The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-28
Il AM HAPPY TO 60"
is THE WAY MRS. ROBERT PREM
DERGAST EXPRESSED HER
SELF IN A LETTER
LEFT FOR MRS. MAUD GRAVES.
DEATH CLAIMS THE WOMAN WHO
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE TUES
DAY AFTERNOON.
HER FOLKS LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA
They VIII BE Notified of the Event
TOday-FuncraI From st. JO-
seph's Church.

Mrs. Robert Prendergast, who shot
herself in the presence OF her husband
at their apartments, 220 West Seventh
street, Tuesday afternoon died at the
city hospital last evening at 7:45 O'Clock.
Coroner Nelson was at once notified or
the Woman'S death and stated that as
her ante norton statement had been
taken in the presence Of the county at
torney and proved conclusively that
Mrs. Prendergast had died by her own
hand, there would be no inquest held.
The funeral services will be held at st.
Joseph's church, Carroll street and
Virginia avenue, today at 1920 a. m.
After Mrs. Prendergast had made her
statement Of the shooting to the coun-
ty attorney Tuesday night, she rested
, as comfortably as could be expected
under the circumstances, retaining con-
! sciOusness up to the moment of death.
The physicians, however, realized that
her life could not be saved, suffering
as she was from so dangerous a wound,
! and no attempt was made to locate the
fatal bullet. Mr.. Prendergast visited
his wife yesterday morning, when she
had rallied somewhat from the shock
attending the shooting. She conversed
with him freely, expressing regret for
her action. The young husband called
to see his wife again in the afternoon
and remained with her until within a
few minutes Of her death. While i'm
minent at any moment there was no
indication that death was about to
claim it's victim, and Prendergast had
scarcely left the hospital when his wife
breathed her last.
The following letter addressed to
Mrs. Maude Graves, a close friend of
Mrs Prendergast, living on Smith ave-
nue. near West Third street, was found
in the dead woman's apartments last
evening:
To whom it may concern-If death should
oYertake me before l could make any re-
quests, want Mrs. Graves to have everything
belonging to me personally. She can take
what she cares to have and give the rest to
Mrs. Sanders. Juliet Prendergast.
P. s.-Dont grieve for me- dearest Maude:
it is better so. I am happy to go.
The above letter bore the simple ad-
dress, but another epistle, directed in
Mrs. Prendergast's handwriting to Mr..
Romeo Plough, Riverside, Cal, stamped
and ready for mailing, was found on
the mantel beside it. Both letters were
evidently written several days before
the shooting, showing that Mrs. Prem
dergast was contemplating suicide, as
L..
| Sanders, from whom the apartments
were rented, had seen them on the
mantel where they were found Mon
! day, and had asked Mrs. Prendergast
| if she desired her to post them. Mrs.
! Prendergast had replied in the mega
! tive, saying she would attend to that
! herself later. Romeo Plough is said to
be an intimate friend Of Mr.. Prender-
CAST living in California, to whom Mrs.
Prendergast had written on another
occasion in regard to the separation
which her husband had threatened
The only relatives Mrs. Prendergast
is known to have are her mother and
brother, who live at Meadville Pa. The
mothers name is Mrs. B. F. Lyman,
and she has not yet been notified Of her
daughters death. It was thought by
| Mrs. Graves, to whom Mrs. Prendergast
had conf1ded her mothers address some
months ago, that in case the woman did
not die it would spare her mother pain
by not informing her of the attempted
suicide, but now that the shooting has
terminated fatally Mrs. Lyman will be
| wired the particulars today. Mrs.
Graves was deeply affected by the let
ter left by Mrs. Prendergast and la
mented the state Of affairs which
caused her friend to take her life.