The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-05-08
SUICIDE.
Mlss Johanna CareW Puts an End to
Her Checkered Existence by Swallow
ing Doze Of Strychnine.
Zone more unfortunate,
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,


Tuesday afternoon when it became
noised around that Miss johanna Carew
had committed suicide at the North
Star Hotel. by swallowing strychnine.
1t appears that at about quarter past
! o'clock Miss Carew came into the
drug store and requested the clerk.
Miss Harper, to give her a dollar
bottle of strychnine for Mr.. Henry
Perkins, as he wa nted it to kill squir.
rels with; Miss Harper thought that
Miss, Carew was working at Mr.. Per-
kins house, and having been in the
habit of selling strychnine to farmers
for the purpose Of destroying gophers,
squirrels, mice, ETC., did not suspect
but what Miss Carew told her the
truth, when she said she wanted the
poison for Mr.. Perkins. The writer of
this article and several other gentle
men were standing at the drug store
door when the deceased was coming
out after having purchased the poison,
she appeared to be self possessed and
did not seem to be in the least despon.
dent, on the contrary, she was more
cheerful than usual. She went into
Mr.. ,Aulger Rine's house, went up
stairs and swallowed half the contents
of the bottle-20 grains; then she
came rushing into Mrs. Rines' room
and informed her what she had done;
Mrs. Rines is still weak and confined
to her bed. SO she was terribly frigh-
tened and told her that if She had
taken poison she had better go to a
neighbor's house as she was all alone
and could do nothing for her; then
the poor deluded hurried across the
street to the North Star hotel, and
just as she got inside the door she fell
on the floor and went into conyulsions.
A few minutes had elapsed before Mrs.
Ross could learn what was the matter
with her, at last the girl told her she
had taken poison and would surely
die. A messenger was dispatched for
DR.. Warriner. and Mr.. Scott Justice
rushed over to the drug store after
MI, Galley. Mr.. Galley administered
some powerful emetics, but it was too
late, the poison had begun to do its
deadly work; it was fully quarter of
san hour before Dr.. Warmer arrived,
he saw at a glance that it was a hope
less case, however he administered a
still more powerful emetic but to no
purpose. She fingered for about 20
minutes, suffering a hundred deaths,
and died in great agony. Her last
words were about her baby and the
supposed father of it. What a miser.
able ending for a young girl yet in her
teens. e.. -a.
Miss Carew had bourne no very en-
viable reputation for two year past.
Last fall she figured rather prominent
~ as the complainant in bastardy
case in this village; about four months
ago she gave birth to an illegitimate
child; then for a time she conducted
herself properly, but soon became as
reckless as ever; she was forbidden
her own home, and
-.sa.. 'Alas! for the rarity
s-a Of Christian charity -"
was kicked and buffeted around-of-
tentimes not knowing where she would
lay her head--until life, at last be.
came to her unbearable, it was then
that she resolved to commit the rash
act which put an end to her troubles
in this world. Her father and mother
arrived at the hotel short time after
her death, but had. they been little
more lenient in their treatment of their
erring daughter while alive, and not
so demonstrative of their grief at her
death, people would have little more
sympathy for them.
What shall said of him-would you
call him man-who first accomplish
ed this girls ruin? Leave him to his
conscience and his God. And to those
who gloried in her shame--well. there
are some things had better be left I'm.
said. The poor thing is dead now,
perhaps she is better off; no matter
what her shortcomings were while
living, remember we are all human
and liable to err; let all her faults be
buried with her in the grave.
THE INQUEST.
County Coroner Gle had a jury i'm.
panelled in the evening and proceed
ed to hold an inquest over the remains;
after the jury had viewed the corpse,
and examined Miss Lizzie Maewire,
Miss L. H Harper, Mr.. D. A. Galley,
and Dr.. E. Warmer the following
was their verdict: THAT deceased
came to her death by poison admins.
tered by her own hand. and that the
kind OF poison was strychnine."