The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-07
.FORSOOK HER
RECKLESS LIFE
FOR THE GRAVE
Sad End of a Young
and Pretty Woman.
IN LOVE WITH A WAITER
MARRIED, BUT NEGLECTED HIS
FAMILY FOR HER.
She Wrote a Cosby Letter to
Her Father and Then Took a
Fatal Dose of Carbolic
Acid.
IN LOVE WITH A WAITER
MARRIED. BUT NEGLECTED HIS
FAMILY FOR HER.

Nellie Sheehan. 4 young woman about
Il years of age, of 12S Bartlett street, was
found writing on bed in her room at
los Stockton street last night. She was
taken t. the Receiving Hospital where
her case was diagnosed as carbolic acid
poisoning. The usual remedies were adj
minstereG. but the deadly drug had taken
its effect, and within an hour she died
and the body was taken to the Morgue.
The case Of the woman is somewhat
shrouoed in mystery The house where
she took the poison is located III what
may be termed the new tenderloin. 1t
bears The name of a lodging-noUse, but
has its own reputation, not 10 be envied.
The landlady would say nothing. She
claimed. as is the custom at such houses,
that nothing was known of the Woman;
she had simply rented a room in the
house for the night and had taken the
poison there. The landlady had never
seen her before, did not know her name
or who her friends were.
When searched at the Morgue there was
a portion OF q letter inscribed 10 my
dear father and an American District
Telegraph CompanyS envelope directed
10 Billy ISaacs. The note inside the
envelope was almost uninJeiligtble, but
so much of it as could be deeiphered read
as follows
If il is convenient for you TO meet
me"
Who the Billy Isaacs referred TO in the
address is can only be surmlSed. but there
is man of that name who has served
irregularly as a waiter in the Seal ROCK
House and at the Oberon. Al the Oberon
il WAS stated that lsaaes was a married
man and his wife had given nlrth 10 d
child about three weeks ago. de mad
been neglecting his wife for woman
roominE at los Stockton street, whose APP
pearanCe answers the description or the
woman who now occupies q slab at the
Morgue. Shortly after lsaacs child was
born his wife appeared al the Oheron ana
told Mr.. Fisher, the proprietor thal she
was in destitute circumstances. A collec-
ton was taken UP among the walters,
which supplied enough money TO pay on
all outstanding debts ana assure food Tor
a few days. This IS about all that Is
known of IsaacS and his connection with
the suicide He is described as a hand
some but reckless man, whose love OF the
fair sex is apt to carry him to any ex-
Ireme.
The portion Of letter found on the
body OF the dead woman throws little
light on her or her life. II is as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO. March - 1889.
Dear Father: ! thought l would write You
these few lines and let you know that ! am
back in the city again. am not feeling very
we'll bar am working Just the same FOR
Robertson Glove Company Expect 10 50 70
Portland. Or, in a week or So II not, viii
SO 10 Fort Brass, in MERGED County. Have you
heard from Bert or oscars II 50, when you
write 70 them send them my love I hope This
letter Will find You in good health saw Louis
the NiEhr before last WNeD 1 came from the
depot You talk about Frisco being slow; il
not in IL with Stockton. SACRAMENTO and
Fresno l got 3 pair or Mia footwear from
one Of the drumnsrs OF cur firm. They are the
best thing that ever happened for the house. l
got my hair cut short again. ! have some OF
my pictures, but ! am afraid 10 send one home
because you re old lady viii kick at you, so
will leave one at the cigar store for You. Papa,
l am living with . prince Of the ------.
Here the letter ends as abruptly as did
the life OF its author. She was evidently
a woman who felt herself cast upon the
world for s livelihood and found that the
world used her roughly. The Identified
ton was made by Police Officer Fenneu,
but he was neither certain Of name nor ad-
dress. II is supposed that the mother of
the suicide is dead. and that the old
lady mentioned in the letter is her faith
er's second wife.
A man representing himself 10 be &
DR.. Shields snatched letters which were
found on the womau's person from Offices
Fennell as he was handling them al the
Receiving Hospital. He then succeeded
in making good his escape, but the Off
GERS are in search Of him, and II is proba-
ble that ne viii be arrested to-day.