Evening journal., 1913-12-10
PRIDE
DROVE WOMAN
TO end LIFE
Miss Fannie Morgan, Gas Vic
tim Said to Have Wealthy
Connections in Baltimore
DELAY FUNERAL AGAIN;
MAY INTER In HOME PLAT

The mystery surrounding Miss Fan
ME Matthews, the 60-year-old woman,
who last week killed herself by as
phyxiation in West Fourth street
boarding house, and gave her name at
that time as Miss Fannie Morgan, has
apparently been solved There is but
little doubt remaining now that Mat
thews is the name OF the aged wo-
man. and later developments in the
case show that she has relatives liv-
ing in Baltimore, Notwithstanding her
statements to her boarding mistress
that she had no relatives living.
1t has already been stated that word
was received from a Baltimore drug
gist, whose name, was on pill box
in the dead woman's possession. that
the woman was probably a Miss Fam
ME Matthews, who had lived in that
city about a year ago.
James 4. Chandler, funeral director.
who several days ago was paid by j. 4.
Reardon to bury the body in SiiveIbrooll
cemetery, received telephone message
this morning from man giving his
name as Frank Huet and his address as
No. 3S North Pine street, Philadelphia,
requesting Mr.. Chandler not to bury the
body of the aged woman this afternoon,
as was intended but to hold it while he
communicated with the dead woman's
people, in Baltimore Mr. liuet thinks
the bodNshould be inferred in the family
burial ground in Baltimore.
Mr.. Huet declared that he believed the
womi ! to be Miss Fannie Matthews,
whom he mentioned as an cold auntie'
OF his leading to the belief that he is
her nephew He said she had lived with
him in Philadelphia up until several
weeks ago. when she left by boat pre-.
I sumably TO return to her home in Bal
timore They hfd not heard from her
s'nce. although a thorough search had
been made for her.
IL was about five weeks ago when the
aged woman arrived at the West Fourth
street boarding house her trunk coming
by boat from Philadelphia. The woman
said at the time that She had arrived by
train.
Mr.. Huet said he had communicated
with his cousin, Mrs. Cline Byrd, in
Baltimore, with the purpose Of tryine
to get the relatives of the dead WON.
an to consent to have the body re-
moved to the family burial plot, u
that city, and he wished Mr.. Chandler
TO hold the body until he heard iron
that city. He said he expected to bl
able to notify him definitely upon tn
subject some time this evening. II
did not state whether he would com
to this city to view the body or mol
but mentioned that he had the under
takers phone number. and would cal
him up as soon as he heard from Bal
timore.
; The funeral Of the aged woman ha
originally been set for yesterday al
ternoon. but yesterday morning MI
Reardon asked Mr. Chandler 10 posi-
,, pone the burial until today, withou
giving any reason for so doing.
II is now believed that the age
woman's connections in Baltimore ar
wealthy. From the statements mad
by Mr.. Huet and statements mad
by the aged woman 10 her boarding.
! mistress. Miss Catherine Johnson,
is gathered that the unfortunate wo
man was at one time wealthy, but tha
reverse of fortune had compelle
/ her to become dependent upon he
relatives, and her pride .rebelling a
l this, she decided to go where he
relatives could not find her
I She frequently mentioned to Mis-
:. Johnson that she used TO posses
many jewels and diamond rings, an
that at one time she paid S700 yea
rent for a house The fact that sh
v left her relatives in Philadelphia wit
b the avowed intention of returning {
+ her Baltimore home and then cam
G to this city under an assumed nam
= purports to show that she desired t
r hide herself from them. and rathe
than again become dependant upo
= those whom she probably believe
= she was burdening she chose death.