Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-04-05
WELL, GEORGE,
 HERE GOES.' ?
Such Was the Prelude On Saturday Night to a Sensational Suicide
 in Prescott.
Mrs. George Meyer Ends Her Life by Sending a Bullet Through Her Heart in the Presence of
 Her Husband.
From Mondays Daily.

A suicide occurred in Prescott on Saturday night about $ o'clock, somewhat sensational m its char acter. Mrs. George Meyer and her husband had been occupying s suite of rooms together for three or four days, since the formers arrival from Los Angeles. At the above time Mrs. Meyer had locked the doors of both rooms and had secreted the keys. Mir. Meyer was reclining on a sofa in the front room when his wife appeared at the door between the two rooms with 6 pistol in her hand and pointing 1t to her left breast re- marked to her husband: Well George, here goes for nothing. Simultaneously with the remark, almost, the report of the pistol rang out and in another instant the wo- man gave a scream or two, fell to the floor and giving a gasp or two e1- pired. Parties who heard the shot and shrieks among the number being DT. Walls, rushed to the room and kicked open the door. The latter mads an examination and found that the woman was dead, the bull let having passed through the upper part of her heart.
 Justice Moore immediately sum moned coroner's jury and held an inquest on the remains which were removed to Logsn's undertaking s paTloTs. The story of the shooting was told by the husband of deceas- ed, and before the examination was over a letter which was found in the room, was introduced. The letter was commenced on March go, show ing that she had the matter in con temptation two or three days. As the womar lay on the floor her right hand showed a blackened ap- pearance which was at first thought 10 be powder burns, but on inyesti- gation 1t proved to be ink stains, showing that she had probably con- cluded the letter only a short time previous to committing the deed.
 She requested that no notice be sent to her children m time for them to reach here to attend the funeral, and requested that the band play "Home, Sweet Home" at her funeral and that she be buried without shoes, gloves or rings. She stated | that she had no money or friends, giving that as the cause of the act. The husband was taken to the office of the sheriff, by sheriff Munds and detained there pending the in- quest, but the examination proving conclusively that he was in no was responsible for the woman's death he was allowed to go. To friends he stated that be had taken a pistol away from his wife on Friday and on Saturday she had purchased another one. It is also stated that she had made an unsuccessful at tempt at suicide previous to this.
 In cleaning up the room after the tragedy. quite a number of envelops addressed to different parties were found in the stove, the corners of the envelopes only were charFed slightly. Whether the letters in tended to be placed in them had been destroyed or were never written is of course not known.
 The bullet, it was discovered to- day, had passed through two board partitions, after penetrating her body, its range being in an upward direction.
 Deceased was formerly propriet- ress of the Bellevue hotel and was considered an industrious woman but of late had grown Respondent. She leaves four sons and three daughters. Two of the latter Misses Louise aud Lola Anderson are well known young ladies and re- side in Los Angeles, their younger sister and two of the smaller boy living with them. Two boys, almos, grown, are said to reside at Santa Maria. A former husband, named Anderson, from whom she was di- vorced prior to her marriage with Meyer, also resides somewhere iu California. He was formerly en. gagged in freighting in this section.
 No arrangements have been made yet in regard to the funeral One of her sons has been notified Of her death and he is expected to arrive here probably tomorrow and hi. wishes in the matter will be observ- ed, and 1t is possible the remain: will be shipped to California for in- torment.