Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
FULL OF MYSTERY.
Suicide of Unknown American
Woman at Halifax.
Takes Every Precauton to Absolutely
Conceal Her Identity.
Leaves Note Asking that No Attempt Be Made
10 Disclose II.

Halifax, y. s. May IA wen dress
cd woman Of about 81 years Of age and
evidently an American lady shot her
self in her room in the Halifax hotel,
today. The Circumsta nces showed that
the act was premeditated. The woman
had apparently planned for herself de-
struction some days ahead and was
particular IN ending her life TO destroy
every letter or mark Of identity. She
left tn. following note:
II earnestly de sire that no effort will
be made on the part OF the authorities,
, neWspa pers or others to identity me.
Let my death be determined beyond
doubt before burial
The woman registered. Tuesday
night. when she arrived from North
Street depot as Mrs. Mary Eastman.
Quebec. She went directly to her room.
This morning. a maid went in at 1870
o'clock and Mrs. Eastman complained
of feeling i'll and said she would not get
up She did not take any meals in the
house. At l O'Clock, she dressed and
sent for her bill. which she paid.
She then ordered the carriage and di-
rected the driver to take her to stores
where she could buy fishing tackle. She
visited three stores. at all OF which she
asked for Il revolver. The first mer-
chant had none. the second place re
fused to sell her a revolver. but at the
third place she got weapon ana 4 box
of cartridges. She was driven back to
her hotel and was not again seen alive.
AT o'clock. "a maid Went to the room
and found the guest dead in a chair be-
fore a large mirror. She was shot
through the right temple. The revol
Yer was on the floor with one chamber
DISCHARGED.
She held her purse in her left hand
which rested on her knees ana the note
she had written was in the purse. to-
gether with Il small sum of money
partly American. A photograph Of 9
boy OF 4 years had the bottom cut off
to destroy the name. The ashes of sew
eral letters lay on the hearth where
they had been burned recently. Mrs.
Eastman had no baggage.
The police have telegraphed a des
cription Of the woman to Quebec and
Boston she arrived here on the Do
minion Atlantic train from Yarmouth
and is therefore supposed to have come
from Boston Dy the Yarmouth STEAM
ship Line.
She wore dark hat. sealsllin sacque
and black cashmere costume.
Medical Examiner Finn reports the
good state of preservation Of the teeth
and other appearances to indicate that
the deceased was a refined person. She
is between 30 and 80 years of age.
above medium height, complexion pale.
light hair. An umbrella. which was
among the dead woman'S effects, was
marked Sterns, New York. The max
ers name was cut off n new pair of
boots that Mrs. Eastman wore.
The medical examiner has wired the
chief of police at Cambridge. Mass, to
communicate if the dead woman is
connected with the Eastman Grogan
trial A dispatch from Quebec says no
person answering the description given
is known there.
Cambridge. Mass. May 1.-The police
say that the Ms. Eastman who killed
herself at Halifax, is no relation Of the
Eastman family now fguring in a
court case Officers visited the East
yt az the Halifax