The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-03
IRIS. CODY A SUICIDE
a.. Dead Body Found on the
Bluff at Tacoma.
/. REVOLVER IN Her HAND.
- Had shot Herself Through the
Hart and rho Brush Concealed
the Corpse.

-x-oss uzrch 1-srecisl-The dead
- 81 Mr. Arthur =. Cody. Hife o. fne
80 attorney. Nsho DISAPPEARED from
- ~ e. Jsnazry n. 1zs found a. n
- tsis rorn1g - hsr father. T.. n
80 ar a - Tprsxnf n ives Iyfrx
800 shIa brush on the blBn. about -
- 49, q North Clir avenue. ans near
- psrsf sosri FIpuriug Mills. The body
-. lrinr r. q crampeti position near a
-...egTeret sog In toe right hare. which
=. ,.rslv farne1 under tns body. Wa A
a. 1--aiiher revolver. From one % the
.S.mh<rs ~ TIE wespon a le46en hall had
,~rra1 tAe womans heart. ending her
T.
rlrh n. fading q sfrs. cody's body ends
-. isng mystery surrounding her fight
an ~ fathers house In South Tacoma
- gszzary 3 and her dtsappearance the
$40 affernoon- No soabs now remains
.Azi Mrs. Cody Was the woman who en-
s.rr. sfe Pacific avenue gun store and p1r-
.kxsea q revolver. In the search for Mrs.
o.sy. hundreds OF men have been engaged
m reNsr6 81 80 was offered for her
-~rayery. asd this Vas Increased 20 stge
~ fAsa 70 $50. and finally 70 sI.eo The
~ rs~ara was Tor the return OF Mrs. Cody
sssse AMI superseded tho other
NJ rpr.gat. wb0 was with Mr. Coed
| sFsad 81 the family. and ne mas been
| sessssiy engaged in the search ever since
| Hrs cssg.s disappearance The body was
uasn Ia charge bY al undertake.. and
81 b. gf.aared for burial Mr. Cody.
xan iefs for the East via san Francisco
ynS4y, NAs reached IS wire at the latter
20. ssa wsli return Immediately. No ar
rzaxsrenfs fef the funeral have been
szse
Thc spo, where the body lay f. near the
s1si fashionable residence portion OF The
d.. ard Il rot more than 100 yards from
A. Touring mills az the foot OF the bsHn
ssvs tai ehaFFed stumps. sparse brush
ga lcag grass cover the ground About
eyzr3s east of North CHI avenue, which
n0g mueh Travelled NJ this place, IL a
ssetFacE q the Northern Pacific run
nsag back 81 the Touring mills. Below the
wark tAe ground breaks away ~ a steep
srs5e There are no houses within two
q three 5loeks. bat the vacant blocks ere
,rsyersed By paths. and within 10 feet
II shere Mrs. Cody's body has latn for n
rseh there Il "A weil-worn pathway run
ssng IN a z,gzag direction 90 the Hour
mals TIE body was not concealed at all
NJ Ire Surroundings.
NJ Goodrich. father OF the dead woman
srs Mr. Upright. began systematic
sezgrh % the vacant brssh-c8verea blocks
613n the face % the hIufT as far as they
suid safely walk On Sunday afternoon
a. : o'clock they got as FAR North Sew
sxth street within Three blocks Of where
fhey finally found the remains Of the
oumau they had hunted - long for. They
esxe i up for the day, and a. an early
kesr this morning were At their work
ssala. Going down the hiil from North
street. Mr. Goodrich and his companion
faF ha hr~Hs
o. Narth Seventh street. and went care
faily over the ground between there and
~ ruich running up from the water tro1t
user they had been searching two hours
NJ Upright heard MF Goodrich cal. him.
he answered a. was his wont. thinking
rs companion merely wanted 10 know
vAsrs he was Again the call was re-
s@zted and n the fathers voice there was
something that gave Mr. Upright a start
ngriedly going through the tail grass
~ brush to where the sound emanated.
NJ Upright found Mr. Goodrich lying
rrpssraie. face down. on the ground. ami
reaainR At the foot % a tall. hlackeucsf
ssmD Law the black astrachan cape end
pad shawl. so often described. which Mrs.
rely wore when last seen. Nr UprighFs
sroris were taken W. Tor the moment
sth Mr Goodrich. whose grief Al the
knowieige that they were close % what
nus De- only the mortal part az h's daugh-
~. hal quite overcome him. Hastily giv-
hg AZ Goodrich what assistance ard
samgorf ne couid Nr Upright walked
.sraaeh the brush following a faint tran.
or perhaps fifty feet.
-asfe he saw the dead body Of Mrs. Cody.
was resting on the ieft side. the knees
s-zRn an under the body with the left
ses az the face IN the grass. Near by was
frr hat The face was partly decompose
fni rs those who knew her could be iden-
ssaea The weapon with which AIRS. Cody
snaea her life was stIll cienchvd in the
hard she gngers Of which were hlackeu-
a. Three 81 the chambers contained
snpty shells. and a fourth cartridge had
missed 8re The fatal shot haf evidently
been nres ny Mrs Cody while ir e kneel-
Ter position. she has apparently fallen
forward without a struggle
NJ Goodrich who is past % years oil.
ha8 oniv partially recovered from his at
tsrk * falnllns when Nj Upright return
= The latter assisted his companion 80
- house ~ e w Thompson. az the cor
ssg of North seventh ana chr avenue.
ceTaner Parks and an undertake. were
reileea hv telephone. and soon afteTward
- hsdv Nas removed 30 the undertakes
establishment
Naeh surprise is expressed BY all who
hats Watched the casc thar Mrs Co8v's
saasss wilhin three blocks. AMI people
sssslnz gte vicinity every aay Mrs Z =
fsssoa. vhe lives close by. said several
s4ys ag0 that she had heard pistol shots
49,; ths fay Mrs Cody disappeared and
steeane ~ servant in the family also heard
'Aaa NJ Judsou az his wife's request.
sarvhea The vacant blocks npar their
serte several times hut without avail
Hrs Casy's death was plainly Suicide.
sna Ccraner Parks. who made an exam
hsiion o. fhe premises. has decided nos
= Aold sn inquest The dead woman had
'asF sane~e9 from mental prostration.
All uaa suhfert % spells Of temporary
sssfrstlor ~ the mind. These were often
tercNnanie8 hy nieianchnlta- During an
s;iaek the aav before her disc pneBrRncc
vs. Crdv fook an overdose ~ lauaRnua.
~ vou5tad the poison up before g was
- 'ate Hev parents demonstrated With
~ ara ehe promised never To 40 such
tAins aeajn n iS believed that white
81 dr,ylrr the dav she 1eft home. Airs.
feay became acain despor3ent. ard. ntsr-
ssssisr the revolver. boarded an old Ia
feses ca se3 went 20 she spot where she
sases herself
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