New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
STRANGE SUICIDE IN A HOTEL
A YOUNG WOMAN SHOOTS HERSELF IN
HER ROOM
SHE HAD REGISTERED Al MRS. EVERETT. OF
BosroN-A LETTER IN WHICH SHE ASSIGNS
HEREDITARY INSANITY AS THE CAUSE
OF HER ACr-sIE WISHED TO
BE CREMATED.

BE CREMATED
A good-looking. well-dressed woman. about
twenty-eight years old. who registered at the
Colonnade Hotel. No. S5 Lafayette Place. on
Wednesday afternoon as Mrs. Everett. OF Bos-
ton. shot and killed herself some time yesterday
In her room.
When Mrs. Everett arrived at the hotel on
wednesday she carried a small bundle OF cloth
ing. tied with a shawl strap. A few minutes
later a large new leather valise was left at the
hotel for her. presumably sent from tra'h'
though the clerk. w. r. Mitchell. says ne does
not know where It came from The woman reg
istered her nare and went to her room. Al 4
D. m. yesterday she had not been seen IN the
course Of the day. Mitchell thought there was
cause for investigation, especially as no response
was made to knocks at her room door,
A duplicate key was procured. and the door
opened The woman found lying on the
bed dead. She was fully dressed. quantity OF
blood had stained the bedclothing and parts OF
her own garments The blood had flowed from
a wound in her left ear. where she had shot her
self revolver with one chamber empty lay
on the bed beside her.
A letter was found In an envelope on the mantel-
piece written on a sheet Of paper with Colon
made Hotel letterhead. 1t not addressed
70 any one and was not signed. It read as fol-
lows:
Hereditary insanity. Please cremate and pay
landlord for damages; etc. Have no family SO Deg
that my wishes be observed
The letter was In hotel envelope. In which
was also $50 In bills The clothing the woman
wore, as we'll as that In her valse, was OF nne
quality She wore a maroon velvet waist, a
brown and blue silk skirt low cut patent leather
shoes black silk stockings and laced undercloth-
ing. Her dress was fastened at the neck with e
gold and enamel brooch containing nine small
diamonds The only other jewelry she had was
two gold rings on the little finger or her right
hand One was a wedding ring, and the other
smaller gold band. In which was set a diamond
chip.
The hotel people informed the police OF the
Mercer-st station. who have not yet been able
to throw any further light on the woman's iden-
tity. The initials *. b." were embroidered on
the hem Of one Of her undergarments.
Mr. Trtchel says that the woman passed IN
and out OF the sitting rooms OF the lower part
Of the hotel on Wednesday night before retiring
at midnight Soon after going TO her room she
rang for a pitcher OF water. This was the only
request she madt. except for pen. Ink and paper,
at 3 o'clock the next day. On Thursday she
took a short walk in the afternoon. That was
the only time she left the hotel. She took all her
meals at the hotel and there was nothing un-
usual In her demeanor
Her hair long and heavy, was Jet black. her
eyes were black and her complexion was dark.
Her teeth fine. and her ears small she
was about Ave feet two inches In height.
No one In the hotel has been found who heard
the pistol shot Judging by the condition OF the
blood found the woman must have killed herself
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning.