The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-13
MYSTERIOUS
CARD FOUND
BY A CITIZEN
The Writer Signed
Herself " Marie.''
"GIVE MY LOVE TO MOTHER"
SAID SHE WOULD SEEK DEATH
IN THE BAY.
"GIVE MY LOVE TO MOTHER"
SAID SHE WOULD SEEK DEATH
IN THE BAY.
The Police Think That the Message
Is Hoax, but Intend to
Make a Thorough
Investigation

The police have another mystery which
they are vainly endeavoring to clear up.
Yesterday morning a citizen who was
walking along the track of the Sutro
railroad picked up a card on which was
written the following:
Dear Mother have, been deceived long
o'clock I intend to throw myself into the bay
near the bridge at the Cliff House. My clothes
and valuables will be found on the hill near
the Ocean House. Give them to mother For
give me. dear mother. and God bless you.
P. S.SThe finder OF this card will kindly de-
liver it to William Vorrath, sol Point Lobos
avenue. NJ
On the reverse side of the card was
written the following:
Before you find this card I will be the
other side of the river. You have fooled me
long enough and l cannot live without you.
You know. Jack you can only love one. and be
act, perhaps for the better and perhaps for
the
May God bless you and keep you from evil
and hope that some day we shall meet where
l can have you alone Your dear love. NJ. K.
p. 81 my body to be given to my
mother and tell her not 10 worry. Lots OF love
and kisses. MARIE.
Who Marie is the police have been
unable TO ascertain. According to the
statement of Mounted Patrolman Hanley
who reported the matter TO headquarters,
he was patroling his beat on Point Lobos
avenue about o'clock yesterday morn
II,
who handed him the card containing the
supposed farewell message. Hanley
showed the card TO Vorrath. whose name
was mentioned by the supposed suicide
but ne was unable 10 throw any light on
the mysterious affair.
The policeman subsequently went to
police headquarters and turned the card
over to Captain Bohen. An examination
showed that 1t was in the handwriting of
woman.
Last night two detectives visited the
place where the woman was supposed to
take the fatal leap, but after waiting for
some time for her to put in an appear
ance, they concluded that the message
was hoax and returned to the city. In
curry among the members of the life saw
ing station failed TO elicit any information
which would shed any light on the mys-
ferrous card. The police are inclined to
believe the card was dropped from a
Sutro car on Sunday. 1t Is possible, they
think, that the woman might have gone
TO the Cliff House and thrown herself
into the water unknown to the members
OF the life saving crew. This is hardly
possible, however, If she intended to
keep her word some of her wearing APP
parel would have been found on the
beach.
Vorrath, whose name is mentioned in
the card. conducts a grocery store ON
Point Lobos avenue.
Il was surprised when l read the mes
sage he remarked last night Il know
a woman whose first name is Marie but
she cannot be the supposed suicide, as |
met ner several hours after the note was
found. am inclined to believe that the
whole thing is hoax. gotten up by some
body who wanted to have a little fun
with me- The fact that the card was
dropped contiguous to my store shows
that the writer expected that II would
fall into my hands and that l would turn
idea who the writer is, but am convinced
that the name Marie is fictitious