The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
HER TROUBLES DER.
Minnie Hoyt, q Soiled Dove.
Commits Suicide.
SUPPOSED TO BE DESPoNpENT.
A Giasxful OF Carbolic Acid Has the
Desired Edect-sorrow In,
the Tcnderloin.
SUPPOSED TO BE DEsPoNoENT.

Minnie Hoyt. an unfortunate Young vo-
nan. who. fer the past year. has roorned
a. tae Hoffman house on Second avenue
south and Washington street. committed
suicide yesterday morning al o'clock.
choosing the GABRIELLE acid route "a the
most exQed4s1t- She took the deadly
drausht n sight OF Charles Daily. the
night Clerk. AID vas apparently as cool
and collected as If Il had been a glass Of
4enonace she was swallowing. For saw
eral minutes she retained consciousness.
hong enough in fact - walk up a flight OF
stairs 20 her chamber. During this time
she told Daily 1t was OF no use 20 send
for physician. as she had swallowed the
stun with the Intention OF dying and did
not care 20 be saved. She gave no reason
FOR the commitment OF TIE rash act. a.
though X was known about the house that
she had been moody since the morning
previous. al which time she received a let
ter from her sister. who lives In Montana
DR.. Gibson was telephoned for and ar
rived q short time after. bat % no avail.
as the acid permeated her system and ef
fected a sort OF general paralysis. The
only Indication Of pain was the intense
heavy breathing and an occasional witch
Ing or the muscles. IL was a few minutes
after O'Clock when the woman took The
poison. and about ten minutes OF when
she died. The body was sen. 20 Bonrsy
from which place II VII be buried today.
The deceased WAS known about the Hoir-
man as Minnie Hoyt. although her real
name Is supposed to have been Mrs. J. L.
Mlliken. which name sdorrs her trunk.
ard which was also the address on sew
erai letters found IN the room. One OF
these was from sister named Mrs. Mar
tha Jones. and written from Stones Sta
ton. Montana. Others were from a sister
living in Spokane, at which place II Is also
thought her husband lives. The letter re-
eeived on Saturday morning was from her
sister IN Montana. but what il contained
viii never be known. as she destroyed L
after reading Thas there was something
in the letter that was not agreeable there
can Ds no doubt. the woman for the
frs time since her residence in the house
tod her troubles 20 any one, and these 70
an old friend. She vas very quiet and
extremely eyen-tempered never getting
ruffie1 ~ what might he termed .adisni-
ties She was honsss ana wei behaved.
and was the only woman % her kind al
lowed 20 room IN the house. For the past
year she has been living with p down
town character known as Frisco" and
seemed very happy witA him. she was
short in stature ani sender and appar-
entity y years old. \ telegram was sent
10 her sister yesterday afternoon,
Night Clerk Daily had the following -
say OF the suicide: II was sitting in the
Office about O'Clock reading. when
heard some one pass by The door. jump
ing up / saw Minnie in the hail. She had
glass In her hand ard was looking to-
wards me. 1 asked her what she was
doing up so early. and she said; I am
going 20 take carboAc acid, so here goes
AZ this she put the glass 70 her mouth
and before / could knock X out OF her
hands she swallowed the contents. I at
once called a messenger, and she said
You needn't mind. Charley. it's aii Of
I've taken the acid ! then ran down 20
the saloon. and when I returned I found
shs had climbed up 70 her room and fallen
on the bed. She didn't know thing AMI
never spoke again. I don't know why she
took the poison, unless IL was on account
OF the letter she got from her sister
know she was heart broken when her
mother died last spring, and has never
seemed the same. Several days ago she
dropped purse overheard with 81 in it,