The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-21
PREMEDITATED SUICIDE
DECLARED IN LETTER
The Victim, Chicago Society
Writer, Leaves Note to
Hotel PrOprietresS

Chicago, H., April 21.-Mrs. Jessie
Llewellyn-Call, daughter of former
Gov l.. d. Llewellyn, of Kansas, and
for two years writer for the society
columns Of Chicago newspapers, killed
herself at the Newberry hotel 225
Dearborn avenue, by drinking an odor.
less poison from an unlabeled vial
Two letters, one addressed to James
A. Dewitt. and another to Mrs. James
A. Dewitt and Miss Louise LlewelIyn,
were written, sealed and stamped by
the woman before she ended her life.
These were addressed to Oskaloosa,
Ia A third letto Was written to Miss
Pearl A. Billings. Iroprietress OF the
hotel, in which she stated that her sui
eide was premeditated She apollo
gized for the trouble she was about to
make for her, and then it is supposed
drank the poison.
Unknown at Hotel
The body was found lying on the
floor in a room on the fourth floor
She had registered at the hotel at
noon, and was not known to any one
there. On the hotel register she gave
the address ~. S. A." She was as.
signed to a room, and two trunks ard
a satchel were taken there She rams
for some stationery and ink and this
was taken to her room by bell boy
She was not seen again about the ho
tel When she did not come down to
the dining room in the evening Miss
Margaret liealey the housekeeper
Went to her room, and found the body
She at once reported to Miss Billings
and the Chicago avenue police were
notified, and the body was taken to
Z morgue The woman's belongings
We're taken TO the police station.
Letter to Proprietress.
The Letter written TO Miss Billings
read as follows:
Miss Pearl A. Killings. Dat.
Madam; | ask your pardon for caus
ing you this temporary Inconvenience
Inclosed, however, is the receipt for
one weeks payment (Sl7 SOD, and as
| only arrived today at noon you vii
he repaid for small services, such as
summonng the necessary function
aries and sending my telegrams.
AlAiioo( OAlAti AlOtAHN WiiNA 1OA NtiA
make use of or turn over to my broth
er-in-law when he arrives. Please Sc,
that the letters | leave are sent
"You Will see that the letters ! leave
are stamped SO that any interference
with the seal is criminal. This is nol
for YOU, but for the servants or Other'
who might be curious There viii be
no scandal following my resignation
as il is only case of hopeless illness
This only pathological experts and m,
near relatives win understand SO j.
is useless to explain further.
Premeditated Suicide.
Say to the coroner that /, Jessie
Llewellyn Call, died on premeditatet
suicide, planned for several days ant
executed in dispassionate reason
Cause A nervous malady of long dn
ration TO the newspapers say th'
same, though IN justice to my famill
you might add that every sacrifice ha
been made by them toward my recov
ery and that the reason that / an
here alone IS that refused furthe
sacrifices from them | believe thi
covers everything. Allow me 70 thanl
YOU in advance for the somewhat un
pleasant task ! am thrusting upon you
(Signed) - l.. c."
Mrs. CAN was 80 years old. She wa
married to her husband while he wa
secretary for her father when he wa
governor OF Kansas. They have sine
been divorced. Mrs. Calls healtI
broke down about a year ago. Will
she was writing for a Chicago papc
under the name of "Willie Dearborn.
With her sister. Louise Llewellyn. sh
went to Europe In search Of healtl
In switzerland she was seized wit
nervous prostration and spent som