The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-09
Minneapolis
PRETTY SUICIDE
WAS MRS. TAYLOR
Domestic Troubles the Cause
Of Her Ending Her
Life.

The pretty woman who shot herself
at Forty seventh street and Nicollet
avenue on Tuesday afternoon was Mrs.
Howard Taylor, wife of an employe of
the county auditors Office. Mr.. Tay-
Ior yesterday called at the morgue and
identified the remains of his wife.
Mrs. Taylor was employed by W. il.
Morrison as a cooking demonstration.
She left the store at noon, saying she
would return in an hour. Nothing was
known of her by the employees OF the
store until yesterday morning, when
1t was learned that she had shot her
self.
Nothing was found on the body Ivy
which Identification could be had eX-
cert The Litter printed in h G b e
yesterday ricrning This led to inves-
tlsatton by Mr.. Taylor, who had re
turned from Chicago Tuesday mo m
ing, and had had talk with his vile.
There was evidently an effort at recon-
citation, but it led to nothing. Later
IL the day Mrs. Taylor expressed the
opinion shat everything would come
cut all right, but few minutes later
she boarded The car and procee led 10
the scene or the tragedy.
The Taylors lived at 900 Chicago
avenue. Yesterday Taylor stated that
his wife was subject to fits Of insanity
and expressed great surprise that she
resorted to suicide, though she had
often threatened. Relatives of Mrs.
Taylor have been telegraphed for. The
funeral will be held today.
A. L. Russell of Voroqua, Wis, ar
rived in the city last evening to take
the remains of his daughter, Mrs.
Howard w. Taylor, back with him for
interment.
Last evening the dead womans sis
ter, who lives in ST. Paul, was seen at
the Taylor residence. She said there
was very little to add to what had al
ready been printed regarding the trag-
edy. Mrs Taylor had always been
subject to fits of melancholy at times.
She was either very happy or very
discouraged. After the death of her
voted, she tried to commit suicide.
AS far as her married life is con-
cerned," said the sister, ut was as
happy as the average, but, of course,
there were troubles at times; as there
are in all marital experiences, but she
was perfectly devoted to her husband,
and l knew he returned her devotion,
oAlAOu5u Ilc was uOI administrative III
his affections and sometimes Mildred
would mistake this for Indifference"
In the note left by the unfortunate
woman this sister is referred to in the
following sentence: TELL Maud to.
think well of me- She is the wife of a
prominent st. Paul dentist
The note left by Mrs Taylor also
contained this sentence: II like Mrs.
S. l would have done this before If it
rhadsnot been. for Mrs. S., She is a good
woman" as -
The party referred to as Mrs. S. is
undoubtedly Police Matron Schaeffer,
who has always been one of her dear
est: friends since they lived in the same
mouse during number. of years. and
she always confided her joys and cares
to Mrs. Schaeffegs The day before her
death she came! to the police matron
and asked her advice regarding taking
a position with w. K. Morrison & Co.
as she was lonesome and thought work
would cheer her up. Still, Mrs. Scha eff
fer says that she appeared bright and
cheerful as usual
Mrs. Schaeffer stated that she had
always been a sensible woman. a good
housekeeper and an exceptionally good
woman. She always loved the woods
and IN the summer time she and her
husband would take long rides out into
the country
Mr.. Taylor is deeply effected by his
wife's death, and, to add to his grief
his mother, who lives near CRYSTAL
Lake, Is also on the point Of death.