, 1873-09-09
A DOMESTIC DRAMA,


Tho Attempted Suicide OF NIrss mary
Bltlthnrlt4
In yesterday mornings TRIBUNE WAS = brief
account Of tho attempted suicide Of Mrs. Mary
Bluthartlt. by morphine. because Of q deolara-
tion on tho part Of hor husband that ho intontel
to soouro divorce. Yostortlay Mr.. Attolpl
'Dlutbardt, tho husband Of tho would-bo suicide,
called In poraon at this onico to explain tic
cause Of ;hiB donortion Of tho woman ho Ind
,aolcmnly vowed to lovo, chorieh, mid protect,
and tho roaaon l,o uoeks severance OF tho mar
ital tic. Tho story was briefly thus Tor many
months, extending into tho lapse Of ycars. llo
had known, loved, and oourtod Miss Mary Schak-
ais, o'cr whose blonde treaaos and about
whoao bu1om form tho gontlo zophyra
Of si1toon summers had played In whnton In
nooonce whom ho sought hor honrt aud hand.
He loyod ler, hR ho know hor fair aud thought
her purc. and on the 14th day Of June, 1879, thoy
wore r, married.: Tor tho space. Of four moons,
into tho promise Of tho oroaeont thoir droam Of
weddod bliBs was ronlizod In mutual affection
md marital joys. Thon appeared tho shadow Of
Ugly dS'voalopments' giving promiao Of esub-
sanso tas wr9ood tho hoart and hopes Of tho
mont had bean banlshed by tho certainty Of de-
teotion, tho brido-wife confessed a for7nor
frailty, and sought forgiveness. But tho
deceived, betreycd, mud indignant husband Ok
PACnp9A p4k3i CAh AHt 4N4B!fGuGdHs HAcA WIZ
child was born the mothsr confessed to attond-
ants that Blushardt WAS not tho father. Tho
holpless aud haploss babe Was committed 70 tho
caro- Of the managers Of tho Foundlings Homo.
enticiug bowl, and gavo himsclf up, to q carecr
OF aim1oss dissipation. He rofusod to soo tho
innocent offspring OF n guilt that had wrecked
his lifo, aud, abandoning tho girl who had do
giving tho vito an opportunity TO- secure d.
vorco on tho ground OF his desertton. ThiR WAS
some nino months ago. He wandered from place
to place, and about three months IT,! ago brought
np at 81; Louis ,I Hearing Of @ his whereabouts,
tomptod reconciliation. 1t one timo
thore ras chance for reunion,
but later tho husband hoard Ill reports OF tho
wife'n tlirtations, and again ho roponted tho in
fatuntion that had placed his hoart IN the koop-
ing Of q false ono. Learning that the woman
had not taken my steps to secure 4 divorce. ho
resolved to become himself an applicant for tho
dissolution Of tho banoful union. On last
board at No. 7o7 Lake st1eet. onsatnrlay lss. sYsn
Ing the vito visited him horo, aud sought to win
him back, but be firmly refused to bo coa1ed.
Elio astod him It ho hatod hor, and ho ropliod
no. ho did not, but that he had ceaaod to respect
bis pity rather than. hi1 anger. III reply
i he ns1 told % Eor he q would @ S soon n''nsS spply
for b divorce. To this declaration Of resolve
cost, ns she would soon give him divorce. Tho
moaning OF hor aignihcant words he did not
comprehend, aud dreamed not Of shor dlrc in-
port.
On that night she purchased two ouncos Of
morphine, and swallowed tho deadly doao aftor
retiring in the houso Of hor brother er-in-law, Mr.
Coda, who roaidcs ut No. 508 Lake street. Sun
day morning whom called for broallfast eho was
found senseloas, and supposed TO be dying from
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