The Washington times., 1904-03-20
ANNETTA DYE, IN
DESPONDENT MOOD.
SHOOTS HERSELF
Tragedy Follows Loss of
Her Father, Mother,
and Brother.
SKILLED AS A LINGUIST
Employed as Translator in
Agricultural Department.
Highly Respected.

Highly Respected.
Melancholy and depressed because OF
III health and the death OF her father,
mother and brother within the last
three years Annetta Dye thirty-ons
years old, ended her life in her room in
the Gloucester shortly after L o'clock
yesterday afternoon by shooting herself
through the heart with a small calioer
revolver.
DR.. Sterling Rufiu. who had been at
tending her. had called TO see her and
was just outside her door when ne
heard the report Of the pistol F5e rush
ed into the room, pulled down the cover
ing which she had drawn over her
head In order to mufie the sound OF the
exploding revolver and found her dying.
The woman was able 10 say a few
words before she died. Her dying re-
mark was accident in the paper doc
tor" This was interpreted as meaning
/ that she wished the physician 70 re-
! port that she had died as the result II
an accident.
The Coroner Notified.
| In accordance with Miss Dyes re-
quest in one OF the notes she left in her
room Major Sylvester was informed of
her death and ne in turn. summoned
the Coroner. who issued certthcaee
of death By suicide. The body was re-
moved 10 the undertaking esta blish-
ment OF william Lee and prepared for
burial Mrs. Bayles. a sister. who re-
sides in Chicago. and for whom q note
was also left by the unfortunate woman.
] has been communicated with. and tie
/ body viii be sent TO Chicago for burial.
H. 49,
/ liam McE- Dye. at one time superin-
( tendent OF the metropolitan police force.
/ General Dye served ia the Mexlca4 w-sT.
! fought Indians on the Western frontier
! in Oregon and Washington. and served
\ with distinction IN the civil war. He
] also commanded the military rOrces IT
/ Egypt and then came TO America an1
! was appointed Cher of The - Washington
police He served in that capacity from
49, 10 1855. and Jnel resigned 10 accegf
/ the superintendency Ot the Korean miil-
/ tary organizations. and died about three
/ years and half ago Shortly after ne
cagO. About one year and half aga
/ her brother. Henry. d teacher in ths
/ California State College in san Fran
! cisco. while on his honeymoon, dlet.
/ Miss Dye was at that time planning tc
! visit him and his bride. and was much
/ affected by his untimely death
Was Well Educated.
/ The young woman had classic edu-
cation, and was a lingUist of marked
ability She became school teacher
and taught in the schools OF Ann Ar
/ Dor. Mich. for some time. While she
was teaching the Agricultural Depart
ment was looking for an expert trans
later of several languages. The trans
lation was 10 be literal. and no one
who could translate 70 the very letter
was found until Miss Dye was offered
| Z a 4
/ ago she accepted the position and came
/ 10 Washington Her work was praised
I by all of the officials with whom she
came in contact. She was respected by
/ all those at the department who knew
/ her. After working hard at the depart
ment each day she would go to q private
music teacher, where she took lessons
! OtclalS at the ASricul turai Depart
ment noticed that she worked harder
and more faithfully than anyone in
/ the building and she was persuaded
/ TO go 10 Atlantic City for a rest,
| returning but slightly improved as
| Il result of the trip. She returned to
/ the department recently and went TO
work as hard as ever. II was seen that
she was on the verge of a collapse, and
/ she was advised TO remain away from
} the office, but did not do so. Her physi-
clan informed her that she was in 4
/ highly nervous state and told her
/ friends that she was depressed and low
/ spirited in addition 70 her III health
Doctor Found Her IL.
/ Dr. Rudin called at Miss Dyes apart
ments on Thursday afternoon and found
! her ill., She asked him 10 call 10 see
her AT l O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
/ he consented Miss Dye did not leave
/ her apartments yesterday morning 70
1 go 20 work, but remained in bed.
/ A servant went up TO her room to
! clean il and found her standing beside
a trunk about to open -. She informed
/ the servant that IL was not necessary
/ to clean the room just at that time The
/ chambermaid was also told 10 shut ths
I door tight TO keep out drafts CT air Tl~A-
! was done and il is believed taT
! Dye took the small .3z-caiibe
/ from the trunk when the -
/ out. She got back into
took the pistol with
/ there until the servantf
/ door about l.05 and onF
1 Ruf1n mad arrived
/ up, said Miss Dye
Fired as Hs
The iysician was
haIlwa. when Miss
him a hurriedF
over her head anc-
so close TO her
| gown was scorch
and sent the bulle
/ One of the note.
| as follows: In
Inotify Major
/ Others}
/ Another
I and a third
money VIII
professions
/ and DR.. S.
] vision at
We're infot
] apart re'-'