Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01
TERMINATES nER LOVE AFFAIR
Miss Matilda LorSh Takes Dose of
Rough on Rats.


Miss Matilda LorSh Takes Dose OF
Rough on Rats.
Dependency over love affairs is supposed
TO have caused the death OF 19-year-old
Matilda Lorsh Wednesday night. The cir
cumstances surrounding the girls death
are somewhat mysterious, but In the opn-
ion OF the authorities they seem to point to
an act of sef-destruction. Although she
died Wednesday night, the evidences of
suicide were not discovered until yesterday
morning.
Matilda Lorsh had been visiting at the
residence OF Henry Ram, 1916 Military
avenue. She became sick the Rams say
about 6 o'clock Wednesday night and went
to bed, but they did not think she was seri-
ously Ill. She was weak and vomiting
In a short time she called them and said:
send for Gus, but do not send for a
doctor"
Gus is a brother of Henry Ram and was
the girls lover. He was sent for. As the
girl did not improve and appeared very low,
the Rams sent for DR.. McClanahan. The
lover and the physician arrived at the same
time. little after o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The girl was dead. DR.. McClanahan
stated that she had been a corpse for an
hour. As the circumstances appeared to be
of a suspicious and mysterious character, the
physician notified the coroner. When the
coroner arrived the Rams would say moth
ing about the case They had not molested
the girls body, and apparently knew moth
ing OF the cause of death The corpse was re-
moved to the morgue and yesterday morning
the police were notified of the case. Officers
went to the house of the Rams early to
make an investigation. The key to the
mystery was doubtless found in the dis
covery of box Of Rough on Rats" in the
pocket of the girls Jacket. The box was
nat hnt a
with the poison. Not more than quarter
OF teaspoOnfnl was gone. The girls effects
were searched, but not note or anything
else indicating her intention to kill herself
was found.
The girl had been living with her parents
about five miles west of Fort Calhoun. The
family has lived in that vicinity for
great many years. About a year ago the
girl became acquainted with Gus Ram and
the two fell In love. On account of this
intimacy the girl occasionally visited the
Rams at their residence on Military
avenue. She went there Tuesday Wednes-
day she came down town. On her
way down she called at Peter Gravert's
saloon at Twenty-nlnth and Cummings streets,
where her lover is employed. She spoke
pleasantly with him and then continued on
her way. After doing her shopping she
returned home after o'clock After taking
off her Jacket she went to an outhouse and
remained there for half an hour. When she
returned to the house she staggered and
complained of being i'll. She went to bed,
and finally asked for her lover. He was sent
for, but did not arrive in time, as he YVES
in Benson. The Rams apparently did not
know the girl was dead until the arrival Of
the physician.
Gus Ram, the 2O-year-old lover of the
girl seems to be the only one who can give
a cause for suicide. He says that the two
intended to be married next month, but the
girl appeared to believe that he was not
true to her. They had several quarrels, in
which sho threatened to kill herself. Wednes-
day, however. young Ram says that she
was very cheerful and did not speak of TAX
ing her life. Henry Ram and his wife also
say that when the girl returned from the
city she was cheerful
1t is believed that the girl took the poison
while she was in the outhouse, as the
effects were noticed upon her return. 1t is
impossible to tell where the girl obtained
the box because druggists are not COM
PEELED to register sales of Rough on Rats
The poison is of the kind that can be OBJ
tained in any grocery store. The girl ap-
parently had the box for some time. as the
labels were worn and torn
The parents of the girl were notified of her
death yesterday morning, but, as they live
in the country, they have not arrived yet
An inquest will be held at the morgue this
. morning at 10 o'clock