Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-10
YOUNG WOMAN DIES ATHOTEL
Nu. L. B, Gibson Passes Away and
Autopsy is Being Held,
SUICIDE BELIEVED TO Be THE CAUSE
Takes sick Tuesday Afternoon and
Doctors Are Called, but Medical
Aid Cannot DO Its
Work.

Mrs L. b. Gibson died at an early hour
Wednesday morning In her room at the
Her Grand hotel from causes that now
point toward suicide, although that has
not yet been fully established. DR.. W. r.
Lavender and DR.. H. A. waKgener held an
autopsy over the body at the Davis under
taking rooms Wednesday afternoon.
At $50 p. m Tuesday Or. waggener. the
house physician at the Her Grand, was
called to attend the woman. She was then
in a delirious condition and was unable
to give the doctor any information as to
her sickness. She gradually grew worse
until death followed early Wednesday
morning
1t was at FIRST reported that the woman
died of ptomsine poisoning, but her symp-
toms did not indicate such. An empty un-
labeled bottle was found on her dresser
The dregs Of the bottle are being aralyzed
as well as her stomach and vital organs.
Mrs. Gibson destroyed all her papers and
letters. It is stated. before the doctors ar
rived. No motive for the deed has as yet
been learned
In her delirious condition the woman said
she expected her husband from Sioux City
Wednesday morning, but inquiries at the
hotel failed to show that the husband had
arrived up to this afternoon.
Mrs. Gibson registered at the hotel last
Thursday and was assigned room 526.
Her husband iH known to be a salesman
| travelling out OF Chicago. Mrs. Gibson
appears to have been about 21 years Of age
and was a prepossesslng blonde
Result of Autopsy.
The autopsy performed by Drs. W. r.
Lavender and H. A. waggener yesterday
afternoon brought out that Mrs. Gibson
70 har 90 IL,
poisoning, thought to have been taken
with suicidal intent. The vital organs were
| thoroughly examined and traces Of the
poison were foun din every instance.
When Waggener first went to Mrs. Glib
sons room, about O'Clock Tuesday after
noon, she told him that something she had
| eaten had made her sick. There were no
| evidences in sight that would show that
laudanum had been taken, the bottle con-
tanning the poison having been found in
| her dress suit case after she died.
| Word received from Lincoln late last
night brought to light that Mrs. Gibson
| had been doing housework for Mrs. Frank
| Cramer, 1907 L street, and that she had
been working there for some time. On
August Mrs. Cramer had no more work
for her to do, and she left the place, tell.
| ing her mistress that she would go Ia
Sioux City. She was known there as
Catherine Gibson and also as Mrs L. b
Gibson. She left Lincoln Thursday and
came to Omaha instead Of going to Sioux
City. She told some friends that a hote
register would show her name as Mrs. L
b. Gibson, but refused to say what hote
or what town It would be in.
Sunday morning Mrs. Gibson attended
mass at ST. Philomena's cathedral or
Ninth street. When she became violently
Ill Tuesday night DIR. waggener sent G
hack for Rev. Father Kearns. but the
woman was unconscious before the prizes
arrived.
Rome Miller. proprietor of the Her Crane
hotel, has been doing everything to assis
in locating the woman's relatives, but a,
yet no one has responded to the many in
quiries sent out. L. b. Gibson could no
be located at Lincoln.