The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-06

and Graduate Of DC PAW Uuivseu1ay
Her Last Husband. Barren Wen.
bauer. Said to he an Austrian Nebisnaa
Mrs. Louise Ames Van weik, Who re-
Gently got divorce In South Dakota from
Baron Wolfbauer, said TO be an Austrian
nobleman, was found dead yesterday
morning In herroom, No. IS. Of tho Hotel
Washington in Jersey City. with bullet
through her heart. She had killed hsrsolf
while sitting fully dressed in rocking ehaf
In front OF pier glass.
Mrs. Van iWeik had been married en6
divorced before, her first husband belng
o. B. Van Weik, a post ONCE inspector.
She was the granddaughter Of Bishop
Ames Of Baltimore and q graduate OF Do
Pauw University. s-..
Mrs. Van Weik was at the Hotel MARI
borough In this city. from March S till March
10 She returned to the hotel last ThurudAy
and somewhat anxiously inquired II thsre
were any letters or kilograms for hee.
There was letter awaiting her and tele-
gram addressed 10 her was received soon
after she engaged a room. She left the MARI
borough on Friday morning and directed
the clerk to send any mail that might ootns
for her TO the Hotel Washington In jersey
City. None came, II was said.
Mrs. Van Weik's body was found In hsr
room in the Jersey City h otel at AS O'Clock
yesterday morning by Edward Case. son Of
Proprietor Frank NJ. Case.
Water which escaped from a steam rsdi-
ator in Mrs Van Weeks room leaked into
the hotel dining room Case tried TO est
sntO he DO hn t<sx<
found the door locked He broke 10 the
door.
HELD REVOLVER IN HER HAND.
He saw Mrs. Van Weik, dressed In dainty
blue gown. sitting with her back to the door.
The dress was unbuttoned at the throat,
partly exposing her bosom. which was
stained with blood. The revolver Wa
tightly clenched In the woman's right hand,
which lay in her lap.
Young Case didn't investigate furthss.
but telephoned to Police Headquarters that
q woman guest had committed suicide.
Chief Murphy. Inspector Archibald.
Roundsman Higgins and Policeman Rooney
went to the hotel. g..
They sent the body to Hughes's morgus,
In Montgomery street, and took possession
OF .Mrs. Van Weeks effects, which were
packed in three trunks
Chief Murphy said that he thought from
tho appearance Of the blood stains thak -
woman had been dead about ten houfs.
This opinion was shared by Comfy Phyuie
clan Charles B. Converse Of Hudson oetVs
Who viewed The body IN the Afternoon,
The Chief said that the vemsn haA ~
IDENTITY prpceeded In the work of killing
IL To "a -.
no mistake abe had removed her CORSET and
place the muxzle OF the revolver directly
against her breast. She had taken i've oar
tridgos from . new box which stood on ttlo
bureau and loaded the revolver. which
showed only one empty. shell. =
an M =. yan Wei w.s about 1.y :sr; oS
gray eyes and abundant light brown hair.
All her clothing was q nne material. The
blue gown In which abe killed herself ives
trimmed with lace.
Chief Murphy found . large bundle Of
letters In the woman's trunks. but he would
not make their contents public. Many OF
them, which had been postmarked In Cuba
in 1900 and 1901, were addressed to Mrs.
j.. A. Wolfbauer, care Of Mrs. Pease, 1853
Mccullough street, Baltimore. Nd, Others
4 : Fifteenth street. N w. Washington
HER LETTER TO MH. TOWNSEND.
Mrs. Van Weik left an unsealed letter
dated Saturday and addressed to Charles
III. Townsend. II West Thirty-fifth street,
New York. Mr.. Townsend Is director Of
the Aquarium. The letter read As follows:
ny Se Rhss e n. With is sGs
tss x ISs s s0s so bad to-day and ho ss
will Improve by evening. sincerely your
p s.-win send this. BY messenger and
hope you will get u all right:
age which Mrs. Van Weik shipped to Mr..
Townsend at Battery Park on Saturday.
On the same day she rented q safe deposit
box In the Garfield Safe Deposit company.
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street.
where the police believe her jewels will Be
found. as no iewelry Of any kind was found
among her effects In the hotel.
Mr.. Townsend rented . room at the
Thirty fifth street house two months ago
from its lessee, Charles H. Niehaus, ths
little about Mr. Townsend. He said. how
ever, that Mr.. Townsend received tsls-
gram yesterday at about noon and left tAs
B ouse &c on after.
Mr.. TowNsRND's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Townsend was away all tho evening
and returned 10 his home at midnight.
ssd una. ne aao
ehtN ct VIC WI, 80 W. uAsC oyts>-
with Mrs. Van Weeks relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Townsend said he met her in WaaA-
ington several years ago.
sShe spent most OF her life In Baltimoro,s
he said. .When her father died he left hse
prop srty there and In Wash
ington. Her first husband was 0. b. van
Weik. who is now a post offioer inspector
in st. Louis She was divorced from him
about Ave years ago. They have 90
child, who Is about 10 years old and W.
is now in boarding school In WaahingtoA
while she was travelling In Europe
about two ycars ago she met Baron WoA-
bauer. He followed her TO this country
and married her at Warrington.
Mrs. Vsn Weik came to my of{ioe %
Fri6av and seemed very much distrassd
that she. q young woman, should ALREADY
have been divorced from two husbands.
On saturday abe se mt me q message askiaE
me TO call upon her at the Hotel Washington.
but q mt back word that was III uptown
and couldn't sec her. 49,
The first thing knew Of her dsatA
was when the proprietor Of the Hotel Waah.
ington told me about II this morning. ]
have sent telegram to her first husband,
but have received no answer from him.
Il also sent telegram to her lawyer,
James +. Carr Of Washington. and he viii