The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

Miss Hottua. Then, before any one
for the remaining glass of chloroform
and drained it at a gulp. dropping to
the floor before any person could reach
her.
DR.. c. A. Mueller was summoned
from his office and several of the
crowd that had gathered in the room
ran for the police. Officers Mulcahy
and Sylvester and DR.. Mueller arrived
almost simultaneously, Harry Thorn.
who had been telephoned for, coming
in just as Blanche Dickey began to
show signs of returning life. The ply
sician gave it as his opinion that her
life was in no immediate danger, but
ordered that Mary Hottua be taken to
the Receiving Hospital, where it was
possible she might be saved.
The ambulance with the dying girl
reached the hospital at 2:30 o'clock,
and DR.. Tormey went to work to save
her life. His efforts proved unavailing,
and she expired within an hour, never
having regained consciousness. Her
body was taken to the Morgue. The
efforts TO revive Blanche Dickey were
rewarded in a short time, and before
5 o'clock she was none the worse for
her experience than the possessor OF
a bad headache. She left the room she
had entered to die a few hours before
and twice during the day she called at
the Morgue to weep over the body of
her dead friend.
Mary Hottua while a frequent visitor
TO the resorts and a participator in the
revels that mark the tenderloin, was
not an abandoned woman. She was
Il 0f ATr Njnkn-
laus Hottua. with whom she resided at
2712 Bush street until last Tuesday.
That morning she left home, and com
ing downtown she met several com
panions. with whom she proceeded on
q picnic to a suburban resort. On her
return to the city in the evening she
met Blanche Dickey, who had fire.
ouentlv been her companion around
town She desired to get home at mid
night. but forgot herself and remained
so late that she resolved she would
make a night of 1t, which she did. A
wear ago she had run away from nome
and remained away some months.
When she returned, her father, VINO
is n wagon-maker at 715 Folsom street.
Informed her that she could remain
~ she would make it rule never TO
he out later than midnight any night
The infraction of this rule TUESDAY
night led to her doom.
Upon awakening in the morning
Mary Hottua confided to her friend
that she could never go home again,
and the two began casting about 1or
some way out Of their difficulty. Notn-
ing presented. itself until later In the
day. when Blanche Dtckey suggested
that they could go to Sacramento ana
enter fully into the life upon the edee
of which they had been for so many
months. The other demurred at tnls
and suggested that she had an offer
from a Young commercial traveller to
go to Denver. She said she would see
him and if he would consent to take
herself and Blanche they both would
go. Blanche Dickey consented, ana
the other girl went out to hnd the
man. She returned several hours later
with the information that she had
found him and that he had consented
to take both of them.
Thursday Mary Hottua. who had
been staying with Blanche Dickey, re-
ceived a note from her male friend
that he would be unable to take the
contemplated trip for several months.
The girl became despondent and spoke
to her chum of suicide. The latter
laughed at the idea and re-
newed her suggestion that they
had better go to Sacramento.
Miss Hottua reluctantly consented that
evening, but when she awoke in the
morning she had changed her mind
and so told Miss Dickey. The talk of
suicide was resumed and it was de-
cided by both that, rather than take
the downward step contemplated,