The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-08
W|FE'S
CORPSE HIS
COMPANION
To Save Hotel From MotorIsty
Ganka Carried Dead Body
a. In Hack.

Chicago. -. s.--esated in a osrriass
with the dead bedy of his wife wrapped
In blakket. Frederick j. Ganka. was
driven through the streets at o'clock
Sunday morning % No. AIS Washington
boulevard. The woman had committed
suicide in their temporary apartments in
the earssosa hots.
AZ tho request of q man who said he
represented the hotel managers the body
was borne secretly through dA~hsned
halls and down an elevator to the ladies'
entrance ana placed In the carriage.
The notoriety which this would cause
would sreatly annoy the management" {"
he explained. and the Ssst WY out d n
is TO take the body TO Der relatives"
The tragedy 10 q euSmfnAttsa az an
unhappy romance In the life q Ron
Bemis, nstce ana hetre@ OF H. " bsmiA,
the famous caterer apa sornes proprietor
Of the Rioheiisu hots). Thrss years ago.
when hut 10 yssrs oA. RssA Bsmis eicpsd
With 0ankA, who wAa shoe saassman.
They separated isst $uAv, Ma 0auh4.
taking her baby. made Asr home With
her grandmother, Mre Katherine w0od-
run, ct No. AIS washinStop boulevard
Saying Saturday thst che wea eoins to
dine with her ands, she isfs home. she
called upon her huSsand at p N. s< hss
place OF buaiu 90
II am goint u ale ddvorus pstitssu
and charge crueltyr" she said 20 him
''Wfll you oontest7"
mo: I've told you wusadn't osn-
test" he replied.
The conversation then took q fs<endty
turn, and finally 0anka SAID;
Rose. this may be the iast night we
will be together. For old tines sake
let us spend few hours tosstbsr and
go TO the theatre"
TOOK oARBoLIc ACID.
Mrs Ganka agreed and accompanied
him 10 his apartments on Jao1pson souis-
ward, and waited while he changed his
clothing. Then they attended Q theatre,
and a<terward went 20 che SaNt toEa for
supper. At mtdnight Ganka registered.
and. accompanied by HE wife, was
ushered 10 an apartment. There the
woman ordered writing material aud
wrote and mailed four letters TO relatives.
Ganka had meanwhile retired
After writing the letters Mrs. Ganks
entered the bath-room. and soon the
husband heard poans. Enterinr the
Tho house physician was summoned, and
found a case Of csrboi4c acid poisoning
He worked over the woman for two
hours. and when he left she was thought
to he on the way TO recovery. AZ 4 a.
m, a second series Of eonvulsions DE-
velopsd. and when the physician arrived
the second time she was dead.
On the table was a note addressed 10
her husband. II read:
Goodby, Fred. When you read this
will be dead Be q good boy and be
kind TO baby and mamma. Rosa
Then came the suggestion Of ths smuy-
cling of the body out or the hotel
Ganka supported the body In his arms
for two miles across the river to the
West side. Assisted by the driver. the
burden was carried UP the steps into
the grandmother's home. There was a
dramatic scene. which ended IN three
women fainting.
Ex-Assistant Corporation Counsel
Woodruff. Mrs Gankas uncle, reported
the affair to the police today Ganka
was arrested as witness. but sibse-
auentfy released at tho request OF his
wifes 1ather. The managers OF the hotel
say that, the suggestion 20 secretly re-
move the body came from Ganka, but
Ganka denies It.