The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-25
SUICIDE FROM GRIEF
Miss Frost Kills Herself Be-
cause OF Her Mothers
Death.


Dependency owing to the loss of her
mother, who died about a year ago.
caused Miss Beatrice Frost, the twenty
year old daughter OF Byron w. Frost,
Superintendent Of the Delaware and Hud-
son coal docks at Weehawkep, to COM
nit suicide last evening, by shooting her.
self, at her fathers home in the Mar
guerite fiat, at No. loe Eleventh street.
Hoboken.
Miss Frost was her fathers only child.
| and since her mothers death kept house
for him. She was an attractive girl, and
she was also a f~avorite in social circles.
| and was Familiarity known by her inti-
mate friends as 'sTrixie.s Since her
mothers death she ignored her friends
and led the life of a recluse.
When her father went to work yester-
day morning she seemed to be in excel
lent spirits. He returned home about
seven o'clock last evening, and found all
the doors of his apartments locked,
which was unusual, as his daughter al
ways greeted him upon his return from
work. Mr.. Frost thought his daughter
was visiting some of her friends, and had
forgotten to leave the key where he could
hrd it. He forced open the door and
lie AtCQ q lamp DIS LIE iOOAIo < NdiA
He entered a bedroom which his daugh-
ter occupied, and was surprised when he
saw his daughter, as ne thought. asleep
in bed. He tried to awaken her, but
when she failed to respond he pulled off
a blanket which covered her body- An
| old rusty 22-calibre revolver, which had
not been used for many years, fell on the
floor.
The spectacle that confronted Mr.. Frost
almost dazed him. He saw that his
daughter was not sleeping, as he sup
posed, but dead. She had fired a bullet
into her heart, which evidently caused
instant death.
That Miss Frost had contemplated sui
eide many hours before was evident.
Everything was carefully arranged in the
rooms, and she locked all the doors SO
that no intruder could interfere with her
! plans. Her clothing was carefully placed
in a wardrobe, and she wore a night gown
when she jumped into bed. How she
found the ~evolver is not known. 1t was
/ owned by her father. who secreted it IN
a closet.
Miss Frost, before retiring, removed a
photograph OF her mother which was
taken while she was in her casket, from
the family album, ard a lock OF her
mothers hair. and placed them on her
breast. They were found there when
her father discovered her body.
The revolver fell from her hands after
she shot herself. and remained on the
blanket beside the body. She had evident
" held the revolver close to her BODY
when she pulled the trigger because nel
NIGHT gown was scorcked. s. proGapily
4 I.n5 x1-it6p4lr a ltrUColHsgEHe iOOkGQ as IL
asleep.
n%elghbors. and then sent for pr. tishef
who said the young woman MAD peer
dead several hours.
The grief-stricken father could give no
reason for his d~augbter's rash act otnei
than she was dependent owing 70 hei
mothers death. -
Nothing was found which explained
why the young woman seugh eeayn' oul
the theory that she brooded over the loss
Of her mother was advanced by mel
/ father and friends. II she left any lei
ter explaining Why she sought death the
police or coroner are mt aware cf It,.
Tie news Of Miss Frost's tragic deatF
created a profound sensation in HonofeH
last night. pernle Woo know the young
woman Intimately. were astounded. ane
locked to Mr.. Frosts home and offcreo
their sympathy. ..
Mr.. Frost is a son of ex~-Ffeehoide
tiers in Weehawl,en. He is well known
throughout tie county. Els daughter
formerly attended Trinity Church. but
it is said, recently attended the Metno,
! dist Church. No arrangements have We
been Completed Tor the funeral.