Evening journal., 1913-12-05

WOMAN DEAD
IN BED WHILE
GAS ESCAPES
Miss Fanny Morgan. Who
Talked Of POtter'S Field 10
Acquaintance, Makes
Sure OF Death
MAY HAVE COME
FROM PHILADELPHIA

Evidently tired Of life after having
reached the allotted three score ana
ten, "a woman Of mystery who 8ava
the name Of Fanny Morgan when
she obtained room at The home -
MISS Kate Jackson, No. 52s West
Fourth street FIVE weeks ago. com-
mitted suicide this morning sba
nad been suffocated by Illuminating
gas. The woman left no word ~
ner family and took extra precau-
ton tnat her act would not he atrcov-
cred until she was dead This ras
apparent after look Al tha tbirS-
story rear room, which she occ,,rsas
when the windows and door rssss ns,s"s
,Ga"u % nave paper stuffed between
So ieslVes- In this manner tho
su,ues OF gas pouring from an omen
$50 Jet dlu not permeate the house
az, a,,u Mhen the woman was found At (
2 clock this morning BY Miss .Tacx-
1on she was beyond all aid.
When the woman obtained n rocn
as tne house she appeared 10 be Vol
educated and supplied with money
one refused 70 talk OF her family con,
necuons, however. Several davs sgo
MISS Jackson, while talking ~ as,ss
Morgan. asked her about her farnsl,.
nut she refused to say anything Ma
jackson at that time said ssuveIs
ia case you should become IN ar az
could tell them At that time nssss
Morgan said: ri have no idea IL Sv1
lhg There is a Potters f,eld he~s
isn't thereg They can bury me- tho,n >
" was thought the woman carne rev.
I, .s,nlladelphia, as she often spoke ~
This morning Miss Jarhso~ -
usual, prepared breakfast Tor Rssau
Morgan and sent Il to her ren,.. ~ !
sinnli hoy, who returned. savsnsv 'fssaf
ne could not get Miss Morgan ID m.
swer his summons. Miss 1acxsor
then went to the door of the 49,
and. not getting any reeponse "a. sts<.
climbed on second story rear room
Looking iuto the room. she saw NFfrs
Morgan lying fully dressed upon liz
bed. She raised the window whicb
mad paper between the frame and aslT
and heard the gas escaping from tbs
open jet. Miss jackson shut Off the
low OF gas and notified the police
nd coroner. Their Investigation
howed that Miss Morgan had been
cad for rome time Several davr
so Miss Morgan said she lost s20
n the street. but whether this proved
p her mind Is not known.
Miss Morgan sat downstairs last
'eing talking to Miss Jackson. ana
'out nine O'Clock she went To her
om. That was the last seen Of her
It'll this morning. Miss Morgan.
ter going to her room. dressed her
II in a black dress and put on her
rect shoes. She then locked the
'or after placing the paper in fha
'or and window jams. and the kev
as placed on pin in a pincushion
was found there this morning bv
equity Coroner Nichols. Mr.. Nichols
ant through a trunk owned bv the
'ad woman. Nothing was found. how
err that wol@d throw anv lirhf IN
e Woman's relatives. The trunk
clothes and the only jewelrv
und was a small oxidized watch.
The body was removed TO tba
orgue, where II will be kent for
yeral days while an effort Is made
have 1t claimed In case this IL
It done, it will most likely BE- IN
rred In Silverbrook Cemetery a.
Iss Jackson, who owns a lot there
5 onered to allow the body 10 be
ried there.
Miss Morgan. who was a frail wo-
m, weighed about 100 pounds. Her
ir is gray.