Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
PASTORS WIDOW
IS FOUND DEAD
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEMISE OF
MRS. DANIEL WAITE IN
WINDSOR HOTEL.
LEAVES NOTE OF APOLOGY.
No Indications of Suicide, Although
Woman Seemed to Be Ready for
Death-Was IN Deep Poverty.
CORPSE IS REMOVED TO MoRGUE.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. is. 1905
In abject poverty and but a few hours
after she had made apologies to the pro-
prietor of the hotel for not having paid
Der board bill. Mrs Daniel Waite. wild
ow OF Rev. Daniel Waite, who died De
cember 3, 1891, was found dead in her
rooms at the Windsor hotel at 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon.
Papers and letters in the possession
of the woman indicated that she had car
RED them with her in expectation of
death in order that she might be identi-
he'd readily. Her marriage certificate was
among the papers. 1t bears date of
March ), 1856. and was made out AT
Natertown. Her maiden name is given
as Emma Campbell. Folded in the GER
thcate is clipping from The Evening
wisconsin of December t, 1891, with
an account of Daniel Waite's death.
Daniel Waite twenty years ago was
well known on the south side as Il Meth
odlSt clergyman 1t is said that he held
services at one time at the Soldiers
Home. His residence was at 304 Walk
er street.
Mrs. Waite's death is thought to have
been caused by heart disease. One of
the letters in her possession indicates
that she had been suffering for many
months from heart disease.
Mystery in Death
Pathos and considerable mystery sur
round the death of the woman of 60 or
more years. whose body was conveyed
from the Milwaukee street alley to the
morgue this afternoon. She registered
at the Windsor Friday night and paid
for one nights lodging in advance. She
had little to say to the attaches of the
house. When Deputy Coroner Grund-
mann called for the body he found sew
ehal letters bearing Waukesha post
marks The wOman's body lay across
the bed. which had not been disturbed.
There was no expression of pain on the
face and the woman's eyeglasses were
in place. Her hair and clothes were in
perfect order.
Marriage Certificate Found.
Il don't know anything about the
night before last when she spoke about
her BILL" said Thomas w. Lacey, pro
prietor of the Windsor. ''She registered
Friday night as Mrs. Daniel Waite
and was assigned to a first floor room
This noon the boy was collecting keys
and when he found her room locked he
notified the hOusekeeper She climbed
out INTO the open court ana through Mrs
w aite's window. She discovered the
body lying across the bed.
Mrs. Waite spent most of the time
in her room and, | understand, took only
two meals here She had little to say
but Monday night she came to me and
said that she was expecting some money;
that she would pay her bill as soon as
it came. That was my last sight of her"
Barbara Leabel, hOusekeeper of the
Windsor, who climbed through the win
dow of Mrs. Waite's room. described
Mrs. Waite as a woman of 60 years.
She was well dressed and wore
black silk skirt. She always wore
heavy veil when she left the hotel She
did not appear to be i'll or in need. /
took her to her room on Friday and she
seemed pleasant. She paid for one nights
lodging in advance"
The dead woman is said to have relat-
ed that she lost her husband some time
ago and that she had just left the hos
pital after an illness of six months
The few articles carried by Mrs Waite
were taken away by the coroner when
he called at the hotel in response to a
summons. There were several letters
bearing Waukesha postmarks. She wore
a heavy gold bracelet on her left wrist
and had rings. Her general appearance
was that of u woman of some refine
ment