, 1873-05-09
THREE SUICIDES.
Two Men and q Woman Destroy
: Themselves.
Poison and the Revolver End Their
Troubles---A Sad Story.

suicide yesterday Two took poison and one
had the daring to end his existence with revol-
yer. The first case reported Was that OF Susan
Reed, who died at O'Clock yesterday morning,
at the Johneon House, and was thus successful
in her second attempt to poison herself. At
o'clock Wednesday night her physician WAS en-
couraged by favorable symptoms to report that
she IVES out OF danger, but at O'Clock a. m.
Hhe commenced to sink rapidly, and finally
pagsed peacefully to the eternity aho seemed
SO much to desire. At the Coroner's
inquest yesterday afternoon g gray-haired
old man was q witness. He was
the father Of the girl, and his name is William
Reed; residence Watseka, Ill. He told what he
knew Of his recreant daughter, with tue mapner
of man who believed he had done the proper
thing: He said that five years ago he lived
near Kankakeo That Ills daughter Was then 19
years old, anda great lover Of stylish and gaudy
dress. He was poor and could not give her these
She one day went to fair in that town, and be-
came acquainted with some improper characters,
who persuaded her to leave home, and live with
them She told her parents that during her ab-
senco sho was busiy employed ns dressmaker:
Her father found out her real occupation and
forced her to return home. She seemed repent
ant, and. consented to return to school She
had not long attended there, when Mr.. Reed
received notice from the School Directors that
the presence Of his daughter in the school WAS
ruinous to the pupils. -Four years ago she came to
Chicago. At intervals she has visited home, and
ish raiment She told her father that she was
in i respectable employment. He, however, be-
1ieyed that she Was in improper business. and
urged her to remain home. She refused. 4
few months ago she got into some difficulty, and
was arrested for larceny. The trial was to have
come OF next Monday. The matter weighed
heavily upon her mind. It was more OF ahane
to her than her past life, and, as recorded in last
Sundays TRIBUNE, she attempted to end the dlf-
e1lty BY ending hor own ezlstence; ss,,ol she nt
the house, on South Clinton street, whore
she mado the attempt. Finding that she
had been really living an improper Life, he grew
incensed, and would not see her. he told the
bury the dead body, but he would never look
upon the living face OF q daughter so recroant,
These words we're told to the poor girl. She was
much affected BY them. They seemed to fill to
the brim her cup OF BORROW. The old man came
to the city yeBterday morning in answer to the
tempt Of bis daughter to take her own life. He
said, with much candor, that ii his wife had not
very much wished it, be would not have come up.
He said repeatedly, with much feeling, that he
had done what,he would do again, under the
same circumstances. He said the girl had ruined
his character, and (Which seemed to affect him
most) had prevented him from growing rich: 1tis
Ills purpose to sell out his farm and migrate
with his family to strange country: His wife,
death and Sad life, and every hope of his life
Was gone. The story is q sad one.'
The Coroner'a jury rendered verdict Of death
from suicide, induced BY an overdose OF NOR
phine.
corner Of State street and Harmon court, was
the scene Of the second suicide. At 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning, a boarder in the house, named
John L. Bayley,. not coming out OF bis
room az was bis custom 70 at an aaE1y
was wrong, and the room-door being
broken open sight was presented which too
fully confirmed the superstition. Under chair
in one corner Of the room lay tbs lifelesss body
Of the man, and by his side lay revolver from
currency and q valuable gold watch and chain
we're found upon his person, and, the room being
bolted on the inside, the supposition that he had
been murdered was prec1uded. Deputy Coroner
bel1-boy testified that be heard tho report Of a
revolver, about O'Clock yesterday morning, IN
the vicinity Of Bsyley's room. It is believed that
be deadened the sound by placing the weapon
close to his head. Tho opinion prevails about the
house that deceased was laboring under a
moodiness, and has been particularly sullen for
the past week. He was Tor four years the FORE
man Of the Putnam One-Price Clothing House,
and at the time Of his death @ - was ~
8AleEmAu IN LQ6 uuu56 VI w ~.
Betz, No. 800 State street. He has lived
in Chicago for many years, was single man,
about 81 years Of age, aud was native OF Mar
b1ehead, Mass.
JOHN 3. E1sT, =
an elderly German. was found dead in his bed at
No, 527 North Halsted street yesterday morning.
It is believed that he died from the effects OF
dose of poison, administered by himself, Us he
WAS seen to purchase quantity Of morphine on
Wednesday evening. The Coroner was asked to
investigate the matter, and will do so to-day.