The sun., 1897-12-22
LEILA HERBERT a SUICIDE.
DlUeHTER OF THE Bx-SB0RETART
OF THE NIYR KILLS HERSELF

Jumped fron, n window In the Third story er
Her Home in wnahingtsn-sho Had Been
1uiurod BADLY By n Fall rrou, Horse and
Feared That she wopid No Crippled FER Lire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Miss Leila Herbert.
the only unmarried daughter Of ex.Sccrotary Of
the Navy Hilary A. Herbert who presided over
his house during the Cleveland Administration.
committed suicide this morning by jumping
from q third.story window at her residence.
1918 New Hampshire avenue. She had been Ill
since last September asn result Of fall from her
horse in the country near Washington, and was
recently put in tho caro- of n nurse She had
been suffering from melancholia, as result Of
the accident which promised to make her q
cripple for life.
This morning when the nurse was in the
lower part of the house Miss Herbert got
small pair Of scissors and made several danger.
GUS cuts In both her wrists Tho nurse discov.
cred her condition and hurried to the residence
Of DIR. w. w. Johnston. When the doctor
rived Miss Herbert was found lying on tho house
steps. Sho had raised the third.story window
and jumped to tho ground below.
At the Navy Department, Immediately after
the tragedy. It was announced that Miss Herbert
had died in bed a result of a lingering illness.
Tho fact is, however. that the manner of her
death was stated correctly in the Coroner's
official report, filed after he had made o thor
ough examination Of the circumstances.
During the lato Cleveland Administration
Miss Herbert was one of the bellies of official
society in Washington. Circumstances con-
nected with her family as well as her personal
mistress Of her fathers household, her mother
a sn
was beloved by the whole Cabinet circle. She
often accompanied her father in his official trips
on the Dolphin. She cbristencd tho battleship
massachusetts at the launching in Cramps
Since Secretary Hcrbcrts official life in WASH
ington Miss Herbert had been not less popular.
She was q beautiful blonde, and attracted atten-
ing personality as for her beauty. Until recent.
ly Miss Herbert was often seen on the streets,
either driving or riding her bicycle. Mr. Bcnja-
out the following statement this afternoon:
Tho asst OF September Miss Herbert received
q serious fall from horse she riding in
almost three months, Only quite recently had
she been abe to leave her bed even for a short
time. and. under the doctors direction, she had
the middle of the day. when the weather per.
mitted. This fall and the confinement resulted
this morning In delirium. Her nurse this morn
fore she could catch her Miss Herbert left her
bed and jumped from the thirdstory window"
Mr.. Herbert reached WASHINGTON at 10 to-
OF st. Andrews Episcopal Church, which is at
tended by the Herbert family. met tho ex.Secre-
tary down in Virginia and broke the news to
him on the train. He had been prepared for the
shock by kilograms sent earlier in the day by
Mr.. Micou.
Arrangements for the funeral are not yet COM
vices at St. Andrews Church tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, after which the body will
lie in state in the church until in the evening,
when 1t will be taken South on the 10:40 train.
The interment will be at Montgomery. Ala, on
Friday morning.