The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-01
mrs. LYNDE KILLED HERSELF.
OPENHYN StJCTDE THE fH w.
HER LAWYER THINKS.
She'd Read and Talked over Az That was
Printed About It--Littlc DOUBT Ihat
She Jun pei From an Erie FrrrSDoat
Reward offered for the bOdy.

vnna ys
The friends and relatives Of Mrs Augusta
Harper Lyude nov feel certain that s,'e
committed suicide by jumping from the
Erie ferryboat Chanlauqun From the crew
of the boat 1t vas lnarted that she was "l'
alone on the ai'ordrck of the boat ON us
return trip from IIohok"n to this city Just
before o clock Ola Tuesday night
She left her chatcIainc bag behlnd'
and it was found shortly afterward by u
La,,h,,d IN ,,,o b,r,b here she had been
y',..,.., 49,, ho,, uo. positively
"'"S, -, ,l p,,,,n .
ldeltified ny HIS' LEhoe SUI 49,.
by her lawyer, Herbert >. ogden, ana py
her maid. Eva smith
A. s,,,, ~ Ia Inorrad the facts Mr.
oalo osa.al .o,,.,rJ ~ $500 for the re-
osoeh o''e'eo a wal" Va S''' '''
covery OF the body.
The only explanation Of Mrs. Lynde's
act was of red by Mr. Ogden Yesterday,
Ua h,,;a,n. ,ha, .h. yya. nrompted TO xiii
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Adophe OpeiilS'h, lie disappearance
OF the silk merchant aroused her interest,
Mr.. Ogden said, and she read every line
honr;,,e, ~, ,ha oos. ,,d was constantly
',,r, W" ',' 'i., I'n, rr;,,,1s
discussing IL WIN "'i ''''''a9'
Her interest III the matter struck me
as morbid at the time" said Mr.. Ogden
yesterdav shut il never occurred to me
H., u'a, :, a,,,I,, h,,.o any, In e,once IN
,he" ,,'a' ~ 'o""' nav, ''''; ,.''..'.H w
her' what mas happened SINCE cohVl'ces
me that her death WAS directly traceable
10 the ODenhym case If ever there was a
casa Of auto-suppes,ion hers was one"
u, I,.,,l, I's, tha Van Crr,sar m rt
ny ",'e 'E'I WI '"'' ~ :" r
ment house about DO CLOCK on TUESDAY even
ing. She was seen boarding the Chautauqua
Just before the boat left hdr Twenty third
street slip for H,boken al 7:2j O'clock
Although the boat was crowded at the time,
Mrs Iynde was noticed by the deckhands
on account of her dress.
When the Chau auqua reached Hob ll;en,
Mrs. Ivrcla went ashore with the rest Of
lie pntsangnrs A dackhand saw her go
into the wonens waiting ROOM After
sitting here ti!l the crowd had scattered
the Chaulauqua, taking seat on a bench
ius, outside the entrance to the women
cnbin
Two of the three deckhands had their
stations on the foredeck, The third one.
who was stationed aft, saw Mrs, Lynde
about three minutes after the boat left
Hoboken. Then he went forward TO get
A broom. The first thing he noticed on
his return was that the woman had dis
etaine BAG on the bnncb "'''
He picked M the bag and made a round
of the cabins looking for the owner. but
roro of The passenpers recalled seeing the
woman in GRAY Finally The man renortnd
to the mate. Who ordered him to make a
search among the carriages in the middle
of the boat This was fr,,it lcss
When tho hoat reached the sin tho deck
hand stood at one gancplank while the
, noste who had also seen Mrs Iynde,
watched the other one. The woman was
MOI seen to leave the boat
II think these facts disnose OF any doubt
that m iM epist With S reaard to Mrs fvndes
fate said Mr., Ogden Yesterday, II have
tarn,n,,ri , Win The noice On this side
ne we'll as across The river The greatest
nossihle n,hici,v will he given nv offer
To- a award Arrangenents have already
from ,onters down to the ocean.
Mrs. Lyndes chateaine bag contained