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      It is now thought that the woman registering at the Hotel del Coronado as Lottie Anderson Bernard,
       who suicided yesterday morning, was not suffering from cancer in her stomach, but had been ruined
       and realizing that she had been deserted as well, decided to end her troubles…. Her evident illness
       is attributed to medicines taken with the purpose of effecting a miscarriage, though this has not been
       fully demonstrated, no post mortem examination having been authorized.[2]
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       Hamburg, Ia., Dec. 6.—It is not believed here that Mrs. L. Anderson Bernard, who killed herself
       at Coronado, was Lizzie Wyllie of Detroit. It has been learned that there was recently in this place a
       man named L. A. Bernard, a professional gambler, and he is believed to have been the suicide's
       husband. Bernard left Hamburg November 7 for Topeka. He said his wife was sick in California
       and he intended to bring her back to Iowa. He tried to borrow money for that purpose, but failed.
       No word has since been received from him. G.L. Allen of this place, to whom the woman telegraphed
       for money, was a schoolmate of Bernard's in Illinois, and had never met Mrs. Bernard. Simply
       out of charity he sent her $25. Therefore, it is strongly believed here that the Detroit identification
       is a mistake.
       The story is not believed in San Diego. On the contrary, it strengthens the opinion that somehow
       Allen is more deeply interested than to the extent of $25, and has invented the above as a blind.
       A San Diego man, who happens to know Allen, says he is a cattle man, of some wealth, a sport and
       a lady-killer. The situation in this mysterious case resolves itself to this – either Allen is a consummate
       liar and had dealings with Lizzie Wyllie, which he is trying to conceal, or the girl lying on a slab
       at the morgue here is Mrs. L. A. Bernard, the wife of a gambler.[6]

     A trunk marked "Mrs. Kate Morgan" was taken to the central police station on yesterday from the
     house of L. A. Grant, 917 South Hill street. Mr. Grant stated that Mrs. Morgan had been employed
     in his house as a domestic and that on the evening of November 23rd she left, stating that
     she would return the next day.

              Your telegram received regarding Kate Morgan, nee Farmer. Bury her and send me statement.
                                                                J.W. Chandler.[9]

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