The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-29

Yf.tv clifford wa. pretty blonde. and
the wornef, who knew her figured out her
age ar about "A or 3. She lived ~ tns
I.yfegie house. fi7ss Washington street
Her room Was =. IL opened Into room
corrupted oy an attractive little dark-eyed
woman who passed a. Flossie CLIFFORD
That was ar assumed name. Fio4sie Gif-
forsi's room opened into third room oc-
tsupied by q man named Elmer Clifford.
YESTERDAY afternoon Kitty Clifford waste
all apEYearances a. happy as IN time past
when saa lived with her husband and cnh-
fren Before 10 o'clock last night her
dead body was carried away IN black
wagon TO BnfterwOrth'a undertaking
roorns ard when Coroner Yanden left
short time later ne carried a small bottle
which once contained OH Of tansy.
III the agonies 81 coming death the poor
woman tried 20 tell Mrs. Peterson. who
runs tho house. what was the trouble.
She could not speak and a. she fell TO
the floor she put her hands TO Mrs. Peter
sons face. The smell Of tansy oil was
on her hands.
III In not positive that death was due TO
the oil. but all indications point that way
The woman who passed az her sister says
she has no idea and OXFORD says hs can
not solve the problem. So far as the in
vestigatIon OF the coroner. the police and
that OF the Observation-Disclosures reporter
went last night, nothing Of a tangible
character was developed to explain the
cause. There were one or two theories
offered. bar they were theories At best.
Coroner YandeiI may hold an inquest, and
ne probably will make an autopsy.
IL Kitty Clifford committed suicide she
did not do 30 because she lacked money.
IT. her trunk was discovered 40 In cash.
F'iosaie clifford claims part of IL and Gif-
rxrss a So - a
explained II 10 Coroner Yandeii. IL was
a sort Of partnership purse. and he hated
10 see IL carried away.
Last Sunday Kitty Clifford. Flossie Gff-
ford and Clifford were ont 10 the lake.
They got drunk. Monday Kitty continued
the spree. Tuesday IL was not so bad.
ard yesterday she confined herself 90 a
Few hot eiarets. She was In good spirits.
Tie testimony OF everyone questioned
last night was to the effect that the three
mad had no trouble. Somewhere about
o'clock Clifford left the house to take
supper AT 7 o'clock Kitty ana Fiossle
put on their wraps and started over TO
the Seattle restaurant on Occidental ave-
nue.. between Washington street and Yes-
Ter way. 10 eat. As they were going ont
OF the house they met Mrs. Peterson. who
walked short distance with them. When
In the restaurant Kitty complained TO
FloHsie that she felt sick. Che left money
10 pay tNc Bttt ana returned 10 neF room.
Fiossie came back fifteen or twenty min
ntes later. The door OF Kitty's room was
locked. but as Flossie Knocked she got no
auswer. She listened and heard some one
moaning. She ran down stairs and found
Mrs. Peterson.
Something has happened to Kitty"
said Floasie, and I want TO get I'm her
room.
Mrs. Peterson go; her pass keys and ran
up stairs. As she entered the room she
found Kitty standing In the room with her
hat ciutched IN her hand. The woman
appeared TO be In agony.
My God. Kitty" said Mrs Peterson.
What II the trouble with you?"
Kitty tried 10 speak She opened her
Agony wns depicted In every line OF her
face. She fell TO the floor and then.
reaching out her hand. put IL in front OF
Mrs peterson's face Mira Peterson
smelled the tansy and az once guessed
that the woman had taken a large dose.
with the assistance of Fiossle she got
Kitty on the bed. and then sent for Dr.
Lyon. Before the doctor arrived thu
woman was In commissions. DIR. Lyon
worked faithfully TO overcome the drug
and for half hour n seemed as II his eff
forts were 10 be crowned with success
The woman had had two commissions. but
she appeared 90 be getting along we'll
something the doctor wanted. when she
suddenly heard him say that II was no use.
the woman was dying. She sank rapidly
and wss apparently dead IN less than i've
minutes. pr Lyon was still not satisfied
20 give her M for lost, and went after an
electric battery He worked the second
time. long and persistentiy but IT was
no use. Then he notified Coroner YandeiL
Before the coroner arrived F1ossie dis
covered that small bottle OF tansy ell
which had been I'm her room I'm the after
noon was missing. II was discovered in
the dirt box I'm the hall The room was
searched FOR something that would ex-
plain the actions OF the woman IN taking
the oil. but nothing came 20 light Cor
cner Yandell took charge OF all the ef-
fects. Including a trunk in which was
stored tho $50 previously mentioned. The
corcner IL inclined - think that the
death was OF the suicide order. but he
would not like 10 b. quoted as giving an
opinion.
Kitty clifford FIRST came before the pub
lie about a year age She had trouble
with Clifford, and disappeared from a
Washington street saloon. u was sun
posed she walked down Washington strset
20 the bay and jumped in. About a week
later a Chinapan found her hiding In a
room In the Pacific house. Kitty clifford
was born In Oshkosh. Wis. Her parents
may ~ living or may D. dead She mar
ried and had children. which are IN Sea-
tie. but which are said 80 have been
adopted into good families. She has lived
In Dakota and spokane. Clifford was with
her in the latter place and ne WIS living
With her when she disappeared in this
city.