The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-24


homework on the second floor at about
1880 o'clock this morning. when We
heard three shots fred.
I'VE heard a sound of someone NOV
ing about RAPIDLY. Then there came a
fourth pistol report. This was fol-
lowed by a scream. We ran upstairs
and found Mrs. Price staggering into
the hallway.
"'Oh. Mrs. Ryan. I've shot myself,
Mrs. Price said to me.
"'Why did you do tfIis?' I asked her.
Tried Once BEFORE.
- wanted to commit suicide, she
said. 1 tried TO shoot myself on ac-
count of Ritter-the way he used me. l
was going to kill myself on Saturday,
but the revolver trigger wouldn't work
Then the poor, sweet thing fell on the
floor with blood pouring from her
Wounded side. We ran for the police
and she was taken to the hospital.
"She had a love affair. / don't know
whether she was in love with Ritter.
hut | do know that she said he had
borrowed $500 from her and that she
had failed to get one penny of the loan
returned
Among Mrs. Prices effects were dis
covered three letters. One of them was
addressed Mr.. Ritter n is from
the girls mother. It follows:
Mother writes Ritter.
Tuesday, Feb. "a, 1908.
.NIr Ritter-I received your last let
ter to my daughter, and l must tell you
nv daughte does not want anyone to
fight with, as you say, and she does
not fight with me or her father.
- -. 1000 Ito oF.ar, cav Won and
took to you so much as to lend all her
money to you. You ought to be
ashamed to take a girls money from
her and persuade her to go and live
I'm your own wife's' home when you
have two little children. and then take
nv child into a twelve-room house and
make her scrub and keep it clean. /
know all my daughters doings In
America. and | am sorry for her and
forgive her. But you. being the father
of a daughter yourself, should have led
her on to the right path, not into
trouble you gave her. You say o
gave my child a home. Yes. for your
own convenience, to make her work for
you and use her. Now you have sold
your home and got her money and
nave no more use for her.
IT do not want to say what | think
of you, but I want you to give her
back her money. every dollar you have
of hers. She is coming out again to
collect the rest herself. and we are
glad 10 say that she is much better
and getting good and strong for her
Journey.
Nov. if she has any more trouble
from you to get her money | shall
come over myself, and / will quickly
take her two letters to a lawyer, yours
and the woman from Frankfort street.
There is enough proof that you owe
her the money. Hoping Teeney and
you will come to some terms without
bringing me out there. She wants her
own money, and that is all, from you.
| do not want to hear from you again;
I have heard enough from you. l
wonder she stood 1t as long as she did.
MRS. Il. b. BRYANT,
"29 Denmark road. harrisburg, Lon
DON"
Seeks British CohsuI's Aid.
Another letter, supposedly written by
Mrs. Price. reads:
Dear Charley: | am nearly insane.
This man l trusted has turned out a
regular scoundrel. He wants to do me
out of my money and has even gon so
far as to tip my lawyer that / engaged.
CUnsigned.)
On the letter addressed to the British
consul is written:
"I am tired out and cannot sleep"
\The rest of the letter, which was not
dhted, and apparently had been writ
ten some time ago. follows:
Dear Sir, the British Consult am
really worried to distraction. / lent a
= Fnoyana pitto,s dIa u.tf, ne eE0n
three years ago. He promised to pay
me a great interest on the dollar. l
scarcely know how / ever lent it to
him. 1t was his way of talking me
into it. He watched his opportunity
since he first knew l had money. Now,
sir, he took me int his wife's home
and there l worked. Then into a fur
nished room, also having to work.
Then into a twelve-roomed house and
l had to do everything. He promised
to pay me all at once. in q heap as
he called IL.
HE is a villain, watching his chance
TO ruin every innocent girl and get
from them all the money they are
worth. He has me quite crushed by not
letting me out of the house to speak to
anybody, trying to get all the work II
of me. Now, lea sir, / shall die of
wrong in the room l am in. I cannot
eat, drink or sleep. l have worked
three years for him and have not re-
ceived a single penny. He wants to
do me.
will you help me, for Gods sake?
NV money is almost gone and my home
is in England. My two little girls are
suffering from sore throat. See me
righted.'
A postal card addressed to Fred Rit-
ter, a saloon-keeper, of 1927 Market
street, was also found. On the reverse
side of the card was a picture of a
man with three dancing girls. and in
Mrs. Prices handwriting were these
words:
Wife number /, wife number 2 and
wife number 8. This will be the last