The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-30
YOUNG WIDOW BOUND TO DIE.
DOCTOR UP TO 3 4 VI. YESTERDAY
PERSIA DING HER NOT no.

Last Night She shot Herself After q Long
Telephone Talk With Some Man-SlIe
Is Mrs. May Hay Of New Orleans a
Love Letter From Blll In Her Room.
Mrs. May Kay, a very good looking young
woman, who had plenty OF fine clothes and
jewelry and appea red to be we'll supplied
with money. shot herself early last night
at the Hotel Alabama, IL Fast Eleventh
street, where she had been living since a
week ago to-day. The woun is in the
stomach and she is dying at st. Vincent's
Hospital.
, Mrs. Kay had been the source Of a good
deal Of uneasiness to the hotel mango
ment. She was in a highly nervous state
and had announced on several occasions
that she was going to commit suicide. DR..
p. T.. Bush of As Charlton street, who has
been treating her for some time, remained
in her apartments until 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. arguing with her about the foolish
ness OF her taking her life. She promised
the physician that she wouldn't kill herself.
or at least not at once. The hotel manager
had also talked with the young woman
concerning her intentions and had tried
to persuade her to take a more chez rfrll
view of life.
According to her story. she came to this
city from New Orleans about the first Of the
year and had been a widow for nearly three
years. She old of having some trouble
over property, and said that this trouble
was responsible for her trip to this city.
She spoke of having given a power of attor-
ney to some one and said that her difficulties
were the result.
Early last night Gregor Krischbaum, the
clerk at the hotel, received a telephone call
from suite ~, which was Mrs, kay's. The
young woman said over the telephone:
sCome quickly to my room. k~rischbann
hurried up and found Mrs. Kay fully dressed
and lying on the bed. As he came in she.
turned to him and said calmly: i've shot
myself"
East Ele venth street, notified the police
and called an ambulance. 10 DIR. lraVeli
the young woman said:
Il want to die. and / am sorry to bother
on. | don't wish you TO 60 to any trouble.
just leave me alone. l will be glad when
it is all over"
DR.. Travell began searching about the
room. and Mrs. Kay noticed this. She
asked hin what he was looking for and the
doctor replied that he was looking for the
revolver.
You'll find that over there in the corner.
/ threw it behind a portiere, " said Mrs. Kay.
A fancy little revolver was where she said
it was.
she mad attempted 10 SnOOl neTSell Ill
the heart but the bullet had taken a down.
ward course. At the hospital at a late
hour the doctors were undecided as to the
advisability Of operating.
just before shooting herself, Mrs. Kay
had held a long conversation over the
telephone with a man.
Detectives BaTnitz and Malone made an
examination OF the young woman's apart
ments. One of the things they found was
a letter written on the stationery of the
New st. Charles Hotel, New Orleans. The
envelope that had enclosed the letter was
missing and the letter wasn't dated. IL
read:
Ny DARLIHo DEAR Am leaving. but
against my wishes. If YOU love me. please
wait until my return. | simply cannot give
you up. Yours sincerely. BILL.
The sincerely" in the letter was under
lined. The letter appeared TO have been
received some time ago and had been
crumpled up.
An acquaintance Of Mrs. Kay says she
told him that she came to this city three
months ago to settle up her affairs. Her
husband. who. she said, had been a broker
in New Orleans. left her considerable prop
erty in this city and in Cincinnati.
She said that she took into her confidence
a Young mar who was a schoolmate in New
Orleans and gave him a power OF attorney
and that not long ago her affairs were
thoroughly settled and she had $4,000 o
coming to her az a result of the settlement.
But she had not got it and had worried
about il. The man who told OF this last
night said he had reason to suspect that
there had been a love affair between Mrs.
Kay and the young man.