The San Francisco call., 1898-08-08
MRS. ROHLFS' TRAGIC SELF.
 DESTRUCTION Remorse Caused Her to Commit Suicide. STOOD BEFORE A MIRROR HER BODY FOUND IN A ROOM
 BAPTIZED IN BLOOD. Accused of Misconduct by Her Illus band, She Fires a Bullet Into Her Head - The Mans
 Statement.
STOOD BEFORE A MIRROR
HER BODY FOUND IN A ROOM
 BAPTIZED IN BLOOD.

Accused by her husband of being too friendly with another man, Augusta So- phia Rohlfs, a native of Denmark. aged 33 years, committed suicide last evening by shooting herself in the head. The deed was done at 322 McAllister street, where the Rohlfs lived.
 Shortly after noon yesterday a young tailor named Simon O. Meier visited the Rohlfs, intending to spend the afternoon He had his wheel with him, and as Rohlfs was feeling restless he suggested that he take his bicycle and go for spin through the Park. Rohlfs accepted the offer, and was gone for several hours.
 As he returned and entered the room in which were Meier and Mrs Rohlfs he noticed that the latter was laboring under some great mental excitement Meier dld not attempt to offer an explanation, but looked rather sheepishly at the indignant husband.
 RohIfs immediately left the room. but returned in a few minutes to find Meier gone. More convinced than ever that his suspicious were correct Rohlfs, ln paroxysm of rage, demanded of his wife to tell him what had happened.
 As she did not reply, Rohlfs, who was scarcely able to control his temper, again left the room to 'cool off" as he ex- pressed it. He walked from the house along McAllister to Polk. Determined to
 
 and as he was about entering the room he was startled by a pistol shot
 Not thinking that his wife had shot her self he summoned the landlady, and they proceeded to make an investigation. In the meantime one of the roomers in the house, suspecting that Mrs. Rohlfs had her her room, but found 1t locked from the inside Throwing his shoulder against the door he succeeded in forcing it. As he entered he discovered Mrs. Rohlfs ha | against the bureau. There was a gaping wound on the right side of her head, and bulldog revolver with one chamber empty. l From the nature of the wound 1t IS SUD- posed that death was instantaneous. | On table in the room were two empty | glasses, which had contained beer There was also large piece of cheese and sev- eral slices of bread. showing that the couple were having ,,,s "sPreadi cad MN,hI while l wheel in Golden Gate Park. ] Rohlfs was heart broken when he was told that his wife was the victim of the
 Its too bad he moaned. 'I didn't l think poor Augusta would do such a rash act. That fellow, Meier. who l it. He had me take his wheel out to the 1 park, and when l returned he sneaked l out of the house without even saying | good-by to me.
 His actions made me suspicious and when my wife refused to offer any ex- planation I became convinced that some | thing was wrong.
 1 Meier became acquainted with Mrs Rohlfs some time ago. They both worked | in a tailoring establishment on Mission street, and seemed to be on very friendly l terms.
 Rohlfs says he bought the pistol with which his wife killed herself several weeks ago. She feared that burglars would enter the house, and to be pre- | pared for them she induced her husband l to buy the weapon.
 Meier declares that he Is innocent of the | imputation cast upon him by Rohlfs, and claims that his relations with Mrs Rohlfs were purely platonic.