The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-04
MISS PARSoESS SUICIDE.
FAILURE TO ENTER BARNARD COL
LEGE IT'S ONLY KNOWN CAUSE

she Left q VIII in which No Mention IL MADE
eF the Chtldren or Her Fathers First wirs,
when Nc Disinherited-Thay Will Contest
Ht-source or Fart or Hor Fathers wealth.
The will Of Jessie K. Parsons, tho young wo-
man who shot herself In the Hotel Manhattan
Monday night, makes no mention Of the chill
dren Of her fathers FIRST wife, who were disin.
horited by her father. Dentist w. Il. Parsons.
The Doctors son, William K. Parsons, Jr., said
yesterday that no and his brothers and sisters
were going to try to break the will. Ho was
very sure that 1t could 30 done.
BY the terms Of Miss Parsons's will her aunt
Mrs. Lois Pullen Of Yonkers, IL 70 have the In.
como from the estate, which amounts to $780,.
600 or more, during her life, At her death tho
estate Is to be divided among four women rela.
tives. They arc Miss Schofcld, a cousin, who
was employed by Jessie Parsons az the compan.
ion of Mrs. Pullen; Addie Haight OF Mount Yer
non. another cousin; Florence Kellogg Of this
city, who IL either on aunt or O cousin, and
Helen Smith Of this city. Mr.. Werner, who was
Miss Parsons's legal adviser. declined to mako
the will public until it was offered for probate.
The win was made on Sept. IL.
There was no moro learned yesterday than on
Tuesday TO show why tho young woman should
have killed herself. Mr.. Werner went to see
Mrs. Cullen and Miss Scho6eld in Yonkers in
the morning. They told him that Miss Parsons
had left home on Monday afternoon, intending
to dine at the homo Of Druggist Barretts Of s64
Eighth avenue on Tuesday, and then to con-
tinue TO Pound Ridge. where she WAS going to
sell what remained Of her fathers property
there. The two women said that Miss Parsons
seemed perfectly natural when she went away.
They did not know that she had In her bag
the revolver with which she shot herself. II
they had known IT, they would not have been
made uneasy. The revolver was ono she had
owned for many years. One Of her favorite
amusements was to use 1t in shooting at q
mark. At Pound Ridge she displeased the
public sh sense Ensv Of II P Gip ! 6y inviting all the
ways she showed q. liking for outdoor amuse-
ments. She enjoyed long rides on her bicycle.
When she rode o horse she was inclined to
recklessnsss.
Her general views Of life were p~essimistic.
6he did not SEQ much in life. she often said. She
had an idea that II she could go TO college she
would find life better worth living. Mr.. Werner
said yesterday that he was firmly convinced
that Miss Parsons's suicide was due to her con-
sequence in the world without a college educa-
ton and that she would not be able to learn
enough Crock, Latin and higher mathematics in
one year. or perhapa in two. to be able to pass
DR.. Parsons had practically nothing to do with
any of the first wife's children after his separa-
tion from her. Subsequently he Inherited tho
property of Reuben Parsons, his brother. Reu.
gambling resort at 8 Barclay street. He LETT q
life interest in his estate to DR.. Parsons; the
principal was to 60 to the doctors children after
his death. Tho doctor broke the will and got
ell tho property except the house at 8 Barclay
Miss P~arsons's body WAS sent to Pound Ridge
last night. Her cousins, the Haights of Mount
Vernon. have assumed charge Of the funeral.