The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

stood in front of Delaware and Hud-
son passenger train at $40 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Her body, almost
lifeless, and with an ugly wound in her
head, was picked up with the unfortu-
nate womans wish for death nearly
gratitied.
Mrs. Hilton left a note directed to her
husband, James Hilton, at their board
ing place ON East Market street, bid
ding him goodbye and saying that she
was tired of living. This was about >
o'clock. The woman died at 4.05 o'clock
or two hours after she left the house.
The place of the suicide was near
the Diamond crossing and about oppo-
site the Showers meat packing house.
The train was stopped and the dying
woman taken TO the Delaware and
Hudson central station. Dr. EVerhart
was called. but the woman was past
medical aid. She will not last long"
We're the physicians words and she
died even while he was speaking.
The body was taken to the Lacka-
wanna hospital where Coroner Long
street empanneled a jury.
At that time, ) o'clock, the woman's
name or the peculiar facts about her
death We're not known. The body lay
in the hospital mOrgue until $50 o'clock.
Then a man, giving his name as w.
ID. Oakley, called and asked to see the
corpse.
THE REMAINS IDENTIFIED.
He at once recognized the remain as
those of Alice Hilton. who. with her
husband, boarded at the Oakley home,
52l East Market street. The dead wo-
man was Oakley's wife's cousin When
she left the house at o'clock in the
afternoon she stated that she "wOuld
remain with a friend over night" The
true facts of the case as CLEANED from
conversation with Mr.. and Mrs. Oak
ley show that Mrs. Hilton and her hus-
band had quarrel yesterday morning
before he went to work at $50 o'clock.
She had been married to him for
about four months. When Mr. Hilton
arrived home at ) O'Clock in the evening
he found the note from his wife ON the
bed room bureau. Its contents alarmed
him. The woman, as stated before,
said that she would end her life. When
Mr.. Hilton read the note he went down
stairs and told Mr.. and Mrs. oakley.
They at once began to make inquiries.
Messengers We're dispatched to the
homes of different friends of Mrs. Hill
ton but she could not be found Final
ly at 6 o'clock some one came along
and casually mentioned that a woman
had been struck by a Delaware and
Hudson train. Hearing this MI Oak
ley, without informing Hilton, the hus-
band, went to the Delaware and Hud-
son station and afterward to the hospi-
tai where he recognized the remains.
He decided to leave the body there over
night.
UNKNOWN WOMAN CALLED.
While Oakley was at the hospital an
unknown woman called at the railroad
station and limited that there was some
thing suspicious about the casualty.
She referred in an indirect way 20 the
note that was left behind. This with
the statement of Engineer Samuel Cobb
of the passenger train, gave cleW as
to the real nature of the accident. En-
gineer Cobb says that the woman was
walking toward his south-g going train.
She was between the tracks but when
the engine was about ten feet from her
she raised her arms to her face, as if
to cover her eyes, and jumped on the
track directly in front of the engine.
gested suicide and the rumor of a do
mestic rupture went to confirm the
idea When a Tribune reporter reached
the Oakley home at Ii o'clock last night
Mr.. Oakley refused to allow the reporter
further n2ress to the house than the
hall. He seemed fearful of something
lie admitted that there was u letter and
that Hilton, the husband, had found it
when he came home from work. lie is
a house painter.
Where is Mr.. Hilton now?" was
asked.
"Cpstairs in his room" was the an
sWer. He Is Frustrated"
While Mi, Oakley was talking his
wife stood at the inner door urging him
to go up stairs. This brought from
Mr. Oakley the explanation that he
must watch Hilton"
AFRAID OF HILTON.
Has he attempted to injure himself"
asked the reporter.
NO, not exactly" said Oakley; "but
lie might, YOU know, his head" he said.
his head" tappg his own forehead
and intimating that Hilton was threat
enlng himself.
Have YOU sent for a ddctor?"
mot yet"
No power could get the letter last
night, They seemed sorry that the news
Of 1t had gotten out at all. Mr.. Oakley
admitted, however that there was tt
letter and that search for the wo-
man had been started before the news
of the suicide was known. Mr.. Oakley
Is authority for the statement that the
dead woman's parents are Mr., ana Mrs
Brundage, Cf North Mountain, Sulll-
van county Pa.
a dispatch was sent there last night
telling of the death. Mrs. Hilton came
her about four months ago. She has a
first husband living. This was dis
covered in response to a question put
to Mrs. oakley. There is also a little
3-year-Old girl, the result of the first
marriage, living with the dead wo-
mans parents al North Mountain.
Oakley talked in Il manner showing
uneasness and all the time was listen
ing for any noise from the room above.
He didn't know much about the dead
woman or her family, ne said.
When told that a woman had called
at the Delaware and Hudson station
and had spread the report about the
fateful note no one in the house knew
anything about the identity of the Wo-
man who called at the station Mrs
Oakley had not been out of the house.
neither had any of her friends, she said.
Who the woman was is a mystery.
BODY EXAMINED.
An examination of the Woman's body
by Coroner I.OngStTpet the hOSpital slr-