New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
DRANK POISON TOGETHER
Woman and Man with Whom She
Lived Found Dead.
SEPARATED FROM HUSBAND
Latter Died Six Months Ago, and
She Would Have Received His
Estate in Few Days.

/. double suicide was discovered -vester~
0ar through an attempt 10 deliver 10 the
woman. who had Joined with her male COM
pa,lion IN taking her life postcard 70 IN
form her that the estate Of her husnalld
~ss about 70 be settled and that she was
10 receive several hundred dollars
The woman was Mrs. Annie W Has1ack,
of NJ 81 East list street and the man.
who lived with her. was known to the
,eishF,o-s as her husband. Henry Hasnsck-
4y,s real name is not known TO the police.
~ -+7e coroner The womans husband.
Peter ". Hasnack was a payer. who died
g. 10 IS First avenue six months ago.
fesvins an estate amounting 10 s692 %. 10
pc settled by the public administrator He
l,sd cus-reIled with his wife s few years
sTfe- their marriage. and they had not
lived together for the last fourteen years.
--o,,zh me police say there is no record OF
n divorce
When Mrs. Hasnsck learned of the death
~ Ter husband four months ago, she aF-
,..led 70 Local No. I. Of the PAYERS Union.
for tb- SIS benefit which the local pays 20
inc families Of its members on the death
O z member OF the local She produced
o. that time q certificate Of marriage 10
Fasnack. and threatened legal proceedings
,,r,1evs she received the money. But Mar
nack's bousefeeper since his separation
from his wife put in a claim for the SO
on account Of having spent S120 for Has
-acIz-s funeral. The local decided 10 leave
10 quarrel 10 the public administrator for
.c-glenlenl-
on Two or three subseQuen. visits - the
l,fz,iquarters OF the local. the woman
brought with her a man who. she said.
vas z representative Of the public admins
sr-.tor She was deaf and she said that the
1,rnfic administrator sent the man with her
~ interpret for her. He was the man
fond dead with he- Yesterday. and he had
beeu supposed hy the neighbors Of the
,cLple 70 BE- her husband. He was said -
h window cleaner. with regular employ
1-enL
The last time the couple we're seen alive
v-as u. Wednesday evening. The man came
n from his work that evening at the usual
1lr7e and both re and the woman were seen
~ several OF the neighbors- The next
avenue the treasurer OF the PAYERS local,
received e postcard from the woman, ask
1re him 10 call on her. the public 40
nlInistrator had sent notice that her hus-
hand s estate was about 10 be settled lie
sent her postcard saying ne "oud Cali
O-ReiIIE went around on Friday afternoon
and pounded on the door OF the apartment.
hut got no response ana went nome dito
vvrore 10 the woman on the postcard she
had sent him that he had tried 10 see her
on FRIDAY and would come again on pun
Gsv morning That card was delivered D.
80 mail a rrier- Yesterday morning and
M Rose Reitman. the wife Of the IanltoT
of the building. tried TO rouse the has
hacks 10 give them the caro-
when Pat-olrnan Newman. OF me ts3sI
SIN street station passed The house later
IN +he dav she told him that the Has
,1a.,lS had not been seen since y edneS-
O. and asked him to break into the aparF-
-nent ana see If anything v as wrong me
pstrolman found the man and the woman
Szi1c toge1ler on the bed. while beneath the
h4d vas glass said later by coroner
T9oIrZhaurrT TO contain cyaride or peLaS-
.ir7r,7 The lips Of both were discoiored ~
A card found lying OF the bed between
"a. ro11rle announced itself - q Ticket to
14aa--er7i Among the Instructions were
Trains leave q ali hours. Trains arrive
g God IS VII
e-~e 70 religion. . PIety. charity. selt-1s-
nal Repentance. 800.