to aInuse
himself, and not to disturb himself. See
ing that his love could not be won l con-
cluded to end my misery, and if l could
not have him no one else should AL
though his wife Is now in town, yet | will
finish the work which [ started. and
upon turning he gun upon myself the
people of the city OF Vallejo will then
know who the mysterious woman is who
erred on account of her undying love for
man who belongs to another.
Dunn has had many halr-breadth es-
capes, for he was shot in the foot by an
angry husband when be was in the en-
ploy of the Government and in 1898
young woman, who mad been married
two weeks, took shot at him in Sacra-
mento the bullet grazing his head, she
being promised chance TO run away
with him. In Petaluma married man
caught him with his wife and knocked in
his four front teeth. While in the same
town TWO girls of the four hundred had a
tight over him, and another gave him
horsewhipping. Then he LETT town and
got married, trusting that married life
would change his ways. He seems to be
crazy after married women, but, despite
all this, love him madly. l inclose a
PetaIuma item regarding him as proof
and trust that l may soon lay him be-
meath the sod before he breaks any more
hearts, as two young girls in the past two
years have committed suicide over him.
I am WRONGED WOMAN"
The Chronicle falling to publish the
above letter, brought the following re-
ply:
VALLEJO, March 9Th.
"TI0 the Vallejo Clronicte-MR. EDITOR:
/ see you failed to publish the note I
wrote you regarding the heart breaker,
Mr.. Dunn. You probably think L did
not mean what [ said, but you will see
within three days more my intentions
are to kill that man and then myself.
have informed him of this fact, but he
still ignores my request"
Dunn left here few days ago, and ii is
believed that the woman, despairing OF
accomplishing her purpose, decided TO
end her existence.