The herald., 1896-01-21
DIED BY HER OWN HAND
Mrs. Weiss Ends Her Troubles
by Taking ChIoroform
ON ACCOUNT OF HER LOVER
With Whom She Quarrelcd on Frequent
Occasions
ON ACCOUNT OF HER LOVER
Deliberately Planned and Prepared for Her
Dcath-Story of the Young Woman's
Lfe-The Coroner's Inquest

Mrs. Julia Weiss was found dead in her
room at the Francis lodging house, 500
South Spring street, yesterday morning.
Near her bed were two empty chloroform
bottles, and it was evident from the stua-
ton that the unfortunate woman had COM
mitted suicide.
"A. Hoist, the proprietor of the house,was
the first to discover the dead woman. At
9 o'clock in the forenoon he went to the
room and finding the door ajar entered for
the purpose of gathering up the linen for
the laundry. At first he noticed nothing
unusual about the place, and believed that
the occupant had gone out. Soon he noticed
a woman's dress folded upon a chair and
other apparel near by. Turning towar d
the bed, he observed the outline of hu-
man figure bsneath the covering, though
no part of the body was visible. He went
to the bedside and raised towel which
was spread between the pillows and there
appeared the white face of woman. cold
in death. Looking more closely about the
room he soon discovered the two empty
bottles as above stated.
The coroner was at once notified, and he
took charge of the body, which was after
wards removed to the undertaking estab-
| lishment of Sharp d Sampson. Late in
the afternoon an inquest was held over the
remains. Mrs. Lena Weiss, the deceased's
| sister, and A. Hoist were the two principal
witnesses who were examined.
| Mr.. Hoist told how the young woman
had come to his house at o'clock in the
afternoon OF the previous day and engaged
room, paying for one nights lodging, and
stating that she would probably rent it by
the week. She had quarreled with her sis
ter, she said, and was resolved never to
live with her again. She was given room
and that was the last seen of her by the
landlord until he found her dead yesterday
morning.
Mrs Lena Weiss, in telling the story of
her sisters relations with her, said that it
was true they had some trouble, and that
they played roughly together. She said her
sister was born in Austro-Hungaria %
years ago. The young woman had been
married but was divorced from her hus-
band and had resumed her maiden name.
The husband, she said, had married again
and is now living in Boyle Heights.
When asked if she could assign any
said that she believed Julia killed herself
in q fit of dependency, she being FIRE.
quently in such frame of mind on occas-
| ions when she quarreled with her lover.
! Who the lover was, witness said she did
not know, but she was certain
| her sister was in love with
man and that they often qlarreled. At
such times Julia was very morose and had
several times previously threatened to take
her life. Once when she was staying at
! her sisters house she had to be restrained
from taking rough on rats.
Everything seems to point directly to pre-
meditated self-slaughter. The young
woman laid out her plans and carefully
followed them in every detail. During the
day she went to the Chicago pharmacy, at
the corner of Twelfth street and Maple
avenue. and purchased one-ounce bottle
of chloroform, saying that she wanted it
& Moore's drug store, on Spring street. and
obtained two-ounce bottle of the same
drug, in this case stating to the clerk that
she wanted to use the medicine as o lini-
| ment.
4 1t is probable that she went Immediately
to her room, and after going to bed, satu-
rated towel with the anaesthetic and thus
deliberately took her own life. All of her
clothing had been removed and carefully
folded. Her stockings alone were mis-
placed. She had thrown them behind the
! bureau.
On the table near the bed was an open
Laguna street, San Francisco, dated May
y, 1895. 1t was letter of recommended
ton from former employer, and was evi.
dently placed thus conspicuously in view
as means of Identification. The deceased
| left no word that would serve to clear up
the mystery of her motive in sucding.
The coroner's jury brought in verdict
of suicide in accordance with the facts as
above related.
Mrs. Julia Weiss is the same woman who
preferred charges of rape against A. c.
Broderson some weeks ago. The latter
case is now pending in the courts.