Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-04-20
BATTERED. Bruised and Shot but Still
 in the Ring. A DELUDED WOMAN Leaps to Her Death From an Oakland Ferry
 Boat.
DELUDED WOMAN

last young woman jumped from an Oakland ferry boat and was drowned. Yesterday the coroner received letter through the mail signed ''Nettie Chase" telling him of her intention to jump into the bay, and saying that she had been deceived by married man, mentioning the name of MT. Dunn as the man wbo had led her astray. She said she wish ed to remain unidentified and to be buried in the potter's field. She enclcs- ed letter to Dunn which was to De handed to him in case he should identify her body. This letter is addressed "My Dearly Beloved" and tells of her suffer ing when she discovered he had deceived her and told her he was alread married. The letter says:
 ''I dIe, not accusing you of having placed me in my present condition. but for the love have for you. Hopping to meet you in heaven, I am your true, broken-hearted, NETTIE."
 VALLEJO, April l2--The woman who jumped from the Oakland ferry boat was known in Vallejo as having attempted to kill C.. 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 failed. She was known as Nettie, but no one knew her last name. Shortly after the shooting the following letters were received by the Vallejo Chronicle. They were not pu ublished at the time, as the writer could not be located.
 'VALLEJo, Cal, February f.
 ''Dear Editor:-As gossipers and scandal mongers, Vallejo people are bothering their heads in gn endeavor to ascertain who shot MT. Dunn recently. and as several innocent married woman have been unjustly accussed of doing the shooting, therefore I write you to inform the public in general that I. woman who had good and lovely home, eDdesvored to kill Mir. Dunn my inten- tions being to kill him and then myself.
 "I became acquainted with Dunn two years ago, i.t which time he was a gov ernment detective, but he lost his posi- tiCn on account of his lust for women. My parents are highly respected, and 1 marrIed 8 man whom I thought loved, but when met Mir. Dunn I found that I did not love my husband.
 MT. Dunn is and always has been great ladies' man, and seems to have power over women which is irresistible. l fell madly in love with and endeavored to win his affe ections, but he fell ID love with me as much as he ever did any woman, which was just enough to amuse himself and not to disturb himself. Seeing that hIs love could not be wop, concluded to end my misery and if I could not have him no one else should Although his wife is now in town, yet will finish the work which | started, and upon turning the gun upon myself the people of the city of Vallejo will then know who the mysterious woman Is who erred Ion account of her undying love for man who be- longs to another.
 "DuDn has had many hair breadth escapes, for be was shot in the foot by an angry husband when be was in the employ of the government, and in 1893 8 young woman, who had been married two weeks, took shot 8t him in Sacra- meuto, the bullet grazing his head, she being promised a chance to run away with him.
 In Petaluma a married man caught him with his wife and knocked in four or hIs front teeth. While in the same town two girls of the four hundred had fight over him and another gave him a horsewhlpping. Then he left town and got married, trusting that married life would change his ways. He seems to be crazy after married women, but des- | piie this I iove him madly. I enclose a Petaluma item regarding him, as proof. | and trust that 1 may soon be able to lay him beneath the sod before he breaks | any more hearts. as two young girls | the past two years have committed sui~ | eide over him. am
 WRoNGED WOMAN"
 The Chronicle failing to publish the above letters brought the following res- pOnse;
 VALLEJO, Cal. March 6.
 To Valley Chronicle-Mr. Editor: | see you failed to publish the note | wrote you regarding the heart breaker, Mir. Dunn. You probably think I did | not mean what I said, but you will see within three days that my intentions are to kill that man and then myself. 1 | have informed him of this fact, but he still Ignores my request.
 Dunn left here a few days ago, and it IS believed that the woman, despairing | of accomplishing her purpose, decided to end her existence.
 If the Baby is Cutting Teeth