The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
ENDS LIFE;
PUTS BLAME
ON A MAN
CONTINUED from First paxe.o

r.
insurance policy for $500. besides hav-
ing a fair-sized bank account.
The Meeker woman had made prep
arations for her death, although ap-
| parently she had put off her contem-
plated deed from time to time.
She had a quarrel with Williams
Wednesday, night, according to the
substance of the letter explaining her
reason for her act, and according 20
statements made to Acting Captain
Caffrey by Williams. During this quar-
rel Williams is alleged to have ac-
cused her of having received h att
tentions of several other men, for
| which he u%pbraided her. This preyed
on her mind. and, together with the
fact that she had become e~stsranged
from the family of her husband, it is
thought to have brought about her
rash act.
Williams. who IS a painter, with a
shop at s2S Eighteenth avenue. said
today that lie had known the m
seven years. He said that he had
lived with her for three weeks. n
had paid her $40, S11 and $12 weekly
He said that ne had no quarrel with
her. but had given her some good adj
vice. Williams has not been living
with his own wife for some time.
The letter addressed to Williams Is
as follows.
Dear George-It is 1880 I'll take my
fatal dose. hoping youth forever remem-
Der that you are the cause OF me doing
and good TO you than I've been. Now you
thought me evil last night, but, thank
God. he is my, Judge; and y had done
afraid to tnke fhis fatal dose. One thing.
What Mrs. H." may have told you about
me is n lie. for there We're not lots OF
men you mentioned II they did. but as
there is a God above I'll haunt everybody
who has spoken SANDER OF me.
Now, George. II you have accused Mrs.
williams. which I know Won have, like
Won nave wronged me, I don't blame her
for what she Is doing, and you are to
blame. Hoping that my body will be taken
care of and that you may have success In
EVELYN MEEKER.
Born In oryllle. Butte County, cal.. In
Tell the underwater to please bury ma
from the High and Court street church On
Sunday. IT possible.
AS far as the %neighbors kEow or
Williams himself, Mrs. Meeker was not
particularly Respondent Yesterday
morning. About 4 o'clock Mrs. Hop
kins. from whom the woman rented
the rooms last January, went 20 make
a call IN Mrs. Meeker. but after knock
ing at he oor could get no answer.
She went inside and found Mrs. Meeker
lying on the bed groaning; a botle Of
carbolic acid was nearby, empty. Mrs.
Hopkins at once sent word to the Firsz
Precinct station and the Woman was
taken to st. Barnabas's Hospital. On
a table near the bed where the woman
was found were several post cards.
one of which was addressed to
Mrs. Ellen Rosenthal. at s5S East
Hath street, New York, an aunt. II
read as follows: Come over on un-
day: also let Aunt Mile and Tiilie
come. You read the papers"
To Mrs. Grace G. Chaplin, of MR.
tie Cottage. Palermo. Butte County.
Cal. where Mrs. Meeker's family re-
sides, she wrote:
Dear Sister; Do not think too hard
of me. Too many people think evil
Of me for no cause. EVELYN
The postal carrying her farewell
message to the stepchildren she had
loved so well. was addressed Miss
Myrtle Meeker. Foster Home, Belle
vile avenue, Newark The children, {
so the police say, have been in the
home since the death of the suicide Z
husband in October, 1905.
In her win, which was drawn up By
Frederick De Camp in october, 1905,
Mrs. Meeker provided that no more
than 800 be paid for a headstone over
her grave. The expenses of her funeral
should not exceed $500. and this was
to be paid from the death benefit which
her heirs would draw from the Daugh-
tiers of Liberty, Pride OF ~Irvington
Council. Frederick De Camp Is named
as the executor OF the will.