The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-06

New York MAY 6--A woman about 26
years OF age who is supposed TO be Mrs.
J. w. Gray OF New Orleans attempted to
COMMIT suicide early today in room at
the Hotel Imperial by shooting She was
founl I'm an unconscious and extremely
critical condition and removed TO hes
pital. The surgeons there say there is III
tie chance for recovery. Accompanied 10y
a man. Few years her senior the woman
appeared a the Imperial on April 20. The
couple registered as u. w. Gray, New
Orleans"
They went out together frequently and
the man was away in the day time, but
there was rothing about them 10 excite
unusual Interest.
The sui.e occupied by the Grays was the
finest on the Broadway side OF the hotel.
The woman left four letters. one OF these
which was sealed, was addressed 10
Charles II. Stoneham, A Broadway
on the back OF IL was written: II wish
that no one would open this but the per-
son addressed"
A second sealed letter was addressed 10
a storage warehouse. this city.
AN OPEN LETTER.
The third letter was unenclosed and
was written on two sheets OF paper. II
appeared that one portion had been writ
ten yesterday afternoon and the other
sheet early today before the woman shot
herself.
The letter began:
Dear STANDARDIZATION I called you
up on the telephone you talked so cruelty
10 me that | went out and bought re-
volver, intending to do It then / was
brought up In convent and my religion
teaches against such things. but / cam
not stand il any longer.
Again and again have you disappoint-
ed me. Charley. what in Gods name
have i done. II you were anxious 10 get
rid OF me that was easy. Why did you
have me come TO New York. Here I am
as your wife. If you had said, Ollie
do not want you 10 return. I would never
have done so. Well. Charley. this is the
last 1 wish you all the luck in the
world"
II AM SUFFERING"
Here the writer seemed TO have paused
again and no more to have been written
for a while. 1t resumed:
How / am suffering. / cannot stand
1t any longer. II Is now past clock"
A fourth letter left by the woman was
found, which was addressed TO Charles
Sweetheart" and read in part as fol-
lows:
II love you better than my life. love
you so much and 10 think l have 10 go
ana leave you; / hate so TO die. What
little | have after my bills are paid wish
10 be sent to Olivia Parker 1923 St An
drews street. New Orleans / have
lot or furniture ! had shipped from New
Orleans. l wish also that returned 10
New orleans 10 olivia Parker. a colored
girl. as have no relations"
This letter was signed Mrs. Gray"
DIES AT HOSPITAL.
bundle OF letters addressed to Mrs
j. w. Gray" at various places. was
found when the woman's effects were
searched. The addresses were: Hotel
Imperial, New York city" pine Cliff.
Sunapee Lake. n. H" "6s Humboldt
avenue. Boston," and "62 West Sixty
sixth street. New York city"
On the backs OF two photogra phs found
among the letters was written the name
Charles Fl. Stoneham," the same as on
one OF the letters left by the woman
The woman died at the hospital without
recovering consciousness.
STONEHAM is MARRIED.
At the offices of q. +. Jonosson & Com
pany. mining brokers at a Broadway. 1t
was said that Charles H. Stoneham was