The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-22

suicide.
For one year past Mrs Burden has
been in receipt of many anonymous
letters, scurrilous in nature and bitter
~ attacking her. Her friends also re-
ceived these letters. Her mysterious
enemy carried the campaign so far
that every newspaper in the city got
communications from her anonymous
assailant.
Letters Cease.
For reasons best known to the Eur
den and Rives families. no attempt has
ever been made 10 cause the arrest Of
the mysterious letter writer The cam
paign OF villifcation was continued to
wf9hin a short time prior to Mrs Bur-
dsf's sad death. 1t was denied yester-
dag that Mrs. Burden had recently re-
celNed any of the letters attacking her.
AS q result of this cruel and villain
GUS attack, young Mrs. Burden suffered
a nervous breakdown. Prior to her
marriage to Mr.. Burden, she had been
so Frustrated by the attacks upon her
that she secluded herself for several
weeks in Lakewood sanltarium.
,snHerins from Grip.
For llearly one week past Mrs. Bur-
Gen .has been suffering from an acute
ATTACK of grip, the result of cold she
contracted at a luncheon given in her
honor. Since that time she has been
confined to her room, which Is q large
and roomy one on the third floor of the
Burden mansion at 90S Fifth avenue,
with windows looking out on Seventy
second street.
On Wednesday Mrs. Burden com
planned that the light in the room was
bad, and had reading lamp attached
to a jet over her bed. The lamp sat
on a table at the head of her bed and q
rubber tube supplied the gas from the
wall jet. She spent Thursday evening
in bed, reading one of the late novels.
as the maid fixed the room for the
night Mrs. Burden laughed and chat
ted with her. and seemed in unusually
good spirits.
Don't call me before 10 o'clock" Mrs.
Burden said as the girl was leaving.
Then came her CHEEKY Good night
FOUND by Maid
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
French maid called 10 awaken her. No
odor Of gas had been noticed In the hall
up to the time the sir! knocked on the
bedroom door, There was no answer.
and the girl opened the door, as was
her custom She WAS met with rush
of gas. Taking ono frightened look at
her MISTRESS who was lying In a peace
full position with her head resting on
her right arm, the girl rushed to tho
breakfast roon
Come to the madame, quicki" sho
cried to Mr. Burden, the husband, who
was Just finishing his breakfast
Mr.. Burden reached his wifes room
in moment and threw open the three
windows which form q bay looking out
on Seventy street He hurried
to the bed and tried to arouse her
'"She is not dead" ne cried. accord
ing to the story of the maid. soc, her
body is still warm. Send for DR. Lyle"
Pet Dog by side.
The maid declares that Bino, the
little Pommeranian which was Mrs.
Burdens particular pet and always
slept by her side, was found snuggled
close to it's mistress and recovered
when the windows were thrown open.
The family say the dog was sleeping
on a window seat nearby and that one
of the windows was open from the
bottom,
DR.. Lyle was the first physician TO
reach the house. He told the husband
that the young woman was dead.
AS Natica Rivesy Mrs Burden had
been affectionately known as one OF
the Three Graces' OF society. The
others were her dearest friends, Miss
Cynthia Roche, who married Arthur
Scott Burden, a brother of Williams r.
Burden, and Miss Natalie Schenck,
who married Glen Collins
Mrs Burden was % years old, a
pronounced brunette, with large, al
most black eyes. an abundance Of dark
brown hair. a clear. creamy skin and
beautifully chiselled features.
The funeral will be held Monday.
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