Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-07
THE SUICIDE.

Death Of Gracie CIarl;--Knte Cun.p6elU,
Bagnio In Wourning--TheA ARRANGEMENT.
for the Funerat-- Coroner Nelson Pro-
poses to Hand the BODY Ocer to the Sar-
Oeons for Dissection.
The GLOBE yesterday contained an &C
count of the attempted suicide of one Oracle
Clark, woman Of the town, and an inmate
of Kate Campbell's house of prostitution ir
this city. The second and final chapter in
the mournful history is as follows:
HER DEATH.
The poor girl died about o'clock yester
day morning from the effects of the deadI,
drug which she had taken.
Yesterday forenoon the house was visited
by some of the ladies' connected with the
Bethany Home in this city, who were de-
sirous of rendering what aid they conld in
the burial of the remains.
The associates of the ill-starred woman
notified the Christian ladies that they them
selves would attend to the details
of the funeral-supply the burial
clothes and coffin, but would
be thankful if the ladies would provide a
place where the body would be decently in
tered. And thus it was arranged, the Ia
dies securing lot in Layman's cemetery,
where the poor detiled clay will to- day be de-
posted.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Nelson was notified yesterday
morning of the death of the woman and at
first determined to have the remains removed
to the undertaker's rooms for the purpose of
inquest 10 this plan, however, Kate
Campbell objected and the Bethany ladies
shamed this public official into his duty by
saying to him that if their garments would
remain clean in the Campbell domicile,
doubtless his Immaculate official robes need
not fear of being smutched. And 80 the
coroner yielded, summoned his jury, and
proceeded to examine the witnesses.
The testimony was very brief, being to the
effect that Washington, the colored cook
of the establishment, was sent
by the woman on Wednesday
afternoon last to procure so cents worth Of
morphine. He took 80 cents of the money
and bought morphine and srent the rem ain
ing 20 cents for bad whisky and went on
drunk with the boys. He did not return
until Thursday afternoon, and then gave the
drug to her. After receiving the drug,
Oracle left the house first borrowing SIS
from the mistress of the house, and went
out for the purpose of paying dress makers
bill. This she evidently did, as she brought
no money back with her.
The other facts were as stated in the
GLOBE yesterday. She took the poison, and
told her companions of the fact in a light
and trifling manner, they not believing it
until she went into commissions. And the
last was stated above she died at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning.
SOME FACTS IN HER HISTORY.
GLOBE reporter CLEANED some additional
facts yesterday in relation to the past his
tory of the woman. She claimed to be about
% years old, was Scandinavian by birth,
coming to this country when very
young. She grew up in lit
tie village in the vicinity of
Chicago, went to that city and entered ser
vice; was married to barber named Hance
cher real name being Grace Elizabeth
Hance); had domestic difficulties; went to the
bad, and finally to her death. She came to
Minnesota last spring, stopping short time
at the France place in st. Paul; thence to
Minneapolis at Nettie Connelly's place.
Here she met and became the mistress of
man about town; lived with him one week
and ran away, taking refuge at the House of
the Good Shepherd, in st. Paul. Here
November, VIII en- she again came to this CITY
and took up h er abode with Nettie Connolly,
who1e she lived until the pair got drunk and
had row which brought them before the
police court. In Jail for day or two, until
her "man'' raised the money to pay her fine;
out again, and back to Kate Campbell's: a
few brief, wild days of dissipation; remorse
death!
sad, sad story-but the world is full of
them.
"-for man to man SO oft unjust
Is always SO to woman!'
The funeral will take place this afternoon
from the Campbell mansion; all of the ex-
penses being paid by Kate and the girls, they
politely declining the pleasant suggestion of
DR.. Nelson (Which is coroner) that the re-
mains be given over to the doctors for dis
section.