The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-17
WIFE'S SAD ACT.
Kills Herself From Grief
Over Husbands Death.
HeartbrOken Widow ASphyX-
lated in Her Own Home.
His Last Letters in Her Bosom AMI
Ris Ashes BeSi1e Her.

New York. Sept. H. "A pathetic sui
eide is that of pretty, winsome Mrs. Olga
Norr. She loved her husband. William
Norr. too we'll to remain long in this
world after he had left it. An urn CON
tanning his dust was found in the bed
beside her yesterday, together with his
last letters to her. The withered floral
offerings that gTaced his collin were near
by on table IN taking her life Mrs.
Norr did what her relatives feared she
would do.
Mrs Norr lived In a cosey fiat on the
second floor at No $50 East Thirteenth
street before ana sine" roe doath OF her
husband, "a little II re than month ago.
William Norr was q "0.I hnown writer
on sporting topics.
Mrs. Mary Norr, his mother. lives at
No. 100 ST Marks place, with her daugh-
ter Mamie" and her son Otto
William met Olga in this city about two
years ago. She was then but nineteen,
rosy checked, slender refined and intel
ligent ho fell in love with her and
they We're married.
HER HUSBAND CREMATED
Mrs. Norr before her husbands death
had been lively and gay, and she became
weeping. sorrowful dreamer. she went
about the house dazed ana heartbrokeD.
dust placed in a small Japinncd urn.
Her mother-in-law tried TO console her
and told her 10 was nonsense 10 talk ns
she had done Time has balm for every
sorrow, " she said To her daughter in-law.
1hs bereaved young widow continued
10 live alone in her fiat. The urn she
kept beside her bed. On n table in an
other bedroom she placed the floral offer
ings from his coffin. They withered, but
she would not remove them. They might
serve fer her funeral she told her
relatives.
Katie Farrell. daughter of tho janitress,
few days after tie funeral met Mrs.
Norr in the hallway crying. Katie
caught her by the arm and asked what
was troubling her.
II cannot live without Willie she
said. My God, this grief is driving me
crazy i am going to the roof and throw
myself off. IL / don't kill myself l shall
end my days In n madhouse.
Katie begged her not to bring disgrace
upon her people ny committing suicide.
After some pleading she induced Mrs
Norr TO go back to her room.
Since then Mrs. Norr had often spoken
of suicide TO her relatives.
When she did not appear promptly at
tie elder Mrs. Noir's house, l3O ST
Mark place, for dinner, they began To
wonder at her tardiness. They kept din
ner waiting for her until nearly Il
O'Clock. Then Mrs. Norr became alarmed
ana sent Otto to find out what had de-
tained her.
HAD INHALED GAS.
Otto found the doors leading to the fiat
locked. He rang the bell and Knocked,
hut got no response. Fearing the worst
otto called Policemen Carroll and
Blumel
They broke in the kitchen door and en-
tered. The dining room door was closed,
but not locked. On opening 1t they
smoled gas.
The door leading 10 a bedroom next to
the dining room was locked on the in
side &c was burst open. rush of gas
came oat Mrs Farrell ran out into the
hall and swooned.
On q confer table in this bedroom were
tho withered floral offerings. l.iere was
still another locked BEDROOM in between
the one entered and the parlor.
Here they found Mrs. Norr lying on n
ted A tube, attached 10 chandelier
was in her mouth. The gas was turned
on full Sheets seHed together. hung
over the closed door leading 10 the Tarlor.
Tho keyhole had been stuffed M DR..
Wilson of Bellevue Hospital pronounced
her dead.
An examination showed tnat Mrs. Norr
had carefully planned her death. A
loaded revolver was on the tureau beside
her bed. She bad probably decided to
Kill herself with bUl!eI n thc gas failed
her. Beside her, as II II lal droured
from her af}ns, was the urn with her hus-
hands ashes.
ON rer ocsoB were his last letters TO
icr. 1hoy were written In German. and
wore filed with sentiments Of tenderness
and lOye for her. Noar the urn Was 800
ana a receipt fer thu huria. Ilct in tic
cemetery. She was clad for death IN u
silk gown.