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Show A STRANGE SUICIDE. Mrs. Carollce Petersen Ends Her Life la a Photograph Car. TUB CU'SE 01' TIIK 1U.HII DT.CD Attribotfil lo J. 1. (hrldfotca, a (Vnimtrclil Klrrrt riiotographcr. HIithwArJers, residing on Weil Fifth Houlh street, were considerably Alarmed on Haturday night at Iho discovery dis-covery of the body of a dead Woman In an old photograph car, at the reAr ef the premises No. .TO.) on the street lu 'Itirsllon. The ghastly flud was made by J, 1", Chrlateuieu about Id o'clock, aud the body wai that of Mrs, Caroline 1'cterien. Tbe deceased had kept a private boarding house for three jears, the lAit two of which Chrliteneen had been ono of her regular boarder. Tho tuitlniony taken at the coroner1 Inquest held today, at the under taking iarlors of H. D. I.vaiia, oil Bouth HtAte street, revealed tho fact that there was a dligraccful If not criminal Intimacy exlttlng between tho deceased and Christensett. It was freely talked of by the boarders aud some ol the neighbor, and C'htlileneen resolved to iiilt the place. On Haturday morning His tleceasej camo up town with a couptuoflady frleuds to see the 1'nel tenttAl rrocce-elou;ahe rrocce-elou;ahe also went to Liberty Hark and witnessed the ceremonies there and appeared to be in a merry mood all the time. Hhortly after noon she left her frleuds at the Emporium comer, and went lo Ohtltteimn'i photograph gallery on Commercial atreot, where It seems that Chtlsteliseu communicated to her hla Inlertlou of leaving her house, a she a beared to havu greater affection for him than for her own husband. hus-band. A quarrel ensued between (hem and the diceoscd left the gallery wee lug. The detail of the iiuancl will probably never beniAdeittiuwu to the Ubllc. At 2 p. ra. the unfortunate woman waa observed to enter her house, but ao fAr aa kuown wai not seen again alive About 7:3d lu the evening another of the boarders at the I'etsisen house, named Alsene, whtluou hlswAy home from worx, hii met by a ten-ytar-old toy, au adoi ted son or the deceased. The Utile fUIow was crying bitterly becAUs hu could not flud his "mother." Alsene took Hie lad home. When he entered the house ho found everything In a disarranged coudlllon, and knew at a glencethat something wax wrong He sent the Ud to a nelghWir'a and at once Instituted search for Mrs. 1'tter. aeu. Falling to find her lie came up town and communicated hla suij Iclons to Mr. Chrlsleusen. I.stir In the evening both men returned home and pretred and atn their supiwr, after which March waa agAlu begun for Hie missing woman. Il waa ascertained thAt a key to the 1 holograph car had been Uken from the hook ou which It cuslomerlly hunt. Chrlsleusen thorefore went to tbe cer named and found the door locked from within. The door was broken down, and a ghastly tight met tho gste of ChrlslcuH'U, who Wrame greatly terrified aud returned hurriedly to the house and Informed Mr. Alsene of what he had seen. Together they went to Hie car with a right and found Hie deceased lying on her bark dial; her eyes fixed and glassy and her hands clasjied lightly over her stomach as though she had tiled lu great agony At her side was a medium elii-d china bow I containing a small quantity of alcohol In which thole were traces or strychnine, A small phlnl labeled "auychnlne" was also found concealed con-cealed In her clothing. The following notes were found written on scraps of jers "Hend this washing to Duiker," and "Pay two or thru, dollars to the store that I owe," A stock book calling for M'J 00 lu the Hall I-ake Loan and Hulldlng Association nnd fll In money waa found In an old cupboard by the coroner who had been uotllted aud who removed the body to Kvaiu undrrUklng establishment Yesterday, the following Informs, tlon, badly written on the Inside of a torn envelope, waa round lu the car whrro the terrible deed was committed: com-mitted: Cbrlstcnsen, what hare you done? You have come to me with yoor flsUer-log flsUer-log wonl and I havo them. Yimi aro Iho 0110 who la the cause of lny death but do not fret about me, I am so un. happy 1 do not know what lo do. t am ashamed to uiMl my husband, t know hi will never forgive mo. Christen.,,, take good caro of little I'cter. Uood by The writing was recognized at the lll'iucat,! being that of the deceased's. Tho has a husband who Is employed at Folium's brickyard and until recently they lived together when they separat ed on account of Hie Intimacy existing between the deceased and Christens n. , Thejury returned verdkt In accor dance Willi the fact Hated. |