The Washington times., 1905-05-06
HANDSOME WOMAN
REPROACHES LOVER
AND SEEKS DEATH
Mrs. ]. w. Gray Puts
Bullet Through Her
Temple.
MISSIVE FROM CHARLEY
Deserted in False Position,
She Says She Cannot
Stand 1t Longer.
MISSIVE FROM CHARLEY

NEW YORK, May "a handsome
young woman, supposed 10 be Mrs. j.
w Gray, of New Orleans, put a bullet
through her right temple IN her room in
the Imperial Hotel, this morning, and
died q few hours later at the New
York Hospital. where she was removed
for treatment. On the bureau OF the
room she occupied was round q letter
which read as follows;
Dear Sweetheart: When 1 called you
up on the phone you talked 50 cruelty
to me that 1 went out and bought a re-
yolyer. intending to do it then. 1 was
brought up in a convent and my reli-
gion teaches against such things, but /
can't stand 1t any longer.
The cause for the shooting is mys-
terry explained only so far as the tell
tale letter goes The writer broke off
in her explanation, and as she did not
address the note. the police have no idea
for whom ii was meant. The note was
evidently written partly yesterday and
partly today. The handwriting at the
end did not appear quite as firm as at
the beginning. The latter part said:
Waiting "Like Fool"
Again and again you have disap-
pointed me. Charley. What, in Gods
name, have I done? If you were anxious
to get rid of me. that was easy Why
did you have me come TO New York :?
II You had said Ollie. I do not want
you to return. / would never have done
SO. Here I am as your wife. What can
I do but wait here ike q fool for you 10
show up? And still you do not. Well
Charley, this IS the last. ( wish you all
the luck iii the world. You know I am
we have been. =
Here the writer seems to have. paused
again, The letter resumes:
How I am suffering! 1 cannot stand
II any longer. II is now past o'clock
and I had hoped for such happy
time
The woman left other letters. one of
which was in an envelope and address
ed To Charles II. stonehanl, "A Broad
way" On the back OF il was written:
- wish that no one would open this
but the person addressed. a second
sealed letter was addressed to The The
Broadway There was no signature
Uttered With Clothing.
Apparently after finishing the missive
the woman walked up and down the
room between the bed and the mirror
IT. a state of extreme agitation, for the
OF clothing and other odds and ends
showed her excited state of mind
Finally she placed herself in front OF
the mirror and fired the shot, falling
toward the bed
She had put only two cartridges in the
revolver, one being exploded and the
other loaded IN the chamber when the
weapon was found. The remaining
forty-eight OF the fifty in the box wer,
Her use OF the weapon, the police
think. indicates that she was familla
with reTolYers.
A Handsome Brunette.
The woman was a handsome brunette
with a great mass Of black hair. Sh
was clearly a Southerner, and her let
ter. showed evidences of education. Tn
suite, which she occupied, was one o
the best. on the Broadway side OF tn
hotel
A search of the room later reveale'
a fourth letter. II read:
'-Charles, swectheart-How can yo
treat me this way? What have / done
I am half crazy at your treatment o
me- I went out This morning wakes
about until my feet as we'll as my hear
were sore. AT the cross way you talke'
TO me over the phone. Your promise /
not kept with me L have been readln
over your letters, and wonder how yo
can treat rue this way. Surely a ma
could not write such letters and no
care for a woman. How l have. sufTere'
In the past few days.
And how 1 am at this moment suner
ing God forgive me, you dear heaP'
who was always so kind and forgiVini
in all things, so different from any on
ever knew. ! just can't think why yo
act this way. How can You do IL?
love you better than my life. How
love you'll love you so much, ana
I h1 70 q u.
hate 10 die.
ssFhis morning when I first got up
thought / would Kill myself the frs
thing, and then I said 1 would tr
again. And when you spoke so eros
oyer the telephone l went right out an
bought the revolver
Asks Simple Burial.
..I do rot know even now how I wi
have the courage To kill myself. 1 onl
nrade one n1istake-if. indeed. you ceul
cAu il a mistake I cannot go on an
Ianeer; my heart is too heavy. ask {
those who will look after me when
am gone please do not cross my hand
have a perfect horror OF It; and al
other. again let me ask that / be PIT
10 rest IN the most simple way.
what little / have after nay bills al
paid j wish 10 be sent 10 DIVA FaFkel
fs2S St Andrews street. New Oriean:
DO not throw IL away on me. do ne
believe III those things. Give II TO. III
living. not to the dead. Il can do theI
Mr.. Gray and a flne-looking man. al
rsrently a few years her senior. 81
peartd at the Imperial on April 20 an
Registered as u. ". Gray and wife, Ne
Orfean MS" Nothing about them attraete
particular attention. and none OF tn
hotei employees knew the mans bus
ness here. They went out together fft
ouently, and the man was away in I'll
daytime. The woman was about thirt
years OLD