The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-23
rWO MISSING, POLICE SAID
DOUBLE SUICIDE
TWO

1hr' DaiNieI III MS newspaper at Dreak-
fast to-day read that two persons were
pissing when the Adirondack reached
Albany. The first was Miss wilhelmina
Hadlow. and there was almost positive
evidence she had committed suicide by
jumping into the river from her state
room. No. $50. Mr. Dalziel did not recog-
nlse that name. but the second he did.
That was his signal for . dash to the
pier.
The mistake was made In the case Of
Arthur Dalz!el by the Albany police,
who found his luggage piled neatly In
RS sta:crcom. but were able to ind
either him or his brother. and
Jumped to a conclusion that Q double
suicide had occurred. They took a
suit case to headquarters and were so
sure OF the case that II still In there.
The Daisiel brothers. returning to the
Adirondack shortly before she started
for New York. found themselves, bag
gagelcss, hailed as having returned
from the dead by the steamers purser.
They had engaged the same staterooms
FOR the return trip and were not
familiar with the river boat custom OF
turning baggage left aboard over to the
purser for safe-keeping.
Shortly after the steamer had passed
Hudson, y. Y. on tho up-rtver trip.
Q deckhand saw a watch and some
papers on the eighteen inch guard
rail which serves as a stationary fender.
The deckhand rescued watch and paper
and reported the affair to Capt. Wilson.
Not long afterward Bert Dewey. a
chauffeur, told capt. Wilson he feared a
woman on board the boat intended to
commit suicide. He said the woman. a
Miss Hadiow. had seemed respondent
when she left him on deck at 2 IN the
morning.
CARL /" TEARS, PROMISED SHE
W.UuD NOT END LIFE.
MY attention was first attracted to
hsr when I noticed she was crying as
she wrote at q public desk below" said
Dewey, II tried to cheer her up and
nnslly got her to so on deck. She asked
me TO mail for her the tear-sta!ned
lctter. I gave her my sweater to throw
around her shoulders and finally sot
mar to promise she would not end her
\ us~. She took the sweater whom she
went below"
The woman. who appeared on the
nurser's list as Miss Wilhelmina IL.
Hsd!ow, did not keep breakfast en-
.assment she had made with Dewey,
ana a stewardess went to her cabin II
was empty, save for Mns Hadlows bag
RAE and torn bits Of paper whioh Ut
tered the floor. On the guard rail- BE-
meath the portfolio Of her cabin. Just for
word Of he paddle boz. lay pocket
book. It contained 90 cents and several
,avneckets made out IN the name which
was on the purser's list. The envelope
for the torn letter was addressed &c
frank Herrick. No. 80 Cross street
Boston.
When the steamers mail box wa,
opsned another letter written by Miss
Hadlow-this addressed TO Miss Mabe
Peterson, Thompson, Conn.-was found
IL said she was sending some ole
clothes she wouldn't want any more.
and was leaving No. g West Ninety
Hrst street." and asked that her love
be given to Esther and Margaret"
Later Miss Atkinson, who conducts I
looming house at the Nnety-hrst stree
sddress, said that Miss Hadlow Q de-
sirner of women's waists, had lived
with her for more than q year. but hat
not worked since her return fom a va
.ation in Bermuda few weeks ago.