The evening world., 1904-08-12
Marital Troubles Said to Have
Caused Suicide OF Former
Army Officer and New Yorker
In San Francisco Hotel.
GOT A DIVORCE FROM
AN ExTRAvAGANT WIFE.
She Was Married a Second
Time, and After Running
Through Money Was Arrested
In Newark for Begging.

Dispatches from. San Nancisco to DAY
announched the death In that city Of
Eugene V. N. Bissell, formerly q Sec
ond lieutenant In the Frat Cavalry.
U, 8. A.. who committed suicide BY
inhalinG gae, His body was found BY
q bellboy In the Grand Hotel.
BroodinG over his marital troubis 10
supposed to have caused his sell de-
structlon.
Bisssll was formerly . member Of
the arm Of e. Bissell. Son q Co.. Of
this city. He retired froh business In
lsee and was commissioned In the army.
Hs fought In the Philippines and 10
China during the Boxer campaign. He
left the army In lsoe. He wss about
thirty Ave years old.
He anne prominently into public
notice In 1901 because Of the divorce
suit which no brought against his
vito and the subsequent revelations
that were made during the trial u
the suit.
His wife wa Mary Valentine Yaas.
OF CLANS Falls. They slopsd IN its and
wore married. Mrs. Bissell had eonsid.
srabls money at the time Of her mar
riass and part Of this purchased IN
interest for her husband In the frm
Of Z. Bisssn. Son 4 Co. The arm aid
Q businsss Of about t40o.oo 0 q year and
Eugene BisseI's share ws about $4,000
q year,
Wife Called rrtravassat.
Owing to the sxtrAvagancs Of bis
wife the sum proved far 10 small TO
meet the running expenses Of hls e.
tablishmsnt His wife also Inherited
another small fortune after bN mar
rage. but bent It all.
A suit for bills contracted by Mrs.
Bissell proved the beginning Of differ
snees between the couple, and they
parted after living togsthsr nine years.
During the divorce trial Mrs.. Bissell
admitted In court that she had worn
many expensive gowns only four or i've
times zach. and her scale Of living In
other respects was equally sxtrAvagant.
After long litigation . divorce wa
finally granted "a the husband and the
custody II the children was given
him.
After the divorce suit actions we're
brought against MIN BY >drsssmaksrs
for bills previously contracted BY his
wtfA Her s~xtrsvagancs Wa further ~
vsalsd. and claims for about ue.@ were
presented to Bissell for settlement
She Gsts Alins.y.
After his nrst action Against his wife
she rStaiiatsd BY bringing . oeuntsr
suit, and anmony wa awarded her.
Bisssll said be was too poor 70 pay II
and was about 10 BE- sent v tau 70!
contempt Of court when hs sullstsd and
went 70 the front during The wal with
Spain. He wa later relieved from hsv-
ID sAS % .t ssp'f Sa.:.u rss.ivsA AAs O.:
ereS OF divorce Mrp. Bsssu masssed
Joseph Louis TomAohon, 2 esphSw q
Maurice Fomscheu. Hs bad ossn In
\ snsoloy Of R4cAard Hunt tor . mum.
Der a ycafs. They disapesarsA from
ptbllc view for t~t y"aIs apd reap:
psared m ico( In the role Of alleged
msndicanO. In 1So1 Mrs. TomAohon
wa arrested In Newark, N. J, on .
chargS Of begging. They had lived IN
an sxtravagsnt style for q year after
their marriage until Their money Wa
pw,nS ths utl In Newark It de-
veioped that Mrs. Fomachon's mind had
become d~isordsred. and she was con.
lined for eight months In an asylum