Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-10-01
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG BRIDE
Married Three Months Ago and
Hanged Herself in st. Louis
Last Night.
"GOOD-BY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS"
MAY Heaven Forgive Me, Never
Meant to Do Wrong"-A Most Pa
thetic Case-No Message for
the Husband.

st. Louis, Oct. 1.-Mrs. Lena Ripley
Waters, a bride of three months, COM
mitted suicide today by hanging herself
at the home of her sister.
She left note reading: MAY heaven
forgive me, as never meant to do wrong
Good bye to You brothers and sisters"
No word was left for her husband.
Lena Ripley was married to Edward
Waters last June. The bride had nun
Der of relatives and friends in st. Louis
and the wedding was large one.
The brides family say that the couple
had not lived together since their mar
| riage.
Further than this no reason is known
for the deed.
ANOTHER CASE OF Welded INFELICITY.
New York, Dot. 1.-Dr. Robert 7.
Flagg, 3S years of age, of Yonkers, who
waa married there last night, attempted
suicide today by jumping from second
story window in the Murry Hill hotel.
He and Mrs. Flagg reached the hotel
about midnight. Both appeared to be in
good spirits. At breakfast they seemed
not to have care.
After breakfast they returned to their
rooms and had been there only about Is
minutes when Mrs. Flagg rushed scream
ing down stairs to the lobby. Her hus
band had jumped out of the window.
DR.. Flagg was picked up. His skull
had been fractured, his leg was broken
and he had received severe bruises. He
was carried into the hotel where his wife
met him calmly The ambulance surgeon
said that the man was dying. Mrs. Flagg,
who was Mrs. Turner of this city, is about
26 years of age.
SHE TRIED TO RESTRAIN HIM.
She said at the hospital that, in con-
yersation with her husband, the latter
became greatly excited and rushed to the
window to Jump out. She tried to re.
strain him, but he thrust her aside and
jumped.
At DR.. Flsggs' residence in Yonkers it
was said that when he left home yesterday
he was in very nervous condition.
SAD MURDER AND SUICIDE.
New York, Oct. IA woman and her
four children were found dead, by as
ply xiation, in the West Shore hotel, COR
ner of Forty-seoond street and Eleventh
avenue this morning. The woman evil
IDENTIFY killed the children and then COM
mitted suicide. She registered es "Mrs.
Caroline Razinius, West Point" They
arrived by train last night. Mrs. Razini,
US appeared to be 40 years old, and chill,
dren were two boys, one about Is, and
the other about II, and two girls, about
| 13 and years old.
DETAILS OF TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
New York, Oct. 1.-The victims of the
terrible tragedy we're the wife and chil.
dren Of Robert Rlvilius, not Razinius
an enlisted man in the United States
army at West Point. He has been in the
army for 80 years and expects to be re-
tired next July. He was greatly moved
on receiving the news of the death of his
wife and children.
Mrs. Victor Lshe, sister of Mrs,
Rivilius, says that the trip of her sister,
in law to New York was merely a pleas
ure excursion. The neighbors scout the
suiclde theory, saying that Mrs. Rivilius
was an excellent woman and her home
life very pleasant and her love for chill
dren marked. She made frequent trips
to this city.
They know of no reason why she should
wish to take her life.