Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-07

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Despondent and probably demented
through an unfortunate love affair,
pretty Minnie Kramer. San Francisco
refugee, hung herself in South Main
street lodging house early yesterday
morning, after two previou attempts at
suicide
The girl attempted to commit suicide
Sunday night by throwing herself in
'front.' of Moneta avenue car at For
ueth street. When she recovered con-
sctousness she asked an attenda mt in
the receiving hospital: "Will die?"
mo, you are only slightly injured" 4"
was the reply
Then | will kill myself at the first
opportunity" said the girl firmly "I
have nothing to live for"
Monday night she tried to beat her
brains out against the wall of her room
in the womens department of the city
jail. Police Matron Gilbert became
greatly worried about the young wo-
man and instructed the attendants to
keep constant watch over her
Tuesday afternoon Miss Kramer was
discharged from custody.
Promises to Forget Sorrows
Now be a good girl and return to
your room on South Hill street" said
You have much to live for Be brave
and look forward to brighter days"
The next time Mrs. Gilbert saw her
was at 1874 South Main street yester-
day morning The girl who had prom
ised to forget her sorrows and try to
secure employment was lying on the
floor with slender cord suspended
about her neck.
A smear of blood was on the pillow,
evidently caused by a slight hemor-
rhage when she struggled in her last
moments to escape stranguation.
Not scrap of paper or any mark of
identification was found in the room
and but for Mrs. Gilberts anxiety for
the girl who had appealed to her moth
erly heart, Miss Kramer might not
have been identified in the German
girl who gave the name of Johanna
Sutter, Tuesday afternoon when ap-
plying for a room. The landlord,
Joseph Sculer said the young woman
was neatly dressed and seemed very
quiet and respectable.
Body Is Identified
She paid for room and did not ap-
pear again but once during the even
ing. She went out to buy a sandwich
and later asked one of the employees to
get her a glass of water.
Yesterday morning the landlord
wondered at the lack of any sound in
the door with a pass-key. To his hor-
ror he saw his lodger half lying on the
floor with her head suspended from
the iron bed-post by white cord.
Patrolman H. Fl. Mclean was noti-
fed and the officer made an examina-
tion of the room and at once notified
the police station officials. Coroner
Trout viewed the body. While he was
making out his report, Police Matron
Gilbert came into the room and ex-
claimed: "Oh, poor Minnie, how could
you do it,"
She then explained to the coroner
that the girl whose dead body was a
mute witness to her determination to
die was Minnie Kramer who had twice
within three days attempted suicide.
The body was removed to Crawford
& Connells morgue to await an in
quest.
Seeks Death Beneath Car
Minnie Kramer came from San Fran
cisco as a refugee and secured lodg-
ing with Mrs. Harvey $40 South Hill
street
She told her landlady that there was
a young man whom she formerly knew
at San Francisco, whom she expected
to marry although she did not care for
him.
She said she formerly lived in Ger
many and San Francisco had been her
only home in this country. She had
no relatives in America.
She said little to any of the roomers
and spent much of the time in her
room, weeping quietly by herself.
Finally she secured employment at
Avalon, Catalina island. Last week
she gave up her position and returned
to this city. Sunday night she is sup
posed to have taken car to Fortieth
street
About ten o'clock a city-bound car
MOneta avenue, when the mOtOrman
was Mortified to see a young woman
run into the street and throw herself
in front of his car.
He applied the emergency brakes and
brought the car to stop with jolt
that startled the passengers. Eyewit-
nesses said the prompt action of the
motorman saved the girls life.
Girl Grows Dependent
She was taken to the receiving hos
pital in an unconscious condition.
When she recovered she gave the name
of Annie Frieberger and said her home
was at Avalon.
Monday she became more conlmuni-
cative and told Mrs. Gilbert about
Henry Meyer of Sedalia, Colo, sup
posed to be her former lover.
IF | should die at any time, please
send word to Mr. Meyer" said Miss
Kramer
she told a young woman friend that
she met Meyer lin San Francisco and
became very much attached to him.
He proposed marriage and she accept
ed him.
When she came to this city as
refugee, Meyer went TO Sedalia, Colo.
Finally Miss Kramer said, she de-
termined that she could not marry her
fiance and sent back his ring. She re-
ceived In reply letter, the contents of
which she would not dlvulge but she
intimated he threatened to kin himself
Despondent over her unhappy love
affair and seemingly affected by the