Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
Alta Marhevka Declares She
Still Would End Life.
STUDENT OF MYSTIC LORE
Failing in First Attempt, She
Watches for Another Chance.
WOULD JOIN HER IMAM GoD'
"My Soul Is Fettered, Sitting With
In These Marrow Confines
She Cries Despairingly.

NEW YORK, May 18.-''Allah pity the
living
Weak and for the first time despairing
lest another opportunity may not be given
her to end her life, Alta Marhevka, ar
dent young student Of the mystic lore of
her dead "Goura.'' DIR. William r. C.
Latson. thus summed up her condition
this evening as she lay upon g. cot.
AS she had warned the authorities. Miss
Marhevka. who had renowned the Jewish
faith Of her fathers in order to delve
with DR.. Latson into the depths Of orr
entail mysticism, attempted to rid herself
Of her earthly habiliment Of base clay"
The attempt failed. and as she lay upon
the hospital cot the young girl turned all
the powers Of her brilliant mind upon &C
complishing the one thing that she holds
most dear-death.
The interview she granted the reporter
was lucid. but weird-weird with awful
possibilities OF a strange oriental code
that bids a human soul go out into the
unknown fearlessly and disrassionately.
Must Join Him Soon.
IL must go to join him SOON" half sigh
ing. the girl cried. ''My soul is fettered
sitting within these narrow confines
Why she III Hdl1 surprise
to the interviewers who had seen her be-
fore, II never expected to see you again.
Let me see 1t was last night, was 1t not
that told you I was to join him soon
God knows l tried hard enough. But they
prevented me-the f1ends. But there must
be a way'-she turned large appealing
eyes upon the Questioners.
II have it, she pursued, excitedly, a
faint flush of color putting q. little olive
into cheeks that are usually full blood
tnl5 yno ,fxy,k = ,oA a a.,
the deed. That was true. I do not believe
In lying. But I will lie in a small affair
in order to encompass larger destiny.
will tell them when they take me to
court Monday that did the deed. Then
perhaps they will send me to death. Will
II avail IL I lie and say I did it?'
The girl seemed greatly disappointed
when Informed that she must probably
be placed in an asylum in event Of a
confession"
Looks for Another Chance.
Then" she said, excitedly. ri must ac-
complish my end soon. Perhaps shall
get chance tonight, and IL do"-an ex-
preston Of esthetic fever overspread the
expressive countenance. IF do the
master and will be together once more.
This time know he will love me with all
mis- SOUL"
"Then he did not love you in this life?"
put nthe visitors, eagerly. But the girl
turned YEARLY upon her side and refused
to reply. The hospital authorities said
care would be taken to guard her during
the night, for she Is under arrest on a
charge of attempted suicide. In the
meantime the attempted suicide girl has
partly convinced the authorities that DIR.
Latson, direct descendant of Aaron
Burr and one OF the most prominent
medical iconoclasts in the country, was
murdered.
; The body of the mystic, with bullet
wound in the neck. was found Thursday
night in his oriental apartments at $50
Riverside drive. The girl. whose career
has been curiously interviewer with that
Of the dead man since she was child,
was the last person to see the doctor
alive. and by her own admission the first
to view his body.