The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-16
love, DISCRETION
AND SUICIDE.
A Young GIRL TAKES HER LIFE
BECAUSE OF A RECREANT
LOVER.
THE SAME OLD, SAD STORY.
SHE LEAVES A LETTER TO HER
SISTER AND ONE TO EMANUEL
PRIMER.

Love, desertion and then suicide. Such
is the story-the ending OF which occurred
last night at O'Clock at 121 Ellis street
OF Rosie Hayes, young and pretty girl of
20, who killed herself by taking an ounce
OF carbollc acid. She was well connected
in the city and had many friends. but
some eight or nine months ago fell in love
with the man who at last deserted her.
The following letter addressed to her sis
ter, Mrs. Josie Wall, San Jose, was among
the unfortunate girls effects:
CITY March Is, 1895.
Dear Sister: hope you viii forgive me for
what have done, but as you try and forget. I
want you TO get everything that belongs to me.
/ have q wrapper in the cleaners on Ellis
street, and also some washing in Lena's wash
(Chinaman). She viii tell you everything
what L have learned this afternoon. / hope
that you will forgive me, so goodbye. / wish
you all the good luck in the world Farewell
forever Your sister, ROSIE HAYES.
At the house where she had been board
ing it was ascertained that she had met a
young man named Emanuel Primer. q
salesman employed by the Hub Clothing
Company, at the Elks' carnival in the Me-
chanlcs' Pavilion. This was about seven
months ago, and since that time she had
grown more and more infatuated with
him. About three weeks ago her lover de-
serted her, and after writing numerous let
tiers imploring him to return she Yesterday
saw him and was told that he cared
nothing for her. She Immediately pur-
chased an ounce of carbolic acid at a drug
store at 119 Powell street. and after writing
farewell letters to her friends ended a dis
appointed life.
She left one letter sealed and addressed
to her recreant lover. The inscription on
the envelope was:
This is all for YOU. Mamie. Good-by.
Following was the girls letter to her
lover:
8:15 P. NJ, CITY, March Is, 1895.
Dear Mamie: On this night my heart breaks.
have tried hard to keep up my courage for
| the last two weeks, but at last give up cour-
age. From what heard this afternoon from
mother that you would never come back TO
me. Then knew that it was al over with YOU
and l. May the day come to you inside OF a
month or two that you viii suffer the
way that l did. I will take an oath on nv
dying bed to wish you all the bad luck in the
world, and I also wish that you will die mis-
cradle death, for have loved you till the end
of death has come. You have accused me of
having my sisters come between you and I.
Well you are in the wrong. You left me that
Sunday morning and gave me the last kiss;
that was false; so may you and your friends
laugh at me now. have no more to say only
good-by. May you think once in while OF
the poor unfortunate girl that has loved you
till the last end has come. | hope that there
will never be another girl in this world will
love you the way did
Farewell forever. 1 was yours only, for
loved you. ROSIE HAYES, City.
On the last page of the letter was the fol-
lowing:
The man that am addressing the note to is
Mr. Mamie Primer, 523 Fell street, or the Hub
Clothipg-store, the corner OF Kearny and SUIT
ter, San Francisco, Cal. He knows everything
YOUR LITTLE KID.