Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-29

Tia; ,oi!i1D Of tic south sd D! Ga: s,r,c.
b,twecr Seventh and Eighth wa trJ~a lite
great excitement last night by h suicide o.
Della Wilsoo, who ta@:iad a tie houss kept
by Ella Ban.oD, ii The c0rne. q Seventh an.
Cary There We're various rnmots giipa! III r.
Carl to the causes which Ia tins ua!ounn.:a
WOMAN t. take her lie. aal In, capor; >pra4l
rarilly t, every part Of the city. Hh"ra tho,2
CT her un!Ortu1ate class RESIDE. ! nc coos
uucuce Yves when the State reporter Ts!t"t
Miss Bau;ou'- housc tins mnrnlGg 10 ascertain
the facts Of tic ease he found t!l.t -:orcS o.
them had been already II Sc her bM:y, ard
that her fellow b ,arder5 were Indulsr4 ~ Vi.
leut demons rallous o! grief.
The latter said yesterday about > cJc.. she
iniormcd them tor the FIRST time that about .
0 clock 10 the morning she had taken t5a 'i,'Sa:'
Of arsenic with the deliberate parpos, Of Kill
inr herself. Dr. Frank Cunningham was ell
ed in with as little delay rs possible 70 sec her.
lie administered the usual anti0tos, ard hnr"s
Of saving her we're strongly entcvtaluo,! t3r
while. She, however, gre" worse and led At
| two minutes past IL o'clock last rl2ht. she
was quitc lively, they say, on hondlE night.
| When asked the cause 0. her committing the
| rash deed. the inmates .! the house Informed
the State reporter that she had brca drinking
lately, although not given 10 The haIi'GaI rs,
| Of liquor, aud that a irlend ot hcI .hrHaitncu
70 leave her on thai account.
She vas native Of Frankfort, hcntnckE,
and was about 332 years Old. She wAs blu
noitc AMI very handsome wonian. s>hc al
ways tod them she married i asyal otliccr Syiue
years ag1 :;,d had oDG clI!,i l1 INN, but t.:a;
| both were dtaG.
Their ACCOM-. Is that s;,n Gu!y 2,m2 III,
three years ago from New I OF k, brt o1@ Hho
knows assures u that she was in i,IuliU ~! !.ir
sior, while duriug the var and stopped II
The VALLEY. She vas unusually rrt!0al II her
manners, and l!al evidently been vel ted
before commencing her 1T" Of Shame.
She had rarely appeared ~ tie s.r~"ia o.!
late, and always wh,a he id attracted a;icii-
ton because OF her tl"c apl'':r1;ic'. She hAa
continually taking Of G.I1rmGG h,g c'it's' pi
life. and attended one OF the religious nml;l1g-
recently held Tor the benefit al fallen "oEa"
Since then her comp'uinrs n Iis' binnn ;
say size has been rca!lns:h 2 E''', an: = .i1'-
ciYrn 70 very serious ctnyr:SI'ta..
\ coroner ) inqucs; Vas ':t,i upon til i'r'i:
and the jary brought III a vcr,!.et That III de-
ceased c.u.r 10 her death is taking ays,n':.
Some Of the women SAID Tia: III" arsenic w 5
| bought Tor the purHaS: a l.Eii1ng m: nc lac
10 beauty tn. c,nt' >..>;.. they SCI. a" i:
the habit cf usug Il Is dangerous G:u@ - L
cosmetic. Coroner T4yio. Iok rrta>loa 10
caution these unfortunate To'aen ag4!aa IL!
ling arsenic upon tie ;a.". II" safe! ia: It
was Mt c'.y iuiuG IL Ia is.'t::. lnt ~ N; gag
temau VII, ki,,,,; them th"r. V "no&'g Il
being G.is,u.I by he drug.
The long iir al ;arii,Lt., =! Il" corner q.
Cary ard Seventh s:rr.t., IL" crowd On '..c
sidewalk, Gtt the cralr: ~i'."u!!ac from -
front doc! &! more I,'nrly than words that
there whnra tr!vnl.y aEi iaugh!c: y o't:",s!
heard there rcra TO-DAY i2a!h a"i II! uruii-.
Ga going lnlu The !yu,a ii | O'clock. IL! hcH"
appointed ur th@ lun,ra! services, The @sa!r' )
reportrr cunl lag. number ri IT, persons
belonging u III" c;;-s OF tie ':ec.a>.1 aI.A.v
conrrcgatcd. Some ol th"s, were cia IN black,
but cthrls wore rag apparel. but vi r2,lne!
Impressed with the soltmrity ii TIC "c''slon.
There were as aLout fifteen nai>s il ate!
dance, who's" lra-cnc, w. l,"ta.% "i'."Ctat'i'
| to idle curiosity, tiii rather IL ia >imf!'hF
they seemed 10 fee! tor tie u",rrli ."tt sul,. L..
The Rev. nr. Preston saJn .t;.F c.a:o II,
and cammcrc:d the religious services by read
ing first from job the familiar verses:
Man that is born Il 4 "Ju!a'! /: L! / W 3at,
and !uli OF tronDI:'.
lie eometh tor!A !'A" ii }''1r' "a! : enI
down: he l'c.h ai,o4aa a'iat ~ and 90 'i'!a"t.
tot
Ar! another c,I!cc.io" q: Hsf:':: irhn E.'rI'<-
iastcs, commencing
"i;enembc: nos ihy Creator II !ii' Gays 81
thy youth, whlla t. wi d'y'r c,n.a n't 800: me
years draw nigh Wi!:n !s'4u !>.:t 10! y. Pics
ura 10 them.
Then prayer followed, Hica a.i rrrsrnI
koclt Or. Preston did MT take 4 text. bn'
delivered az address full ot lgeiu- a"l '%mpa-
thy, and his w1ris sem! 10 rrach iha h''ri-
Of many who seldom hear q the pra'"i . Of
the Gospel iut"Ira 10 t"o D'i} {" ii.> o.
ceased he sal! ih:t ":'"@ IA; ii ''"4 50
could return me h'oein I! ':e"'t' - i@F c",, !"
or restore pulsatlo1 10 h'r lc;.t' &:In Whit -
said wou'd hc iyr the bon III - iAe .:'Ia& nj.
not i1r the dead
He told them b." fire ~ H.'s'". ~. -