Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-18
FOR SAKE or LOVE.
Pathetic Suicide Of Goldschutl Of
Silver City.
sHt EXPLAINS REASON FOR ACT.

AbOtH six weeks agO Mary gul,ichuta,
a conqly young mdy % about ~ years
of agc, o.lme 10 SILVER City frpm Hl
paso, TNNas She was accompanied by
her mother. and shortly after their arrl.
vul found employment wHh iUchard
Mawapn. who - widowcr IN keeping
house and caring ~ hia children
Miss Ofsldaohutz Who ~ quite attact-
ivu in aIspuafaip-g. ason mishc n,nny
ffisilsis by rstsBon ~ aivr lively dtsI1si-
tion. ana % an apcIamncca lid not
know what unoulao WaE. II wala KNOW "a
by her iutimute friends th.tt she wua
deeply Ia hove with "a yuaing man la "a
luou bu she gave mo lnfiiCntion that
the affaira ~ her heart we're uUt NOV
Ing along smoothly only "a few days
since. however she made rcsiatfk
which, at the time, waa taken as mere
Joke, that she waa going to proipDn hor-
self
s'pnuyiay morning she aruac a. the
,lsuul hour and autondcd 10 her C,m-
tomziry household duties A. Mr. Maw
sons samiaoyment required an cariy
brciiofast n WIS necoestry Tor her 20
get up at daylight. and she had been In
the habit ~ lying down haif hour or ~
Tor rVsi before the nuon hour shortly
a'ter 10 o'ce0Ck she rettr,-i 80 her rourn.
as was her wuut, and uughiug suspicious
was nOaiccd by thOae Ia che house with
her until half an hOur tater, when she
called 20 her mUther, Ia an adjoining
room, That sito waH very sick. Her
mother at Once went to her assistance.
and found her CONFUSED and gasaDiDg
for breath. Keaiizing that her oondi-
tion was serious. one u Mr.. Mawaon
childru Wus dispatched down t0wn for
medical assistance. Dr. Gilbert re-
spomI,d bug upon his arrival fol nd
ihat H waH too late TO render succor.
br Gilbcft's suspiuionH were at once
AMUSED by che symptoms displayed.
and he nEidc an investigation, which al
unc. rcyc,ile1 rhc cauau Of Cuc dssah.
Tightly ciutched In her rign hand was
a small vial containing atrysshnine tab
let's. The b0ttie WIS almost empty.
showing she hnd taken "a large quan.
tity, and sufficient to osit.se dcath with
ip a comparatively short time
lotter. written In spanish. WIS also
found lying on the stand near her bed,
In which. alnIoit with her dying breath.
she cndsovored TO avoid the publicity
of her rush act.
Translated. the communication reads:
Before death, my only Thought. my
only wish. In that my death shydl not
BE- published. a favor which hope may
b. willingly granted TO one who IL dy-
ing. " Il is necessary 10 know the mo-
tive which induces me 10 oOuumtt sui
eide. ! viii explain In a few words For
some years past "a Violent passion has
consumed me Tor a person with whom
/ can never enjoy happiness. Having
discovered tirit without him lie he only
a puugWpry. I have made up my mind
- do what VIII be- apparent, | again
beg ~ you 20 kindly not publish h."
The pathetic mcs'age rs an that IL
known OF me mOtive which caused the
unfortunate girl 10 take her life For
some r-' an Or anothei rehe evidently
frit that there were barriers In the way
OK her rarrying hcr Wver. and rNther
than live without him she determined
- die. Her acqunintances intimate
that her fears were really without f1un-
dBtion and that her suicide was the re-
suk Of % disoriered mind, grieytsi by
imaginary troubles.
Justice Of the Peace W ~ Newsomb
W,.s n0tinel of the tragedy anI enpan-
ellcd a coroneis iurg, Consisting 81 the
ta4.Daiug persons
John l.. burnside. George Wordcn.
G O. Whtichill. IA. A. iayne, Martin
v. Cox and j. - Gnlbrcath.
After huriEg evidence. tho jury re-
turpcd vcriiot that death had result
ei froan poison. taken with suicidal In
tent
lutcrmeut was made sunday Silver
Guy independent