The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-12
LOVE
ENDS IN DEATH
Ethel Martin, Known as Vera
Stevens, Takes Morphine
After Quarrel.
ANOTHER MAN IN THE CASE.
WOMAN is DENIZEN OF HOUSE
ON COMMERCIAL STREET.

Filled with remorse over her disap-f
pointment in love. Ethel Martin. % years.
of age, known in the demi- monde as Vera
Stevens. swallowed twenty grains of
morphine in the Olympia cafe. FIRST;
South and Commercial streets, about 81
o'clock yesterday morning, and died four
hours later at the Groves Latter-dayi
Saints hospital The Martin woman was
an inmate of the house at 621z CONNER
claI- street Less than a year ago She'
came to Salt Lake from Portland. Ore
Son- Her mother and sister are living in
Sacramento. California
BroOding over a letter she received
Monday from W. \. Richards, now in
Hot Springs, Arkansa. which bore the
her apartments about midnight with
Thelma Redfern. her companion, and
started on a pace that kills" She had
contemplated suicide for two days, and
read and re-read the letter She and
her ioTer had quarreled- but the con-.
tents or the letter which made her de-
spondent were not disclosed to her com
panions. Another letter came yesterday
morning from Richards but il came too
late The body of the woman Law at tha
morgue. Its seal had not been broken
and it is possible that ii will never be
forgiveness she sought. but unless an in
quest is held it will be sent unopened
with her effects to her mother in Sac
ramentO.
Takes Poison While in Room.
The woman spoke distractedIv of her
trouble to her companions, and started
several times to cOnfide the real nature
of her dependency to her companions
She was induced. however, to join them
in night of wild revelry. After drink
ing heavily during the night she went TO
the Olympia cafe with Thelma Redfern-
Ihey TOOK private dining room Sha
asked the Redfern woman to go out to
the bar and get bottle of beer While
she was gone the Martin woman took
the poison. ~ When Thelma Redfern re-
turned her companion was sitting at the
table with her face buried in her arms
q her a~ar1
arouse her and at last asked one of the
walters TO help take the woman 10 her
apartments The bottle which contained
the poison was found under the table
The woman refused to so to her rooms
and was taken to the Brunswick room
ing house lo91a Main street There she
was placed on the bed in Fred Fields
room and Dr. W f Beer was sum
mOned- Emetics were administered aud
a few minutes later she was taken 10 the
hospital
Efforts Are in Vain.
DR.. Beer worked over the woman for
nearly three hours bus she sank into
uncOnsciOusness ard died The body
was taken to Joseph W. TaylOr-s
morgue Justice Dana r Smith exam
ined the remains but it has not been de-
cided whether an inquest viii be held
The authorities are attempting to locate
the wOman's mother to find out what
disposition is to be made of the body
The police are looking for Fred Fields,
who tended bar here for short time. to
not be located last night. 1t is believed
by her companions that her affection for
Fields caused the quarrel between the
woman and Richards. Fields has been
in Salt Lake for some time but little IS
known about him. Richards was gam
bier and came here with the woman
about a year ago After open gambling
was closed down in January he tended
bar for a short time, and then went to
Hot Springs, Arkansas. where he has
since been working at a club
Four years ago, II is said. the young
woman left hex home in Sacramento.
Cal, and went to Portland 1t is said
that IL is there where she commenced
her debauchery- She lived there for
some time and while there fell in love
with Richards. The couple came to Salt
Lake less than a year ago where ths
woman has since been an inmate Of a
house of i'll repute.