The sun., 1900-12-07
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Because ~ some deep rrio' real or fncicd.
or becauso ~ morbid jealousy or ~ q natut-
ally melancholy strain IN her character, Miss
Minnie Gerhard' ~ a27 Eagle avenue In Ths
Bronx, drank cnrbolic acid almost literally
In her hance's prc.euoe NJ an enrlv hour vester-
day morning and died few minutes later
In HIS arms The tragedy occurred In the
girls home. which only u few INMATES bcfoto
Miss Gorhardts death was filed with an
tho mirth and gayety OF young peoples
evening party
When tho guests had all departed Miss
Gethardt and her hance Mir Eugene PrIco
OF 2Oo0 Rycr avenue. sat In the parlor alone.
In short time Mr. Prices cries for assist
nncc were heard and when other members
OF the girls family rushed In they found Miss
Gerhardt IN his arms unconscious. He told
them that she had left him for a moment
and stepped into the back room. She had
hardly been there a minute before she re-
turned deathly paO and told him that she
had swallowed carbolic acid and was going
TO die. Then she SINK into his arms and
became unconscious. Dr. Henry Wahns
and Dr. kirschofer. who live In the neighbour
hood. were summoned. but could do nothing
and In a few minutes Miss (erhardt was dead
Mr.. Price was found at the Gerhardt home
late yesterday afternoon evidently very
much shaken. He controlled his voice with
difficulty and at first declined to make any
statement except that this account OF what
had happened when he and Miss 6erhardt
were alone In the parlor was true. There
were stories circulating TO the erect that
Miss herhardt and he had guarrclied that
evening. THIS. he emphat,cally said, was
not true. He also denied that he and Miss
t"rhardt had been engaged several times
and that Miss Gerhardt had broken the en-
gaseInent, each time on account OF her Jeal-
ousy. a. had been reported
Miss Gernardts : brother was present at tho
conversation between Mr.. Price and THE SuS
reporter and he said that il was true that Miss
herself and had written To II sister in tho West
saying that she contemplated suicide. None
ol tue family knows where or how she got the
acid with which she killed herself but the
sarded a. evidence that The act was the result
ot 40 sudden impulse having It's origin in any-
thing that had occurred tnGt evening. Mr.
Price finally made this additional statement
as TO what occurred between hun and Miss
Gerhardt Just prior 10 the tragedy:
We were sitting on soia." he said. -and
the gas was turned very low Her face was
close TO mine and she asked me u loved
her as inuch "a did n year ago j told her
OF course did. and that abe knew II very
well In Joking way she said
oh. think not. l think YOU are hum
bug us,',..,,
a moment. and she then went to the bath
room. A moment later she was back, say
ing she had Ia ken the acid | caught her In
my arms and she became uncon nsciOus Now.
mat Is all there Il TO say lboutit Her family
know the truth They have papers from
her telling them all about It, can say no
more"
Miss Gerhardt was 20 years old and was
Mr. Price is about so. and is a decorator by
occupation.