New-York tribune., 1897-06-14
CHURCH SUICIDE,
A POSSIBLE Observation-Disclosures CHURCH
NOT TO BE RECONSECRATED.

NOT TO BE RECONsECRATED
The woman who committed suicide in the vesti-
bule OF Calvary Episcopal Church, at twenty
frst-st ard Fourth-ave., on Saturday. was thousi''
last night to be a Mrs. Josephine Doria'' Inc
identification was by means positive. however.
About 7 o'clock last evening Max Gebauer.
druggist who keeps a store at No lQS First-ave.'
called at the Morgue and asked permission TO vie"
the body Of the suicide. He was asked II ne kne"
the woman and he replied that he thought ne
might know her The body was taken out OF the
cabinet and placed on slab. and Gebauer scruu-
nized the features closely and also her clothing
and Il was nearly an hour before he woud answei
any questions. He finally said that he was pretty
sure that the suicide was woman he at one ume
knew but he added that he would not make oa'n
10 It, for should the woman he thought deao DC
alive he would be held responsible for false
Identification.
Tho Morcue warden and several reporters labored
long with the man TO evoke something more dehh'e
from him. but he maintained stubborn siehce io'
q while He finally told long story. which III soo
stance was that his attention had been ca"eu 10
the suicide by seeing the womans picture IN news
manor About seven years ago. when he had charge
of a drug store at Seventy -second-st ana Coiuhous
ave- he went to board with a woman haheu
Josephine Doriat. in a house In CoiumDus-aVe' ue
tween Seyenty-hrst and Seventy-second sts one
smoke with a marked French accent. and SAID that
she was born In Bordeaux and was divorced
woman She also said that she had son living
IN France and that she had rot always kept
hoardine-h house She appeared TO take much prize
,r having beeo once introduced TO ex-Queen Lihu-
otaloni She spent so much money on fine raiment
that she couli not pay her bills and was dispos-
sessed Gebauer said she inverted EoVapie taoie
calculated to seat twelve persons. IL had re'oiV
ing centre which convenient for the poaruefs
in obtaining the different articles OF 1000 Wnicn
were placed upon II without the aid of servants
or having 10 trouble another III ahEpou'
wanted the butter for instance, he coud .uin ,iie
table and the dish was before MN IN an saiS that
ne would bring some friends who had known Mi
Doriat TO look at the body. and perhaps tiie i"e'
fication could be made complete r.. ..o.
woman ca led on Mayor Strong last week anu tolI
him that ex-Queen Luokaani had leit her sc ,,an
miIlions of dollars She wanted the Mayor 70 CIV
her 81 600 900 on the strength OF IT, Mayor otrUS %
in telling the story said that the woman spoke Wian
q strong French accent. II may be that this was
the woman described by Mr.. Gebauer C.,,ro,
The question whether or not caNuiy ~
would have TO be reconsecrated because OF 1he
suicide in the vestibule was more or leSs Us, uis
cussed by churchmen yesterday. some tiIousn nc
that there a law in the Episcopal Chul{fh { ba W
chmrch IMPERATIVE because il had been denIeu
bv the sin of sef-destruction Whiie o'hers "ei'
OF the opposite opinion. - +, 49,. .oo,or ~ tho
church In speaking of the matter TO a lTIoune tn
reporter last night said: There is no law III @
Church OF this country compelling us 10 iecoo,e m
tom to do so in England In similar casesc, CtTc, 40
fact there is a canon in the Englsh Cnu ~ oic ~
that effect. OF course. there are only eHueIdei d
few cases of the kind record abroau anu
cannot recall ever hearing of one IN this cour n
trv Besides. IT hardly be SAID that the nroh u
fortunate woman committed suicide IN tile cnuH,t
is used ante-room. NO, holhihs "H
will be done in the matter