Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-08
ENDED HER EXISTENCE
Granddaughter of Bishop Ames
Committed Suicide.
She Was the Daughter OF Capt. Edwin
Ames. of the United States Army.
and the Divorced Wife Of
An Indiana Man.

AN INDIANA man.
New York. April 6.-Mrs. Louise
Anes Van Weik shot and killed herself
in the Hotel Washington. in Jersey
City. Sunday. She was 81 years old.
a blonde and good-looking She ar
rived in Jersey City ON Friday. and
went to the Hotel Washington.
She seemed in good spirits and was
well supplied with money. and numer.
Gus packages arrived at the desk from
New York stores for her. She was last
seen alive Saturday evening by one
OF the maids OF the hotel
Mrs Van Weik wore dressing
gown which was open at the throat
Apparently. while sitting in front of
the mirror in her room she had placed
revolver against her breast over the
heart and outside her undergarment
and fired The revolver, containing
four loaded shells. and the empty. was
found beside her.
Several bundles of letters were
found addressed TO Mrs l.. f. Wolf.
bauer. care OF Mrs. Pease. 1850 McCul.
MIS-.
Edward w Wolfbauer. 10l1 Fifteenth
street. Northwest. Washington. ID. C..
All these were signed by Edward w.
Wolibauer and addressed the recipient
as wife. The most recently dated was
in 1901. and most of the letters were
written from various places in Cuba.
The signatures to these letters and
from Ci 10 Il
which was found among the letters.
1t Is supposed that Mr.. Wolfbauer died
and that she remarked. her second
husband being Van Weik.
The will was dated Sioux Falls.
March 2 1903. This document leaves
all the wardrobe OF the testatrix to
Mrs. Mary Garland, Washington. ID. c.
To the daughter OF the testatriX was
LETT the houses and lots at 1853 and
1875 Seventh street. Northwest. Wash.
ington. In case of the death of the
daughter before the provisions of the
Will are carried out. all the share OF
the daughter. whose name is Dorothy.
is TO 20 TO William J. Hess, of Wash.
ington. An insurance policy on the
life OF the testatriX. made ont in favor
OF Otto b. Van Weik, for 81 500, is will.
ed to the daughter
Mr. Royston and Mr.. Townsend, the
men 10 whom registered packages were
mailed. are named as executors of the
will.
Baltimore. April 6.-Mrs. Louise
Ames Weik was the daughter of Can't.
Edwin Ames. of the United States
Army. Fourteen years ago she was
married here to Otto b. Wcik. of In.
diana. Three years since. they were
divorced in Washington. After the
divorce proceedings Mrs. Weik placed
the prefix Van" to the surname OF
her former husband Her friends IN
this city were very reticent Sunday
night. but it is understood that the
5ody OF the young woman will be
brought here for burial.
Washington. April 6-Mrs. Van
Weik was divorced from her first hus
band and about three years ago she
was married to Edward Wolfbauer. a
New Yorker II is said that recently
she took - her residence IN Dakota
with view TO obtaining a divorce
from him also. Mrs Van Weik had
engaged quarters here for the racing
season
Greencastle. Ind. April 6.-Mary
Ames Weik. who committed suicide
at Jersey City Sunday was a grand
daughter OF Bishop Ames. of the
Methodist Episcopal church. once
president Of DePsuw university. She
was graduated from DePauw with the
class of 'SS and was prominent in In.
diana society and college Greek letter
society circles. Fourteen years ago
she married Otto Weik. then a stu
dent at DePeuw. and several years
later she received divorce and mar.
ried Wolfbauer Otto Weik is now a
resident of st Louis