The San Francisco call., 1898-08-06
Poverty Stricken Widow
 of a Suicide
WHO WASTED A FORTUNE
THE POOR WOMAN, DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, NEEDS WORK.
Not Long Ago She Attempted to Drown Herself and Little Girl Near the Cliff
 House.

Her life blighted by the suicide of her husband. her prospects in life darkened by poverty and her mind possibly weak ened by worrying, Mrs. Elizabeth Reiner of 2l4 Turk street has evidently concluded that life Is not worth the living, and that she will follow her husband to a suicide grave The Respondent woman on Au- gust wrote to Coroner Eden of Marin County, at San Rafael, the following let ter:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2. 1898.
 O Coroner Eden-I wait for you terrible bad. My landlord sent notice to me to pay rent in days or leave the house. What shall do? ind no work this day I think 1t best for me next to my husband. Please call quick. l hope you find Turk s street n the sanf FfRRASErH Rafa
 The story of Frederick w. Reiner and his wife is a sad one. Reiner inherited fortune some years % ago from rom mated all the way from $SO0O to $ZoUOoO. This money he squandered, some say while others, among them ms WlIe, ue- clare that he lost 1t in the real estate business. in which he was engaged for some time.
 About a year ago, when his money was nearly all gone. he married: The woman oman girl When down to his last dollar ne pawned. his diamonds and other 5eWelfy and a fine gun, which he had prousnl
  which he had served. With the proceeds he went 10 Mexico in the hope of retr1ev- ing his fortunes.
 @Soon after he had gone," said Mrs. Reiner. who was found at her humble home last evening, ''I became deSpondent, and. knowing that if MT Reiner failed Tn getting money. he would kill himself, as he had threatened, I went out to the Cliff House, determined to drown myself and my little girl. With my child In my arms 1 walked into the ocean, and some water dashing into the little ones mouth, she said, Oh, mama, don't go any, fur ther: I will get wet That stopped me: I thought for a moment, and then walked out of the water. Ihe chllo hdu ods GU our lives. only to prolong our misery.
 Rener returned from Mexico pennliess and Respondent. He and his Wite then went to Keswick and worked there month, but not being able to stand the sulphurous fumes, they came back 10 san Francisco and took a house in an alley at 214 Turk street. ..o.o, employment as seamstress on Govern ment clothing, her husband meantime en- deavoring in every possible way to secure work, but without success. inc govern ment sewing was completed, ana aSaln were the Reiners without a cent.
 Relner had written to his relatives ask, K ing them to lend him $500 with which to go into some business, and one day, about three weeks ago, he received an answer stating that they would not loan a,,I nm any and killed himself He lies buried in the potter's field near San Rafael,
 My letter to Coroner Eden,'' said Mrs. Reiner, was written for the purpose of having him come to see me about my hus- band $ affairs. Eden is the administrator of his estate. I wanted him to get my hus- bands gun out of pawn and raftie 1t off, and with the money give Mir. Reiner a burial place in the San Rafael Cemetery. I think MT. Eden has some notes of my husband, and I wanted to see if he coull not collect the money due on them have been trying every day to get work, par, ticuIarIy sewing. I ask no charity. All l want is work. do hope some one will help me by giving me something to. do.
 ''When my husband had money he had friends When he lost his money he lost his friends. Not one of them has assisted me-not even encouraged me. Do you wonder that I am Respondent and wish to be laid beside my husband? But for the sake of my child I shall try to live: But work l must have to get bread for the lit- tIa OOa-p