Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-06
Woman Apparently in Good
Spirits Ends Her Life in
Jersey City Hotel.
SHOOTS HERSELF IN THE HEART


New York, April s.-Mrs. Louise
Ames Van Weik killed herself in the
Hotel Washington. Jersey City. She
was perhaps 35 to 81 years of age,
blonde and good looking, She ar
rived in Jersey City from the west FRI
day over the Pennsylvania railroad.
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.
Edward Chase, son of the proprie-
tor, about noon noticed water coming
through the ceiling from an upstairs
room. He forced his way into Mrs.
Van Weik's room and found the faucet
of a basin open and the water over
flowing. Mrs. Van Weik was sitting
in a rocking chair facing mirror.
She was dead. Mrs. Van Weik wore
a dressing gown, which was open a.
the throat Apparently while sitting
in front of the mirror she had placed
a revolver against her breast over the
heart and outside her undergarment
and fired The revolver containing
four loaded shells and one empty shell
was found beside her. as well as box
of cartridges with five shells missing
Tive registered parcel receipts also
were found in the room. The regis
try took place at the Jersey City post
office on Saturday. One parcel was
sent to Campbell r. Royston. 2515
North Charles street, Baltimore, and
the other to Charles H. Townsend, IT
West Thirty-fifth street, New York
city.
Although 1t was supposed Mrs. Van
Weik had arrived direct from the
west Friday receipts from New York
department store showing purchases
made on March 10 indicate that she
was in this city on that date and
probably spent few days here. 1t
is possible that she merely came from
Washington or Baltimore on Friday
last
Several bundles of letters were
found addressed to Mrs. L. A. Volt
bauer. care of Mrs Pease, 1850 Nc
Cullough street. Baltimore, and 20
Mrs. Edward w Wolfbauer, 1917 Fiji.
teenth street, northwest, Washington
All these were signed by Edward w
Wolfbauer 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. From the signatures to these
letters and from the signature to the
woman's will, which was found among
the letters, it is supposed that Mr.
Wolfbauer died and that she remar-
ried, her second husband being Van
Weik
Woman Leaves a VIII.
The will was dated Sioux Falls, s.
D., March 2. 1903 This document
leaves all the wardrobe of the tesla.
trix to Mrs. Henry Garland, Washing.
ten. To the daughter of the testatrix
are left the houses and lots at 1853
and 1855 Seventh street, northwest
Washington In case of the death CT
the daughter before the provisions Of
the will are carried out all the share
of the daughter, whose name is
Dorothy, is to go to William ]. Hess.
of Washington. An insurance policy
on the life Of the testatrix, made ont
III favor of Otto B. Van Weik fo-
81 50o is w''led to the dnnehter, of
when the American Surety company
OF Washington is guardian Mr.. Roys-
ton and Mr.. Townsend, the men tn
whom registered packages were mall
ed, are name1 as executors of the will