Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-27
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.
Annie Heckstein, Despondent Over
Love Affairs, Ends Her Life
in Milwaukee.

in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee evening papers of
last Wednesday contained sensational
articles on the suicide of Miss Annie
Heckstein, a well-known young lady
of this city, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Heckstein, who reside at 943
West Division street. 1t would appear
that the SAD ending of her young life
occurred some time during Monday
night of last week. On that day, it is
said, she left her home here and went
to Milwaukee, never to return alive.
As soon as her suicide became known
to the Milwaukee authorities, Mr..
Heckstein was notified and he has
tened thither to take charge of the
remains. A cOroner's inquest was
held and verdict Of suicidal death
returned. The body was brought here
for interment. the funeral being held
Saturday afternoon. Six young men
of this city, friends Of the deceased,
mentioned by her in a request written
before her death, acted as palibearers.
The story of the suicide is best told IN
the following article taken from a
Milwaukee paper:
"A slip of girl, probably 20 years
old and rather pretty, was found dead
in her room at 555 Broad way shortly
after l o'clock this afternoon By her
side lay an empty two-ounce bottle
that had contained carbolic acid and
note lay on small table. 1t was
written in English and simply re-
ouested that whoever found the body
should send word to her father, Will
liam Heckstein, of Watertown, or her
sister, living at 1869 Third street, this
city. The signature was simply Annie.
On Monday afternoon the girl called
at the house of Charles Jenz and asked
to engage furnished room. She was
shown one that suited her and after
agreeing to take it for a week she left
to return again at o'clock with few
traps she carried in her hand This
was the last seen of the young woman
alive. Tuesday passed and she gave
no sign of moving about, but it was
supposed that possibly she had gone
out unobserved. This forenoon mem
bers of the Jenz household tried the
door leading to her room. 1t was
locked. They listened, but no sound
, came. The matter was allowed to
! rest until this afternoon, but having
! been discussed at the dinner table, it
was finally decided that probably it
would be we'll to inform the police.
Officer Morning ton answered the sum-
mons about 1880 o'clock and broke
open the door. On the bed. clad in her
night gown, lay the girl. The condi-
tion of the body gave evidence that
death had occurred some hours pre-
vious, probably some time during
Monday night The label on the bottle
bore the name of Ii. S. Kopf, a Ju-
neau avenue druggist. The remains
were removed to the morgue. A search
of the girls effects revealed letter,
| sealed and addressed to William Heck
stein, Watertown, Wis. Coroner Van
Lare opened it. In German the girl
! briefly wrote to her father that in
receive from her she asked forgiveness.
!, She expressed sorrow for all of her
misdeeds and for the disgrace that
her death would bring to her father.
But she pleaded that she could not help
committing the act, that it was the
only thing left for her. Hard and
terrible as the blow would be, every
thing was lost to her and there was
no alternative.n