Show SUICIDE AT SALTAIR mrs ads ada andrews An drewe a young woman 27 years of age who has baa fr for over a year past resided with mr and mrs mra T B R mccloskey McClo ekey at F street committed suicide yesterday afternoon by casting herself into toe the waters of the he great salt bait lake at unlock monday afternoon she boarded a street car in company with mrs mra mccloskey Mo Cloakey and come came down town the latter left the car at the corner of east temple and first south streeter etre etes ete but mrs mra andrew remained gnp on stating that she ahe was going to v asit a lady friend instead of doing so BO however she abe went to the he rio bio grande depot and took the train for baltor saltair beach arriving there she abe applied for a battling suit ault she was waa told tola that the water was waa too cold tor for bathing ba things but she abe i insisted deleted stating that ahe be was a tourist tour lat and desired to go into the ake she was waa finally given a suit auit and told to go outon out on the east pier where the water was waa shallow this thia wax wat the last time that she abe was waa seen alive but from subsequent discoveries disco co verlea veries it appears that she ahe plunged face downward into the water a short abort distance from the bath room office and strangled angled to death the first to discover dla cover that she ahe was waa missing was waa conductor W C wheeler who ano noticed her absence just juat before time for the train to start for the city A hasty search resulted reaul ted in the die dia bovery of her lifeless body fl mating see lace downward some distance from the pavilion pavil loo conductor wheeler hastily donned a bathing suit auit and warn swain out to the body bady which was waa placed in the bout boat that followed him and brought back to the pavilion the remains were then placed in a car and brought t this thia city olty the identity of the woman was soon discovered diao and mr and mrs mra me mc closkey were notified the latter made a thorough search of mrs A Andrews room an ani I 1 in the top of her bar trunk found the following showed bowed that the act was premeditated my dearest friend on earth mrs me you have been my dearest friend through thick and thin yes yea more than a friend you have been a dear kind mother to me but I 1 must leave youa can stay no longer pray for ads ada I 1 to have everything I 1 have left remember everything all my trunk contains also box no matter who should come and claim them do not give them up for they are yours to do as you wish with them it is not much but all I 1 have I 1 appreciate your and mr mels mca kindness towards me I 1 cannot find words strong enough to express my gratitude if in years to come come my darling child would come and see gee you tell her that mamma loved her and wishes her to put flowers on mammas grave your true and loving friend ADA P stell my darling mona that her mamma did not realize what she was doing but that she loves her as well as any mother loves their chil dand it broke her heart to part with her tell her to pray foj foi mamma and that her mamma could not live no longer ADA after finding this letter they went to the coroner and informed him where the husband ani mother of mrs mn andrews resided and ancl telegrams were sent seat to them bearing the sad news of her f ite her mother resides at oskaloosa la ia and her bar husband at denver deaver mrs andrew came here from bead villa cul cuu where it la Is claimed she was deserted by her bar husband eugene andrew formerly of this city sue she made a trip to denver deaver some time ago for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation with her bar husband but she said ibe latter treated her bar very cool and alter returning to this city she appeared very despondent declaring she nad bad nothing to live jive for soon after on february she attempted to commit suicide by shooting herself bernell in tae breast the shot missed its mark and though a painful wound was inal acted be ane subsequently recovered and ap feared to feel much better she made her home with mr sad and mrs mccloskey and feeling that her 4 year old daughter was a burden to them sue quo gave her to jas jae R huat who adopted the little one |