The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07
DESERTED BY THE
MAN SHE LOVED
Suicide Of Wealthy Widow in Hotel
Imperial, New York.
FOUR PATHETIC LETTERS
BETRAYER OF THE WOMAN WAS
MARRIED.
FOUR PATHETIC LETTERS

n
was described by her friends as re-
markedly beautiful woman, committed
suicide in the Hotel Imperial here today
by shooting. She was found lying un-
conscious in her bedroom with a bullet
wound in her head and died a few hours
later at hospital without regaining
consciousness. Letters left by the sui
cide indicated that she was the victim
OF an unfortunate love affair and that,
although possessed OF ample means.
she had no desire to live without the
man she loved.
Registered as Man and Wife.
Accompanied by a man yew years
her senior the woman appeared at the
imperial on April 20 The couple reg
lStered aS y w Gray and wife New
Orleans. They went out frequently
together and the man was away dur
ing the day but there was nothing
about them to excite unusual interest
While the Waterman was making the
rounds today he heard a mufIed report
IKE pistol shot In the room orCupie,I
by the Grays- Looking over the iran
som the Waterman saw the woman "
ing on her face on the floor beside The
bed- with her hands outStretched She
Was in her night dress and a stream
OF blood was flowing from an ugly
wound In her right temple. She was
alone IN the room. The door wasfurced
open and the woman was removed To
hospital
None of the hotel employees remember
having seen Gray during the night and
he could not he found around the hotel
at the time of the shooting. The suite
occupied by the Grays was the finest
on the Broadway side of the hotel
Left Four Letters.
The woman left four letters. one of
them being sealed. addressed to-
charles II. Stoueham. "A Broadway"
'H the back of II was written 4 wish
that no one would open this but the
person addressed \ second sealed
letter was addressed to a storage ware
house this city The third letter was
enclosed and written OH two sheets of
paper 1t appeared that one portion
had been written yesterday afternoon
and the other sheet early today before
the woman shot herself.
At the office of .. F JOnasson & Co.
mining brokers' at A Broadway it was
said that Charles X. Stoneham was a
member of the firm A member of the
firm said that Stoneham lived in Jersey
City
Could Not Live Without Him.
one letter began: Dear Sweetheart.
When ] called you up on the telephone
You talked so cruelty to me that went
do IL then. I was brought up i'm 4 con-
vent and my religion teaches against
such things but I can't stand it any
longer
Here there was a break in the letter
and when it was continued it was with
d different ink
Again and again have you disap-
pointed me. Charley What in Gods
name have 7 dOne2 If you were anxious
10 get rid of me that were easy. Why
did YOU have me come to New York.
Here l am as your wife If you had
said Ollie ] don't want YOU TO return
I would have done 50 Well Charley
that Is the last ] wish you all the luck
in the world"
Here the writer seemed to have
paused again, and no more TO have been
written for while. 1t resumed:
How / am suffering. I cannot stand
II any longer II Is now past ( O'Clock"
Hated to Die.
y fourth letter left by the woman was
found which was addressed to Charles
Sweetheart" and read in part as fol-
lows
Il love YOU better than my life. II
love YOU so much and to think I have
To go and leave YOU ] hate to die.
The little 7 have after my bills
are paid. 7 wish To he sent to Olivia
Parker, 1928 St Andrews street. New
Orleans ! have a Tot of furniture J
had shipped from New Orleans. II
wish that returned 10 New Orleans to
Olivia Parker, d colored girl, as ] have
10 relations"
This letter was signed Mrs Gray" /
A bundle Of letters addressed to Mrs /
J. W. Gray at various places were
found when the WomaH-s effects were
searched on the backs of two photo /
graphs found among the letters was
written the name Charles w Stoneham. /
The same as one of the letters left by 1
the woman.
Husband Chicago Man.
Mrs. Grace Sanford. who lives at 81 /
West Goth street, said that she knew
Mrs Gray very well She said that
Mrs. Grays husband. who was a veal /
thy Chicago man, died i'm May of last /
Year at New Orleans and i'm JULY. after
his death, Mrs, Gray came to New York !
and took apartments with her She
stayed until some time after Thanks I
giving.
Mrs. Gray met Charles Stoneham i'm |
the early fan said Mrs. Sanford He
Is Jersey City man, married and with
a family. A few days ago a little son /
of his was drowned and after the sons /
death he determined TO give UP Mrs i
Gray He called her I'D and told her
SO. Mrs Gray threatened to commit (
suicide unless he returned to her"
At the StOneham home in Jersey City
1t was said that he had left for his
Office in New York at the usual hour
today. He had not reached the Office
up TO 1 o'clock this afternoon. however.
and nothing had been seen Of him.
Well Known in New Orleans.