Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
FIND GIRL BODY
IN DARK CELLAR
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OF Police Hammel,. Captain of Detec-
tives Bradish and Detectives Jones and
Wood visited the cottage. The officers
crawled under the house and brought
out the garments upon which the body
had rested.
The whole pitiable story of the death
OF the young woman was easily faith
omed, although none Of her friends can
give any reason why Mary White
should have taken her life. Some time
ago the woman came from her home
in Ireland to live with her aunt, Mrs.
Peter Bruttig, at 1130 East Pico street
She secured employment in the fam
lily of H. H. Clark of 5O7 East Twenty
first street. On the afternoon of March
% the young woman went to visit a
friend, Mae Carroll, on West Thirty
third street, and Miss Carroll was the
last to see her alive.
Peter Bruttig, cousin to the deceased,
was heart broken yesterday at the fate
that had overtaken his relative. The
young man was the first to discover
the body, but refused to view 1t. st
do not know any reason in the world
why Mary should have taken her life"
said Bruttig.
No Motive Known
"She had good home and was treat
ed well. She frequently came to see
us and our home was her home. Prior
to her disappearance she seemed to be
f,,i !,
but aside from these two slight rea-
sons there is none other which 1 can
imagine that would lead my cousin
to take her own life.
1.-THE detectives have found my
cousins clothing beneath the house.
l saw the clothing in which she was
dressed and the articles of apparel
found near the body and I can make
a positive Identification from these"
The clothing upon which the body
rested consisted of three mems shirts.
The shirts were ragged and had been
thrown beneath the house by members
of the Bruttig family. These, with an
old tablespread and a blanket, were
beneath the body. On one side the
woman's gloves were placed neatly to-
gether, with the hat and hand satchel
The satchel contained a purse, a card
case, handkerchief and several other
small articles. In the pocketbook four
So gold pieces and $1.5O in silver were
found. The woman also wore her gold
watch and chain, her brooch and rings
A card bearing the name of George
Eisenbran and one bearing the name
of A. G. Ebert were found in the purse.
Undoubtedly Suicide
At the undertaking rooms an autopsy
was performed by DR.. Campbell. "There
is no doubt that the case is one of
suicide" said DIR. Campbell after the
autopsy had been performed. 1.-The body
is horribly decomposed, but in spite of
that fact one can easily see that no
violence has been done the young wo-
man. Her stomach contains enough
carbolic acid to kill several people and
that it was taken by Miss White with
the intent of suicide is readily ap-
parent"
"The case of this young woman's
death is a most pitiable one" said
Chief Hammel yesterday. "From the
statements of the undertakers she must
have committed suicide the night Of
her disappearance, for the body has
been under that house more than ten
days.
"She probably bought the carbolic
acid and carried II with her to the
house. The deed was committed at
night. and she either crawled beneath
the house. arranged a place to lie down
and then went back and took the poison
outside, or after arranging a pallet
beneath the house took the poison on
the spot, AS no bottle was found near
the place / am inclined to the former
theory. The young woman must have