New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
FOUND DEAD TOGETHER.
PROBABLE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN A
RATNFS LAW HOTEL.

.,,rao- and suicide we're probably committed
80 ,rbursdav night IN the Raines Law hotel known
"a Relper's Hotel az 80. l,Sol Park-aNe \ man
a,narentlv about thirtv-six wears old accompanies
bv a woman about twonty-four years GA went 10
,ho bo,el IN Friday night and registered as A o.
rones and wife Of Boston. Mass. lhls was dt IL
o'clock They we're assigned to Room No s. on me
Ia ooor ~ the hotel. The man remarked as
=. Ven, nm stairs that he was glad 10 get room
A. last. 49,,
v.e,ardov morning at n o'clock the porter OF me
bo.ol ,oticed a strong odor Of gas on the hrst
Noor He traced It 10 the second floor and 10 inc
ron, IN the front numbered S. Gas was escaping
from the orevices of the transom and below Inc
door He knocked heavily on the door. but received
no response He then tried TO enter but the door
had been holted.
IL climbed out on the fire escape and tried TO
enter the room 10y way Of the window. but ne also
found this entrance barred by window fastenngs
He smashed tho glass near the window lock- and
reaching IN unlocked the window. He was nearly
overcome as he tried to enter The room.
II was several minutes before the porter could
enter the room He shouted TO the barkeeper
down stairs and together they went In. The
bodies Of the man and the woman lay on the bcd'
both in a semi-nude condition. The porter rushed
breathlessly into the street and summoned Police
man Lnnehan. II the East Observation-Disclosures
ty-sxth-st. station
In the dead mans clothes which were lying on
was found on him which would make his identity
positive A letter probably addressed to his broth
err was found on the table. torn into small fras-
ments The writing was hardly legihle. and when
the police had put the fragments together It's con-
tents proved 70 he ncohcrcnt and unintelligiole
II was written with a lead pencil, though a post
script was written in Ink. As far as the police
could make out the letter read as follows.
Dear Frank: II You want to me sunday you
meet me at tho corner ~ Parkaye ana Onc-hun-
no room yet Wound kf 10 see Ut ON wy r p,, n q,
hope you are harry and aWaIs VIII o[, Du' D., niy
II you know this Is not any way TO live How many
f aed nave would G2" 10 Tn Frank d@ar forgive me
II ] said anything TO you the other night Hoping
10 see YOU Sunday I remain. Your brother
At this point Of tho ending Of the letter the po
lice could not discern further. piece Of the
paper here was missing The word following was
'he." The sentence May with love and kind
ness" ended the letter. piece Of paper probably
torn from note book. with the letter intact
on the table Ink used IN writing on this
piece. and it was marked
F. 81 have something to tell you. In the rooms
7 sit alone. one 20 ease my aching soul no one
70 say am your friend 2na VII be- III ne enG
ease my aching heart"
In the clothing Of the woman found re-
ceipt for 81 from the Herman Clothing COMPANY
No 22S9 Thrd-ave II signed per !. NJ The
receipt made out to Nay James. This was The
only ClcW 10 the Identity or the dead woman IouNd
on her clothing Tho receipt was dated September
g. 1899 The clothing OF the woman was In fair
condition. and looked # It had been recently
purchased
The woman was without question handsome IN
nfe Her appearance IS that Of respectable
woman. The man was tail and dark comple xioned
The police think unQuestionably that The man
was the pcrpetrator Of the crime. Their theory
Is that the meeting arranged with his brother hy
him did not take place. the brother de not
make his appearance.
Miss Helen McDonough. OF so. loi East One-huH-
nd-twent y-seyenth-st.. called at the hotel
about o'clock yesterday afternoon 10 look AT the
bodies She said the woman was May James and
+ that she had known her for some time. She did
not know the man Miss McDonough said that tho
woman had lived I'M Tho basement OF her mousse Ipt
three weeks. She asserted that the dead woman
had been the wife OF Frank R0Wen % wealthy cone
tractor OF Westerly, r. j., and was tWcnt}-iour
years Old
She said Bowen was known az times rs Frank
f Mccarthy The woman haI complained 10 her o.
ill treatment by beg husband. with whom she had
not lived Tor year. According 20 Miss McDou-
oughs story she had threat ned 10 be reNrnett on
her husband and this led Miss NcDonouel 90 put
I'm hystcria dellr!um believed tn" man ~h"
with last night 10 be her husband ana lad
turned on the gas. Miss McDonough said that VI
James had told her She had an engagement Tor FRI
McDonough did not know whether tho dend man
p the person meant.
Miss McDonough explained that she had seen all
the letters found in Miss Jancss possession and sh
declared that the signature which tho polio, aud
others believed to be- Your brother" waS Your
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